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Watch: Aerial footage shows riders stuck on Six Flags roller coasterOne person has died and several others were injured after an incident on a rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, an amusement park in the US state of Georgia.The Cobb County Police Department said it was investigating the fatality at the park, about 15 miles (24km) from Atlanta, according to the BBC’s news partner CBS. Police did not specify what ride was involved, but aerial footage from news helicopters showed the Goliath rollercoaster stopped midway, with riders being helped off by workers.Six Flags Over Georgia said it was “deeply saddened…
Watch: “It’s nice to see everyone”, says RJ Mitte at Breaking Bad reunionUS actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.”It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte,” his representative told the BBC.He died in Brownsville, Texas. No immediate cause of death was provided. Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, drew on his own experience for his role as Walter White Jr in the Emmy-winning drama series…
Getty ImagesTrump announced a new deal for diesel with Russian President Putin on FridayWith elections that will decide control of Congress just weeks away and American voters already casting ballots in some battlegrounds, President Donald Trump has turned his eyes overseas – and to Russia, in particular – for help tackling one of his most pressing problems.World affairs seldom provide easy answers, however, and developments elsewhere have threatened to undermine his efforts to bring down fuel prices before they provide any political benefit.A whirlwind weekend started on Friday afternoon, as Trump announced a new deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Getty ImagesKimberly Guilfoyle is the former fiancée of Donald Trump’s son and a long-time supporter of the US president. President Donald Trump is considering firing the US ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, following reports alleging improper behaviour by her in Athens, which she denies.Asked if he was considering sacking her, Trump told reporters: “We’re looking at it. Yeah, we’re not happy.” She is the ex-fiancée of the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr.The Wall Street Journal reported Guilfoyle allegedly asked a Trump donor to pay her hefty credit card bill in exchange for access to his administration. She also reportedly boasted…
Getty ImagesBatam’s reservoirs are under pressure as the island aims to be a digital hub”Water! Water!” the crowd shouted as it stormed a compound with data centres, armed with empty plastic bottles and jerry cans. There were about 300 of them, all residents on the Indonesian island of Batam, and they were furious that the taps at home had run dry, while the data centres in the new Nongsa Digital Park seemed to have enough water to protect their machines from overheating. “Not a single drop has come through our taps for the last three months… Our water supply had…
Getty ImagesUS actress Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday and taken to hospital after an incident on a Delta Airlines flight bound for New YorkUS actress Selma Blair has been issued with a summons accusing her of assault after she allegedly attacked attendants on a plane, officials say. The Legally Blonde star was investigated by the FBI following an alleged altercation on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York.Airport officials said they had responded to a call on Sunday about “a physically abusive passenger” on the flight. Two flight attendants were hurt and one was taken…
ReutersEmployees of DTEK energy company in Ukraine work to restore power supply following a missile strike in JulyOn Sunday, US President Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed a ceasefire on strikes on energy infrastructure “effective immediately”. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky suggested it was “news for me”, while Russia has not commented publicly.So who is saying what?Donald Trump says an energy ceasefire has been agreed.Kyiv asks: Has it? It is willing to sign up – if Russia does.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov was asked whether such a ceasefire had been agreed during his daily conference call with…
EPAEmergency services responded to a Russian drone strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, north-eastern Ukraine on MondayRussia struck six Ukrainian energy facilities hours after US President Donald Trump announced the two countries had agreed to an energy ceasefire, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.Despite Trump stating on Sunday the truce would be “effective immediately”, the Ukrainian president said Russia had hit “our gas stations, energy infrastructure, and other facilities”.There were blackouts in the city of Izyum after a Russian strike destroyed power grids, Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform said, while energy and railway infrastructure in western Ukraine was also targeted overnight.On…
Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesDHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said his department had weighed up the national security risks of livestreaming an executionThe US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief has defended a plan to livestream the execution of convicted killer Nidal Hasan, rejecting claims that it could fuel radicalisation or make him a martyr.”I don’t see an elevated risk,” Markwayne Mullin said on Sunday. “I think people need to understand that if you attack America, we will come after you, and we will make sure that the punishment fits the crime.”Hasan, a former US Army Major, is due to be executed by…
Warner BrosTom Cruise’s latest film Digger is expected to lose around $245m (£185m), Hollywood analysts have said, after the film’s continuing poor performance at the box office.Ticket sales for the satirical black comedy, which stars Cruise as oil magnate Digger Rockwell, dropped by around 60% in the movie’s second weekend in cinemas.It brings Digger’s total box office takings so far to around $35m (£26m) globally. The film is estimated to have cost its studio Warner Bros around $280m (£211m) to make and market.But Cruise said last week that he “never thought of movies when I’m making them [in terms of]…