January 2024 – Page 3 – World Top News Now

Toddler ‘starved to death’ after father died of heart attack

18Jan

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Toddler ‘starved to death’ after father died of heart attack

A toddler is thought to have starved to death after his father died of a heart attack in the UK, with authorities reviewing what happened. Bronson Battersby, two, was found dead next to his father at a house in Skegness in England's north east. The family is blaming social services, which has launched a review. Bronson was found in the house with the body of his father, Kenneth, 60. Lincolnshire County Council executive director of children's services, Heather Sandy, described the deaths as "devastating". "It is a tragedy that Kenneth died of a heart attack," she told BBC Radio 4's World at One. "He was at home on his own with Bronson and that meant that there was nobody left to give Bronson care, and sadly as a result...

Ecuadorean prosecutor investigating TV station attack has been assassinated, attorney-general says

18Jan

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Ecuadorean prosecutor investigating TV station attack has been assassinated, attorney-general says

An Ecuadorean prosecutor, who was reportedly leading an investigation into an attack on a local TV network, was assassinated on Wednesday in Guayaquil, according to Ecuador's Attorney-General Diana Salazar. Cesar Suarez was killed in the northern part of the city, known for being one of the most violent cities in the country. He was a prosecutor for the Guayas province and he focused on organised transnational crime, Salazar said in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. According to CNN affiliate Ecuavisa, Suarez was leading the investigation into the storming of local network TC Television by armed men while it was broadcasting live on January 9. "I am going to be emphatic, the organised criminal groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitmen...

Mayor has ‘no regrets’ over signing off email ‘go f— yourself’

16Jan

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Mayor has ‘no regrets’ over signing off email ‘go f— yourself’

The mayor of a coastal town in New Zealand says he has no regrets about signing off an email response to a constituent's query with: "Go f--- yourself, kind regards, Len." "If people were to say this is not the language or decorum you expect from a mayor, I would take that criticism on the chin," Thames-Coromandel District Mayor Len Salt told Stuff. "But I have always said to the council, and the community, I will protect them. In a climate of increasing hostility towards elected representatives and their staff, I believe it was necessary." Salt said he believed the email, sent on July 10, 2023, came from a person associated with Sovereign Citizens, a group that is growing in New Zealand. Sociologist Paul Spoonley said the group's right-wing extremist views about elect...

Republican caucuses live updates: Trump wins Iowa’s leadoff voting contest

16Jan

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Republican caucuses live updates: Trump wins Iowa’s leadoff voting contest

Donald Trump has decisively won the Iowa caucuses with his closest rivals languishing far behind, a crucial victory that reinforces the former president's grip on his party at the outset of the GOP's 2024 nomination fight. It was not immediately clear who would emerge as the second-place finisher, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis or former UN ambassador Nikki Haley. Caucus voters endured life-threatening cold and dangerous driving conditions to participate in meetings that unfolded in hundreds of schools, churches and community centres across the state. The results are just the first in what will be a months-long effort for Trump to secure the GOP nomination a third consecutive time. But the victory sends an unmistakable message to the Republican Party that the nomination is Trump...

Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks

10Jan

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Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks

It comes as the country reels from a series of attacks after the government imposed a state of emergency following the apparent escape of powerful gang leader Adolfo Macías from prison. During the TV broadcast when the studio was stormed, noises similar to gunshots could be heard in the background. The channel broadcast live for at least 15 minutes before the signal was cut off. Adolfo 'Fito' Macías in police custody in Ecuador earlier last year. His escape from prison on Sunday sparked attacks across the country. (Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Ecuador) While the transmission was on, the men could be seen on camera while some employees laid down on the floor and someone was heard yelling "Don't shoot!" Ecuador police said on X, formerly Twitter, that some unit...

Rescuers bring out five people trapped in Slovenian cave by high waters

10Jan

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Rescuers bring out five people trapped in Slovenian cave by high waters

Slovenia's rescuers on Monday successfully extracted five people who had been trapped in a cave for more than two days because of high water levels. "It is a day of happiness, it's a day of life," said Sandi Curk with the Slovenian civil protection service after water levels receded inside the Krizna Jama cave in southwestern Slovenia, making the rescue possible. Those rescued are in good spirits, said Igor Benko, head of the Speleological Association of Slovenia. None needed medical help and all have taken the ordeal well, said doctor Zlatko Pogorilić. "I think we were lucky it all ended like this," he said. The family of three adults and their two guides, all from Slovenia, didn't appear at the news conference. They go...

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