1 hour ago Deadly 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan killing at least 20 and injuring more than 100

At least 20 people have been confirmed dead and over 100 injured after a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night

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4 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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12 h. ago Two women killed, one badly injured in Labor Day weekend boating tragedy off Maine

The group was enjoying the long weekend on Flagstaff Lake when their pontoon boat started to go under

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14 h. ago Pope Leo demands end to ‘pandemic of arms’ after Minnesota school shooting

First US pope in history prays for victims of last week’s shooting that left two children dead and 18 others injuredPope Leo XIV called for the “pandemic of arms, large and small” to end during a weekly public prayer with crowds in St Peter’s Square on Sunday that also addressed the plague of mass shootings in the US.The first US pope in history, a native of Chicago, spoke in English as he prayed for the victims of last week’s shooting during a Catholic school mass in Minnesota which saw two children killed and others seriously injured. Continue reading...

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37 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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38 h. ago Driver kills one and injures five when he ploughs car into crowd outside French wine bar after row

The horror unfolded in the town of Evreux in the northern French region of Normandy at around 4.00am on Saturday (2.00am GMT).

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41 h. ago Car rams into crowd outside bar in northern France, killing one

Police launch investigation into escalation of dispute in bar in Évreux, Normandy, after five others injuredA man has driven a car into a crowd outside a bar in northern France after a dispute in which one person was killed and five others injured, according to prosecutors.The incident took place in the town of Évreux, Normandy, at about 4am on Saturday. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago My cultural awakening: an Asian Dub Foundation song gave me the courage to take a stand against racism

The group’s campaigning single Free Satpal Ram, about a south Asian man jailed for murder after an alleged racist attack, led me to become an activist – with their lead singer as my mentorIt wasn’t New Labour, my politics A-level or the Tipp-Exed Woody Guthrie slogan “this machine kills fascists” on my friend Simon’s bag that set me on the path to activism. It was a CD single I found in a west London record shop, which I only picked up because it was by a bunch of brown guys.It was the summer of 1998, and I was 17 years old and browsing records in the Harrow Virgin Megastore, when I came across Free Satpal Ram by jungle-punk-rap band Asian Dub Foundation – a buzzing, brilliant, ramshackle protest song about a south Asian man who had been sent to jail after defending himself in an alleged racist attack in 1986. While at an Indian restaurant, Satpal Ram was stabbed with a broken bottle, and retaliated by stabbing his attacker with a penknife; the man late...

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2 d. ago Porepunkah police shooting: wife of alleged killer Dezi Freeman arrested in late

Victoria police arrested and interviewed a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, releasing them ‘pending further inquiries’What we know so far about the Victoria police shooting and suspect Dezi FreemanReport: Porepunkah suspect used to spy on my family with drones, says former neighbourGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice overnight arrested the wife of Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman, interviewing and releasing the 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy “pending further inquiries” as the manhunt in Victoria’s high country continues.On the fourth day of the massive police operation to find Freeman, who on Tuesday morning allegedly shot and killed two police officers and injured a third, police again appealed directly to the fugitive to turn himself in and bring the search to a safe end. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting: police say locked doors saved ‘countless lives’

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspect, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Police say ‘countless lives’ saved during Minneapolis school shooting due to locked doors

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspected, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Funeral director Amie Upton started bringing dead babies home after tragic loss

Amie Upton became a funeral director after losing her baby Florence following a violent attack at the hands of her ex Shaun Birchall, who repeatedly rammed a buggy into her

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3 d. ago Sickening YouTube video uncovered of crazed shooter before horror attack on Catholic school church

Robin Westman has been identified as the suspect who killed two children and injured 17 others at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis

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3 d. ago Robin Westman deleted chilling YouTube video hours before Minneapolis shooting

Robin Westman, 23, has been named as the shooter who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis during mass on Wednesday morning

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3 d. ago MSNBC's Jen Psaki breaks down into tears while addressing Minnesota school shooting

Psaki appeared visibly sickened by the tragedy, which killed two and injured 17 more at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis as she described the plight of the average student.

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3 d. ago Girl, 14, and at least two others dead in Russian missile attack on Ukraine

At least three people have been killed and 24 have been injured in the drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight, local authorities said

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4 d. ago Melania Trump calls for 'preemptive intervention' after Minnesota shooter kills two and injures 17 at Catholic school

The First Lady, a passionate advocate for children, reacted to the tragedy with a detailed call for solutions to rooting out potential future threats on social media.

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4 d. ago Minneapolis shooter told fellow students to work 'harder, faster, stronger' in yearbook photo from school where two children were killed and 17 wounded: Live updates

Three people were killed and 17 others injured after a shooter stormed a Catholic church in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, unleashing terror on dozens of school children.

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4 d. ago Parents of Minneapolis school shooter 'demonstrably upset' after daughter kills two children and injures 17 others praying in Catholic church: Live updates

Three people were killed and 17 others injured after a shooter stormed a Catholic church in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, unleashing terror on dozens of school children.

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4 d. ago Minneapolis mourns traumatizing Catholic school shooting: ‘We’re so tied together’

Tight-knit community rallies around church where assailant opened fire, killing two children and injuring 17Minneapolis shooting – latest updatesA young man carrying white flowers approached a police line a block away from the church and school on Wednesday where hours earlier an assailant opened fire on schoolchildren, blasting bullets through stained glass windows and killing two kids.Arthur Louie grew up a few blocks away from Annunciation church in south Minneapolis, Minnesota. The church throws a fair before school starts, he said, describing it as a “staple point in this community”. He was devastated to hear about the shooting, holding back tears as he said he wanted to bring flowers to pay his respects. He did not attend the school, but has many friends connected to it and described the neighborhood as tight-knit. Continue reading...

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