Sixty people are feared dead under rubble after a Russian bomb hit a school in eastern Ukraine. About 90 people were sheltering in the building when the bomb struck, causing a fire to engulf it on Saturday, the governor of the Luhansk region said. Two people have been confirmed dead and 60 others are “likely … Read more
Anne Ryan found her 16-year-old daughter Brooke dead on her bedroom floor in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, after she suffered a suspected heart attack from sniffing aerosols Brooke Ryan’s mother found her lifeless body lying face down in her bedroom ( Picture: Brooke Ryan/Facebook) A teenage girl was found dead on the floor … Read more
The UK will provide an extra £1.3bn in military support to Ukraine, in a dramatic escalation of assistance for Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces as they fight the Russian invasion. The new funding comes on top of the UK’s existing £1.5bn support to Kyiv, which included around £400m in humanitarian aid and grants to the Ukrainian government, … Read more
John Lee has been confirmed as Hong Kong’s next chief executive following a campaign that critics labeled as absurd after Beijing backed his candidacy and no one else ran for election. Lee, a former security minister and policeman, received 1,416 votes on Sunday from the 1,461-member “patriots only” selection committee, which is mostly comprised of … Read more
Three tourists have died at a five-star Sandals resort in the Bahamas after falling ill, officials have said. Police are investigating after two men and a woman – who were American nationals – were found unresponsive at Sandals Emerald Bay resort on the island of Great Exuma on Friday. Another woman was airlifted to hospital … Read more
Luhansk governor says Russia bombed school sheltering 90 Trapped civilians evacuated from Mariupol’s Azovstal plant G7 leaders to talk with Zelenskiy in show of unity KYIV, May 8 (Reuters) – As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of … Read more
How to choose the perfect avocado: Author shares little-known secret to picking a ripe fruit every time A cookbook author has shared how to choose a ripe avocado at the supermarket Kim McCosker said the key is to always check the stem of the fruit If the stem can be removed easily and you see … Read more
The Russia Ukraine war rages on and the latest threats from the Russian leader indicate there won’t be an end in sight for much time to come. Vladimir Putin has issued a chilling new threat to the West as he flexed his nuclear arsenal during rehearsals for an annual military parade, reports the Mirror. The … Read more
The UN is to stage a rare donor conference on Wednesday in a bid to raise the $80m (£65m) necessary to prevent an aging oil tanker off the west coast of Yemen exploding and causing an environmental disaster potentially four times worse than the Exxon Valdez spilled near Alaska in 1989. The money is needed … Read more
Hong Kong’s next leader will be a security chief known for his crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement. Former police officer John Lee was the only candidate in an “election” to choose a successor to Carrie Lam as Hong Kong’s chief executive. The 64-year-old had already been backed by more than half of the 1,500-member … Read more