Share A teenager was shot and buses destroyed during chaotic scenes in New York City that marred jubilant celebrations for the Knicks’ historic NBA championship win. The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94–90 in game five on Saturday to clinch the title for the first time inContinue Reading
ShareCan a country put a fixed limit on its population? That is the question Switzerland will be answering on Sunday when voters go the polls to decide on a proposal to cap their population at 10 million, a move that has exposed divisions about immigration in the Alpine nation. TheContinue Reading
Share At least 12 people have been killed in a mass shooting in an area of Johannesburg, police in South Africa say. They say another nine people were injured in the attack at an informal settlement in Cleveland late on Tuesday, and a manhunt for suspects is under way. “ItContinue Reading
ShareAt least 35 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, officials say. The quake hit at 07:37 local time on Monday (Sunday 23:37 GMT), triggering tsunami alerts in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Australia. The warnings were cancelled or downgradedContinue Reading
Share Pioneering Australian doctor Richard Scolyer has died, three years after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. Scolyer, 59, made global headlines for his decision to undergo a risky world-first experimental treatment for his glioblastoma at the hands of his friend Professor Georgina Long – based on the pair’sContinue Reading
ShareSouth Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed the nation to announce a raft of new measures to crackdown on illegal migration as tensions rise over anti-foreigner marches and frustrations about high unemployment. These steps include jailing employers who hire undocumented workers, setting up dedicated courts to speed up deportations ofContinue Reading
Share Israel and Lebanon have agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire, the US State Department has announced in a statement. The agreement is “contingent on a complete cessation” of attacks from the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, among other conditions. It comes after Israeli strikes killed at least nine peopleContinue Reading
ShareThe Israeli military has captured the strategic site of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “decisive shift” in its offensive against Hezbollah. It comes as ground troops move ever deeper into Lebanese territory beyond their original demarcation line of the Litani river.Continue Reading
Share A man has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicides in Canada after he sold toxic chemicals online. Kenneth Law, 60, entered the guilty pleas relating to Canadian victims in an Ontario court on Friday, as part of a deal with prosecutors who withdrew more serious murder charges.Continue Reading
ShareAnti-mafia investigators in Italy have seized cash, companies and other assets worth more than €200m (£175m) in an operation they say targeted the network of notorious late Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro. The funds, described as “huge amounts of capital” by the financial police in Palermo, are said toContinue Reading