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King deeply saddened over Briton’s death in New Orleans attack, palace sources say King Charles is deeply saddened by the death of a British man who was killed in the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, Buckingham Palace sources say. Edward Pettifer, 31 – who was named by the Metropolitan Police on Saturday morning – is believed to be the stepson of Alexandra Pettifer, known as Tiggy, who looked after Prince William and Prince Harry when they were children. Palaces sources have told the BBC the King has been in touch with Mr Pettifer’s family to share his personal condolences. In a tribute, Mr Pettifer’s family described him as a “wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend to so many”.

As an Israeli delegation heads to Doha for talks, Israeli forces kill at least 26 people in attacks across Gaza. At least 35 Palestinians have been killed in multiple Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, as high-level negotiators prepare to resume stalled ceasefire talks. Israeli forces killed at least 19 people in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Reporting from Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum said Friday was shaping up to be “another bloody day”, following a 24-hour period in which at least 71 Palestinians were killed in 34 Israeli air attacks, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office. Abu Azzoum said gunfire in Deir el-Balah suggested a “potential military advance by Israeli ground forces” in response to a Hamas attack on

Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, was a dual citizen of the US and Ireland and traveled to Lebanon and Syria in 2024 to attempt to join Hezbollah. By REUTERS JANUARY 3, 2025 09:28 Jack Danaher Molloy in photographs he took as part of an application process to join Hezbollah. (photo credit: Western District of Pennsylvania US Attorney’s Office) A Pennsylvania man who previously served in the US Army was indicted by a grand jury on charges of attempting to support Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and of making false statements to the FBI, the US Justice Department said on Thursday. Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, was a dual citizen of the US and Ireland and traveled to Lebanon and Syria in 2024 to attempt to join Hezbollah, designated by the US as a

The furore over a suspected cat killer lurking on a campus in Kuala Lumpur intensified on Friday after the discovery of another “extensively mutilated” feline enraged animal lovers who have already rescued dozens of cats. In the latest incident, the Universiti Malaya Student Union (UMSU) said a cat was found on Thursday outside the medicine faculty with its internal organs exposed. Malaysia is a cat-loving nation where pet ownership has soared since the pandemic, largely influenced by its Muslim majority, who generally favour cats over dogs due to cultural and religious beliefs, including the Prophet Muhammad’s reputed fondness for the felines. Animal rights activists and members of the public descended upon the campus on December 22 and rescued 22 cats, fearing they could be targeted next. Their intervention came after

New Orleans attacker did not act alone, FBI believes Getty Images The suspect in the New Orleans attack that killed 15 people on New Year’s Day did not act alone, US investigators believe. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen, is believed to have driven a pick-up truck into a crowd on a busy New Orleans street, before exiting the vehicle and firing a weapon. He was shot dead by police at the scene. The FBI says an Islamic State (IS) group flag was found inside the vehicle he was driving, while two improvised explosive devices were found nearby. FBI assistant special agent Alethea Duncan said the agency did not believe Jabbar was “solely responsible” and were investigating the incident as an “act of terrorism”. President Joe Biden said investigators were

Ukrainian forces have captured an injured North Korean soldier who was sent to support Russia’s war, South Korea’s spy agency confirmed Friday. The soldier is believed to be the first North Korean prisoner of war captured since December, when Pyongyang deployed forces to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. The confirmation comes after a photo purporting to show the wounded soldier circulated on Telegram. North Korea has sent more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia, according to Kyiv and Seoul – though Moscow and Pyongyang have neither confirmed nor denied their presence. “This is the first one in a string of captures and killings,” Yang Uk, a research fellow at the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, told the BBC. “For Ukrainians, it’s more beneficial to capture these North Korean troops and

