Princes Harry and William's young cousin Rosie Roche found dead at home
A 20-year-old cousin of Princes William and Harry was recently found dead at her family home, according to new reports.
An inquest heard that Rosie Roche, granddaughter of Princess Diana's uncle, died at her family home in the small English village of Norton on July 14.
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RNZ News
3 days ago
- RNZ News
Violence is flaring again on the Thai-Cambodian border. Why is it so contentious?
By Helen Regan , Jessie Yeung and Kocha Olarn , CNN A Cambodian BM-21 multiple rocket launcher returns in Preah Vihear province from the Cambodia-Thai border as troops from both sides clash on 24 July. Photo: Stringer/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Explainer - Deadly violence has flared up once again on the contentious border between Thailand and Cambodia, reigniting a long-running but little-known dispute. Thailand deployed fighter jets against Cambodian military targets on Thursday, as forces from both countries clashed along the border. The escalation came after a second Thai soldier in a week lost their leg in a landmine explosion. Diplomatic relations have deteriorated as a full-blown conflict threatens to break out, as both sides accuse each other of aggression. Thailand's health ministry said Thursday that 12 people, including 11 civilians and one Thai soldier, have been killed in clashes with Cambodian troops. A further 31 people have been injured, the ministry said. Cambodian authorities have not yet reported any fatalities on their side. Here's what to know about the disputed border. Tensions worsened in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed during a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian troops in a contested border area of the Emerald Triangle, where Cambodia, Thailand and Laos meet. Thai and Cambodian forces said they were acting in self-defence and blamed the other for the skirmish. Although military leaders from Thailand and Cambodia said they wished to de-escalate, both sides have since engaged in saber-rattling and reinforced troops along the border. Thailand took control of border checkpoints, imposed restrictions on crossings and threatened to cut electricity and internet to Cambodia's border towns. Cambodia in return stopped imports of Thai fruit and vegetables and banned Thai movies and TV dramas. Recent landmine explosions prompted both countries to downgrade relations with each other and recall diplomatic staff. The first soldier lost his leg in a landmine explosion on July 16. The second incident occurred Wednesday, when a blast injured five Thai soldiers, with one losing his leg. Thursday's violence marked a significant escalation. Read more: Thailand and Cambodia have had a complicated relationship of both cooperation and rivalry in recent decades. The two countries share a 508-mile (817-kilometer) land border - largely mapped by the French when they controlled Cambodia as a colony - that has periodically seen military clashes and been the source of political tensions. Cambodia has previously sought a ruling from the UN's International Court of Justice over disputed areas, including the site of the most recent clash. However, Thailand does not recognize the ICJ's jurisdiction and claims that some areas along the border were never fully demarcated, including the sites of several ancient temples. In 2011, Thai and Cambodian troops clashed in a nearby area surrounding the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO world heritage site, displacing thousands of people on both sides and killing at least 20 people. The flare-up in May has had huge political ramifications in Thailand. Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended from duties in July after the leak of a phone call she had with Cambodia's powerful former leader Hun Sen, in which she appeared to criticize her own army's actions in the dispute. Paetongtarn hails from a powerful dynasty and became Thailand's youngest prime minister last year, at just 38. She could face full dismissal over the 17-minute phone call - in which she appeared to signal there was discord between her government and the powerful Thai military. The scandal and her suspension brought fresh uncertainty to the Southeast Asian kingdom, which has been roiled by years of political turbulence and leadership shake-ups. Both sides' forces accuse each other of opening fire Thursday morning. Cambodia then fired rockets on Thai soil, Thailand said. A Thai fighter jet later dropped two bombs in Cambodian territory, Cambodia said. Cambodia's Defense Ministry condemned what it called "brutal, barbaric, and violent military aggression," accusing Thailand of violating international law. The ministry said a Thai F-16 had dropped two bombs on a road near the ancient Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO world heritage site. "Cambodia reserves the right to lawful self-defense and will respond decisively to Thailand's violent aggression," the statement said, adding that the armed forces are "fully prepared to defend the kingdom's sovereignty and its people - whatever the cost." CNN has reached out to UNESCO for comment. Thailand's 2nd regional military command in the northeast said that F-16 fighter jets had been deployed in two areas, and it claimed to have "destroyed" two Cambodian regional military support units. Army spokesperson Col. Richa Suksuwanont said the strikes were aimed only at military targets. Thailand's acting caretaker, Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, said Cambodia fired heavy weapons into Thailand without clear targets, leading to civilian deaths. The acting premier also said the conflict was not spreading into more provinces, according to Reuters. He added that no negotiation with Cambodia can take place until fighting along the border ends. Other countries have also weighed in, urging restraint and warning travellers against approaching the contentious border. At a briefing on Thursday, US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told reporters that the US is "gravely concerned" about the violence. "The United States urges an immediate cessation of hostilities, protection of civilians, and a peaceful resolution of the conflicts," Pigott said. Additionally on Thursday, the United Kingdom's Foreign Ministry advised against "all but essential travel" within 50 kilometers of the Cambodia-Thailand border in either country. - CNN
NZ Herald
3 days ago
- NZ Herald
Google pays $12,500 for capturing naked Argentine policeman on Street View
A policeman was awarded $12,500 after Google Street View captured him naked in his yard. Photo / Getty Images Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. A policeman was awarded $12,500 after Google Street View captured him naked in his yard. Photo / Getty Images An Argentine captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera has been awarded compensation by a court after his bare behind was splashed over the internet for all to see. The policeman had sought payment from the internet giant for harm to his dignity, arguing he was behind a 2m wall when a Google camera captured him in the buff, from behind, in small-town Argentina in 2017. His house number and street name were also laid bare, broadcast on Argentine TV covering the story, and shared widely on social media. The man claimed the invasion exposed him to ridicule at work and among his neighbours. Another court last year dismissed the man's claim for damages, ruling he only had himself to blame for 'walking around in inappropriate conditions in the garden of his home'.
