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Lessle, his wife Barbara and two grandchildren aged nine and five, as well as air conditioning contractor James Lewis, were pronounced dead at the scene of Thursday’s shooting in the Rock Hill area of South Carolina, 25 miles outside of Charlotte. Former NFL defensive back Adams, 32, was named as …

The Kahala Hotel and Resort in Honolulu, Hawaii was locked down for around 10 hours on Saturday evening while the shooter remained in his room, and guests were forced to sleep in the lobby, where staff distributed food, pillows, and blankets. Though the unnamed serviceman is said to have fired …

Over the past week, Washington has been sending strongly-worded warnings to Moscow over the movements of troops on its western border. From the US point of view, Russia is acting aggressively and may be preparing for military action in neighboring Ukraine, a country that counts the US as its patron. …

The trio of players, who also included former England Under-21 star Hamza Choudhury, were not considered for selection in Sunday’s crucial fixture at West Ham – a game which could have vital ramifications in either side’s hopes of securing Champions League qualification.  The move came after the players were confronted by Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers …

A draft bill won the support of the National Assembly on Saturday night, which would impose a complete ban on domestic flights on routes that can be serviced by trains in less than two-and-a-half hours. The move is aimed at lowering carbon emissions and is part of a broader national …

Iran reserves the right to “take action” against those behind the incident at the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facility in Natanz, the head of the nation’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, told state TV on Sunday.  He called the incident at the plant an act of “nuclear terrorism.” Iran “condemns …

The death of a cinereous vulture – which is classed as a near-threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – was confirmed this week to be the first recorded case in Europe of an animal being poisoned by diclofenac, after feasting on the carcass of livestock. …

Buchenwald was one of the longest-operating and largest facilities, where people deemed undesirable by the Nazi government were worked to death or simply killed. The largest group at the concentration camp were Soviet prisoners of war and civilians kidnapped as slaves in Nazi-occupied parts of the Soviet Union, Steinmeier reminded …

Named after two blockbuster films featuring a Chinese soldier who defeats all comers, with foreign mercenaries a favourite, the real-world wolf warriors dispense with the usual diplomatic niceties when calling out the West over perceived injustices and making one thing crystal clear: Beijing is not happy.  The belligerent tone and …

It is said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. In that metaphor, if the brick and mortar is good intention, then the signposts that lead to the road are all misleading advertisements. Twitch, which is easily the largest live streaming service in the world, announced that …