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South Korea’s president reportedly defies summons in martial law inquiry
South Korea’s conservative president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has reportedly failed to obey a summons from prosecutors investigating him on charges including insurrection as he faces impeachment after declaring martial law.
Yoon, who was sent a summons on Wednesday requesting him to appear for questioning at 10am local time on Sunday, …
Woman dies after shooting in north-west London
A woman has died after a triple shooting in Brent, north-west London, on Saturday night.
The Metropolitan police said two men, both in their 30s, were also injured, with one taken to hospital where he remained in a critical condition. The other man suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Officers were called …
‘If we don’t get off this mountain I don’t think I can do another night’: climber Fay Manners on surviving the odds
Fay Manners was 6,400m up a mountain in the Indian Himalayas when she heard her climbing partner, Michelle Dvorak, scream from below. The rope attaching her to the rock face snapped tight, but held firm. Fearing something terrible had happened, Manners looked down with dread – but thankfully Dvorak was …
Yvette Cooper admits ‘complex’ relations with China amid Prince Andrew spy claims
The UK home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has admitted the government has a “complex arrangement” with China because of the need for economic co-operation, against the backdrop of the exclusion of an alleged Chinese spy with links to Prince Andrew.
The man – who was banned from Britain by the government …
Israel launches dozens of airstrikes on Syria despite rebel leader's peace pledge
Israel struck dozens of sites in Syria overnight with airstrikes, despite the Syrian rebel leader, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, saying his Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group was not interested in conflict with Israel.
The latest airstrikes follow a statement by Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, that Israeli troops, who seized the …
Smith steadies Australia and Head puts India to sword on day of two centuries
Steve Smith, Gabba, century. Not a surprising combination of words, for a player with a 10th of his career runs at the venue, one decent innings away from taking that number past 1,000. More surprising given the way that contemporary Smith has been grinding away for a long while without …
Collingwood says ‘special’ spell blew England away but Crawley ready to fire
England tend to push a coach out the dressing room door after a blowout with the bat and on the second day in Hamilton, with control of the third Test having been seized by New Zealand, this dubious honour fell to Paul Collingwood.
There was not much Collingwood could say …
Australian tourists in hospital in Fiji with suspected alcohol poisoning
Several Australians are seriously ill in hospital in Fiji with what local authorities suspect is alcohol poisoning.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) confirmed through a spokesperson on Sunday evening that it was providing consular assistance to two Australian families in Fiji but declined to provide further details.
…Double tops: Lukes lead way but world darts championship field is wide open
The double two. At the end of the seventh set. Luke Littler’s on 58, two darts left, but he thinks he’s on 68. He hits the treble-18. Realises what he’s done. Steps away. Steps up. Misses the double two that would have put him 5-2 up in the world championship …
SXSW arts and tech festival leaves Texas for a jaunt in east London
Barack Obama, Johnny Cash, Matthew McConaughey, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerburg have all taken a turn at addressing its crowds, but now the Texan culture and tech festival that likes to predict the future is to become a bona fide East Ender.
The European edition of South by Southwest has …