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Man who murdered elderly mother for TV remote sentenced to 15 years

The court was told that Surjit Singh, who was a carer for his elderly mother, began the attack after Kaur commented negatively on his state of intoxication and took away the TV remote.

Surjit Singh
An alligator is seen in the Everglades' swamps during the 2020 Python Challenge Python Bowl in Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee, Florida, U.S. January 15, 2020. Picture taken January 15, 2020.

Toddler mauled to death by alligator at Disney World

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Parramatta sails with US Navy Amphibious assault ship USS America, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry in the South China Sea, April 18, 2020.

Australia to invest $25b to upgrade Henderson shipyard as AUKUS nuclear submarine maintenance hub

Nuns Rita, 81, and Bernadette, 88, talk to villagers, as they along with nun Regina, 86, occupy their old Goldenstein convent in Goldenstein castle, near Salzburg, and refuse to move back to their retirement home, in Elsbethen, Austria, September 12, 2025.

Nun on the run! Elderly nuns escape retirement home to return to shuttered convent


Charles Dance claims peace in the Middle East will come when Balfour Declaration 'unpicked'

The actor, who previously worked on a docudrama series for Al Jazeera, admitted to being "obsessed" with the conflict.

Actor Charles Dance arrives for a screening of the film "The Tender Bar" as part of the BFI London Film Festival, in London, Britain, October 10, 2021.

Greek authorities arrest abbot alleged to have been trafficking church relics

Six defendants are being held over the charges, which saw prized historic artefacts listed for sale at €200,000.

A Christian cross discovered on an island in Abu Dhabi.

Antisemitism accusations hound Corbyn’s new party as advisor accuses PM of taking money from Israel

Andrew Feinstein was recorded claiming that “powerful Israel lobbyists” were influencing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour government.

A protester holds a sign as demonstrators from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign call for an arms embargo on Britain's weapons exports to Israel, as part of the group's Summer of Action for Gaza, at RAF High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire, Britain August 16, 2025.

Wearing blue, Carrie actress Chloë Grace Moretz ties the knot with Kate Harrison

The pair tied the knot on Labor Day weekend, where and were wed wearing Louis Vuitton.

Chloë Grace Moretz

Islamophobic biker gang hired to guard Gaza aid distribution sites - BBC

The gang was reportedly hired to guard UG Solutions, a private contractor providing security at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, where Hamas has targeted numerous aid workers. 

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Rafah in the Gaza Strip to visit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid site, August 1, 2025.

Comedy Central pulls South Park episode parodying Charlie Kirk after assassination

Before his death, Charlie Kirk had shared his joy at being featured in the notorious animated series.

Eric Cartman parodies Charlie Kirk on South Park.

Doctor who left anaesthetized patient mid-procedure for sex with nurse allowed to continue practise

The doctor was dismissed from a hospital in Manchester after he was found to have left an unconscious patient to go have sex with a nurse in a nearby operating theater.

 An illustrative image of a hospital bed.

Recording from the deep: Scientists discover new species of bumpy snailfish

The researchers were recording the depths when they discovered an unfamiliar pink snailfish swimming just above the seafloor.

SUNY Geneseo researchers and their collaborators have described three new snailfishes, including the bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi) discovered using MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts.

Almost 93% of German pilots sleep during flights, survey reveals

A German pilots’ union warns of rising cockpit fatigue, with most pilots admitting to in-flight naps amid staffing shortages and packed flight rosters.

Planes of German air carrier Lufthansa are parked as Lufthansa pilots start a strike over a wage dispute, at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany September 2, 2022.

Bribe-proof official: Albania appoints first AI minister to tackle corruption

Prime Minister Edi Rama said the AI official will manage and award all public tenders in which the government contracts private companies for various projects.

A member of parliament from the Democratic Party, Albania's biggest opposition party, sets off a smoke flare as the parliament gathers for a vote on whether to lift the immunity of opposition leader Sali Berisha so he can face corruption charges, in Tirana, Albania, December 21, 2023

North Korea executed people for sharing K-Dramas, UN finds

Surveillance has grown more pervasive since 2014 with the help of new technologies, while punishments have become harsher

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony for the launch of a "new multipurpose destroyer," as per state media KCNA's reports, in Nampo, North Korea, in this handout picture released on April 26, 2025, by the Korean Central News Agency.