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Suspect in Ann Widdecombe murder seen on CCTV getting into car with object
The suspectin Ann Widdecombe’s murder investigation has been seen in CCTV footage appearing to get into a car in Yorkshire, hours before the former Conservative ministeris thought to have been attacked in her home in Devon. The man, dressed in a white shirt and shorts, can be seen getting into a red vehicle outside a [...
Jason Arday’s family ‘still coming to terms’ with his death as vigil held
The family of Jason Arday have said they are “still coming to terms” with his death in a statement shared at a vigil for the professor in Trafalgar Square. Arday, who became Cambridge University’s youngest black professor when appointed in 2023, had faced weeks of media coverage over plagiarism allegations and question...
ICC top prosecutor removed over sexual misconduct allegations
Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have voted to dismiss Karim Khan as chief prosecutor for alleged sexual misconduct. Elected the ICC’s third prosecutor in 2021, Khan was suspended last month. The decision to remove him was passed with 82 votes in favour. The court’s oversight body found in June he had...
Backdoors discovered in dozens of WordPress plugins affecting thousands of websites
Dozens of plug-ins for the widely used open source web blogging software WordPress are now offline after a backdoor was discovered in them, used to push malicious code to any website that relied on the plug-ins. The backdoor was discovered after a new corporate owner bought these plug-ins. Anchor Hosting founder Austin...
Snap to lay off 16 per cent of staff
Snap Inc. has announced plans to lay off about 16 per cent of its workforce as part of a major restructuring exercise aimed at improving efficiency and strengthening its business operations. The job cuts, which affect roughly 842 employees based on the company’s latest headcount, come as the social media firm continues...
Akwatia MP accuses South African gov’t of being complicit in Xenophobic attacks
The Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Baidoo Bediako, has accused the South African government of failing to adequately respond to ongoing xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in the country. Speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam show, the MP said the continued attacks and the absence of visible action against...
UN appoints Ghana’s Anita Gbeho as Special Representative for South Sudan
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Ghanaian diplomat Anita Kiki Gbeho as his Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Gbeho succeeds the late Nicholas Haysom of South Africa, whom Guterres commended for his dedication and l...
One month after earthquakes, Venezuelans still search for loved ones and answers
The worst day in Victor Calderón’s life – a month ago to the day – unfolded while he was at sea. When the powerful twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela’s northern coastline, the 49-year-old fisherman had been on the boat for 18 days and was told by radio that the building he and his family lived in […]
Ireland announces €125m Ukraine support package
Ireland is to provide a further €125m (£106m) in support to Ukraine next year, the government has announced. The package includes €100m for non-lethal military equipment, as well as a further €25m to help restore and protect Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The announcement was made as Taoiseach (Irish prime minister)...
One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France
A train driver has died after his high-speed passenger train collided with a lorry at a level crossing in France while travelling at an estimated 160km/h (99mph). The incident took place shortly before 07:00 (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday morning between Béthune and Lens in the northern Pas-de-Calais region. Two people initial...
Madagascar declares state of emergency over energy situation due to Iran war
Madagascar declared a nationwide state of energy emergency for 15 days on Tuesday, citing disruptions in energy supply caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, its cabinet said. Several African governments have responded to surging global oil prices, spurred by the Iran war, by implementing sharp fuel pri...
Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire, Iran says safe passage through Hormuz possible
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure. Trump’s announcement represented an abrupt turnaround from his extraordinary warning earlier in t...