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Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people have appeared before a Moscow court showing signs of severe beatings as they faced formal terrorism charges
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The IndependentTeacher who left scratches on a teen’s back following sex and used students as ‘lookouts’ is sentenced
Hailey Clifton-Carmack was a math teacher at a Missouri high school before her conduct was exposed
- BANG Showbiz
Kanye West ‘told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to have sex with her mother’
Scandal-hit Kanye West allegedly told his wife Bianca Censori he wanted to have sex with her mother, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed against him by his ex-assistant – who is accusing him of drugging and raping her at a Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs recording session.
- The Telegraph
Former Premier League footballer arrested on suspicion of raping woman at London hotel
A former Premier League and international footballer has been arrested on suspicion of raping a young woman at an upmarket London hotel.
- AFP News
Mbappe 'investigated for rape' in Sweden: report
Kylian Mbappe is being investigated for rape by Swedish police, according to a newspaper report in Sweden following a visit by the Real Madrid star to Stockholm, which Mbappe denounced as "fake news"."According to information obtained by Expressen, police are investigating the star who is reasonably suspected of rape and sexual assault," the newspaper wrote.
- Evening Standard
Elderly man attacked in bus queue after 'letting women and children on first'
Pensioner, 85 was verbally abused and then shoved by a man and suffered a broken hip
- Bloomberg
Singapore to start trial of opposition leader in lying scandal
Singapore’s opposition leader is set to start his trial on Monday for allegedly lying, potentially drawing more scrutiny on his party before a general election that must be held by next year.
- People
A Neighbor Grew Worried When Iowa Family Didn't Come Out for Morning Chores. They'd Been Murdered with an Axe Overnight
For 112 years, the brutal bludgeoning of eight people in a quaint Iowa town has stumped investigators
- CNN
They said they were utility workers. But when they left the house, the wife was tied up and the husband was dead
A Michigan man has been charged with felony murder after he and another individual allegedly impersonated utility workers before killing a man and tying up his wife, according to local authorities.
- CNN
Canada expels Indian diplomats after tying government agents to ‘serious criminal activity’
Canada announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats Monday, including the high commissioner, after police investigations linked agents of the Indian government to homicides, harassment and other “acts of violence” against Sikh separatists in the country.
- The Independent
Sara Sharif murder trial latest: Schoolgirl found with ‘disturbing’ injuries as father’s 999 call revealed
In a 999 call, Urfan Sharif told the operator: ‘I legally punished her, and she died’
- The Independent
Man with assault rifle arrested after reports ‘armed militia’ were hunting hurricane relief workers
Republicans and conservative media figures have been pushing Hurricane Helene misinformation since the storm made landfall
- Sky News
Baba Siddique: Indian politician with links to Bollywood stars shot dead in Mumbai
An Indian politician who had close ties to Bollywood stars has been shot dead in Mumbai weeks before a state election. Baba Siddique, who was known for throwing lavish parties, was shot multiple times outside his son's office in the country's financial capital on Saturday evening, police said. The 66-year-old was taken to Lilavati Hospital but could not be saved.
- People
Arkansas Father Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Man Found in Car with His 14-Year-Old Daughter
Aaron Spencer was arrested on a preliminary murder charge and released on bond but the local sheriff's office says no charges have been filed
- The Guardian
Muslims in India face discrimination after restaurants forced to display workers’ names
Muslim business owners in two states fear policy will lead to targeted attacks or economic boycotts
- Sky News
British man dies after falling from bridge in Spain while trying to 'create content' for social media
A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from a bridge in Spain, according to local authorities. Councillor for citizen safety, Macarena Munoz, said the man was accompanied by a 24-year-old British national, and that the pair had travelled to the bridge to "create content" for social media. "We have been able to find out, they had come to Talavera to climb the bridge and create content for social networks, which has resulted in this unfortunate and sad outcome," Ms Munoz said.
- BBC
Indian politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai
Siddique was a senior political figure in Maharashtra state, which is due to hold elections next month.
- Reuters
Malaysia's eviction of sea nomads casts light on precarious lives
Patches of palm thatch entwined with a few forlorn stilts sticking out of the emerald waters in a Malaysian marine park off the island of Borneo are the only traces remaining of the homes of hundreds of sea nomads. Robin, one of those left homeless among a community that inspired the fictional 'Metkayina' tribe in the 2022 film 'Avatar: The Way of Water', took to a boat with his children to flee the Malaysian officials who razed their home. "I don't know where to go now," he told Reuters from the deck of a wooden houseboat festooned with drying clothes, where he lives with a cousin and their eight children after the demolition drive razed structures deemed illegal.
- Associated Press
Father of 10-year-old girl found dead in the UK called police from Pakistan to say he killed her
The father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there to say he had killed her, a jury heard Monday. Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at London's Central Criminal Court accused of Sara Sharif's murder alongside his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother, Faisal Malik. Opening the trial, prosecutor William Emlyn Jones said all three defendants had played a part in a “campaign of abuse” against Sara in the weeks leading to her death.
- BuzzFeed
My Time Working On "Sex And The City" Drove Me To Leave The Industry. Here's Why.
"I felt humiliated and powerless. All I had wanted, as a semi-broke 20-something, was a steady job and to be treated fairly."
- HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Tinfoil Hat Post Has Critics Saying Same Mocking Thing
An image shared by the Donald Trump loyalist was summed up by many with one word.