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By Michael Holden, Reuters Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend a meeting with NATO representatives on the sidelines of the 6th Invictus Games at Merkur Spiel Arena on 14 September, 2023. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP Prince Harry will turn 40 in California on Sunday, thousands of miles away from his royal roots, with no sign that distance is dimming interest in King Charles' younger son. With his Netflix documentaries, his charity work, his legal battles with the British tabloid press and his rift with the rest of the royals, Harry is rarely out of the spotlight. The prince will mark his 40th birthday with a private celebration at his Montecito home in southern California, where he lives with his American wife Me...

Manshika Prasad (right) was declared Miss Universe Fiji, but two days later Nadine Roberts was declared the "real" winner. Photo: Miss Universe Fiji By Fiji reporter Lice Movono and the Pacific Local Journalism Network's Nick Sas for ABC It has all the hallmarks of a bad reality TV script. A Miss Universe beauty pageant contestant is crowned the winner, then days later in a press release, the runner-up is declared "the real winner". But in this case, it actually happened. The drama over the winner of the Miss Universe Fiji contest has played out with multiple twists and turns over the past two weeks. There has been accusations of racism, vote-rigging, conflicts of interest and "conspiracy theories" - and that's just from the "official" Miss Universe Fiji organisation. The Miss Unive...

By Julio-Cesar Chavez, Reuters Donald Trump during the recent debate. Photo: Win McNamee / Getty Images via AFP The government of Springfield, Ohio, evacuated its city hall on Thursday due to a bomb threat, two days after Donald Trump repeated a false claim that put the city at the centre of a national debate over immigration. "Due to a bomb threat that was issued to multiple facilities throughout Springfield today, City Hall is closed today," the city government said on social media. Springfield Mayor Rob Rue told local media the threat came from someone who claimed to be a local resident and mentioned frustration with immigration. Several police cars were stationed outside the city hall, which otherwise showed no signs of disruption. The small city of 62,000 has been in the nationa...

Dame Diana Johnson, Britain's crime minister, had her handbag stolen while attending a police association conference. Photo: UK Parliament By Andrew MacAskill, Reuters Britain's police and crime minister had her bag stolen at a conference for senior and midranking police officers where she spoke about the growing problem of theft and shoplifting, a government official said on Thursday. The incident occurred when Diana Johnson attended the Police Superintendents' Association conference in central England where one senior officer told her in a speech that the criminal justice system was broken. The official said Johnson had her bag stolen at the conference, but no security risk had been identified. In her speech, Johnson said Britain had been "gripped by an epidemic of anti-social behavio...

Britain's King Charles III poses for a photograph with members of New Zealand's Black Ferns rugby team at Buckingham Palace, 2024. Photo: AFP Asking the King for a hug might be not be everyone's first move when meeting royalty, but for Black Ferns wing Ayesha Leti-I'iga, it's completely normal. The World Cup winner is back in the Black Ferns side for the first time since a standout performance in the World Cup final at Eden Park in November 2022. She has recovered from a serious knee injury that kept her sidelined last year and has been named to start against England in Sunday morning's one-off test at Twickenham. Britain's King Charles III reacts as he is hugged by members of New Zealand's Black Ferns rugby team at Buckingham Palace, 2024. Photo: AFP On Wednesday she found herse...