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Russell Brand has been accused of sexually assaulting an extra on a film set in a civil lawsuit filed in the US. During filming for the rom-com Arthur in July 2010 the comedian is alleged to have exposed himself to the anonymous woman before following her into a bathroom and sexually assaulting her. Brand is facing accusations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse after reports in the British media. […]
More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of Jajarkot and West Rukum, 500km (310 miles) west of Kathmandu. Strong tremors were felt far away in the Nepalese capital and in cities in neighbouring India, including Delhi. The army spokesman said more than 100 people had been injured. […]
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Jordan today for discussions with representatives of Arab nations who are expected to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. He'll meet King Abdullah before talks with foreign ministers from Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE, as well as a representative of the Palestinian Authority. There's been mounting concern about the large numbers of civilian casualties. As we've been […]
Schools across India’s capital New Delhi have been shuttered and construction activity halted as the city was declared the world’s most polluted. The closures were ordered on Friday as air pollution rose to dangerous levels, with Swiss air quality monitoring group IQAir putting the Indian city at the top of a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities. The city woke up to a thick layer of toxic smog, […]
An Australian woman charged with murdering three people in a suspected mushroom poisoning case is also accused of trying to murder her ex-partner on four occasions, court documents say. Erin Patterson, 49, was charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder on Thursday. The murder charges relate to a family lunch she hosted in July at her home in the town of Leongatha, Victoria. Ms Patterson continues […]
US President Joe Biden has called for a "pause" in the Israel-Hamas conflict in a campaign speech in Minneapolis. The president was speaking to a group of about 200 people when a woman interrupted him and asked him to call for a ceasefire. Describing herself as a rabbi, she said: "I need you to call for a ceasefire right now." "I think we need a pause," Mr Biden said. […]
An Australian woman has been charged with murder over the suspected mushroom poisoning deaths of three people. Erin Patterson was arrested on Thursday morning and police have spent the day searching her home east of Melbourne. Ms Patterson, 49, had served the family lunch after which the trio, who included her former in-laws, fell ill. A fourth person survived. Toxicology reports suggest the victims consumed deathcap mushrooms. Ms Patterson maintains […]
Ambulances took 76 seriously injured Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt on Wednesday for the first time since the war between Hamas and Israel began. A group of 335 foreign passport holders - including British nationals - were also allowed to leave via the Rafah crossing, officials said. Gaza's borders have been closed since Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October. Rafah is expected to continue opening for limited […]
Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have raced to the border to beat a Wednesday deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave the country. Pakistan says 1.7 million such people must leave by 1 November or face arrest and deportation. Most are Afghans. Many refugees are terrified, having fled Afghanistan after the Taliban retook control in 2021. Others have been in Pakistan for decades. The deadline to leave technically expired at […]
