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A 26-year-old Nigerian man, Ayowale Aledejana, was stabbed to death on Saturday, August 2, in New Cross, south-east London. According to the Metropolitan Police, officers were called to Monson Road at around 7:26 PM after reports of a stabbing. Emergency services, including paramedics and London Air Ambulance, attended the scene, but Mr Aledejana—who lived in South Norwood, Croydon—was pronounced dead on arrival. His family is being supported by specially trained officers. The incident occurred near the former Duke of Albany pub, a location featured in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead. A forensics tent has been set up at…

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez welcomed Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti aboard their $485 million superyacht, Koru, on Sunday for a relaxed day off the coast of Ibiza. The two couples previously vacationed together last summer in Sardinia, and now reunited on deck dressed for comfort. DiCaprio, 50, wore a simple white T-shirt, shorts, and his usual cap and sunglasses, while 27-year-old Vittoria sported a strapless blue top and black yoga pants. Bezos, 61, paired tropical swim trunks with a navy T-shirt, while Sánchez, 55, turned heads in a printed kimono over a bikini. The outing comes just…

Tom Holland has been spotted meeting fans in Glasgow while filming the latest Spider-Man instalment, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Filming began in the city on Friday, marking Holland’s second consecutive project in Scotland. Just last month, he was seen shooting scenes for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in Inverness and Moray. Glasgow’s city centre has been transformed to resemble an American city, with streets closed off and large areas cordoned for the two-week shoot. On Sunday, Holland was filmed performing an action sequence in full costume before greeting a crowd of around 100 fans. The production is part of a growing…

Australian AI expert Andrew Tulloch has reportedly rejected a staggering $1 billion pay package from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Tulloch, a University of Sydney graduate who grew up in Perth, spent over a decade at Facebook’s parent company before moving to OpenAI. In February, he co-founded AI start-up Thinking Machines Lab with former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati. The company is now valued at around US$12 billion (A$18.5 billion). According to The Wall Street Journal, Zuckerberg first tried to acquire the company, but Murati refused. He then attempted to poach top talent offering Tulloch a reported US$1 billion over six years,…

A British mother from Merseyside says she was sexually assaulted by a parasailing instructor during a holiday in Tunisia while suspended in the air. She claims the male instructor groped her and pressed his body against hers as they were strapped together in a tandem parasail flight above the coastal resort town of Sousse. Speaking to The Sun, she described the experience as “violating, dirty, and scary,” adding that she felt completely helpless while airborne. She had booked the £6,000 EasyJet holiday with her children and arranged a tandem parasailing session with a friend. But when staff said it was…

The Most Rev Cherry Vann, the new Archbishop of Wales, has said that same-sex marriage in church is only a matter of time. Vann, 66, made the comment in an interview with The Guardian, where she also spoke candidly about keeping her sexuality secret for decades while trying to gain acceptance as a female priest in the Anglican church. Ordained in 1994 as one of the Church of England’s first female priests, Vann has now become the UK’s first female and openly gay archbishop—and the first openly lesbian, partnered bishop to serve as a primate in the Anglican communion. She…

The family of Evyatar David, a 24-year-old Israeli hostage held in Gaza, says Hamas is deliberately starving him as part of a propaganda campaign. David was abducted on October 7, 2023, while attending the Nova Music Festival in southern Israel. He has been in captivity ever since. New footage released by Hamas shows David emaciated and digging what he describes as his own grave in a tunnel. In the video, he says, “I haven’t eaten for days… I barely got drinking water.” His family issued a public statement in response: “We are forced to witness our beloved son and brother,…

An 18-year-old man in Nkulumane, Zimbabwe, has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy in the chest over a misunderstanding that reportedly stemmed from a suspected love triangle. The incident took place on July 19, 2025, at Sokusile Shopping Centre. The younger teen was seriously injured and taken to Mpilo Hospital, where he is now recovering. According to court proceedings, the victim had been receiving academic help from a female classmate when her boyfriend, 18-year-old Qhawelenkosi Mnkandla, allegedly misinterpreted the situation as a romantic interaction. Believing there was a rivalry, Mnkandla is said to have confronted…

Chinese regulators have summoned US chipmaker Nvidia over what they claim are “serious security issues” tied to its H20 artificial intelligence chips, escalating pressure on American tech firms as US-China trade tensions drag on. On July 31, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s top internet watchdog, said it had called in Nvidia representatives to explain alleged vulnerabilities and potential backdoors in the H20 chips designed specifically for the Chinese market under US export controls. The CAC has demanded supporting documents from Nvidia, citing concerns raised by US security experts that the chips might include remote shutdown features or…

Two women have drowned in the Nyaure River near Bindura, Zimbabwe, during a ritual linked to the controversial spiritual practice known as manjuzu—a form of mermaid spirit worship that’s gaining popularity among some young women seeking wealth or fame. The incident happened during a spiritual session led by a self-proclaimed prophet who claimed he was attempting to summon mermaid spirits said to dwell in sacred waters. Speaking to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), the unnamed prophet confirmed that one of the victims was his wife. “I went with some women to pray and to invoke the mermaid spirits. One of…