One of the climbers, Kristin Harila, said she continued her summit of the mountain after finding a porter who fell from a cliff and later died.
Author: Chris Cameron
BBC Suspends Male Staff Member After Report of Payments for Sexual Images
A report in The Sun newspaper said that an unnamed male presenter at the BBC had paid tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager in exchange for “sexually explicit photographs.”
U.S. Charges Four in Connection With the Assassination of Haiti’s President
The decision to charge the men, considered to be ringleaders in the assassination plot, in the United States is an indication of the chronic dysfunction of the Haitian justice system.
Brazil’s Protests Resemble the US Capitol Attack on Jan. 6
Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing former president of Brazil, had for months sought to undermine the results of an election that he lost, in much the same manner that Donald J. Trump did after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Biden’s Top Hostage Negotiator Details the Release of Brittney Griner
He said he told her “I’m here to take you home” when they met in Abu Dhabi for the prisoner exchange.
OSCE Election Observers Warn of Republican Election Deniers
Attempts by candidates to discredit the integrity of the vote have “snowballed enormously” since the 2020 election, the head of the observation mission said.
CDC Ends Country-by-Country Covid Travel Advisories
The agency said it would no longer maintain a list of coronavirus travel warnings because “fewer countries are testing or reporting Covid-19 cases,” limiting its ability to assess travel risks.
Opposition Leaders Accuse Pakistan’s Imran Khan of High Treason
Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the opposition, said Prime Minister Imran Khan had violated the Constitution.
President Biden to Speak on Afghan Evacuation Effort
The remarks come after days of tumult in and around Hamid Karzai International Airport since the Taliban took Kabul.
Biden Defers Deportation of Hong Kong Residents in U.S.
President Biden said there were “compelling foreign policy reasons” for the order, which would give any resident of Hong Kong targeted for deportation an 18-month reprieve.