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Wall, the No 1 NBA draft pick in 2010, is best known for his spectacular point guard play with the Washington Wizards. Five-time All-Star and former top overall draft pick John Wall announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday. Wall, who will turn 35 on September 6, last played in the league with the … Read more
Six severed heads have been found on a road in central Mexico, in an area not normally associated with cartel violence. Local authorities made the discovery early on Tuesday morning on a route that links the broadly peaceful states of Puebla and Tlaxcala. Police have not given a motive for the killings or said which … Read more
Such attacks have become common in Nigeria’s northwestern and north-central regions, where local herders and farmers clash. At least 27 worshippers have been killed and several wounded when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state during morning prayers, a village head and a hospital official said. The gunmen opened fire inside a … Read more
Son of a legendary former world champion boxer, Julio Cesar Chavez is deported by the US, facing charges of arms trafficking and organised crime in Mexico. Former champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been detained in Mexico after being deported by the United States to face drug trafficking-related charges, Mexican authorities said. Chavez, the … Read more
A web of complex issues remain as peace talks continuepublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 19 August 19:43 BST 19 August Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent Kyiv’s European allies are keen to capitalise on yesterday’s sense of momentum, engaging with the Trump administration while they feel they have the president’s attention. Hence the urgent dispatch to Washington … Read more
Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to win a crucial by-election in the province of Alberta to secure a new Parliament seat after losing his constituency in the last general election. With final ballots still being counted, Poilievre leads with 80.4% of the vote in the rural riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, according to preliminary … Read more
In a place so isolated, can justice ever truly reach the people who need it most? Far out in the Pacific, Pitcairn Island was once seen as an untouched paradise. But beneath the tranquil surface, police uncovered years of devastating abuse—crimes against women and girls that everyone knew about, but no one stopped. When the … Read more
European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington, DC for talks. According to United States President Donald Trump, it is possible to end the war in Ukraine – all that is needed is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s agreement. But for Zelenskyy, agreeing to anything that means losing territory to Russia is not only difficult, … Read more
The world’s largest diaspora of international adoptees comes from South Korea. Among them are mixed-race children who were forcibly sent for adoption due to the country’s racist laws. One Black adoptee’s search for a home reflects hard truths about the past of hundreds of thousands of international adoptees. This is a story from the archives. … Read more
The death toll from last week’s fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region has risen to 24, with at least another 157 people injured, officials said Monday. The fire broke out Friday at the Elastik plant in Shilovsky district, around 155 miles southeast of Moscow. Emergency crews continued searching through debris, Russia’s Emergency … Read more