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Bhopal teen allegedly killed over false claim that human testicles could fetch crores
A teenage boy was allegedly killed in Bhopal after a group of suspects became convinced by a false claim circulating on social media that human testicles could be sold for crores of rupees, according to the police investigation. The teenager was allegedly lured from the Iqbal Maidan area on August 6 on the pretext of helping settle a dispute. His body was recovered four days later from the Lower Lake area near Dhobi Ghat.
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Mamta Kafle Bhatt murder trial set to begin in October as court weighs evidence
Attorneys in the case against Naresh Bhatt, who is accused of killing his wife Mamta Kafle Bhatt, returned to court Thursday as the judge considered which evidence and witnesses will be permitted when the long-awaited murder trial begins in October. Bhatt, who has denied the allegations, was arrested on August 22, 2024, about three weeks after Mamta disappeared. He was initially charged with concealing a dead body and was later indicted on charges of first-degree murder and physically defiling a dead body. Mamta’s remains have never been found.
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Pakistan Supreme Court orders Imran Khan’s transfer from prison to hospital
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered former prime minister and cricket star Imran Khan to be transferred from prison to a hospital in Islamabad amid concerns over his deteriorating health. The court directed that Khan, 73, be moved to Shifa International Hospital within 48 hours and remain there until September 16, according to his spokesperson Naeem Haider Panjutha. The order followed an appeal by Khan’s family and came after repeated concerns from his lawyers and relatives about his medical condition.
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29-year-old woman dies in workplace incident at Perth towing yard
A 29-year-old woman has died in a workplace incident at a towing yard in Osborne Park, a northern suburb of Perth, while unloading a vehicle from a tow truck. Emergency services were called to Auto Tow Services near the intersection of Sundercombe Street and Collingwood Street at about 5:40 am on Tuesday. The woman, who was a tow truck driver, received emergency first aid but died at the scene. Police described the incident as a workplace death.
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12 killed, at least 10 seriously injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary
Twelve people were killed and at least 10 others seriously injured after a Polish-registered tourist bus left the M3 motorway and overturned in a ditch near Mezőkeresztes in eastern Hungary early Sunday. The crash occurred at around 1 am on the eastbound side of the M3 motorway, about 140 kilometres east of Budapest, according to Hungarian authorities. The bus was carrying 57 passengers and two drivers, all travelling from Poland. The passengers were returning from a pilgrimage to the Catholic shrine at Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Massachusetts teen charged with killing mother and brother after using ChatGPT to explore “fantasy stories” of family’s deaths
A 17-year-old Massachusetts boy has been charged with killing his mother and younger brother after prosecutors said he used the internet and ChatGPT to explore fictional “fantasy stories” involving the deaths of his family members. Arjun Aravind has been charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of his mother, Sudha Venkatesan, 45, and his 14-year-old brother, Siddharth Aravind, at their home in Massachusetts, USA. He has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.
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Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory after Iran defeat
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he would “soon” declare the strategically important Strait of Hormuz a US territory after what he described as the defeat of Iran, escalating his rhetoric over the waterway at the centre of the ongoing US-Iran conflict. Trump made the remarks during a political rally at a police academy in New York state. He said the United States would first “finish defeating” Iran and then declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory. Trump chuckled after making the statement and added, “It’s true.”
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in Brian Thompson killing
Luigi Mangione admitted in federal court on Friday that he shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan and pleaded guilty to two federal stalking charges connected to the killing. Mangione, 28, told Manhattan federal court that he had planned the attack, traveled across state lines with the intention of killing Thompson and targeted him outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, 2024. Thompson, 50, was shot as he arrived for UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor conference.
