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A UK man who migrated to Australia to become a police officer has died after falling during a celebration to mark his engagement. Liam Trimmer, 29, cut a carotid artery in his neck in the accident at his home in Western Australia (WA) on Sunday. Although loved ones tried to revive him, Mr Trimmer died shortly before paramedics arrived, authorities said. Colleagues said the senior constable was an "extraordinary officer" […]
The Duchess of Sussex has criticised the "seemingly endless toxicity" of social media, revealing she was targeted with "bullying and abuse" while pregnant with Archie and Lilibet. Meghan was the keynote speaker on a high-profile panel marking International Women's Day at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. She said she now keeps her distance from such comments for her wellbeing. Prince Harry was in the front row of the […]
France’s President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday oversee abortion becoming a constitutional right at a special ceremony in Paris to mark the world’s first. The procedure had been legal in France since 1975, but Macron last year pledged to better protect it after the US Supreme Court in 2022 overturned the half-century-old right to the procedure, allowing individual states to ban or curtail it. In a historic vote, a rare […]
Haiti's main port says it is suspending operations due to sabotage and vandalism as the capital city descends further into violence and chaos. Local media report that armed men broke into the port in capital Port-au-Prince, looting containers. It follows attacks by gangs on the airport, police stations and prisons this week. They are pushing for Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry's removal. A three-day state of emergency has now been […]
India is set to pull its first batch of military personnel from the Maldives on Sunday as the island nation moves closer to China. The phased withdrawal of about 80 Indian troops must meet a May deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu, who is widely seen to be pro-China. India has said its military personnel were stationed in the Maldives to maintain and operate two rescue and reconnaissance helicopters and […]
Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to protect in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinics and doctors from lawsuits and criminal prosecution. The state's supreme court last month ruled that frozen embryos had the same rights as children, and people could be held liable for destroying them. At least three IVF clinics paused treatments after the ruling, causing political fallout for Republicans. The new law will allow the clinics to resume services. The […]
Venezuela will hold presidential elections on July 28, the electoral authority said, with President Nicolas Maduro expected to run again – possibly without a strong challenger. The date, which was announced on Tuesday, was chosen by the ruling party-aligned National Electoral Council after Maduro’s government and the opposition agreed in the Caribbean island of Barbados in October to hold a free and fair vote in 2024 with international observers present. […]
Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola has resigned after audio recordings, allegedly featuring him using his influence to help his love interest get government contracts, were released by the media. Otarola tendered his resignation on Tuesday after television programme Panorama broadcast the recordings over the weekend. Announcing his resignation, Otarola told reporters in Lima he had been framed by political opponents. He claimed his rivals had manipulated and edited the recordings, which […]
Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit from Twitter's former top brass, who say he owes them more than $128m (£100m) in unpaid severance. The four executives, including former chief Parag Agrawal, said Mr Musk fired them as he took over Twitter, now X, "without reason, then made up fake cause" to avoid handing over the money. They said the move was part of a "larger pattern" of refusing to pay […]
