1 week ago Ukrainian official ‘targeted in car bomb attack’ as one man hospitalised days after three killed in Moscow car explosion

A SUSPECTED car bomb has destroyed a vehicle belonging to a senior Ukrainian officer in Kyiv. At the time of the blast, two people were believed to be in or near the vehicle. One man was hospitalised with shrapnel injuries, though his identity and current condition have not been disclosed. Kyiv’s prosecutor’s office said the...

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2 w. ago Protests and candlelight vigils erupt in India over suspected racial killing of student

Compensation announced as police reject racial motive, prompting anger from student groups and politicians

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2 w. ago Successive UK governments face questions over support for activist Alaa Abd el

Dissident released by Egypt was welcomed back to UK by Keir Starmer but offensive social media posts have since surfacedSuccessive UK governments are facing questions over their decision to campaign for the release and return of British-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah after past violent and offensive social media posts came to light.The dissident’s historical remarks – in which he appeared to call for violence towards “Zionists” and the police – have prompted a widespread backlash since his return from detention in Egypt on Friday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tories and Labour face questions over support for activist Alaa Abd el

Dissident was freed by Egypt after campaign by successive UK governments but offensive posts have surfacedThe decision by successive UK governments to campaign for the release and return of British-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been called into question after past violent and offensive social media posts came to light.The dissident’s historical remarks – in which he appeared to call for violence towards “Zionists” and the police – have prompted a widespread backlash since his return from detention in Egypt on Friday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Emergency services swarm beach as Christmas Day swim cancelled

Emergency services respond to incident at Budleigh Salterton beach, prompting police to cancel Christmas Day swim at Exmouth

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3 w. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Moscow launches 130 drones in Christmas night attack killing at least two

Vladimir Putin’s assaults on Ukraine have continued despite US and European efforts to seal a peace deal

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3 w. ago Car bombing prompts police evacuation of rabbi and young family

A rabbi and his young family were evacuated from their home in the early hours of Christmas morning after a firebomb attack, as the world and Australia remain on edge following the Bondi Beach terror shootings.

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3 w. ago Rabbi's family evacuated from home after Christmas bomb attack

A rabbi and his family have been evacuated from their home in the early hours of Christmas morning.

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3 w. ago 'Car bomb' kills three in Russia days after senior Putin general was killed

Two police officers were killed after approaching a man acting suspiciously near where a Russian general died in a car blast two days earlier, authorities said

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3 w. ago Giant 15ft penis Christmas decoration sparks fury as critics brand it an 'abomination'

A dad has sparked uproar for the second year running after erecting a massive 15ft penis-shaped Christmas light display on his house, prompting neighbour complaints and a police visit

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3 w. ago Russian general killed by bomb planted under his car in Moscow

Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died from his injuries after an explosive device detonated under his vehicle

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3 w. ago Russian general killed after bomb planted under his car explodes in Moscow

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov died from his injuries after an explosive device detonated under his vehicle

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3 w. ago Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators

Russia’s Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind attackA Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in what Moscow described as a likely assassination carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services.Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general staff, died of his injuries, a spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, investigators say

Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind the attackA Russian general was killed on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow, investigators said.Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general Staff, died from his injuries, said Svetlana Petrenko, official spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin suffers huge blow as general killed in Moscow car bomb attack

Lt-Gen Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Department of Operational Training of Vladimir Putin's armed forces, has died in a suspected car bomb explosion

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3 w. ago High ranking Putin general killed in Moscow 'car bomb blast'

A high-ranking Russian military officer has died in a suspected car bomb explosion in Moscow on Monday morning as he travelled to work in Yasenevo district

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3 w. ago High ranking Russian general killed after Moscow 'car bomb' explosion

Russian officials suspect the bombing was an attempted assassination plot carried out by Ukrainian forces.

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3 w. ago Putin armed forces ‘general’ killed in ‘car bomb explosion’ in Moscow

The senior officer had to be freed from his vehicle and is seriously wounded according to witnesses after a suspected car bomb explosion took place as he was on his work

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3 w. ago Eastenders actress Jacqueline Jossa left 'shaken' after receiving 'terrifying' death threats online prompting police probe

Ms Jossa reported the 'terrifying' messages to her EastEnders bosses at Elstree Studios, in Hertfordshire, who promptly called the police.

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