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Record-breaking heat means ice cubes now cost more than bread and milk in parts of Mali. “I’ve come to buy ice because it’s very hot now,” says 15-year-old Fatouma Yattara as she visits her local vendor in the capital, Bamako. With no working fridge due to prolonged power cuts, she resorts to using ice cubes […]

Six suspected spies have been arrested in Germany this month alone, in what has become a torrent of allegations of Russian and Chinese espionage. For the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party it has proved especially embarrassing, because their top two candidates for the European elections in June have been caught in the crosshairs. An […]

A Miramar police officer will spend the next decade on probation after pleading guilty to child abuse earlier this week in a case where he was originally accused of having sex with a minor, court records show. On Wednesday, Jose Robell Hernandez, 29, accepted a plea agreement where he would be guilty of aggravated child […]

The Africa hunger crisis, exacerbated by a climate change–amplified El Niño, is reaching a critical point. A recent Reuters report paints a grim picture, revealing that southern Africa is grappling with its most severe drought in several years. What’s happening? Earth saw a record $63 billion in damages from weather disasters in 2023. Many of […]

In bodycam footage of the exchange, District Attorney Sandra Doorley admitted to going 20 miles per hour over the speed limit and said, “I don’t really care” USATNSYNDICATION Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley A New York district attorney was caught speeding and subsequently failed to stop for authorities before having a heated interaction with […]

Apr. 27—Ailah Charles sat patiently Saturday in the University of Pittsburgh of Johnstown Wellness Center counting the minutes until graduation alongside more than 400 peers in their caps and gowns. “I feel amazing,” Charles said. Charles is originally from New Jersey and studied civil engineering with a minor in mathematics at Pitt-Johnstown. She began pursuit […]

Police on Friday arrested a second person involved with the killing of Charlotte teenager Fate Brannon inside a fast food restaurant. A 16-year-old connected to the shooting was taken into custody after police obtained a secure custody order for murder, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department news release. On March 29, officers found 17-year-old Fate […]

The president of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Saturday reported some movement in the arduous Middle East negotiations over releasing the hostages kidnapped from Israel on October 7 by the Palestinian Islamist Hamas group in Gaza. “There is some movement in the talks about the hostages and a possible way out of the impasse […]

Apr. 27—Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? to continue reading. Get unlimited access From as low as $12.95 /mo. An Oahu grand jury has indicted two people for second-degree murder in the killing of a 57-year-old man whose decomposing body was found in bushes in Kahuku […]

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz held out the prospect of postponing a planned offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah in the event of a hostage agreement with the Palestinian Islamist Hamas militia. “The release of the hostages is our top priority,” Katz told Israel’s Channel 12 on Saturday. Also citing the minister, the Kan […]

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raised a question Thursday that goes to the heart of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s charges against former President Donald Trump. The high court was considering Trump’s argument that he is immune from prosecution for actions he took while president, but another issue is whether Smith and the Office of Special […]

BALTIMORE — Jonathan Daniels was just weeks into his new role as head of one of the nation’s busiest ports when his job changed overnight. Since the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Daniels has instead overseen a nearly closed Port of Baltimore. The executive director of the Maryland Port Administration since […]