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Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse stripped of title after alleged racist posts resurface
Miss North Carolina USA has been stripped of her beauty pageant title just over a month removed from her victory as a string of alleged racist posts resurfaced. Brittany Boltinhouse, 27, was formally dethroned from the position on Wednesday after pageant…
Hungary’s PM optimistic about Paks nuclear power station restart
Published on 06/08/2026 – 10:24 GMT+2•Updated 10:46 Hungary’s Prime Minister Péter Magyar says he is optimistic that the Paks nuclear power station will be able to restart soon as water levels on the Danube slowly rise. Hungary shut down its sole nuclear…
EXCLUSIVE: Key members of India’s Bishnoi gang named in Canadian intelligence report
An amateur boxer. An Ontario trucking company boss. A social media user whose Instagram account features photos of cash and military-style weapons. A classified intelligence report obtained by Global News names the “key members” of the India-based gang that…
Why Crestwood High and Lake Macquarie High are the state’s most-improved public schools
August 6, 2026 — 7:30pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA At Crestwood High in Sydney’s north-west, the start of the school year begins with the top student from the previous year…
Jersey Shore amusement park ride malfunctions, leaving riders hanging upside down
Thrillseekers at a popular New Jersey amusement park screamed in terror as they were left dangling upside down after a ride broke down mid-cycle. Riders were stuck in the air for five to seven minutes when the Wipe Out ride at Playland’s Castaway Cove at the…
More than 1,100 years old: Germany’s oldest tree discovered
Published on 06/08/2026 – 10:20 GMT+2 Trees age very slowly. The reason is that they constantly renew their tissues: needles or leaves, bark, twigs, trunk and roots are continuously regenerated while older parts gradually die off. A remarkable fact: while…
Repeat DV offender breaks down as victim reads out harrowing statement in Perth court
August 6, 2026 — 6:06pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A Perth woman who was the victim of a horrific assault at the hands of her partner has confronted him in court and detailed…
Missouri mom, teen daughter gunned down by elderly neighbor over noise complaint in murder-suicide
A Missouri mother and her teenage daughter were shot and killed by their elderly neighbor, who confronted them outside their home over a noise complaint, before he turned the gun on himself and died days later. Jessica Lashly, 38, and Jersey Greer, 17, were…
Call to arms: How neutrality works in a time of mass militarisation
The European Union is rearming at an eye-watering pace not witnessed in decades. Yet as the continent invests billions into its military might, and confronts its most perilous environment since the Cold War, four EU countries cling to a defining principle…
Cats sponsor hit with more than 300 charges over alleged $10 million fraud
August 6, 2026 — 5:34pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Former Geelong Football Club sponsor Sy Giang Nguyen has been hit with more than 300 charges by police over an alleged…