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Aug 24, 2026 - World

Karen Solomon had been missing for six days after her husband Kurt Solomon was found dead at their homeA mental health advocate suspected of killing her police officer husband was found dead on Monday, six days after she disappeared from her Massachusetts home, authorities said.Karen Solomon, an advocate who called for improvements and greater awareness of police mental health issues, had disappeared after Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon was found dead at their home just before 5.30am on 18 August. Officials had named Karen Solomon a suspect and said she was believed to be armed. Continue reading...

Aug 24, 2026 - World

Netanyahu did not provide any details on how the alleged assassination was attempted, or when the attempt was made.

Aug 24, 2026 - World

Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care‘He was left on his own’: the care-leaver lives lost to a system that abandons them at 18Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, with a dramatic drop-off in support from social services at 18 leading to catastrophic consequences, a review has found.A government-commissioned report into the early deaths of young people who left care described the problem as a national tragedy and said many were left on their own “at the height of vulnerability” before they died. Continue reading...

Aug 24, 2026 - World

Dr Kirk Heilbrun says he believes Clancy took children’s lives so they wouldn’t ‘suffer’ after she killed herselfWith just days to go before the murder trial for Lindsay Clancy concludes, a forensic psychologist called by the prosecution testified on Monday that he did not believe she was experiencing acute psychosis when she killed her three children.Kirk Heilbrun, who reportedly performed psychiatric tests on Clancy in April, told the court that he questioned her claims that a hallucinated voice commanded her to commit the act, and that he believed she took their lives so they wouldn’t “suffer” after she killed herself. Continue reading...

Aug 24, 2026 - World

The meeting assumes significance as India and Russia seek to deepen their economic engagement and expand cooperation in a range of areas.