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Six people have been found dead in a luxury hotel in Bangkok in what police suspect was a poisoning.The bodies of the three men and three women - four Vietnamese nationals and two Vietnamese Americans - were discovered downtown in Thailand's capital on Tuesday. An initial report that there had been a shooting was dismissed by a local police official.Police say the victims all arrived at the hotel at different […]

The bodies of 14 people have been recovered from a river in Nepal after two buses were swept off a highway by a landslide, officials have said.There were 65 people on the buses, the Chitwan District Administration Office said on Tuesday. Eight of them have been identified and handed over to relatives. Six were Indian nationals, the office said. Image: Rescuers search the Trishuli River in Chitwan district. Pic: Reuters […]

Britain’s armed forces must have the ability to confront a “deadly quartet” of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, the surprise pick to lead a major review of the UK’s shrunken defences has warned. Lord Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary and former NATO chief, is being brought back to frontline military policy by Sir Keir Starmer after he led Labour's last Strategic Defence Review (SDR) more than a quarter […]

A man has confessed to killing 42 women in Kenya, as police have found nine dismembered bodies.The remains were discovered in a quarry in the Mukuru slums in Nairobi.The head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Mohamed Amin, said that Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, had confessed to killing 42 women, including his wife, since 2022. Image: Bags with humans remains were removed from the quarry in Nairobi. Pic: AP They […]

British passengers - including some England football fans - have had to endure delays coming home from Germany after an "undefined odour" in the cabin forced their plane to turn back around.A Eurowings flight EW8470 to Manchester took off from Berlin at around 8am local time on Monday, only to return back to the German capital around half an hour later. Image: The flight's path. Pic: FlightRadar In a statement, […]

Ralf Schumacher has revealed he is in a same-sex relationship.The 49-year-old German, who won six grands prix over a decade-long career in Formula 1, shared a picture of him and a man who is believed to be his partner with their arms around each other. The caption below the post on Instagram reads: "The most beautiful thing in life is when you have the right partner by your side with […]

Spain's supporters are euphoric after their team became the champions of Europe, beating England in the Euro 2024 final.The hometown of 17-year-old superstar Lamine Yamal exploded after the team's victory, with fans lining the streets of Mataro near Barcelona. "It is a matter of pride, we are very lucky because he is the MVP of Spain," said 18-year-old Spanish soccer fan, Ana Isabel Huete.Yamal was named "young player of the […]

A man killed during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania dived on his family to try to shield them from the bullets, the state's governor has said. Corey Comperatore, who was 50, died a "hero", Governor Josh Shapiro told reporters. "His wife shared with me that he [dived] on his family to protect them," he added.Two additional victims of the shooting are still in a […]

The mother of missing Jay Slater says the family is aware of of "vile" comments and conspiracy theories online which are "hindering investigations here in Tenerife".Almost a month since her son's disappearance, Debbie Duncan has issued a statement through the British overseas missing persons charity, LBT Global. While saying the family's heartache "cannot put into words", Ms Duncan also said certain comments on social media are "very distressing for us […]