Once home to a cult, the Chilean village haunted by torture and child abuse
Chile wants to turn the site where a cult leader tortured prisoners and abused his followers into a memorial.
Day: August 17, 2025
Mariners bats stay quiet yet again in loss to Mets, rookie Nolan McLean
Facing highly touted Mets rookie pitcher Nolan McLean, the Mariners continued a frustrating stretch of missing offense on the East Coast in a 3-1 loss.
Neil Kinnock calls for government to scrap two-child cap on benefits
Former Labour leader says rising UK poverty ‘would make Dickens furious’ and calls for wealth tax to help reverse itLabour must scrap the two-child cap on benefits to lift children out of poverty, the party’s former leader Neil Kinnock has urged.Rising…
PM deflects question about literal red carpet for Putin and says Trump ‘an advocate for peace’ in Ukraine – as it happened
This blog is now closedTim Wilson sidesteps question about whether Coalition will dump support for net zeroFinally, Wilson was asked about internal pressure within the Coalition to abandon support for any policies that might help Australia achieve net …
‘Prayers are not enough’: Hostage families urge ceasefire deal on eve of national strike – The Times of Israel
‘Prayers are not enough’: Hostage families urge ceasefire deal on eve of national strike The Times of IsraelIsrael Gears Up for Nationwide Strike to Support Hostages The New York TimesTens of thousands protest to end Gaza war with…
Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war – Politico
Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war PoliticoPalestinians flee IDF attacks on Gaza City as Israelis protest against occupation plan BBCZamir: IDF moving to war’s ‘next stage,…
Air Canada flight attendants’ strike grounds hundreds of planes
The Canadian government is moving quickly to shut down a strike that has grounded the country’s biggest airline. Air Canada flight attendants walked off at the job early Saturday, stranding thousands of passengers across North America and beyond. CBS N…
Horse racing to go on strike in protest against government’s planned betting tax rise
All scheduled racing on 10 September to be cancelledTreasury proposes to align duty rate for betting and gamingAll scheduled racing in Britain on 10 September will be cancelled and the sport will, in effect, go on strike, as racing escalates its protes…
BBC asks police to investigate new Strictly allegations, reports say
Move comes after claims earlier this month that two stars of the TV dance show used cocaineThe BBC has asked the police to investigate Strictly Come Dancing amid fresh allegations, according to reports, after claims two of its stars used cocaine.The Su…
Ukrainian forces advance 2.5 km on North Slobozhanshchyna front – Ukraine’s General Staff
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