6 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky's rage as Russian missile strike kills 14 people including children and injures more than 50 in his own home city

A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential area near a children's playground in Volodymyr Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rig.

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26 h. ago Woman, 63, survives 91 HOURS trapped under rubble after devastating 7.7 earthquake

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring nearly 5,000, with a 63-year-old woman being rescued after 91 hours under rubble

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60 h. ago 2 killed as Sudan's paramilitary intensifies attacks on displacement camp in North Darfur

At least two people were killed and others were injured in renewed attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on a camp in North Darfur that is sheltering around 450,000 people displaced by the war in the country

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3 d. ago At least 6 people are injured after a truck crashed into a building and pedestrians in Boston

Police say a box truck crashed into a building in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood and then hit several pedestrians

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3 d. ago Lorry mounts pavement and ploughs down multiple pedestrians in Boston

Boston ambulance service said four people were taken to area hospitals with injuries. Two other people were treated at the scene but declined to be taken to the hospital.

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3 d. ago Four taken to hospital after Penske truck hits pedestrians in Boston and crashes into building

What caused the crash is not immediately clear

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3 d. ago Boston truck crash: Rental vehicle mounts sidewalk and takes out multiple pedestrians

Four people were rushed to the hospital and two are in critical condition after a lorry drove onto a pavement and crashed into a building in Boston this afternoon

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3 d. ago Thousands now confirmed dead in Myanmar earthquake but woman, 63, is found alive after 91 hours in rubble

Myanmar's military-run government has reported 2,065 people killed, more than 3,900 injured and 270 missing, but most of the reports so far have come from Mandalay and the capital Naypyitaw

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3 d. ago At least 12 people injured after burst Petronas gas pipe sparks colossal fire in Malaysian suburb

Towering inferno near gas station in Putra Heights in central Selangor state visible for kilometres

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4 d. ago Apparent explosion, fire injures about a dozen in Detroit apartment building

An apparent explosion injured about a dozen people, including six children, at a 2-story apartment building in Detroit

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4 d. ago Five people dead and four injured after explosion at Spanish coalmine

Cause of the accident remains unclear though emergency services cite ‘problem with a machine’Five people died and another four were seriously injured after an explosion on Monday at a coalmine in Spain’s northern region of Asturias, officials have said.Two other workers at the Cerredo mine in Degaña, about 450km (280 miles) northwest of Madrid, were unharmed in the accident, local emergency services said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Before and after satellite images show devastation caused by Myanmar earthquake – video

Rescue efforts are entering their third day and attempts to find survivors are intensifying after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand, killing at least 1,600 people and injuring more than 3,400, with at least 139 others missing. The initial quake struck near the central Myanmar city of Mandalay early on Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings, downing bridges and buckling roads, causing mass destruction in the country's second largest city. 'What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia,' the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies wrote in a post on X Myanmar earthquake: search for survivors continues as UN warns over medical supply shortage – latest updatesAftershocks frighten Myanmar survivors while death toll from Bangkok high-rise collapse rises Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Myanmar earthquake: search for survivors continues as UN warns over medical supply shortage – latest updates

At least 1,700 people killed with at least 139 missing as UN says rescue operations are severely hindered by blocked roads and lack of medical suppliesProviding an updated death toll, Myanmar’s ruling junta has said in a statement issued today that about 1,700 people have been killed by the earthquake, about 3,400 injured and around 300 more remain missing.The death toll is expected to rise significantly. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of war crime after attack on military hospital in Kharkiv

Ukrainian officials denounce ‘deliberate’ targeted shelling of hospital; Ukrainian president says US, Europe must respond to daily Russian drone attacks. What we know on day 1,131See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian drones struck a military hospital, shopping centre, apartment blocks and other targets in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, late on Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least 25, local officials and the Ukrainian military said. On the Telegram messaging app, the military’s general staff said those injured included servicemen undergoing treatment in the medical centre. It accused Russia of having carried out a “war crime” and of “violating the norms of international humanitarian law” denouncing the “deliberate, targeted shelling” of the facility. Oleh Syniehubov, the regional governor, said 25 people were hurt, including a 15-year-old girl who is in serious condition.An hour before the Kharkiv attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukra...

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6 d. ago Myanmar earthquake: More than 1,600 dead as searches continue and UK sends £10million in aid

More than 1,000 people have now been confirmed dead, with another 2,376 injured and 30 still missing

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6 d. ago 'Heroic' Brit tourist overpowered Amsterdam knifeman after rampage through city's streets

Five people were injured

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6 d. ago ‘Heroic’ British man praised after tackling suspected knifeman in Amsterdam

Five people were injured during a knife attack on Thursday before a suspect was overpowered by a British passer-by.

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6 d. ago Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquake

Woman pulled to safety after 30 hours trapped in building a rare glimmer of hope in midst of devastationRescue workers battled for a second night to find survivors of Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, which has killed at least 1,644 people and injured thousands more.Teams with little protective equipment, at times using only their bare hands, scrambled to free survivors from the rubble of countless buildings that were shattered by Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll soars past 1,600 as searches to find survivors in the wreckage turn increasingly desperate

More than 1,600 people have died and another 3,400 injured after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, with more than 100 people still missing.

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6 d. ago Myanmar earthquake kills more than 1,600 as rescuers race to find survivors

More than 1,000 people have now been confirmed dead, with another 2,376 injured and 30 still missing

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