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ReutersLindsay Clancy’s murder trial has gripped the American public for the last five weeks.The 36-year-old former nurse killed her three small children in the basement of their family home in Massachusetts.Charged with three counts of first-degree murder, she does not dispute killing her two sons and daughter in 2023.But her lawyer argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time, and therefore could not distinguish right from wrong.On Monday morning, a jury of nine women and three men will continue to deliberate, with several options before them:not guilty not guilty by reason of insanityfirst-degree murdersecond-degree murdermanslaughterNot guilty / not…
ReutersA tribute concert was held at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry on SaturdayDolly Parton has been laid to rest, the music legend’s great-niece has said.The singer had a private family funeral in Nashville on Friday, following her death earlier in the week at the age of 80.She has been placed next to her late husband, Carl Dean, at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in the Tennessee city.Lainey Parton posted an emotional tribute a day after the burial, saying: “It still doesn’t feel real that she’s gone. I’m going to miss her voice, her laugh, her hugs, and just knowing she was…
EPAThe arrest comes after a 22-year-old woman was killed and several others injured at a techno raveA 43-year-old Swiss man has been arrested following the shooting at a rave in Switzerland on Sunday.The arrest comes after a 22-year-old Italian woman Maria Spinelli was killed and several others injured at a techno rave being held at a horse racing track in Aarau, a town about 46km (29 miles) west of Zurich.The shooting initiated a nearly 24-hour manhunt before Aarau canton police confirmed they apprehended the suspect shortly before 01:00 on Monday (23:00 GMT on Sunday).”The investigation into the exact sequence of…
Once a village, now barren land – BBC in valley devastated by floodsThe BBC reports from Sano Barkhu, a village overlooking the town of Syfrubesi, which was destroyed by the Nepal flooding.2 hrs agoAsia
NewsFeedTurkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan hold first Mecca defence pact meetingTurkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan are holding a meeting in Istanbul for the first time since signing The Mecca Defence Agreement. The deal is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all.Published On 31 Aug 202631 Aug 2026SaveShare Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan hold first Mecca defence pact meeting on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd media on Googleinfo
Rescue efforts continue on both sides of Nepal-Tibet borderRescue dogs searched for flood victims in Tibet while authorities worked through the night at a Nepal power plant where hundreds are missing.4 hrs agoAsia
Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet borderDevastating landslides and flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have caused widespread damage and left hundreds dead and thousands more missing.At least 794 people have died and more than 2,500 people remain unaccounted for, according to Nepal Police and the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. At least 16 people have died in Tibet, with another 546 reported missing by Chinese state media.On Wednesday, flood water tore through the border region, sweeping away homes and roads, local officials have said.Here is what we know so far.Tracing the deadly path of…
ReutersHan Hak-ja arriving at a Seoul court for her sentencing hearing on MondayThe leader of the controversial Unification Church has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing South Korea’s former first lady and other political funding offences.A court found that Han Hak-ja’s church gave Kim Keon Hee, the wife of ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol, two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, together worth 80 million won ($57,900; £42,500).Earlier this year, Kim was sentenced to 20 months in jail for accepting bribes from the church.Han, the 83-year-old widow of the Unification Church’s founder Sun Myung Moon, had repeatedly…
Djokovic in tears during US Open first-round exitAn emotional Novak Djokovic suffers a US Open first-round defeat which provides further evidence that age is catching up with the 39-year-old great.10 mins agoTennis
BBCRussia targeted a famous second-hand book market in Kyiv recently, as well as publishing warehouses and printing presses nationwideViktoria Haidai surveys the mangled remains of the printing press, which should have been busy churning out textbooks ready for the new school year.The plant, on the edge of Kyiv, was hit during the night by a Russian missile, just as production was ramping up to deliver 1.3 million books – 10% of Ukraine’s schoolbooks.In the ashes there is a charred page from an English language textbook: “My name is William, I’m from the UK. My grandmother lives in Nottingham. It’s a…