‘No one has been able to accept it yet.’ Grieving families collected the bodies of loved ones killed in Bangkok’s deadly pub fire as police investigated the cause of the blaze and possible safety breaches that have claimed 30 lives.
Published On 14 Jul 202614 Jul 2026
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Taiwanese authorities have warned that Bavi could bring up to 1m (39 inches) of rainfall. Some 29,000 soldiers have been put on standby to help with relief efforts, according to the island’s defence ministry. Bavi is set to be the largest storm, by size, to hit the island since 1987, Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration told…
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, has died at the age of 71. He died on Saturday evening following a “brief and sudden illness”, according to his office. Elected to the Senate in 2002, the South Carolina politician was one of Washington’s most influential voices on foreign policy, often…
Tehran, Iran – Iran and the United States have offered clashing narratives over the fate of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as they continue to trade threats, even as they maintain contact through mediators. Iranian state media on Saturday released the latest statement attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen or…
Man arrested on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe’s murder is released A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering the former MP Ann Widdecombe has been released from custody and is no longer part of the investigation, Devon and Cornwall police said early on Saturday. In a statement, the force’s assistant chief constable, Matt Longman, said:…
SpaceX investors have swung from celebration to apparent concern in its first month as a publicly traded company. When shares in the firm, co-founded and led by Elon Musk, first became available for individuals to buy on the public stock market on 12 June, there was an investor frenzy. Although the company had decided to…
Born Nigel John Dermot Neill in Omagh, Northern Ireland, in 1947, he moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, with his family as a child. He adopted the name Sam at the age of 12 because there were several Nigels at his school. He began acting while studying at the University of Canterbury and made his film…