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Mother demands answers, weeks after black woman found hanging from Mississippi tree
Spivey last saw her daughter alive on 26 July, when Fortune had travelled from Mississippi, where she had lived for roughly the last decade, to Kentucky, where Spivey lives, for a family reunion.The next time she saw her daughter...
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Netanyahu rejects claim he was warned ahead of Oct. 7, as 2023 attack fuels pre-election furor
As Israelis prepare to vote next month in a tightly contested legislative race that will determine the country's next government, they're still debating how their country was caught by surprise on Oct. 7, 2023, when...
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Uganda pulling out of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
The Ugandan military chief's announcement follows a letter sent this week on behalf of the King which made clear that Prince Harry and Meghan, who have now returned to the UK, were not working royals.A report in The Times...
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White House pulls Tetris-style ‘Build The Wall’ game after copyright concern
The White House has taken down a Tetris-style game on its website called "Build The Wall", days after The Tetris Company raised concerns over its use of the game's likeness.The game, which saw players stack blocks to build a...
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North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility, says nuclear watchdog
North Korea has built a new two-storey uranium enrichment facility, the head of the world's nuclear watchdog said this week, calling it a cause for "serious concern".The new building is part of the main Yongbyon nuclear complex, and reportedly...
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Germany’s Merz attacks AfD in parliament after far-right election win
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel in parliament, calling her party a "destructive force" with a migration policy that amounts to "ethnic cleansing" for skilled workers.Merz was addressing the Bundestag in the aftermath of...
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Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes as two killed at Moldova border
Two people have been killed after Russian drones struck a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.The Starokozache crossing, around 500km (310 miles) south of Kyiv, was closed after the overnight attack. Images from the...
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Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US strikes
Oil prices rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday after an overnight escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran. In back and forth attacks, the US hit five Iranian tankers in reprisal strikes after Tehran targeted...
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Kwon Hyuk-bin: Tycoon to pay ex-wife $1.87bn in record South Korea divorce settlement
A South Korean court has ordered gaming tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin to pay his ex-wife 2.55tr won ($1.87bn; £1.38bn) in assets, marking the largest divorce settlement in the country's history.Kwon, who founded South Korea's third-largest video game company Smilegate, is...
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Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
Somkid Pheuk-ngam, a 67-year-old who lives near a canal just north of central Bangkok, told the AFP news agency:...