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Ecuador's president has ordered that criminal gangs be "neutralised" after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. Report says masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC's live studio during a broadcast, forcing staff to the floor. According to report, Police made 13 arrests following the attack, which injured two employees. At least 10 people have been killed since a 60-day state of emergency began in […]
US former First Lady, Melania Trump has announced the death of her mother, Amalija Knavs, at the age of 78. "Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity," she said. Reports say the cause of death was not disclosed in the brief statement on X, formerly Twitter. Donald Trump mentioned month at an event in Florida that his Slovenia-born mother-in-law was "very ill". […]
Masked gunmen have broken into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened terrified staff. Employees were forced on to the floor during the broadcast by the public television channel TC in the city of Guayaquil before the live feed cut out. Police say they later freed all the staff and made 13 arrests. The station said two employees were injured. At least 10 people have been killed since a […]
Gabriel Attal has been named France's next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new government. At 34, he is the youngest-ever prime minister in modern French history, outranking even Socialist Laurent Fabius who was 37 when Macron picked Attal, 34, As France's Youngest PM Gabriel Attal has been named France's next prime minister, as Emmanuel Macron aims to revive his presidency with a new […]
A court in Sierra Leone has charged 27 soldiers with multiple offences over an alleged coup attempt. "The charges include mutiny, failure to suppress mutiny, murder, aiding the enemy, communicating with the enemy and other relevant offences," the defence ministry said in a statement. Last November, gunmen broke into a military armoury and several prisons in Freetown, freeing almost 2,000 inmates. The authorities described this as an attempt to "overthrow" […]
The American company that launched a mission on Monday to try to soft-land on the Moon says it may not be able to control its spacecraft for much longer. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic is fighting a fuel leak from its Peregrine lander, which is making it hard to maintain stable pointing of the spacecraft. Mission life could now be measured in just hours, the firm said. Certainly, a touch-down on the lunar […]
Bolts in need of "additional tightening" have been found during inspections of Boeing 737 Max 9s, United Airlines has said. United Airlines said "installation issues" relating to door plugs would be "remedied" before the aircraft type would return to service. Inspections began after a section of the fuselage fell from an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 on Friday. Alaska Airlines says it has since found "some loose hardware" on some […]
South Korea has passed a new law, which aims to end the slaughter and selling of dogs for their meat by 2027. The law aims to end the centuries-old practice of eating dog meat. Dog meat has fallen out of favour with diners over the past few decades. Young people especially shun it. Under the law, raising or slaughtering dogs for consumption will be banned, as will distributing or selling […]
Two kung fu coaches were handed death sentences in China on Monday, following their arrest last year for a 1997 poisoning that killed seven children, a court said. The men planted rat poison in food at a martial arts school in China’s eastern Anhui Province due to a business conflict with its boss, and then evaded prosecution for nearly 26 years. Defendants Fu Zejie and Zhu Zulin were each “sentenced […]
