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A freed Israeli hostage has described how ropes that tied his hands together "tore into flesh", and said he suffered "impossible" hunger while in Hamas captivity.Eli Sharabi, 53, was released by Hamas on 8 February after being taken hostage from his home in Kibbutz Be'eri during the 7 October 2023 attack. Image: Mr Sharabi was escorted by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza earlier […]

At least 41 people are trapped after being swept away by an avalanche in the Indian Himalayas, according to local officials.The incident took place near a highway in the state of Uttarakhand's Chamoli region where workers were engaged in road construction. Local police said at least 57 workers were initially buried under snow.Of those, 16 have been rescued so far, senior police officer Rajeev Swaroop said.Five of them are in […]

It feels like "the draft" has come six weeks early - the annual selection meeting in American football.For three or four days, teams in the NFL attempt to woo players with the most lucrative contracts. In a classic Emmanuel Macron manoeuvre, the French president deployed flattery in the Oval Office.Three days later, Sir Keir Starmer the charmer upped the game, whipping out a letter from the King.In their determination to […]

Donald Trump has questioned whether he ever called President Zelenskyy a "dictator" - after he was invited by King Charles for an "unprecedented" second state visit to the UK, Sir Keir Starmer has said.The prime minister presented the US president with a copy of the invitation while the pair met in the Oval Office. Sir Keir and his US counterpart shared warm words as they spoke ahead of a press […]

Police have said they are "confident" they will catch whoever murdered a Scottish businessman whose body was found in a sack of pineapples in Kenya.Campbell Scott, believed to be from Dunfermline in Fife, was last seen attending a conference at the JW Marriot Hotel in Nairobi on 16 February. His body was days later discovered in a sack of pineapples in a forest around 66 miles southeast of the city.His […]

The US is "with" Ukraine and any deal to end the fighting with Russia should ensure there is no "next war", President Donald Trump's special envoy for Kyiv and Moscow has said.Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg's comments, on a visit to a Ukrainian military hospital on Friday, are in stark contrast to the aggressive rhetoric from his boss, who has called President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator without elections" and suggested Ukraine […]

A new trial for Lyle and Erik Menendez, after 35 years in prison for the shotgun murder of their parents, has been turned down by the Los Angeles County District Attorney.However, Nathan Hochman said a decision had not been made on a resentencing bid that could lead to their release. The brothers were found guilty in the 1989 murders of their entertainment executive father, Jose, and their mother, Kitty Menendez, […]

Hamas says the body of hostage Shiri Bibas has now been handed over, according to the group's Al-Aqsa TV channel - as the Israeli military says it is checking the reports.It comes a day after Israel said Ms Bibas was not among the four bodies handed over on Thursday and that it received an "anonymous body without identification".In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said: "Following the reports regarding […]

A passenger train has hit a herd of elephants near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals.Four babies and two adults died near Minneriya, about 124 miles from the capital, Colombo. No passengers were injured. Local television channels showed the train engine and several compartments had derailed following the crash. Image: A wounded and a dead elephant lie next to the derailed train. Pic: AP Photo/Priyan […]