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Three men have been arrested in Japan for attempting to smuggle hermit crabs out of the country. The suspects, aged 24, 26 and 27, and widely identified in Japanese media as being Chinese nationals, were detained on Amami, a southerly island where the spiral-shelled crustaceans are a protected species. Authorities were alerted to the men’s … Read more
Pope Leo XIV appealed for “no more war” in a message to world powers during his first Sunday address at the Vatican. The Pope also recited the Regina Caeli prayer, in honour of the Virgin Mary, to the crowd in St Peter’s Square. Thousands of worshippers turned out to see the new pontiff, greeting his … Read more
Volodymyr Zelensky has given a cautious and diplomatic response to Vladimir Putin’s late-night offer of direct talks in Istanbul next Thursday. The Ukrainian leader might have been expected to slam his opposite number in Moscow for not committing to a 30-day ceasefire, as demanded by Kyiv and its Western allies on Saturday. Instead, writing on … Read more
A second teenager has died after getting into difficulty in the water near Buncrana in County Donegal. The teenager was rescued after a search operation but subsequently died after being taken to Letterkenny University Hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning, gardaí (Irish police) have confirmed. On Saturday evening the body of an 18-year-old … Read more
Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday blessing and address to a crowd in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican today. He will recite the Regina Caeli prayer, in honour of the Virgin Mary, in his first public address since his election was announced with white smoke on Thursday. After delivering Sunday mass, Pope … Read more
Robin Levinson King BBC News Getty Images White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says Trump is considering suspending habeas corpus US President Donald Trump’s administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, the principle that a person should be able to challenge their detention in court. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief … Read more
Soutik Biswas and Vikas Pandey BBC News REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro Crowds gathered in Islamabad after the ceasefire announcement In a dramatic turn of events, US President Donald Trump took to social media on Saturday to announce that India and Pakistan – after four tense days of cross-border clashes – had agreed to a “full and immediate … Read more
Catherine Moore BBC News NI BBC/Alleycats TV Lynn McDonald was scammed by con-artist Samantha Cookes A serial con-artist who posed as a child therapist and scammed families out of money for a fake trip to Lapland left people terrified, one of her victims has said. Samantha Cookes used multiple identities – including a nanny, an … Read more
Ana Faguy BBC News Reporting fromPort Huron, Michigan BBC At the end of a waitressing shift, Kristina Lampert used to separate her tips in two piles: Canadian cash and American. But it’s been weeks since she has done that. Freighters, the restaurant where she works, is one of the first places people can grab a … Read more
Anne Okumu & Brian Khisa BBC News, Gaborone Lesego Chombo/Instagram Lesego Chombo’s enthusiasm for life is as infectious as her achievements are impressive: she has won the Miss Botswana 2022 and Miss World Africa 2024 crowns, is a working lawyer, has set up her own charitable foundation – and made history in November, becoming Botswana’s … Read more