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Watch: “Old, broken and dilapidated”? – Trump’s plan to renovate historic golf courseFor Jourdain Yardan, golfing at the East Potomac Golf Links on Washington DC’s waterfront is a twice-weekly ritual. “Anyone from any walk of life, whether they’re starting to play golf or whether they’re a … seasoned golfer, they can come out here and play golf at a pretty reasonable rate,” the 35-year-old told the BBC while putting on the course on Monday.But President Donald Trump does not seem convinced of its charms, calling the 106-year-old course “Trash Island” Monday evening on Truth Social. Now, he intends to shut…
‘Let’s move on’: Albertans react to referendum votePreliminary referendum results show that more than two-thirds of Alberta voters support remaining part of Canada, easing concerns over national unity.1 hr agoUS & Canada
AFPChristina Applegate thought she was living with multiple sclerosis (MS) for five years, until recently discovering she had been given a wrong diagnosis.The actress, known for hits like Anchorman and Married With Children, said she was “not happy at all” about the news and in tears when she found out.”You don’t get misdiagnosed and then all of the sudden I’m better,” Applegate said in an episode of her Messy podcast released on Tuesday. “If anything, I’ve gotten worse.”The two-part episode, co-hosted by Jamie Sigler, ends a recent break she took to process the information. An investigation into what has been…
KCNANorth Korean state media released photos of Kim Jong Un shortly after rumours of his death started spreading online Kim Jong Un has appeared in North Korean state media looking remarkably healthy for a man rumoured to have died from a brain haemorrhage.Photographs published by state newspaper Rodong Sinmun show the 42-year-old dictator touring what the paper said was a clothing and footwear exhibition with his daughter.The images emerged hours after a Chinese dissident who lives in the US claimed, without evidence, that Kim had been taken to a hospital in Beijing in a coma and had died.For those who…
ReutersPrince Harry carried out visits in Nottingham last weekThe Duke of Sussex has said he wants to repair his complicated relationships with his father and brother, in a magazine interview.”Some people don’t want it to work out. I want it to work out. With everything else that’s going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile – that’s the key point,” Prince Harry told GQ in New York.”Scars stick around forever. But what your perception is, and what your mindset is to those things that have happened, letting go of the past, that’s something that I would…
‘Conversation far from over’: BBC reports from pro-separatist watch partyPeople in Alberta have voted overwhelmingly to stay in Canada, rejecting a proposal to pursue separation through a binding referendum. With most votes counted, more than two-thirds of voters in the province had chosen to remain part of the country rather than pushing for independence, according to Elections Alberta.Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that “it’s a great result for Canada” and he is “thrilled that Albertans have chosen unity”.The vote was called earlier this year by the province’s leader, Danielle Smith, in response to a public petition. Smith herself…
MSF via ReutersAmeth Bek Hospital in Abyei town has been treating people wounded in Monday’s attack on the marketSudan’s army has been accused of launching several drone strikes that have reportedly killed more than 200 people, including dozens travelling to a funeral.The death toll from strikes in two areas of West Kordofan state on Sunday evening was 150, sources told the Sudan War Observatory, which tracks the conflict that erupted in 2023 between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).In Abyei, a disputed border area between Sudan and South Sudan, 73 people were killed when drones hit a…
Watch: Clean up begins after some of the worst disorder in France’s modern history, but police remainThunder and lightning have boomed across Marseille following the weekend’s mayhem, illuminating the cracked windows and boarded-up doors of hundreds of businesses that were smashed as protests gave way to disorder.France’s second city saw some of the worst violence as chaos gripped the country on Saturday. Local business leaders say more than 500 premises were damaged, and the majority looted.A police union boss told the BBC that the weekend had been an “apocalyptic” hell for his colleagues. 118 officers were injured, representing more than…
ReutersIt was a decisive result in a referendum that could have strained the bonds of national unity.But preliminary results show that more than two-thirds of Alberta voters sent a clear message that they want to remain in Canada.It’s possible that once the final tally is counted, the rejection by a comfortable majority of voters to pursue separation through a binding referendum could halt Alberta’s separatist sentiment in its tracks.This would push the idea that had been discussed quietly for decades back into the political fringes.Asked by the BBC how he felt in one sentence after the results, separatist leader Mitch…
AFP via Getty ImagesThe community in Wangaratta remains in shock after the alleged attackA 43-year-old man has been charged after Australian MP Helen Haines was hit by a car in Victoria state on Monday.The suspect will appear in court on Wednesday to face charges of dangerous driving causing serious injury, intentionally causing serious injury and the federal offence of causing harm to a public official.Local media earlier named the alleged attacker as environmental activist Brendan Nugent. His father and his partner said they had been friends with Haines “for more than 20 years” and thanked residents and officers who helped…