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Two of the victims were five-year-old Rhoam Summer (left) and teacher Meghan Lambert, 25 (right)Some readers may find this article distressing.An Oregon teacher threw her mobile phone before she tackled and attempted to disarm a teenager who opened fire on a special educational needs class.As she tried to wrestle a shotgun off him on the floor of the classroom – where three children and a teacher were killed – a bystander armed with a pistol ran inside and killed the teen.The bystander, a father of two girls at the school, had been driving past Silver Rail Elementary in Bend at…
AFP via Getty ImagesWhen it comes to the future direction of the global economy there is a bit of a tug of war going on.There are starkly opposing forces. On the one hand holding back growth are the familiar, recurring crises from the energy shock, trade conflict and actual war. This is reflected most clearly in the sharply rising interest rate costs for the world’s advanced economies. Pulling in the other direction is the boost from massive spending on AI, and the frankly astonishing resilience shown especially by smaller economies, as new routes for trade, including for oil and gas,…
ReutersUS President Donald Trump has used his presidential authority to block numerous sanctions on Russia that were recently passed by the US Congress in an effort to punish the country for its war on Ukraine. In an executive order on Friday night, Trump said that it is in the US “national interests” to withhold some of the sanctions. Trump signed the sanctions bill into law in September, and it was due to take effect on Sunday.It comes days after Trump said the US would import Russian diesel in an effort to bring down US energy prices before the midterm elections…
How a harrowing trial of two murdered Australian surfers ended in a guilty verdictA Mexican judge has sentenced three men convicted of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, and their US friend Carter Rhoad to 158 years and nine months in jail each.The Robinsons and Rhoad were killed in an apparent botched robbery of their truck on a secluded beach in Baja California in 2024 while they were on a surfing trip, the court heard during the trial.The murders sent shockwaves around the world, particularly in Australia, as the area is usually safe from the violence seen in other…
Watch: BBC follows Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi pushing Russia back on frontlineKyiv says it has recaptured 277 sq km (106 square miles) of territory in the eastern Donbas region in recent months9 hrs agoEurope
Getty ImagesA judge in the US state of New Mexico has thrown out charges against Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield on Friday, saying there were issues with how prosecutors presented the case.The West Wing and Field of Dreams actor was indicted in February on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child. Busfield has denied all allegations.The charges stemmed from accusations brought by child actors he worked with on the Fox series The Cleaning Lady, which he directed and produced.The judge said on Friday that the prosecutor “failed to act in a fair and impartial manner”. The district attorney’s office…
Trump: New White House press secretary should ‘reconsider’ jobKatie Zacharia will be leaving her post as White House press secretary, the BBC has confirmed, as the fallout from her shaky public debut appears to have reached its climax. Speaking to reporters moments before news of her exit dropped on Friday, President Donald Trump said he had told her “you don’t have to do this if you don’t want to” and “honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider”.Zacharia faced heavy criticism for her first press briefing in the role on Tuesday, which lasted less than 15 minutes and included only three…
POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesChristina Block, 53, denies knowing about the planned abduction of her childrenIt is a trial that has gripped Germany, with a wealthy heiress in the dock for months and a case that triggered the country’s biggest espionage scandal in recent history.Christina Block, heir to a popular chain of steakhouses, is accused of ordering an Israeli security firm to carry out the violent abduction of her children from Denmark, following a bitter custody battle with her former husband.There are allegedly connections with at least two former secret agents, from Germany and Israel.In the latest twist, investigators in the…
Watch: Many social platforms already have following-only feeds – here’s how they workWarning: This article contains an account of living with an eating disorderVarsha Yajman was already self-conscious about the way she looked when she joined social media as a 13-year-old.Endless workout videos making impossible promises filled her feeds. Through the screen, girls she’d never met urged her to sign up to dangerous calorie challenges. Others proudly promoted their height and weight – even the number of times they had been sent to hospital – on their profiles in a form of twisted competition.”I was like, ‘I don’t need to…
EPAThe political strategist was a frequent fixture on conservative Newsmax and Fox News before her appointmentThe White House press secretary job is a challenging one, even under the best of circumstances.These were not the best of circumstances.Katie Zacharia was thrown into the whirlwind, joining the White House team as press secretary just weeks away from what polls suggest could be a difficult midterm congressional elections for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party.In just five days, she was out – the result of a disastrous press conference that lasted all of 14 minutes, followed by a series of halting media…