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The world’s oldest conjoined twins have died at the age of 62.Lori and George Schappell were born in 1961 in Pennsylvania with partially fused skulls and shared vital blood vessels and 30% of their brain, Guinness World Records reported. The pair died on 7 April, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, according to an obituary posted online by Leibensperger Funeral Homes. The cause of death remains unknown.Having held the title of the world’s oldest living conjoined twins since 2022, they also became the first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders after George came out as transgender…

Australian police say six people have been killed in stabbing attacks at a Sydney shopping mall, with the suspected attacker also shot dead by police. Five of the victims died at the scene, and one died later in hospital, police said. Five of those killed were women, and the sixth fatality a man, they said. The incidents occurred at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping complex, with hundreds told to evacuate the area.Knife attacker kills six people in Sydney mallTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What do we know so far? A single…

There have been several moments in the last six months when the feeling of acute geopolitical anxiety from the Middle East could be felt in Washington DC.In the hours after the Hamas attacks of 7 October there was a profound sense of “what now?”Since then, there have been a few anxious inflection points.Follow live: Iran attackBut without question this moment – right now – is the most dangerous yet, by a long way.A direct attack by Iran against Israel is unprecedented. Even if the drones are intercepted, even if casualty numbers are low or zero, Israelis will feel profoundly vulnerable…

Skip next section Ukrainian shelling of Russia-controlled town kills 10, official says04/13/2024April 13, 2024Ukrainian shelling of Russia-controlled town kills 10, official saysTen people were killed during shelling by Ukraine’s army in a Russian-controlled town in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russia-installed official said. Among the dead were three children. Yevgeny Balitsky, the top Moscow-installed official in the Zaporizhzhia region wrote on the Telegram messaging app. He said a further 18 people had been wounded in Friday night’s shelling. “Two people are reported missing. Debris removal and search continues,” he continued. Another local official installed by Russia, Vladimir Rogov, writing on his Telegram channel, said that five houses…

An Israeli teen who went missing in the occupied West Bank was confirmed dead after the discovery of his body, Israeli military officials said on Saturday. Israeli authorities described the boy’s killing as a “terrorist attack.” What do we know about the Israeli teen? Israel’s army said the boy went missing around 6:30 a.m. local time (0330 UTC) Friday from Malachi Hashalom, an Israeli settler outpost near Ramallah, which is the West Bank’s administrative center. Israeli media reported he had left to tend livestock in the area and that a sheep later returned to the outpost without him. Israeli broadcaster…

Israel is preparing to defend its airspace after Iran said it had launched dozens of missiles and drones towards its enemy.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRG) said it was responding to an “attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus” on 1 April. Two generals and seven members of the IRG were killed in the strike, which Tehran blamed on Israel.Israel has not publicly commented.Follow live updates here The IDF said on Saturday evening that an Iranian attack had begun, as did the White House.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened his war cabinet, his office announced.Dozens of…

The leader of the military junta in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, has long been accused of not being genuinely interested in a “return to democracy.” On Thursday, Goita issued a decree suspending all political activities in the restive West African nation. The ban applies “until further notice and across the entire country” and affects “political parties and associations with a political character.” Government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga justified the move in a statement read on state television on Wednesday night, citing the need to maintain “public order.” Media silenced Also on Thursday, Mali’s high authority for communication ordered all media — whether television stations, radio…

Hundreds took to the streets of Niger’s capital, Niamey, on Saturday to demand the departure of US troops. It comes after the West African country’s military leadership said it was withdrawing from a military agreement with the US. What do we know about the protest? Several prominent figures from the junta were present at the demonstration in front of the National Assembly Headquarters. The crowd chanted “Down with American imperialism” and “The people’s liberation is on the march.” Flags from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Russia were visible.Protesters in Niamey chanted “Down with American imperialism”Image: Mahamadou Hamidou/REUTERS Burkina Faso and…

New mum Ash Good has been named as one of six people killed by a knifeman in Sydney, according to Australian media reports.The 38-year-old osteopath was reportedly rushed to hospital but could not be saved, while her infant daughter was severely injured in the attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre.Earlier two men, who were nearby, said a mother threw her baby to them after she was injured.Blood was coming from her mouth, one of the men told 9News Sydney.”I was holding the baby. It looked pretty bad,” he said.His brother added: “He helped with holding the baby and trying…

The last remaining person out of 174 stranded passengers was rescued from a cable car in Turkey on Saturday afternoon, a day after a passenger was killed when one of the pods burst open. The incident occurred at the Tunektepe cable car outside of Antalya, a popular resort destination on the Mediterranean coast. Turkish news agency Anadolu identified the deceased as a 54-year-old Turkish man. Six Turkish citizens and one Kyrgyz national were also injured, including two children among them The tragedy coincided with Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim holy month Ramadan. What happened? The incident occurred…