2 h. ago At least 5,000 have been killed in Iran during nationwide protests as judiciary hints at executions

At least 5,000 people have been killed during recent protests across Iran, an official in the region has claimed, including approximately 500 security personnel. The official, citing verified figures, accused "terrorists and armed rioters" of killing "innocent Iranians", though human rights groups offer significantly different tolls.

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5 h. ago Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia region kills 2 and hospitalizes 66

An explosion at a factory in China's Inner Mongolia region has killed two people and left 66 others hospitalized

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4 d. ago Firefighters rush to 'major toxic incident' at Wolverhampton factory as 'explosions' are heard and smoke is visible for miles

More than 40 firefighters have rushed to tackle a blaze at a factory in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, where a major toxic incident' has been declared.

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4 d. ago 'Major toxic incident' as huge factory fire sends 'explosions' across city

Residents say they have been left 'struggling to breathe' while schools have been shut in what is quickly transpiring to be a 'major toxic incident'

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4 d. ago 'Major toxic incident' as huge 'explosions' heard at city factory

Firefighters are tackling the blaze at a factory

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4 d. ago Explosions heard across city after 'major toxic incident' at factory fire

Residents say they heard 'explosions' before seeing smoke billowing into the sky this morning.

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4 d. ago Wolverhampton fire LIVE: Huge factory fire triggers explosions heard across city

A fire has broken out in Wolverhampton in the west Midlands as local residents report that they heard 'explosions' before smoke filled the sky this morning

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4 d. ago Wolverhampton factory fire as 'multiple explosions' heard in 'major toxic incident'

A blaze in Wolverhampton has broken out causing a huge plume of smoke to spread across the city after multiple reports from locals describe hearing several explosions

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1 week ago Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?

Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse cultivation could offer answersEven the intense green of late spring cannot mask the dead trees in the Harz mountains. Standing upright across the gentle peaks in northern Germany, thousands of skeletal trunks mark the remnants of a once great spruce forest.Since 2018, the region has been ravaged by a tree-killing bark beetle outbreak, made possible by successive droughts and heatwaves. It has transformed a landscape known for its verdant beauty into one dominated by a sickly grey. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Top Russian army officer killed in 'suspicious car crash' in latest odd death

Colonel Erik Selimov was killed in a road accident near Alchevsk in Ukraine's occupied region of Luhansk on Sunday alongside three others as Russia shows no sign of stopping its brutal war

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2 w. ago Drone strike kills 1 in Russian border region ahead of Ukraine peace talks

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded two others, including a 4-year-old child, in Russia’s Belgorod region on Sunday, officials said, ahead of peace talks in Paris this week

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2 w. ago Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian strike on occupied village at 27. Kyiv rejects accusation

Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine's Kherson region has killed 27 people

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2 w. ago Australian man reportedly killed fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia

Australia’s foreign affairs department seeking to verify reported death of Russell Allan Wilson on 12 DecemberGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe department of foreign affairs is trying to confirm the death of an Australian man who was reportedly killed while fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia last month.According to multiple posts on social media, Russell Allan Wilson was killed on 12 December in the Donetsk region. The ABC reported that a friend of Wilson said he was killed during his final mission, and had been due to be married the week after his death. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The legendary sleeper train connecting 3 countries in 7 days crosses 8 time zones

The Trans-Siberian Railway is a series of train routes in Russia, Mongolia and China that connect remote parts of the world and offer holidaymakers 'absolutely incomparable landscapes'

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