Nancy Odindo, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics, news, and feature stories across digital and print media in Kenya. Nairobi – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has strongly refuted allegations by Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah that one of its vehicles was involved in the alleged abduction of cartoonist Gideon Kibet, also known as Kibet Bull. DCI boss Amin Mohamed (l) and Busia senator Okiya Omtatah (r) at past events. The vehicle allegedly used in Kibet Bull’s abduction (c). Photo: DCI/Okiya Omtatah.Source: Twitter The claims surfaced after Senator Omtatah revealed details of a meeting with Kibet at Taj Towers, during which his team reportedly spotted a white Subaru equipped with communication gear parked near the venue. According to Omtatah, the vehicle, which he

A gas explosion at a vulcaniser’s shop at Kpakungun, a suburb of Minna, has killed one person and injured two others. The victims of the incident, which happened on Christmas Day, were identified as Zakari Aliyu, Mohammed Usman Baba, and Umar Mohammed. Faisal Avuya, an eye witness, said the explosion occurred after Usman Baba, the shop owner, refilled a customer’s gas cylinder. READ ALSO: Atiku Condemns Killing Of ‘Innocent Citizens’ In Sokoto Airstrike “The cylinder became hot, and Zakari, who was an apprentice, fetched water to cool it down as they usually do. However, as he poured water on it, the cylinder exploded,” Avuya said. The apprentice died on the spot while the shop owner and his son, Umar, sustained serious injuries. Authorities are yet to comment on the incident

Hoodlums have attacked the Palace of Etsu Lokoja, Emmanuel Dauda-Shelika, the Nyamkpa fourth, and burnt his car as well as some valuable properties in his residence.  The palace which is located at New Layout, Lokoja the Kogi state capital, was on Saturday allegedly attacked by hoodlums at about 1:00 am while the monarch narrowly escaped by scaling the fence. The attack follows the plans by Nupe Natives of the Lokoja Development Union to host the second Edition of Nupe Natives end of the year event, tagged: “Lokoja ’24 Nupe Cultural Fiesta” slated to be held on December 21, 2024. The event was aborted due to the unfortunate attack when many Nupe natives from neighbouring states started arriving on the eve of the occasion. Narrating his ordeal, the monarch said, it

The 102 refugees, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee. More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port. The 102 people, including 25 children, were taken to Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee, a navy spokesman said on Friday. “Medical checks have to be done before they are allowed to disembark,” the spokesman said. The Muslim-majority ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and thousands risk their lives each year on long sea journeys, the majority heading southeast to Malaysia or Indonesia. But fisherman spotted the drifting trawler off Sri Lanka’s northern coast at Mullivaikkal at dawn on Thursday. The navy spokesman said

On Sunday, as migrant workers were being celebrated across Singapore in line with International Migrants Day, a fatal accident occurred involving labourers travelling on the back of a lorry in the western end of the city state. A 40-year-old man died at the scene, two passengers were taken to hospital and the driver was arrested, the authorities said. Images of bloodied workers lying on a grass verge by the road made their rounds online, along with pictures from the back of the lorry where a large metal contraption could be seen, sparking outrage about how migrant workers continue to be transported with heavy equipment in the back of lorries in Singapore. “These are men’s lives at stake. Not simply dollars and cents. It is time we do something about workers

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States is behind the arrest of the Vanderbijlpark man. A 48-year-old Vanderbijlpark man who raped, sexually assaulted, and created and distributed pornography (porn) of his girlfriend’s minor daughter will spend Christmas behind bars. The man who has not been named, appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court this week. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States of America (USA) is behind the arrest of the man. Charges National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said the man is facing charges of rape, sexual assault, and creation of child pornography and distribution of a 13-year-old girl. “It is alleged that in 2020, the accused who is in a love relationship with the mother of the victim began to expose the

Katz also threatened Halevi that he would freeze all potential high command appointments until he receives the probe results. By YONAH JEREMY BOB DECEMBER 19, 2024 14:12 Israel Katz attends a replacing ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on November 10, 2024. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday told IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi that all October 7 disaster probes must be finished by the end of January. Katz also threatened Halevi that he would freeze all potential high command appointments until he receives the probe results. The defense minister has blocked multiple mid-level appointments recently, saying that the officers in question could not be promoted until their role in the October 7, 2023 disaster was clarified. This latest move by