Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar urged his fighters to ‘take care’ of the remaining hostages in Gaza to use as leverage in his final instructions before his death, according to Palestinian media. Writing scrawled on three pages of note paper was said to show Sinwar’s last directives for his men in Gaza, relaying orders to hold…
By Ed Holt Published: 14:39 GMT, 25 October 2024 | Updated: 15:44 GMT, 25 October 2024 A man has been trampled to death after he tried to take a selfie with an elephant. Srikant Satre, 23, and two of his friends ventured into the Abapur forest close to the city of Gadchiroli in central India following…
For many years, Kim Jong Un was roundly dismissed by many Western leaders as a serious threat to peace and stability on the world stage despite his sabre-rattling rhetoric and promises of nuclear confrontation. The chubby North Korean chief’s carefully staged photo ops with legions of fawning women and cringeworthy state media montages of him…
Thousands of labourers are dying every year amid the construction of a futuristic ‘megacity’ in Saudi Arabia due in part to horrific working conditions and human rights abuses, a new investigation has claimed. The Kingdom’s controversial ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is spending trillions to transform his country and its international image while diversifying away…
Gisele Pelicot was cheered by crowds including her former drama teacher as she left the courthouse today after confronting the Monster of Avignon for letting strangers into their bedroom to rape her. The 71-year-old asked her husband how he could have betrayed her and told the court she feared he was ‘acting out of revenge’ for…
World leaders descended on the Russian city of Kazan today for a summit of BRICS – a major diplomatic event that Vladimir Putin hopes will be a milestone in his effort to erode the political and economic dominance of his Western foes. The summit running from October 22-24 will be the biggest held in Russia…
The United States government is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified documents describing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran. Israel has been plotting a response after Iran launched almost 200 ballistic missiles on October 1, its second direct attack in six months. The unprecedented wave of missiles came in retaliation to…
A fire at a DHL warehouse thought to be caused by incendiary device could be a sign Russia is looking to create havoc in the UK, an expert has warned. Counter-terrorism police are currently probing Moscow‘s involvement in the terrifying incident at a DHL centre in Minworth, Birmingham on July 22. Russian spies are thought…
Yahya Sinwar, architect of the October 7 massacre and Israel‘s most wanted man, was killed on Wednesday after being hunted by intelligence services and the Israeli Defence Forces for over a year. Ultimately, his assassination was seemingly by chance, with the group of trainee soldiers responsible for the Hamas chief’s death not knowing his true identity at the…
By Sabrina Penty Published: 17:29 BST, 18 October 2024 | Updated: 17:34 BST, 18 October 2024 A Brazilian trans historian caused quite the stir on Thursday when she showed students her rear after getting up and twerking during a lecture. Tertuliana Lustosa, a researcher at the University of Bahia, graced students with an erotic dance…
