THE parents of pregnant drug mule teenager Bella Culley are to appeal for a presidential pardon to allow her to leave a grim ex-Soviet jail before she has her baby. Bella, 19, was stunned today when a judge in Georgia jailed her for two years after her…
Olympian Dawn Harper-Nelson and husband on being stranded in Jamaica
Dawn Harper-Nelson, an Olympic gold medalist, and her husband, Alonzo Nelson, are stuck in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa batters the island with record-breaking 175 mph winds. The pair were visiting for business when the storm made landfall. They join “…
Brit stabbed with screwdriver by passerby in Spain after ‘refusing to give him a cigarette’
A BRITISH man has been hospitalised in Valencia, Spain, after being stabbed with a screwdriver when he refused to give a cigarette to a passerby. The attack took place in the Plaza de Ayuntamiento in Valencia’s city centre, just before 4am on Saturday…
‘Immediate, powerful strikes’: Netanyahu orders Gaza offensive; cites Hamas ceasefire breach
Following alleged repeated ceasefire violations by Hamas, including the return of hostages’ bodies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the IDF to launch immediate and powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip. This directive came after a se…
Melissa is one of the strongest hurricanes recorded in the Atlantic
Hurricane Melissa is among the strongest hurricanes to have formed in the Atlantic since records were kept.
GitHub plans to launch Agent HQ, a hub to let developers access third-party AI coding agents, including Claude and OpenAI’s Codex, in the coming months (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)
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GitHub plans to launch Agent HQ, a hub to let developers access third-party AI coding agents, including Claude and OpenAI’s Codex, in the coming months — ZDNET’s key takeaways — GitHub launches Age…
Israeli Military Says It Killed 3 Militants Near Jenin in West Bank
The Israeli military said it killed three militants in an operation that involved the first airstrike in the West Bank in months. Hamas said two of the men had been fighters in its armed wing.
Pak-Afghan Peace Talks Fail Amid US Drone Dispute, Diplomatic Meltdown In Istanbul
The much-anticipated peace talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban in Istanbul have dramatically collapsed, plunging bilateral relations to a new low and leaving mediators from Qatar and Turkey stunned at the breakdown.
Clashes in Douala as opposition claims election fraud, four killed
Violent protests in Douala over alleged election fraud led to four deaths and over a hundred arrests, with the nation questioning its future under current rule.
US Military Moves Assets To Safety As Hurricane Melissa Nears Jamaica
The United States has moved military assets in the Caribbean to safety ahead of the expected landfall on Tuesday of a massive hurricane that is set to slam into Jamaica.