Kate Middleton (and her favourite 10-year-old coat) visits Northern Ireland for the first time in five years
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were guests of honour at a garden party in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, just hours after they were pictured paying their respects to the victims of the Orlando massacre at the US embassy in London. The couple have been uncharacteristically fully booked with royal engagements in recent weeks to mark Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday celebrations - including an appearance by Prince George and Princess Charlotte last weekend.The future King and Queen of England fl..>> view originalThe leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. Picture: AP
The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. Picture: APStaff writersNews Corp Australia NetworkPENTAGON officials said on Tuesday they were “sceptical” about reports that an air strike from the US-led coalition in Syria killed Islamic State terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.“We have seen these types of reports before, here in Iraq and in other operations, and until we have confirmation, we are going to practice healthy scepticism,” Colon..>> view originalParis protests inflamed by gangs with stones and firebombs
A wounded demonstrator in Paris on Tuesday. Photo: AP Paris: Gangs of masked youths hurled stones and makeshift firebombs at riot police thousands of people continued to march through Paris in protest over a planned change of labour laws that would make hiring and firing easier.Police used dozens of rounds of teargas and water cannon to disperse highly mobile groups of mostly black-clad youths on Tuesday. The Paris police department reported 58 arrests, inclu..>> view originalHillary Clinton wins DC primary and sits down with Sanders in Washington – as it happened
10.05pm EDT 22:05 We’re going to wrap up our live blog coverage, with no details yet having issued from the Bernie Sanders–Hillary Clinton meeting. Sanders has a video broadcast planned for Thursday in which, he has said, he will talk about the future of his campaign. Clinton won the Washington DC primary Tuesday night. With 83% of precincts reporting she led by 79-21. She became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president eight days ago when she claimed a 2,383 majority of the delega..>> view originalI am starting to think a Brexit is a good idea, and I never thought I would ever say that
Lianna Brinded is Business Insider’s finance editor in London. For the first time ever, in my view, the arguments for us breaking ties with Brussels are looking more appealing. Britain is going to have to decide whether the UK stays in the European Union on June 23 and right now, I am still on the fence about what to do. Ignoring the political posturing from both sides of the argument in various TV debates and knuckling down to the core arguments that each side presents, there are some are goo..>> view originalOscar Pistorius murder case: Final witness gives evidence in sentencing submissions to the court
Oscar Pistorius leaves the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa. Picture: GettyStaff writers and wiresNews Corp Australia NetworkREEVA Steenkamp’s cousin has told of how her life will never be the same again at Oscar Pistorius’s sentencing hearing, after the slain model’s father broke down.State prosecutor Gerrie Nel told Judge Thokozile Masipa the last witness, Kim Martin, would give “emotional evidence” in aggravation of sentence for the disabled sprinter who shot and killed his ..>> view originalNumbers show elder abuse a major issue in region
CARTERVILLE — Working at Shawnee Alliance as the agency’s adult protective services unit director, David Mitchell has seen all the different ugly forms that elder abuse can take.That can include physical, emotional or financial abuse or exploitation, as well as neglect. Neglect can be intentional or unintentional, attributed to a caregivers lack of means or skills.By far, the most common form of abuse cases reported to Shawnee Alliance involve financial exploitation, and the most likely abuser ..>> view originalGirl's cyanide coffee murder plot
Jessica Kumala Wongso in Jakarta. Wongso is a suspect in the alleged murder of Wayan Mirna Salihin, who died soon after allegedly drinking coffee laced with cyanide at a restaurant in Jakarta. Picture: AAPCindy Wockner and Komang ErvianiNews Corp Australia NetworkFORMER Sydney resident Jessica Kumala Wongso was so angered and embittered that her friend Wayan Mirna Salihin advised her to break up with her boyfriend, causing trouble with Australian police, that she plotted to kill her by putting c..>> view originalAlligator drags toddler into water in Orlando, Florida
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Alligator drags toddler into lagoon A two-year-old boy is missing after he was attacked by an alligator near a Disney World hotel in Orlando. PT0M37S 620 349 The parents of a two-year-old boy tried desperately to pull their son from the jaws of an alligator that dragged him into a lagoon at a Disney hotel in Orlando, Florida.Florida County Sheriff Jerry Demings said the toddler was dragged into the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney's Grand Floridian..>> view original
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