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By: BBC An Australian woman accused of killing three people by feeding them poisonous mushrooms for lunch has pleaded not guilty to murder. Erin Patterson, 49, faces three counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in July last year. Police also claim that she tried to kill her …

Via: BBC Russia has begun preparations for missile exercises near Ukraine simulating the use of strategic nuclear weapons to counter “threats” by Western officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said recent statements by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron were “a brand new round of rising tensions”. …

Via: BBC Four people have so far been confirmed dead by emergency workers while 24 were removed from the rubble and others hospitalized following a building collapse in the South African town of George on Monday. More than 50 others are still trapped under the rubble of the construction site. …

By: BBC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Al Jazeera is to be shut down in Israel. Mr Netanyahu accused the Qatari-owned network of “incitement” and said the cabinet decision had been unanimous. Al Jazeera condemned the move as “criminal”. Foreign journalists are banned from entering Gaza and …

A recent video has surfaced showing a Philippine ship being targeted by water cannons from China’s Coast Guard on April 30, 2024, near Scarborough Shoal. Incidents like this have occurred before, reflecting the ongoing tensions in the disputed South China Sea. The South China Sea is a significant and strategic …

The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has expressed his solidarity with Kenya in the face of devastating floods that have caused loss of life and extensive damage to infrastructure and property. Via X, formerly Twitter, Pope Francis conveyed his spiritual closeness to the Kenyan people and his deep …

By: BBC British troops could be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid via a new sea route, the BBC has learned.The US has said no American forces would go ashore and an unnamed “third party” would drive trucks along a floating causeway onto the beach. The …

By: BBC A Russian missile strike in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv has resulted in the deaths of ten individuals, as reported by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Another 20 people were wounded in the attack, which targeted an eight-story building located in a densely populated area. According to officials, …

By: BBC One person has been killed and 10 others injured after a cable car cabin collided with a broken pole and burst open in southern Turkey. Passengers plummeted to the ground following the crash on Friday evening after the supporting pylon collapsed near Antalya. The whole cable car system …

By: BBC A tragic incident on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of at least 17 Pakistani pilgrims who were en route to a shrine in Balochistan to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr. The fatal accident, which occurred late in the day, involved a bus that lost control and plunged into a ravine, as …