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Dr Ravi Jayaram, a consultant at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, said he repeatedly raised concerns about former colleague and nurse Lucy Letby for months before she was found guilty by the Manchester Crown Court on Friday. “I do genuinely believe that there are four or five babies who could be going to school now who aren’t,” Jayaram told ITV News after the verdict. Letby, 33, faced a total of 22 charges, accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10 more at the hospital, and will be sentenced at the Manchester court on August 21. Jayaram…

“This way, Ukraine can take full advantage of its new capabilities,” the BBC quoted the spokesperson as saying on Friday.Denmark and the Netherlands have taken the lead in preparing a program to train Ukrainian pilots on the American jet, but the US is still working with other countries to see who may provide F-16s to the Ukrainian Air Force.The State Department spokesperson also said the two nations were given “formal assurances” for the transfer of their multi-role F-16 war planes, adding that this would happen “as soon as the first set of pilots complete their training”.Also on Friday, the US…

Jammu & Kashmir police said that while returning from the holy cave, a pilgrim identified as Vijay Kumar Shah (50) of Tumba village in Bihar’s Rohtas district accompanied by a woman Mamta Kumari, slipped down nearly 300 feet near Kali Mata Morh and died on the spot on Friday.“The body was retrieved and is being transported to Baltal Base camp hospital. The injured woman is under treatment at Brarimarg base camp hospital”, police said.The 62-day long Amaranth Yatra started on July 1 and will end on August 31 on Shravan Purnima coinciding with Raksha Bandhan festival.So far, over 4.50 lakh…

“We would like to emphasise again that any efforts by London to further spin the anti-Russian sanctions flywheel will inevitably receive a decisive response from our side,” CNN quoted the Ministry as saying in a statement late Friday.“Work on expanding the Russian ‘stop list’ in response to the actions of the British authorities will continue,” it added.People on the sanctions list include journalists from the BBC, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph newspapers, as well as prominent politicians like Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, Minister of State for Defence Annabel Goldie and International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan.In its statement,…

The patrols and exercises are meant to train the coordination of military vessels and airplanes and their ability to seize control of air and sea spaces, Shi Yi, a spokesperson for the command, was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.The armed forces’ ability to fight in real combat conditions will be tested, Shi said, adding that the patrols and exercises serve as a “stern warning to the collusion of Taiwan independence separatists with foreign elements and their provocations”.–IANSint/sha

“Hilary could dump more than a year’s worth of rain in parts of three states: California, Nevada and Arizona,” CNN reported. “Because of the threat, parts of California face a rare high risk for excessive rainfall. This Level 4 of 4 threat is the first to ever be issued for this part of Southern California.”Hilary was a powerful Category 4 hurricane churning about 360 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Friday afternoon with sustained winds of 145 mph with stronger gusts, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the National Hurricane Center.Parts of Southern California were put under a tropical storm…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said on social media that the government continues to urgently mobilize resources in the Northwest Territories and stands ready to provide support in Kelowna.Kelowna, a city in British Columbia with a population of about 150,000, has declared a state of emergency amid wildfires, Xinhua news agency reported.The City of West Kelowna, with a population of around 36,000, also declared a local state of emergency. Authorities confirmed Friday in a press conference that there had been some structural loss in the city. More than 2,400 nearby properties are under evacuation orders.In the Northwest Territories,…

The three leaders reached the agreement during a trilateral summit held at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland in the US, calling it the “Commitment to Consult Among Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States”, in what South Korean officials said was the first such commitment among the three nations, Yonhap news agency reported.The agreement underscored the urgency of jointly responding to common challenges, such as North Korea’s nuclear threat and supply chain disruptions, after years of historical tensions between Seoul and Tokyo prevented deeper cooperation at the trilateral level.”We, the leaders of Japan, the Republic of…

So far, Ukraine has carried out 48 prisoner exchanges with Russia since the beginning of the conflict, Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, was quoted by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency as saying.Yusov described the process of prisoner swaps between Ukraine and Russia as an “unprecedented situation” as it is being carried out during an active phase of the conflict, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Interfax-Ukraine.According to Yosov, the Geneva Conventions do not directly provide for exchanges during the active phase of hostilities, and they provide for the return of prisoners of war after the end of hostilities.The preparations…

The decision was taken “in response to London’s hostile anti-Russian course”, and “unilateral” sanctions imposed against Russian citizens and economic operators, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement issued by the ministry on Friday.British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Fraser, and Minister of State at Britain’s Defense Ministry Annabel Goldie were among those sanctioned, according to the ministry.The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan, who is British, was also sanctioned for his involvement “in issuing an arrest warrant against the Russian leadership”, the statement said.Personal sanctions were imposed against the leadership of a private…