International News Roundup: Shark Attack in Tobago, Nuclear Treaty Expiration, and More
A British man was attacked by a shark while vacationing in Tobago, a 14-year-old boy in France stabbed his art teacher, and the last nuclear weapons control treaty between the U.S. and Russia is set to expire, raising fears of a new arms race. These are just a few of the international headlines making news today.
Peter Smith, a retired IT director from Hertfordshire, England, was attacked by a shark on the last day of his holiday in Tobago. According to the BBC, the incident occurred when Smith was waist-deep in the water, only about 20 feet from the shore. "Suddenly I felt a very heavy object hit my leg. I look down and there's a shark - and it's big," Smith told the BBC, describing the moment of the attack. He was on holiday with his wife and friends when the incident occurred. Shark attacks are reportedly rare on the Caribbean island.
In France, a 14-year-old boy stabbed his art teacher at La Guicharde school in Sanary-sur-Mer. The Toulon prosecutor, Raphaël Balland, stated that the boy told police he attacked the 60-year-old woman because he had "too much hatred." According to the BBC, the boy premeditated the attack, taking the knife from his kitchen with the "intention of stabbing his teacher." The teacher's condition remains a "serious concern" after being stabbed three to four times in the chest in front of 22 students. The school was evacuated following the attack, and lessons were suspended.
Meanwhile, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as "New START," between the U.S. and Russia is due to expire on Thursday, raising concerns about a potential new arms race. The treaty, signed in 2010, capped the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for each country at 1,550. It also established transparency measures, including data transfer, notifications, and on-site inspections. The BBC reports that the treaty's expiration effectively marks the end of nuclear weapons control agreements between the two nations.
In other news, Melinda French Gates has spoken out about her ex-husband, Bill Gates, being named in new files related to the late Jeffrey Epstein. She told NPR that the situation dredged up "painful times in my marriage." According to the BBC, she expressed "unbelievable sadness" and stated that "whatever questions remain" needed to be answered by those named in the records, including her ex-husband. The couple divorced in 2021. "I am so happy to be away from all the muck," she said.
Finally, William Stevenson, the ex-husband of Jill Biden, is in the news following allegations that he murdered his second wife in December. In a 2020 interview with "Inside Edition," Stevenson and his second wife, Linda, spoke about their relationship. According to Fox News, Stevenson described their meeting, saying, "She was sitting across the bar with a common friend. I said, Is that Linda? and he said, Yes. And from that day on, we have never been apart." The interviewer then asked, "Quite a romantic, this guy?"
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