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The daughter and son-in-law of a Republican politician are among three Americans killed by gangs in Haiti.Davy and Natalie Lloyd, a missionary couple in the country, were shot dead in capital Port-au-Prince after being ambushed as they left a youth group activity held at a local church, according to a police official. Their identities were confirmed in a Facebook post from Ms Lloyd's father, Missouri state representative Ben Baker.A third […]

Highway thieves have stolen 40 tonnes of avocados in Mexico, prosecutors have said.Armed men stopped freight trucks in two separate robberies in the western state of Michoacan, Mexico’s main producer of avocados, the attorney general's office said. Approximately 20 tonnes of avocados were taken in both cases, with the robbers transferring crates containing the fruit into a van and fleeing the scene.Avocado farmers have long been targeted by drug cartel […]

Not many people predicted the big defection of footballers from Europe to the Saudi Pro League last summer - except maybe the Saudis themselves and a handful of key agents.In all, 23 players swapped the Premier League for the heat of Arabia and massive tax-free pay rises. Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ruben Neves left Fulham and Wolves respectively to join Al Hilal with no regrets.Mitrovic, originally from Serbia, said: "After seven […]

A crowd of mountain climbers were left stuck on the summit of Mount Everest as snow and ice slid off the world's highest peak.A witness said the collapse led to the disappearance of two climbers - thought to be a British man and Nepali guide. Videos and photos on social media show what appears to be hundreds of people on the Hillary Step, a nearly vertical rock face near the […]

A terminally-ill British woman who chose to end her life by assisted dying on a secluded New Zealand beach surrounded by close family and friends has been remembered for her "selflessness, intellect, and pragmatism".Tracy Hickman, 57, who was treated for breast cancer in 2019 only for it to return and aggressively spread last year, had urged the UK to change its laws on euthanasia before she passed away on Wednesday. […]

Kabosu, the dog behind the "doge" meme, has died at the age of 18 after enjoying more than a decade of internet fame.The Japanese shiba inu had been suffering from leukaemia and liver disease. "To all of you who loved Kabosu, on the morning of the 24 May, Kabosu crossed the rainbow bridge. Thank you all so much for your support over the years," Atsuko Sato, her owner, wrote on […]

The brother of an Israeli soldier taken hostage on 7 October - whose frightening capture was recorded for a video released this week - said the last seven months have been "a nightmare for my family".Amit Levy, the brother of 19-year-old Naama, told Sky's The World With Yalda Hakim that the dialogue in the video "makes [his] stomach hurt". Ms Levy was one of five female soldiers who were taken […]

Four people have been killed and 27 are injured after a building collapsed on a beach in Majorca - with people still trapped inside. An area of the Medusa Beach Club in Palma collapsed at about 8.30pm local time.The area is popular with tourists.Pictures have emerged of emergency services evacuating people from the two-storey building, with some being taken out on stretchers as ambulances waited outside. Image: People are trapped […]

Michael Schumacher's family has won a case against a publisher that printed an AI-generated interview attributed to the F1 legend.The 55-year-old German racer hasn't been seen in public - yet alone spoken to the media - for over a decade since suffering a catastrophic brain injury while skiing. However, German tabloid Die Aktuelle published what it said were quotes from Schumacher generated by artificial intelligence.It said they sounded "deceptively real" […]