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SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday (May 9) reaffirmed his country’s commitment to its mutual defence treaty with Russia, in a message to President Vladimir Putin congratulating Russia on the anniversary of the ​defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.Kim reiterated North Korea’s position to “give top priority” to its partnership with Russia and its commitment to “the implementation of the obligations of the inter-state treaty,” according to North Korean state media KCNA.Russia and North Korea in 2024 ‌signed a “Comprehensive ⁠Strategic Partnership Treaty” during a visit to Pyongyang by Putin. The pact includes a mutual…

new video loaded: David Attenborough Celebrates His 100th BirthdaytranscriptBacktranscriptDavid Attenborough Celebrates His 100th BirthdayThe filmmaker David Attenborough, who turned 100-years-old on Friday, has spent decades documenting and advocating for the natural world.“I’ve been bitten by a few adult otters in my time, and they really do have enormous teeth which go straight to the bone. I had rather thought that I would celebrate my 100th birthday quietly, but it seems that many of you have had other ideas. I’ve been completely overwhelmed by birthday greetings. I would like to thank you all most sincerely for your kind messages.” “We are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Gavin Newsom is rolling out a taxpayer-backed freebie for new parents, promising hundreds of diapers for every baby born in California under a new statewide program.The Democrat announced Friday that the state will partner with nonprofit Baby2Baby to hand out 400 free diapers to families leaving participating hospitals, starting this summer. The initiative, dubbed “Golden State Start,” is being billed as a first-in-the-nation effort to ease the high cost of raising a child.”Every baby born in California deserves a healthy start in life,” Newsom said in a statement, touting the plan…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Four more women, including a former colleague, have accused former NFL player and ESPN analyst Marcellus Wiley of sexual assault.Wiley was first accused in November 2023 but immediately called those allegations “BS.” Two more women then came forward with new allegations in March of last year.But new allegations were filed in court last month, including from a former ESPN production assistant who said Wiley tricked the employee into thinking they were having a work meeting in order for her to go into his hotel room in 2009. Marcellus Wiley of the Dallas Cowboys…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly declassified government files detailing “UFO” sightings during NASA’s Apollo missions are challenging long-running conspiracy theories that the Moon landings were staged.The conspiracy theories — which claim NASA faked the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, and subsequent missions to win the Space Race, often alleging the events were filmed in a studio — have persisted for decades.The newly released files, however, provide additional context and previously unpublished material from the missions, including astronaut transcripts and archival imagery.GOT A TIP? Conspiracy theories surrounding the Moon landings have proved worryingly persistent…

By Hannah Sangster Global News Posted May 8, 2026 11:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Could Canada’s Snowbirds soaring through the air be a thing of the past? The question was raised after Moose Jaw Conservative MP, Fraser Tolmie, said he believes the aerial performances will be halted after the 2026 season. In a statement, the minister of national defence says, “Canadians can rest assured that they will be able to enjoy the iconic Snowbird formation for generations to come,” promising more details about the future of the Snowbirds on May 19th in Moose…

Police are urgently searching for a 12-year-old girl who has not been seen for three days.Ava-Grace Holdsworth, who also goes by the name Ash, vanished from her family home on Teneriffe Place in Mirrabooka about 8pm on Wednesday.The school girl has now been missing for more than 60 hours, prompting police to issue a public plea for help to track her down.Ava-Grace is described as being about 145cm tall with a medium build.She is likely to be easily identified by her distinctive hair, which is styled in a green and blue bob.Camera IconShe is likely to be easily identified by…

The arrests came a month after 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, were detained for allegedly running a cyberscam operation from a hotel in the island’s northwest.Immigration authorities arrested 135 Chinese men and women in March for allegedly operating a similar scam. They have since been deported.Beijing’s embassy in Colombo said at the time that it was working closely with local authorities to prevent Chinese nationals from engaging in scam operations in Sri Lanka.The embassy said Sri Lanka’s telecommunications infrastructure, favourable geographical location and relatively lenient visa policies had encouraged fraud gangs to move to the South Asian nation.In 2024, Sri…

Preah Vihear/Siem Reap provinces – When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores.She first fetches water, then washes dishes and sweeps the leaves and dust from around the blue tarpaulin tent her family now calls home, in the grounds of a Buddhist pagoda in northwestern Cambodia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSokna and her sister have stopped attending school, their mother Puth Reen said, since moving to this camp for people displaced by the recent rounds of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.The two sisters are among more than 34,440 people who remain in…

Republicans in Alabama approved plans Friday for new primary elections if courts allow a set of GOP-drawn House districts to be used in the midterms, a move that could eliminate one of the state’s two Democratic seats.The legislation, which was passed by lawmakers this week and quickly signed into law by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday, is part of an effort by Republicans in multiple southern states to respond to last week’s Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court ruling, which weakened the Voting Rights Act. The new Alabama law would effectively set aside the state’s May 19 primary results for…