Former lead BBC news presenter pleads guilty to 3 counts of making indecent images of children

Former lead BBC news presenter pleads guilty to 3 counts of making indecent images of children

LONDON (AP) — Huw Edwards, the BBC’s former top news presenter, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of making indecent images of children. The offenses he pleaded guilty to at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London during a 26-minute hearing involved images shared on WhatsApp between December 2020 and August 2021. Edwards has been remanded

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Live updates: Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group blames Israel  | AP News

Live updates: Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran, group blames Israel  | AP News

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh speaks during his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran after attending the inauguration of the country’s new president, Iran and the militant group said

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China accuses Japan of ‘smear attacks’ in recent talks with the US, India and Australia

China accuses Japan of ‘smear attacks’ in recent talks with the US, India and Australia

BEIJING (AP) — China has expressed strong dissatisfaction to Japan about what it called “smear attacks” against China at recent high-level meetings with the United States, India and Australia, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. A ministry statement said that Liu Jinsong, the director general of the Asian affairs department, conveyed solemn representations and serious concern

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Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India

Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The multiple landslides occurred after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. Another 186 people were injured by

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