16 h. ago What is behind the latest round of clashes in Syria between Druze and pro

Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead and raised fears of deadly sectarian violence

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17 h. ago 7 people are dead after a pickup and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say

Idaho State Police say seven people died and eight were injured after a pickup truck and a tour van collided in eastern Idaho near Yellowstone National Park

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18 h. ago Seven dead after pickup and tour van collide near Yellowstone National Park, Idaho police say

Both vehicles caught on fire after they collided, police say

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61 h. ago Police suspect 2 shootings that left 4 dead in Minneapolis were connected and gang related

Police strongly suspect that a pair of shootings three blocks apart in Minneapolis that left four people dead and two others seriously injured were connected and were gang related

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69 h. ago Indian survivors of Kashmir attack say gunmen asked if they were Hindus and opened fire

The Associated Press has collected some of the first witness accounts of the massacre in Indian-controlled Kashmir that left 26 people dead

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2 d. ago Deadly Syria clashes continue for second day outside Damascus

At least 11 civilians and security officials killed in Druze-majority areas around the capital on WednesdayAt least 11 civilians and security officials were killed in clashes in a town near Damascus on Wednesday, state media reported, the second consecutive day of fighting in Druze-majority areas around Syria’s capital.Reports said fighting had started overnight in the town of Ashrafiah Sahnaya, south-west of Damascus, after unknown gunmen attacked a security checkpoint. An attack on the Druze-majority Damascus suburb of Jaramana a day earlier left at least 10 people dead, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago At least 14 tourists dead in hotel fire as people leap out windows in great escape

At least 14 tourists have been killed and dozens injured after a fire ripped through a hotel – images of tourists leaping out of windows to flee has flooded social media

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3 d. ago Uppsala attack: police hunt under way after three people shot dead

Masked suspect reported to have fled on electric scooter after killings at hair salon in Swedish university city Three people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday, police said.A large area was cordoned off in the centre of Uppsala, a university city 45 miles north of Stockholm, after witnesses described hearing multiple shots at about 5pm local time and seeing people running in different directions and hiding. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Iraq detains Islamic State suspect accused of helping to incite New Orleans truck ramming attack

Iraqi authorities say they have detained an official with the Islamic State group involved in inciting an attack in the United States that left more than a dozen people dead

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3 d. ago Swedish police say 3 people are dead after a shooting in Uppsala

Swedish police say that three people are confirmed dead after a shooting in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, and are “investigating the incident as a murder.”

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4 d. ago One dead after boat crashes into ferry carrying more than 40 people in Florida

Police declare ‘mass casualty incident’ due to the number of injuries, and say boat that caused accident fled the sceneOne person has died and several were injured Sunday when a boat crashed into a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida and then fled the scene, authorities said.The Clearwater police department posted on X that there were multiple injuries and the crash had been declared “a mass casualty incident” by the Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department due to the number of injuries. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Street party horror as SUV ploughs into huge crowd and kills nine revellers in Vancouver

Police said a 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene following the 'mass casualty incident' at the Lapu Lapu Day event.

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6 d. ago Street party horror as SUV ploughs into huge crowd and kills 'multiple' revellers in Vancouver

Police said a 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene following the 'mass casualty incident' at the Lapu Lapu Day event.

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6 d. ago Multiple people dead after car ploughs into crowd at Vancouver street festival

‘Horrific incident’ took place at annual Filipino festival in Vancouver, mayor says

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6 d. ago Deadly Israeli airstrike kills 10 people: Bombs flatten three

Strikes across the region have killed at least 49 people in the past 24 hours, according to health officials.

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6 d. ago Massive explosion of ballistic missile fuel at Iranian port injures more than 700 and leaves at least five people dead

The blast happened at Shahid Rajaei port which is purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant.

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7 d. ago Zelensky claims North Korean missile used in devastating Kyiv attack which left 12 people dead and dozens injured contained 'American components'

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed the North Korean missile used to destroy part of Kyiv in a devastating overnight attack contained American components. 

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8 d. ago Trump denies aid for Arkansas after storms that killed more than 40 people

Latest denial of disaster funding comes as Trump has repeatedly stated he wants to eliminate FemaUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has denied federal disaster relief funds to the people of Arkansas, which saw dozens of people die from a series of deadly tornados last month, as legislators plead for him to reconsider.More than 40 people have been found dead after a series of tornados and severe storms hit Arkansas and neighboring states Mississippi and Missouri in March, according to CNN. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Pope Francis mourners furious as people snap 'disrespectful' selfies with his dead body

Some 20,000 worshippers have queued up to pay their respects to the late pontiff - but many sparked widespread fury after they were spotted snapping selfies with Francis' body

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1 week ago How Kashmir’s deadliest attack on civilians in years unfolded: ‘It was like a storm’

Attack on tourists in Pahalgam leaves at least 26 people dead

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