A British doctor has pleaded guilty to a shocking plot to murder his mother’s partner by administering a fake Covid-19 vaccine laced with poison. Thomas Kwan, 53, attempted to carry out his plan in Newcastle, northern England, but his victim survived the ordeal, as reported by CNN.Kwan, a family doctor based in Sunderland, posed as…
Ethiopia’s parliament has approved the appointment of a new president to replace the country’s first female head of state, Sahle-Work Zewde. Taye Astike Selassie, foreign minister since February, has taken up the largely ceremonial role. In Ethiopia, political power lies with the prime minister – currently Abiy Ahmed. Sahle-Work had reportedly fallen out with Abiy…
Two grisly killings involving teenagers have shaken the French city of Marseille, which has long battled organised crime and drug-related violence. Last week, a 14-year-old murdered a taxi driver during a botched revenge mission for the brutal killing of a 15-year-old. Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone has warned that the city’s drug lords were recruiting young…
King Charles has started eating half an avocado in his lunch for the first time, The Mail reported. The monarch has always had the habit of skipping the lunch because of his busy schedule but now as he is going through the cancer treatment, his wife Queen Camilla and the doctors have asked him to…
India has agreed to extend hundreds of millions of dollars in financial support to the Maldives to help strengthen its struggling economy. The deal was announced after Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his five-day visit to India. The support includes a $400m currency swap deal and an additional…
Moscow — A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing invasion to nearly seven years in prison. Judge Alexandra Kovalevskaya at Moscow City Court sentenced the defendant, named as Stephen Hubbard by the media, to six years and 10 months in prison. The…
Last year was the driest for rivers globally in 33 years while glaciers suffered the largest mass loss in 50 years, scientists have warned. More than 50% of global river catchment areas showed abnormal conditions last year, with most being in deficit. This was similar in 2022 and 2021. Celeste Saulo, secretary general of the…
Vladimir Putin should obliterate ‘damned’ Britain by sinking it under the sea, demanded former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. The threat came as the Kremlin staged strategic missile drills with its nuclear-capable Yars rockets in Siberia marking the dictator’s 72nd birthday amid high tension with the West. Giant mobile launchers were driven on remote routes in…
A section of the M22 in County Antrim is closed in both directions due to a security alert, the PSNI have said. The motorway is closed between junction one in Dunsilly and junction two in Ballygrooby. ATO have just arrived at the scene. Police said an update will be provided in due course. Source link
Representative AI image (Pic credit: Canva) Singapore‘s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran on Monday began his one-year jail term in a corruption case, opting not to appeal his conviction, and apologised “unreservedly” to the nation. Iswaran, 62, was handed the jail sentence on Thursday last week for obtaining illegal gifts worth about USD 313,200…