NZ Herald
3 days ago
- NZ Herald
Ex-American Airlines attendant gets 18 years for filming underage girls on flights
Prosecutors said that Estes Carter Thompson III set up 'a secret recording studio' in the plane's lavatories. In a sentencing memo submitted to the court, he said he had 'ample time to reflect on his actions' since his arrest and 'fully acknowledges the wrongfulness of his conduct and is remorseful for the harm he has caused'. His lawyer, Scott Lauer, could not immediately be reached for comment early Thursday. Thompson's actions first came to light on September 2, 2023, when he worked as a flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 1441 from Charlotte to Boston. Prosecutors said he approached a 14-year-old girl while she was waiting in line to use the bathroom in economy class and told her that she could use the first-class bathroom instead. Thompson escorted the girl to the first-class bathroom but went in first – telling the girl that the toilet seat was broken – and attached his iPhone to the underside of the toilet seat lid, covering it up with stickers, and set the phone's camera to record. After the girl used the bathroom, she noticed the phone protruding from underneath the 'Inoperative Catering Equipment' stickers and took a picture. After she came out, Thompson 'immediately entered the lavatory and removed his iPhone', prosecutors said in their sentencing memo. But the girl alerted her mother, who notified the girl's father and other flight attendants. After being confronted, Thompson 'took his iPhone into the lavatory, where he restored the phone to factory settings, wiping all content from the phone', prosecutors said. Thompson taped an iPhone to the back of a toilet seat on an American Airlines flight. Photo / Getty Images When the plane landed in Boston, investigators were waiting for Thompson and seized his device and bag, and found 11 'Inoperative Catering Equipment' stickers in his carry-on suitcase. As part of the investigation, they searched his iCloud account and identified four additional instances in which Thompson had recorded pubescent or prepubescent girls in a plane bathroom, investigators said. Investigators also found 50 images of a sixth child who travelled as an unaccompanied minor on a flight on which Thompson worked as a flight attendant, when she was around 10 years old. Those images showed her sleeping and included some that 'focused on the child's clothed buttocks as she deplaned,' prosecutors said. Finally, prosecutors said that investigators found 'additional evidence of Thompson's sexual interest in children' in his iCloud account, including hundreds of AI-generated child pornography images. Following the incident, Thompson said that he checked himself into a rehab facility for treatment for alcohol abuse, citing a years-long 'unhealthy relationship with alcohol' that was exacerbated during the pandemic. The Associated Press reported that Thompson apologised in court on Wednesday and said his actions were 'selfish, perverse and wrong'. Prosecutors in their memo said Thompson's actions deeply impacted his five victims and their families. They cited the parents of the 14-year-old girl who reported Thompson as saying that she is 'not the same child' anymore and has lost trust in adults and men in particular. 'The harms caused by the defendant are numerous and run deep, and will likely be felt by these children and their families for years,' prosecutors said. Detectives found more child-related pornography after investigating his phone. Photo / 123rf The family who reported Thompson in Boston filed a lawsuit against American Airlines in December 2023, alleging the company 'should have known the flight attendant was a danger' and that other crew members failed to confiscate his phone mid-flight, allowing him time to destroy evidence. 'We take these allegations very seriously,' American Airlines said in a statement at the time. 'They do not reflect our airline or our core mission of caring for people. We have been fully cooperating with law enforcement in its investigation, as there is nothing more important than the safety and security of our customers and team.' American said Thompson was 'immediately withheld from service following the September 2023 incident and hasn't worked since'. WSOC, a television station based in North Carolina, reported in February that the family settled with the airline. The family of another victim, who was 9 years old at the time, previously told the Washington Post their daughter had become too afraid to sleep the night before a flight, asking if the flight attendant in question would be on the plane or whether there would be male flight attendants working. When the girl had to use the restroom, 'I had to walk with her and check it out before,' her mother said. 'That's our new normal.'
