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Getty ImagesA member of the US Air Force died after he fell while abseiling from the ceiling of a Texas stadium ahead of a college football game.Footage shows the serviceman plummet feet first to the turf midfield at San Antonio’s 170ft (52 metre) high Alamodome on Saturday during a ceremony ahead of the game between the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Naval Academy.The airman, identified by the military as Sgt Ian Patterson, a Tactical Air Control Party instructor at Joint Base San Antonio, died in hospital. The incident is being investigated. The game between the UTSA Roadrunners…
Are the French riots a warning of an intense election to come?Rioting, looting and vandalism has gripped France over the weekend after protests spiralled out of control across the country.3 hrs agoEurope
Getty ImagesHelen Haines is well-known and well regarded as an anti-corruption campaignerAustralian MP Helen Haines is critically ill in hospital in Melbourne after being hit by a car in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says may have been a deliberate attack. The independent MP, 65, was struck outside her constituency office in Wangaratta, in the state of Victoria, on Monday afternoon.A man, 43, from the nearby town of Tarrawingee was detained at the scene by a passerby and police say a knife was found in the car.Police are investigating whether it was an “intentional act” but say they do not…
Archaeological Legacy InstituteA satellite image of the so-called Taraia Object, which some had hypothesised could have been Amelia Earhart’s plane, in a lagoon on NikumaroroResearchers inspecting an object that some thought could have been the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane on a remote Pacific island say it is likely to be washed up trees.The team travelled to a lagoon in the Taraia Peninsula on Nikumaroro, Kiribati, to confirm whether a shiny object first spotted on satellite imagery in 2020 solved the decades-long mystery of the pioneering pilot’s disappearance.But Purdue University, which has a leading role in the study, said the…
Watch: Russian saboteur working for Ukraine shares reconnaissance videosIn a BBC World Service documentary, the man claims to have played a role in drone attacks on his home soil. 12 hrs agoWorld
Carney: ‘Canada must now serve’ service members killed in fireThe fire that killed four members of the Canadian military and injured dozens of others on Saturday spread with alarming speed, accounts suggest.It broke out in a grassy training area at a base in the province of Alberta and spread rapidly due to strong winds.”The fire was 1km (0.6 miles) away when the wind shifted,” said Maj-Gen Wade Rutland, commander of the 1st Canadian Division of the Canadian Armed Forces. “It is not normal for a fire to move a kilometre in 30 to 60 seconds.”Prime Minister Mark Carney described it…
WATCH: The father and son on opposite sides of Alberta’s separation referendumPeople in the province of Alberta head to the polls on Monday to decide whether to hold a referendum at a later date on separating from Canada. The vote was called earlier this year by the leader of the province, Danielle Smith, after a grassroots group gathered about 300,000 signatures on a petition that asked for a binding referendum on separation.Many of those who support separation say the oil-rich province’s economic growth has been stifled by the environmental policies of Canada’s central government in Ottawa.But those who want Alberta…
LIVEAustralian MP has critical injuries after being hit by car in what PM calls ‘deliberate act’MP Helen Haines was “attacked” outside her office when she was hit by a car, Australian PM Anthony Albanese says. Police say they are investigating.
Getty ImagesBe careful where you buy from, shoppers are being warned as criminals use AI to supercharge scams.Some fraudsters have made websites for fake retailers that claim to be family-owned firms selling quality UK-made products. Images may show a UK High Street with Union Jack flags in shot.If you order you’re likely to find a product either never arrives, or is a cheap, mass-produced item from a country such as China, trading standards officers say. AI-generated images like this, as well as voice cloning and deepfake videos are increasingly being used to trick people out of their money, according to…
BBCDalal al-Dahdouh said the WFP food handouts her family received were insufficient even before the cutsOne of the main suppliers of food aid to the Gaza Strip, the World Food Programme (WFP), says that it is being forced to “drastically reduce lifesaving assistance” to the Palestinian territory due to funding shortages.Overall, the number of people helped by the UN agency will drop by about a third – from 1.6 million to 1.1 million. The cuts will hit as winter approaches and at a time when many families in Gaza are still struggling to feed themselves.One effect is that the number…