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Australia sends special envoy to Laos to shadow investigation of backpackers’ methanol poisoning deaths

Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones were travelling in Laos in late 2024 when they were fatally poisoned with methanol at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng

Australia will send a special envoy to Laos as it investigates the methanol poisoning deaths of two teenagers.

The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, announced the appointment on Thursday after the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade apologised earlier this week for not providing more information to the victims’ families.

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© Photograph: Supplied by family

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Photos show door-to-door searches and desert sweeps in hunt for Nancy Guthrie

The search intensifies for missing Nancy Guthrie as FBI agents comb through rugged desert terrain and canvass a Tucson-area neighborhood. Hundreds of investigators are assigned to the case, which has captured national attention since the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie disappeared. Authorities say they believe she was taken against her will after being last seen at her home Jan. 31.

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Photos of monks and rescue dog as they finish cross-country peace walk in Washington, DC

A group of Buddhist monks arrived in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, completing a 15-week peace pilgrimage from Texas marked by quiet, single-file walks, a growing social media following and crowds gathering along their route. Escorted across the Chain Bridge into the capital, the saffron-robed monks and their rescue dog, Aloka, have drawn national attention with their message of mindfulness, healing and unity.

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