Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote, officials say
The election was widely seen as a referendum on Hichilema’s first term during which Zambia’s economy returned to growth after years of fiscal distress. Read more at Read More
Judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to scrap move to Biden-selected FBI headquarters
Officials in the Trump administration sought to scrap plans for relocation to a site approved under the Biden administration in favour of repurposing another building just blocks from the current…
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial effectively postponed after federal guilty plea in double jeopardy claim
Mangione’s attorneys argued that he was being double charged for the same “criminal transaction” pleading for the state case to be tossed out. Mangione pleaded guilty to the stalking and…
Opening statements begin in long-awaited trial almost 30 years after hip-hop star Tupac Shakur was murdered
Duane Davis is being accused of planning the fatal 1996 Las Vegas shooting which claimed the life of hip-hop’s rising star Tupac Shakur. Davis was the first to be charged…
Three killed after private helicopter crashes on Greek island of Sifnos
Video footage circulating on social media appears to show the site of the crash, with flames and plumes of dark smoke visible on a hillside. Read More
Mount Etna lightning strike kills hiker from the US
The man is believed to have been hiking in the isolated Rocca Capra area of the volcano, in the Valle del Bove, around 1,400 metres above sea level. Read More
Rhine River remains low amid ongoing drought in Germany
Drought conditions have pushed water levels on Germany’s Rhine to exceptionally low levels. The situation is putting pressure on inland navigation along one of western Europe’s key transport routes. It…
Norway’s King Harald V hospitalised and placed on sick leave, palace says
The Norwegian royal palace said the monarch, 89, has been battling haemolytic anaemia, a blood disorder characterised by the premature destruction of red blood cells. Read More
US Supreme Court again rejects Trump’s request to overturn sex assault judgement
It’s the second time Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn damages awarded to E. Jean Carroll. Read more at Read More
Kushner’s Gaza peace plan talks end without breakthrough
A senior Israeli official told news agency AFP that the US and Israel had “agreed that no redeployment or reconstruction would take place in the Gaza Strip before Hamas is…