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Peruvian crews are searching for missing Australian hiker Jordan Yap, 30, after he disappeared during a solo trek through the remote Huayhuash mountain range. The Melbourne man set out from a hostel in Huaraz on September 14, warning family and friends that he would be without contact for about 10 days while completing the route. He was due to arrive at a hotel on September 23 before catching a flight from Lima to Cusco the following day. He did not check in and missed the flight, prompting growing concern among his family. Yap’s father, Vinh Dao, said the family had…

Six people, including four American tourists, have died after a suspected gas leak caused a blast and collapsed a building in Athens’s historic Plaka district. Rescue teams recovered the victims from the ruins on Saturday. Documents and belongings reportedly indicated that the four tourists – two men and two women – were US citizens. The other two victims were reported to be a British man and a Greek woman who lived on the building’s second floor. Two women were injured in a neighbouring building, according to the fire department. The small, two-storey property was destroyed in Friday’s explosion, which also…

The Trump administration is set to ease fuel economy rules introduced during the Biden presidency, marking a change in the United States’ approach to vehicle efficiency requirements. The planned move would relax the Biden-era regulations, although no further details of the proposed changes were provided.

Jonathan Lipnicki has discussed the anxiety behind his full-frontal role in A24 film Primetime, in which he plays a predator caught during the making of the television programme To Catch a Predator. The 35-year-old actor portrays a character using the username Crazyfrog73. In the scene, the character enters a house and immediately removes his trousers in front of Skyler Gisondo’s Dan, who is working as a decoy. Jonathan Lipnicki on his full-frontal scene in Primetime Lipnicki said he initially laughed when he learned he would have to strip for the role, but admitted the scene also caused him considerable anxiety.…

Firefighters have halted the advance of the Second Street wildfire in Benton County, Washington, but the blaze remains out of control and Level 3 evacuation orders are still in force. The fire, which began near Northeast Second Street at about 2.40pm on Friday, has burned roughly 1,151 acres and is currently reported to be 0 per cent contained. Warm temperatures and strong winds drove it north-east towards populated areas and key transport routes. It crossed railway tracks, Interstate 82, Kennedy Road and State Route 224 as it moved towards Keene Road, threatening homes, infrastructure and nearby farmland. Washington State Patrol…

South Africa’s formidable replacements will loom over Australia’s Test against the Springboks in Perth on Sunday, even if the line-up does not quite fit the traditional definition of a “bomb squad”. Rassie Erasmus has selected a conventional five-forwards, three-backs split on the bench, rather than the forward-heavy 6-2 or 7-1 combinations South Africa have used in the past. Malcolm Marx, Ox Nche, Wilco Louw, Lood de Jager, Jasper Wiese, Morne van den Berg, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Quan Horn nevertheless give the coach a formidable group of options. All but Horn played important roles in South Africa’s recent 3-1 series victory…

Alina Habba is due to marry Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon at New York’s Waldorf Astoria, following a lavish wedding weekend that has seen guests, flowers and elaborate decorations arrive at the landmark hotel. Habba, 42, will marry Mildon, 29, in front of close family and friends, just eight months after her second divorce. The celebrations began with a rehearsal dinner at Aretsky’s Patroon before guests gathered at the Waldorf for cocktails, caviar and hors d’oeuvres. Guests were seen arriving in formal dress, with women in long gowns and men in bow ties. Some paused for drinks in Peacock Alley before…

Medicaid work requirements due to begin across the United States in January will be enforced more strictly than federal rules demand in at least six Republican-led states, where recipients must provide medical evidence immediately if they claim they are too frail to work. Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Ohio have laws or policies barring people from simply declaring that a health condition prevents them from working, volunteering or studying. The approach has raised concern among patient advocates, who warn that people could lose cover because they cannot afford to see a doctor or obtain the paperwork needed…

Jalen Brunson’s wife, Dr Ali Marks Brunson, has been by the New York Knicks star’s side since their high-school romance began more than a decade ago. The 30-year-old basketball player is hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live and recently celebrated victory in the NBA Championship in June, where he was named finals MVP. Jalen Brunson and Ali Marks’ relationship Brunson and Ali attended Adlai Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and became a couple while they were teenagers. A throwback post shared by Brunson appears to mark October 27, 2013, as the date they officially began their relationship.…

Two people were injured after a boy was attacked by a group of 10 to 12 others in St Cloud, Minnesota, police said. Officers were called to the 600 block of 15th Street South at about 4pm on 22 September after reports of the assault. The boy suffered minor injuries. A woman who attempted to intervene was also hurt when an unidentified man struck her with a bat, according to the St Cloud Police Department. Her injuries were described as minor. Detectives from the department’s Criminal Investigation Unit identified two St Cloud residents alleged to have taken part in the…