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King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom has died aged 34, decades after becoming the world’s youngest reigning monarch at age three. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the traditional ruler of Tooro in western Uganda, has died at 34, according to an announcement from the kingdom’s Prime Minister Calvin … Read more
Norway’s King Harald V has died at 89 after 35 years as monarch, with his son succeeding him as King Haakon VIII amid renewed scrutiny of the royal family. King Harald V died Friday at age 89, the Royal House of Norway announced. He had been hospitalized after developing fluid accumulation linked to a blood … Read more
Japanese avant garde artist Yayoi Kusama, whose polka dot paintings and immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms made her one of contemporary art’s most recognizable figures, has died at 97. Born in Japan in 1929, Kusama experienced vivid hallucinations from childhood, including visions of dots, lights and flowers. Those experiences later became central to an artistic language … Read more
More than 150 people have died after Nepal Tibet flash floods struck a border region popular with pilgrims and trekkers, while hundreds remain missing. The flooding caused widespread destruction across the Nepal-Tibet border, with dramatic footage showing brown floodwater sweeping through the landscape and destroying bridges. CCTV from the Gyirong border crossing showed people fleeing … Read more
At least 22 people have died and 384 travelers remain missing after a flash flood struck Nepal’s northern Rasuwa district near the Tibet border on Aug. 26. The flooding hit the Bhote Koshi River around 8:30 am local time, sweeping through communities and damaging roads, bridges and hydropower infrastructure. Authorities warned residents to avoid the … Read more
Prince Harry and six other high profile figures have been ordered to pay an initial £9.54 million toward Associated Newspapers’ legal costs after losing their High Court privacy case. The case involved allegations that Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the Daily Mail, used unlawful information gathering methods for stories published between 1997 and 2015. … Read more
Conor Kennedy, son of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been placed on Russia’s international wanted list over alleged mercenary service in Ukraine. Russia has placed Conor Kennedy on its international wanted list following allegations linked to his 2022 deployment in Ukraine. Russian state media outlet TASS reported that the Basmanny District Court … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, plan to relocate from California to the UK later this month, according to reports from the BBC, The Telegraph and The Sun. The couple intend to establish their main base at a private, non-royal residence outside London. Their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, … Read more
A 73 year old pilot reported missing after departing Oshawa Executive Airport has been found dead after search crews located his home built aircraft submerged in Wolfe Lake, Ontario Provincial Police said. David Douglas left the airport at about 8:30 am Friday, Aug. 14, in a blue and yellow single engine aircraft and was expected … Read more
Five people were shot near Virginia State University dormitories early Saturday, leaving one victim in critical condition and prompting a campus lockdown. The Virginia State University shooting occurred around 1:28 a.m. near the Quad Annexes, close to Boisseau Street and Third Avenue, according to campus police. Chesterfield County police said officers responding to the incident … Read more
