2 h. ago More than 600 dead in Afghanistan earthquake with at least 1,500 people injured after devastating 6.0 magnitude quake strikes overnight

The wave hit a series of towns at 11.47pm in the province of Kunar near the Pakistan border centred 17 miles northeast of the city of Jalabad in Nangarhar.

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2 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 600 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadHere is a summary from Afghanistan, where hundreds of people have been killed after an earthquake struck the country’s mountainous eastern region late last night. This is what we know so far:At least 622 people have been killed and more than 1,500 others injured in the earthquake, Afghanistan’s Taliban-run interior ministry said on Monday morning.The earthquake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said.Jalalabad is about 119km (74 miles) away from the capital city, Kabul. A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred 20 minutes later in the same province.The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said deaths and injuries had been reported in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadar...

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2 h. ago Devastating earthquake 'kills 250 people and injures hundreds' in Afghanistan

Rescue operations are underway

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5 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: at least nine dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad

At least 25 people were injured in the quake that hit at a depth of just 8km near the Pakistan borderA magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border leaving nine people dead and many more injured.The quake struck at 11:47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: Nine people including two children killed in 6.0 mag quake

The earthquake reportedly shook buildings from Kabul to Pakistan's capital Islamabad around 370 kilometres away for several seconds - at least nine deaths have been confirmed so far

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9 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake: At least 20 killed and over 100 injured in 6.0 mag quake

The earthquake reportedly shook buildings from Kabul to Pakistan's capital Islamabad around 370 kilometres away for several seconds - at least nine deaths have been confirmed so far

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42 h. ago Nato jets scrambled after Putin pounds Ukraine with 500 drones and missiles in overnight blitz

One person was killed and 22 others injured, including three children

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64 h. ago EU accuses Putin of undermining peace talks after deadly strikes on Kyiv

All member states except Hungary back statement saying Russian ‘war crimes’ only increase EU support for UkraineEurope live – latest updatesEuropean leaders have accused Vladimir Putin of undermining peace talks, after Russian missile strikes on Kyiv this week killed at least 23 people and damaged diplomatic buildings, including EU and British Council offices.A day of mourning was observed in Kyiv on Friday, after the Russian air attack the day before that killed 23 people, including at least four children. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said eight people were still missing and 53 had been injured. “When instead of diplomacy, Russia chooses ballistics the world must respond accordingly,” he said, urging western allies to impose further sanctions. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago BREAKING WW3 fears as Putin bombs British building and Starmer warns 'this must end'

Harrowing footage shows the strike hitting the education and cultural organisation at Zhylyanska Street in the Ukrainian capital, part of a huge overnight attack that killed 15, including four children

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3 d. ago WW3 fears as Putin bombs British building and Starmer warns 'this must end'

Harrowing footage shows a strike hitting the education and cultural organisation at Zhylyanska Street in the Ukrainian capital, part of a huge overnight attack that killed 15, including four children

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer hits out at Vladimir Putin after British Council attack

The PM accused Vladimir Putin of 'sabotaging hopes of peace' after a British Council building was struck in Kyiv as part of a huge overnight attack which killed 15, including four children

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9 d. ago At least 5 killed after Niagara Falls tour bus carrying 54, including children, crashes in upstate New York

A tourist bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls crashed into a ditch on Friday, resulting in multiple fatalities

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9 d. ago At least 5 killed after tourist bus carrying 54, including children, crashes in upstate New York

A tourist bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls crashed into a ditch on Friday, resulting in multiple fatalities

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