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Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring militant terror group after train hijacking
A spokesperson offered no evidence for the claim after 26 people were killed on a train that was hijacked in Balochistan province on Tuesday
Pakistan’s military has accused neighbouring India of sponsoring militant groups in the south-west of the country as survivors recounted their ordeal from an unprecedented attack that killed 26 passengers on a hijacked train.
The scope of the attack in Balochistan province underscores the struggles that Pakistan faces to rein in militant groups.
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John Lennon honoured on U.K. coin collection
US, Israel look to Africa to resettle Palestinians after Trump outlines vision to redevelop Gaza
Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom handed two-year jail sentence in France
- Former Narbonne president has faced financial charges
- Elsom not in court and his whereabouts remain unknown
The former Australia rugby union captain Rocky Elsom was sentenced to two years in prison by a French court on Friday, for misusing corporate assets during his time as the club president of Narbonne.
Elsom was also fined €100,000 (A$109,000) with half of that sum suspended. The 42-year-old did not appear in court; his whereabouts are currently unknown and a French arrest warrant has been issued against him.
Having taken charge of the southern French club Narbonne from 2015-16, Elsom went on trial for embezzling club funds by making unjustified expenditures to pay a coach or a general manager who was living in Australia at the time.
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Middle East latest: Hamas says it will free a US-Israeli hostage to keep ceasefire talks rolling
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Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming dead at 93
Briton dies in Kenya after being hit by vehicle in president’s motorcade
Edgar Charles Frederick, 79, was killed in the hit-and-run incident in Nairobi on Thursday
A British national has died in Kenya after being struck by a government vehicle that was part of the president’s motorcade.
Edgar Charles Frederick, 79, was killed on Thursday as President William Ruto’s motorcade made its way to a public engagement in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
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Gene Hackman estate goes to court to prevent release of autopsy pictures
Fearing release of distressing material, lawyers have petitioned a Santa Fe court to seal records to protect the family’s right to privacy
A representative for the estate of actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports, especially photographs and police body-camera video, related to the recent deaths of Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, after their partially mummified bodies were discovered at their New Mexico home in February.
Authorities last week announced Hackman died at age 95 of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease as much as a week after Arakawa, 65, died from a rare rodent-borne disease, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Hackman’s pacemaker last showed signs of activity on 18 February, indicating an abnormal heart rhythm on the day he probably died. The couple’s bodies weren’t discovered until 26 February.
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Reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
- Course was run over 1,129 miles of Alaska wilderness
- Holmes has appeared on Life Below Zero
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday negotiating the longest-ever course in the event’s history.
Holmes was first to the finish line in Nome on the Bering Sea coast. The race began on 3 March in Fairbanks after a lack of snow forced changes to the route and starting point. That made the normally 1,000-mile race a 1,129 miles slog across the Alaska wilderness. Holmes finished in 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 41 seconds.
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Gene Hackman’s estate asks court to block release of death investigation records
Qatar will send natural gas to Syria to increase its meager electricity supply
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Big March storm system threatens US with tornadoes, blizzards and wildfire risk
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Missouri father Daryl Clemmons gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time
Columbine victim’s death from health problems related to 1999 school shooting ruled a homicide
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Kenya great Eliud Kipchoge to seek return to form in Sydney Marathon
- Two-time Olympic champion to run in Australia for first time
- Race will make its World Marathon Major debut on 31 August
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, perhaps the greatest runner in history, has declared he will run the Sydney Marathon in August in a huge boon to the event’s standing.
The 40-year-old maestro, back-to-back Olympic marathon champion in 2016 and 2020 and the only runner ever to record an unofficial sub two-hour time in the event, says he’s excited to be competing in the first year that the Sydney race has been designated a World Marathon Major.
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Putin agrees in principle with proposed Ukraine ceasefire but says ‘there are issues’
'A legacy that is unmatched:' Tributes pour in for longtime Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva
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Columbia University expels some anti-Israel students who seized Hamilton Hall during last year’s protests
Democratic congressman Raúl Grijalva dies aged 77
Grijalva, who backed environmental causes during 12 terms in Congress, dies from cancer treatment complications
Democratic US representative Raúl M Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died on Thursday of complications from cancer treatments, his office said.
Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the US House natural resources committee and was the top Democrat on the committee until earlier this year. He had been absent from Congress as he underwent cancer treatment in recent months.
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Utah judge orders release of suspect in 1977 Hawaii killing after prosecution stalls
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Three more ski jumpers suspended as cheating scandal engulfs sport
- Athletes alleged to have used illegal suits
- Similar bans were handed down earlier this week
Three more Norwegian ski jumpers were suspended on Thursday in a widening cheating scandal that has shocked the sport.
World championships medalists Robin Pederson and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal were provisionally suspended along with Robert Johansson over suspicion of illegal manipulation of jump suits, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said.
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Judge temporarily blocks parts of ‘chilling’ Executive Order aimed at punishing Washington law firm
Nikki Glaser to return as host of Golden Globes in 2026
Xavier Worthy accuser Tia Jones gets protective order after Chiefs star’s choking arrest
Ashley Graham to make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the razzle-dazzle musical ‘Chicago’
Trump says Ireland cheats U.S. as its leader visits Oval Office
Middle East latest: UN-backed experts accuse Israel of sexual and gender-based violence in Gaza
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Russia says it has retaken Sudzha, biggest town in the Kursk region controlled by Ukraine
Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town from Ukraine as US awaits Putin's ceasefire response
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Texas Tech forced to cancel classes days before spring break as neon green manhole explosions knock out campus power
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez bans football players from dancing on TikTok
Former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris indicted in Oklahoma on child sexual abuse charges
FEMA launches review of migrant shelter aid, suggesting smuggling laws were violated
U.S. resumes arms deliveries to Ukraine as Russia considers 30-day ceasefire proposal
The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office
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