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Jun 28, 2025 - World

At least 13 people have also been killed in the eastern province of Punjab since Wednesday, the area's disaster management authority said.

Jun 28, 2025 - World

Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Garcia abandoned locked truckload of people in summer heat with no AC in 2022Two men face spending the rest of their lives in prison after a federal judge sentenced them on Friday for their roles in the deaths of 53 people – including six children – who were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022.A federal jury in Texas had found the two men, Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Garcia, guilty of various charges at the conclusion of a trial in March. Federal judge Orlando Garcia sentenced Torres to life in prison and Ortega to 83 years of incarceration, essentially a life sentence. Continue reading...

Jun 28, 2025 - World

With residents of the southern French port city of Marseille expected to have to cope with temperatures flirting with 40C, authorities in city ordered public swimming pools to be made free of charge to help residents beat the Mediterranean heat.

Jun 28, 2025 - World

Governor Tim Walz eulogizes Melissa Hortman, killed with husband, as ‘most consequential speaker’ in state’s historyKilled ex-Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman lies in state alongside husband and dogDemocratic former Minnesota state house speaker Melissa Hortman was honored for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral on Saturday that was attended by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.The former president and vice-president were joined by more than 1,000 other mourners. Continue reading...

Jun 28, 2025 - World

Report in the Times alleges George Freeman was paid by company that helped him write questions to governmentA Conservative MP has referred himself to the parliamentary watchdog after it was alleged he was paid by a company that helped him write questions to government.Former minister George Freeman submitted queries to Labour ministers about the sector the firm operates in, the Times reported. Continue reading...