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Getty ImagesMany on social media have been calling for accountability over a fatal traffic accident in Hanoi last MayUntil recently, there would have been little to distinguish Vietnam’s so-called Justice Tree from the hundreds of others lining the streets of Hanoi. Then the bouquets started piling up.It was here that former politician Nguyen Sy Cuong was driving his BMW in May last year when he veered into the opposite lane and smashed into a motorbike carrying a father and his teenage daughter.The father, Do Viet Hung, suffered a broken leg but survived. The daughter, 18-year-old Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy, died…
BBCCrowds clashed with police in parts of Belfast during the riots earlier this yearDaylight is still extending across the summer evening sky over Belfast when Maria looks out the window of the house she shares with her two teenage daughters and sees people across the road putting on balaclavas.It is Tuesday 9 June and parts of Northern Ireland are engulfed in violence.Buses are being hijacked and set on fire, with water cannon deployed by police to quell rioters, and people targeted because of the colour of their skin – these scenes will all be broadcast around the world over the…
AFP via Getty ImagesThere are fears the death toll could rise further as a number of people may be buried under the rubbishAt least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed on to nearby homes in Guinea’s capital Conakry, the government has said. Another 22 people were injured, including six seriously, in the city’s Dar-es-Salam area.”Significant” resources and personnel – including the military – have been deployed to search for survivors after the collapse at about 02:00 local time following heavy rain overnight, the government added in a statement.One woman told…
Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty ImagesThe Cat in the Hat, a character from the eponymous Dr Seuss book, has been depicted on screen multiple times, including photographed here on a US talk show”He’s so scary!” says 16-year-old Skye, recoiling at the mention of the Cat in the Hat.Viral images purporting to show a life-sized version of the Dr Seuss character on the streets after dark have sparked fear and confusion among teenagers. The posts, seen by millions, have convinced some young people that the character is real and that they might encounter it, prompting police forces in Ireland and the UK…
ReutersUS President Donald Trump was among hundreds of people who gathered to see the IndyCar race through the streets of Washington DC on Sunday, marking the culmination of a series of summer events to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday.The president and First Lady Melania Trump took a ceremonial lap of the 1.7-mile track in his presidential limousine, The Beast.As they reached the finish line, Trump’s new Air Force One completed a flyover above the capital.The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is the first time professional road racing has been hosted in the capital.Getty ImagesMelania Trump waved to fans from the trackReutersWith…
AFP via Getty ImagesM23 rebels seen in Goma in March after an air strike on the territoryThe Democratic Republic of Congo government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group have agreed a roadmap for peace talks.In a joint statement after five days of talks in Switzerland, they said they had pledged to “pursue negotiations towards comprehensive peace and conflict resolution” and set up a mechanism to monitor the ceasefire.The roadmap sets out a timeline for talks under a US-brokered peace framework which they signed in 2025 – only for fighting to then continue in eastern DR Congo, which has been engulfed…
ReutersNearly two weeks after a damaging storm struck her town in Indiana, Terry Dubois is one of tens of thousands of people still without power.The 77-year-old has been relying on friends to bring her non-perishable food to eat. Her son brought her a power bank so she can charge her phone and keep in touch with the outside world.Thankfully, the summer heat hasn’t been too punishing, Dubois said, meaning she has not missed her air conditioning too much.”It was like a sheer wall of wind,” she recalls.A wave of sudden, severe storms brought flooding and tornadoes to the US Midwest…
EPA/ShutterstockA man jumps into the water as people gather along the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, France. Photo: 29 July 2026France has seen 301 drownings since 19 June, a government minister has said, linking the sharp rise in deaths compared to last year to the prolonged heatwaves.Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari told France Inter radio the number of deaths – a 14% hike on 2025 – was a “tragic toll”.France, Spain and Italy have been hit by heatwaves, which have triggered massive wildfires that scorched thousands of hectares of land.Ferrari said people have been taking risks by…
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