A man allegedly killed his three children. The warning signs of a crime like this are not always predictable
Warning: This story discusses family harm, suicide and mental health, and may upset some readers. After the suspected killings of three children by their father at their Manawatu home, questions immediately focused on whether there were any “red flags”. Previous cases of filicide in New Zealand show that the warning signs are not always predictable. On Saturday, Manawatu father Dean Field seemingly killed his three children , set his house alight and is suspected of then taki
Moscow Police Arrest Mother of Boy Whose Severed Head Was Found in Backpack
Russian law enforcement authorities on Monday said they arrested the mother of a six-year-old boy whose severed head was reportedly discovered inside a backpack left at a pond in northeastern Moscow over the weekend. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said a backpack containing “a fragment of the child’s body” was recovered at the Golyanovsky Pond on Sunday. Telegram news channels with purported links to law enforcement authorities claimed the bo
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood products, media reports said Wednesday, as the diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan escalated and officials girded for a prolonged dispute. The ban would effectively be a return to one put in place in August 2023, following Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Tokyo and Beijing reached an agreement in September last year to resume im
Mainland spokesperson calls on Taiwan compatriots to recognize harmful nature of Japan's actions
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday called on compatriots in Taiwan to recognize the dangers and harmful nature of Japan's related actions, stand together to resolutely crush all separatist activities aimed at "Taiwan independence" and foreign interference, and safeguard the shared homeland of the Chinese nation. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's rec
Sudan: Pregnant women embark on harrowing journeys to flee El-Fasher violence
Nadra Mohamed Ahmed was seven months pregnant when she fled violence in her hometown of El-Fasher in Sudan. After a nearly 40 kilometres walk across unsafe roads with her two children, she found safe transportation to a shelter across the country. “By the time I arrived here, I had lost a lot of blood," said Ahmed from her tent at the overcrowded displacement camp in the town of Al-Dabbah, in northern Sudan. "I was admitted to the ICU where I spent a few days and had a blood
At least 32 dead in Congo mine bridge collapse
A bridge at a copper and cobalt mine in southeastern Congo collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at least 32 people, a regional government official said Sunday. The bridge at the Kalando mine in Mulondo in Lualaba province fell on Saturday, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, the province's interior minister, said during a press conference. “Despite the strict prohibition on accessing the site due to heavy rainfall and the risk of landslides, illegal diggers forced their way into the quarry
Huge disruption as 'landslip crash' train derails
An early morning train from Glasgow to London has derailed, seemingly after hitting a landslip, leading to major disruption set to last for "a number of days" on the West Coast Mainline. At 06:10 GMT the 04:28 Avanti West Coast service from Glasgow Central to London Euston came off the tracks at Shap in Cumbria, the train operator said. Lines north of Preston and south of Carlisle were blocked as a result, leaving passengers stranded either side of the crash. The North West A
Perth mum Jennifer Mui Len Chin narrowly avoids jail for stabbing her 14yo daughter’s boyfriend
A mother has narrowly avoided jail for stabbing her 14-year-old daughter’s boyfriend when she caught him under the covers in a bedroom of their home. A mother who stabbed her 14-year-old daughter’s boyfriend in the chest after catching him inside a bedroom at their home has narrowly avoided jail. Jennifer Mui Len Chin was handed a two-year suspended sentence after a jury found her guilty of intent to cause bodily harm in the Perth District Court earlier this year. The inciden
5 German mountaineers die in northern Italy after being hit by avalanche
Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday. Three victims — two men and a woman — had already been recovered dead on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning. “They had been dragged to the lower part of the gully where the avalanche occurred,” said Alpine rescue spokesman Federico Catania. “Rescue teams are now returning
Despite Costly Programs and an Intensified Family Values Campaign, Russian Women Aren’t Having More Children
Earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin said that “support for families” and stimulating birth rates were “the most important” of all of Russia’s national projects and strategic plans. “Fatherhood and motherhood are happiness, and happiness should not be postponed,” Putin said at a meeting of the presidential council on Russia’s demographics. Russian officials, who have repeatedly described its demographics and “very low” birth rate as a serious concern, are intensify
