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A US architect charged with murdering three ladies and suspected of killing a fourth has appeared in court docket - as his estranged spouse stated the pair's grownup youngsters "cry themselves to sleep".Asa Ellerup, who has filed for divorce from 59-year-old suspect Rex Heuermann, stated she has "no answers" for his or her son and daughter once they ask about his arrest.Heuermann, who was detained on 13 July, confronted court docket in Riverhead, New York, on Tuesday.The suspect wore a swimsuit jacket and khaki trousers for the listening to, and reportedly rocked forwards and backwards on his heels as his lawyer and a Suffolk County prosecutor spoke.The defendant, from Long Island, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, who went lacking in 2009, and Megan Waterman and Am...

NIAMEY, Niger — The coup in Niger may enhance the power of Islamic extremists to recruit within the nation, doubtlessly growing violence and additional threatening the soundness of Africa’s Sahel area, a former jihadi fighter stated in an interview with The Associated Press. ...

While Barbenheimer has taken a lot of the world by storm, the distinction between the 2 movies is inflicting a stir in Japan the place it has been dubbed insensitive. Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie and Christopher Nolan's biopic on J Robert Oppenheimer, the creator of the atomic bombs which had been dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have taken field workplaces by storm after they had been each launched within the US on 21 July. But after edited photos circulated on-line that includes Barbie star Margot Robbie and Oppenheimer actor Cillian Murphy in entrance of a backdrop of flames, Warner Bros US has apologised for its engagement with the memes.The official Barbie Movie Twitter account had replied to a few of the posts - together with a now deleted tweet ...

A high Defense Department official stated Beijing continues to rebuff makes an attempt to determine communications with senior leaders within the Pentagon whilst China advances its navy growth plans whereas the U.S. ramps up deadly help to Taiwan. ...

A British pensioner who killed his terminally sick spouse in Cyprus to finish her struggling has visited her grave for the primary time the day after being free of jail.Retired miner David Hunter was launched from custody on Monday after a courtroom sentenced him to 2 years in jail for the manslaughter of Janice, his partner of 52 years.After her dying in December 2021, Mrs Hunter was buried at a cemetery minutes from the couple's Cyprus dwelling in Tremithousa - a small village close to the coastal resort city of Paphos. But Hunter, 76, has been unable to go to the grave as he was admitted to hospital instantly after Mrs Hunter's dying following a failed suicide try, then taken into custody and prosecuted for homicide.The pensioner spent 19 months...

BEIJING — Torrential rain in areas round China’s capital, Beijing, killed at the very least 20 individuals and left 27 lacking, the federal government reported Tuesday, as flooding destroyed roads, uprooted timber and knocked out energy. ...

England's Lionesses have reached the knock-out levels of the Women's World Cup after a dominant 6-1 win in opposition to China in Adelaide.The European champions wanted only a level in opposition to the Women's Asian Cup winners to clinch high spot in Group D. But they settled nerves early on within the match when Alessia Russo hooked within the opener after simply 4 minutes. Image: Alessia Russo put England in entrance after simply 4 minutes Lauren Hemp added a second 26 minutes in, earlier than Lauren James scored her second curled marvel aim of the World Cup to make it 3-0 earlier than half-time.James thought she had added a fourth with one other superbly positioned long-range strike earlier than the break....

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The destiny of an American nurse and her daughter kidnapped in Haiti final week stays unknown Tuesday because the U.S. State Department refused to say whether or not the abductors made calls for. ...

Iran has introduced a nationwide shutdown on account of "unprecedented heat". A two-day nationwide vacation will begin tomorrow with governmental workplaces, banks and colleges all closing. The well being ministry mentioned hospitals will likely be on excessive alert, because it warned the aged and other people with well being circumstances to remain indoors.Many cities and cities throughout Iran have sweltered for days in warmth as excessive as 40C (104F), with the mercury rising to 50C (122F) within the southwest metropolis of Ahvaz. Image: An Iranian boy cool off in a downtown road throughout a scorching and sunny day in Tehran, Iran Image: An Iranian Taxi dr...

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong authorities official vowed Tuesday to mull authorized adjustments and arrange protocols to higher defend whales after the invention of a carcass sparked anger on social media and hypothesis that sightseers had contributed to the animal’s dying. ...