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In December 1967, a routine swim along the Victorian coastline turned into one of Australia’s most unsettling political mysteries. The prime minister of the day, Harold Edward Holt, had been enjoying a familiar stretch of sea at Cheviot Beach near Portsea when he vanished without warning. There was no dramatic scene, no immediate trace, and…

Some quotes stay popular because they sound clever. Others survive because they feel emotionally true, even years later. This line from Diana, Princess of Wales, belongs firmly in the second category. It does not try to impress with complicated language or dramatic philosophy. In fact, part of its power comes from how ordinary it sounds…

A woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her 19-day-old daughter following what a judge described as a “violent and brutal” attack in Scotland.Nicole Blain was ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years at the High Court in Glasgow on Thursday over the death of baby Thea Wilson in Greenock,…

North Korea on Thursday strongly condemned the Quad nations’ joint statement calling for the “complete denuclearisation” of Pyongyang, declaring that it would “never” abandon its nuclear weapons programme.The sharp response came days after the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping, India, the US, Japan and Australia, reiterated their commitment to North Korea’s denuclearisation during their…

An Indian-origin delivery driver has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for the murder of a woman whose body was found dumped on a roadside in England’s West Midlands last year.Tanveer Singh, 32, was convicted of killing 41-year-old Shara Millar after her body was discovered in Smethwick in August 2025.During sentencing at Wolverhampton Crown…

Mahmud Sadis Buba, a little-known political aspirant from Nigeria’s Kaduna State, suddenly became one of the most talked-about figures on African social media after a controversy over his age exploded online. Buba had presented himself as a 30-year-old politician seeking a seat in Nigeria’s House of Representatives under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He…

Britain is facing growing concern over the number of young people classified as “NEET”, not in education, employment or training, as experts warn the country could be heading towards a “lost generation”.A major review led by former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn has warned that the number of young people outside work and education could…

The US administration has announced imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, targeting the country’s newly formed agency overseeing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington continued its economic pressure campaign amid the ongoing war.The move came hours on Wednesday (local time) after US forces carried out strikes on an Iranian military facility following the downing…

At an age when many people are settling into retirement, 69-year-old Mike Marshall is preparing to graduate with a history degree and fulfil a lifelong dream he once believed was out of reach. The former soldier and police officer left school at just 15 with no qualifications and spent decades building a career in public…

Lashkar-e-Taiba‘s deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri has threatened frontline leadership and top military officials in Pakistan with direct, public threats of elimination if they “even thought of recognising Israel”. “He will be assassinated, destroyed and ruined,” he said addressing a rally.Kasuri’s remarks come on the heels of President Trump’s appeal to several Muslim-majority nations, including Pakistan,…