BANGKOK — A hungry wild elephant caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand on Monday when he strolled in from a nearby national park and helped himself to food on the shelves.
Videos of the incident showed the huge male elephant, known as Plai…
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Australian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was trying to fix a ‘bland’ lunch
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Before Erin Patterson’s in-laws and their relatives arrived at her home for lunch, she bought pricey ingredients, consulted friends about recipes and sent her children…
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Nigeria flood disaster leaves 200 dead and thousands displaced
At least 200 people have died after flash floods tore through the Nigerian town of Mokwa, following hours of intense rainfall early on Thursday morning.
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North Korea pulls capsized warship upright after botched launch, report says
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appears to have returned to an upright position its stricken Choe Hyun Class destroyer that partially capsized during a botched launching ceremony, U.S. researchers said Wednesday.
Leader Kim Jong Un, who…
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Who was Sana Yousaf, Pakistani TikTok star shot dead by a gunman? | Crime News
Police in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad have arrested a man accused of murdering a 17-year-old social media influencer, Sana Yousaf.
Yousaf, who had hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok and Instagram, was shot dead at her home on Monday,…
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Salvadoran court convicts three ex-army officers over 1982 killing of four Dutch journalists
The three men, who are now in their 80s and 90s, each received a 15-year jail sentence.
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South Korea’s new president vows to restart talks with North Korea
Lee Jae-myung, whose government inherits economic challenges and a politically fragmented society, began his term early on Wednesday after winning a snap election.
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US Defence Secretary Hegseth to skip NATO-led meeting on Ukraine military support
ADVERTISEMENTUS Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth will not attend a NATO-led meeting of more than 50 defence ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, an absence that will be seen as another sign of Washington pulling back from its support for Ukraine against Russia’s war.
For the first time since…
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Ukraine’s backers meet to drum up arms and ammo. The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time
BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior officials from almost 50 nations gathered Wednesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, with the Pentagon’s chief absent for the first time since the group…
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