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A British expat accused of murdering his terminally in poor health spouse in Cyprus has informed a court docket she "cried and begged" him to assist finish her life.David Hunter, 75, mentioned his companion Janice, who had blood most cancers, pleaded with him for "five or six weeks" earlier than he ultimately agreed to grant her want. The retired miner held again tears as he informed Paphos District Court on Monday: "I didn't want to do it. I said no."But Hunter mentioned he gave in after she grew to become "hysterical" and informed him: "I can't go on." Image: An undated household picture of David and Janice Hunter Wife's 'disgrace' at deteriorating situation Janice, 74, died of asphyxiation in December 2021 on the coup...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria on Monday known as on Arab nations to spend money on the war-torn nation, now once more a member of the Arab League. The enchantment from Syria’s economic system and commerce minister got here throughout an financial convention in Saudi Arabia, forward of a league summit within the kingdom. ...

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s army chief has ordered the freezing of all financial institution accounts belonging to a rival paramilitary drive. The two sides have battled for weeks throughout Sudan, pushing the troubled nation to the brink of all-out warfare. The decree, issued on Sunday by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burha...

Turkey's election seems to be heading for a run-off, because it seems possible the 2 principal candidates will fail to clear the 50% threshold wanted to keep away from a second spherical.With 99.4% of the home votes and 84% of the abroad votes counted, Recep Tayyip Erdogan had 49.4% of the votes and Kemal Kilicdaroglu had 45%, Ahmet Yener, the top of the Supreme Electoral Board, instructed reporters. A 3rd candidate, nationalist politician Sinan Ogan, acquired 5.2%.Speaking to supporters in Ankara, Mr Erdogan mentioned he might nonetheless win however would respect the nation's determination if the race went to a run-off on 28 May.He mentioned: "If our nation has made its alternative in favour of the second spherical of the election then that can be welcome. "We believe that ...

IDLIB, Syria — The chief of an rebel group that guidelines a lot of northwest Syria rose to notoriety over the previous decade by claiming lethal bombings, threatening revenge in opposition to Western “crusader” forces and dispatching Islamist spiritual police to crack down on ladies deemed to be immodestly dressed. ...

The UK has pledged to ship lots of of latest long-range assault drones to Ukraine forward of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assembly with Rishi Sunak as we speak.The Ukrainian president will meet Mr Sunak at Chequers, the prime minister's nation retreat, for "substantive negotiations" over navy assist. Two Russian commanders killed - newest updatesThe authorities stated Mr Sunak will verify as we speak the additional provision of lots of of air defence missiles and additional unmanned aerial methods, together with lots of of latest long-range assault drones with a variety of over 200km.Mr Sunak stated it was a "crucial moment" in Ukraine's resistance towards Russia's invasion, including: "We must not let them down." It comes as Mr Zelenskyy embarks on a multi-stop European tour for el...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants within the Gaza Strip seemed to be holding Sunday after a five-day conflict that killed 33 Palestinians and two individuals in Israel. The newest spherical of Gaza combating was sparked Tuesday when Israeli jets killed three ...

The Wagner Group of mercenaries has been combating in Ukraine since Russia's first invasion in 2014, however little or no was identified in regards to the group, or its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, till the top of 2022 when he started talking publicly. As the UK and EU put together to declare the Wagner Group a terror organisation, is the mercenary group, and Prigozhin himself, changing into a legal responsibility for the Kremlin? On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson asks about what we all know of the shadowy head of Wagner, with Samantha de Bendern, affiliate fellow on the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and takes a better have a look at the function Wagner Group is enjoying within the invasion of Ukraine with Joana de Deus Pereira, senior analysis fellow on the Roya...

BEIJING — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in jail Monday on spying costs. John Shing-Wan Leung, who holds everlasting residency in Hong Kong, was detained April 15, 2021, by the counterintelligence company within the southeastern metropolis of Suzhou. The metropolis’s intermedia...

Six lions have been killed by herders in Kenya, simply days after one of many nation's oldest lions was additionally fatally focused.The six lions had killed goats and a canine in villages near Amboseli National Park in Kenya's south, the nation's wildlife service mentioned. They have been speared to dying on Saturday, three days after a 19-year-old male lion named Loonkiito was additionally killed by herders after wandering out of the nationwide park looking for meals.Speaking about Saturday's deaths, Richard Bonham, government chairman of Big Life Foundation Kenya, mentioned the organisation's rangers had tried to disperse a bunch of 9 lions after they attacked the goats and canine at a homestead, however six had refused to depart.Police, a vet and representatives from the...