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May 16, 2026 - World

Abdul Halim Khan pretended to have spiritual powers to coerce and sexually abuse girls as young as 12, a Metropolitan Police investigation revealed.

May 16, 2026 - World

Move follows upsetting viral video of ray being manhandled into unmarked boat in Florida waters last yearWildlife officials in Florida will continue to allow threatened giant manta rays to be taken from the ocean, but have tightened their policies after a viral video showed a captured ray in severe distress, and a bipartisan group of politicians called for an end to the controversial practice.Members of the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) voted on Wednesday to adopt an amended final rule reserving the right to say when and where rays can be captured for “responsible exhibition” in the US. Continue reading...

May 16, 2026 - World

Ryan Nichols is the latest such person to face charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an argumentThe number of president’s supporters accused of committing new crimes after Donald Trump pardoned them for their roles in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack recently increased to at least five.Ryan Nichols, 35, became the latest such Capitol attacker on 10 May, when authorities in Harleton, Texas, say he threateningly displayed a handgun to a person with whom he was arguing in a church parking lot. Continue reading...

May 16, 2026 - World

Pope Leo XIV denounced how military spending had increased dramatically this year, especially in Europe, at the expense of education and healthcare

May 16, 2026 - World

Police monitoring both Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march and also the annual ‘Nakba day’ pro-Palestine marchStrict conditions on the timings and the routes of both demonstrations are in place.Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom march will begin in Kingsway and move along the Strand before ending in Parliament Square. Crowds are expected to gather for the rally from 11am. Continue reading...