62 h. ago Ukraine denies postponing prisoner swaps as Russian strike on Kharkiv kills three

Ukraine denied Russian allegations on Saturday that it had indefinitely postponed prisoner swaps, accusing Moscow of “playing dirty games” after overnight Russian missile and bomb strikes on Kharkiv left three people dead and 22 injured. Separately, Russian officials said a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region wounded two people. At a second round of […]

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6 d. ago Five killed in attack on UN food convoy heading to Sudan hunger hot spot, UN says

An attack on a UN food convoy in Sudan overnight killed five people and prevented food deliveries to children and families who face starvation in North Darfur’s al-Fashir, UN agencies said on Tuesday. “Five members of the convoy were killed and several more people were injured. Multiple trucks were burned, and critical humanitarian supplies were […]

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7 d. ago Colorado attack suspect on expired visa charged with assault, use of explosives

The suspect in an attack on a pro-Israeli rally in Colorado that injured eight people was being held on Monday on an array of charges, including assault and the use of explosives, in lieu of a $10 million bail, according to official records. The posted list of felony charges against Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, also […]

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8 d. ago Indonesia quarry collapse kills 19, search continues for victims trapped under rubble

A rock collapse at a quarry at Cirebon in West Java province has killed 19 people, injured eight and there are six still missing, local police said on Sunday. Indonesian search and rescue agency Basarnas said authorities continued their search on Sunday for people trapped in the rubble after the collapse on Friday. Police said […]

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8 d. ago Two dead and 500 arrested in France during PSG win celebrations

More than 500 people were arrested by police during the Champions League final celebrations in France, and two people were reported dead and 192 injured, the interior ministry said as further festivities were planned on Sunday. Wild celebrations erupted across the French capital and beyond on Saturday night after Paris St Germain crushed Italian opponents […]

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8 d. ago Seven killed by bridge blasts in Russian regions bordering Ukraine on eve of peace talks

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when two bridges were blown up in separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine ahead of planned peace talks aimed at ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine, Russian officials said on Sunday. A highway bridge over a railway in the Bryansk region […]

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8 d. ago Seven killed after bridge collapse, train derailment in Russia’s Bryansk region bordering Ukraine

At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when a highway bridge collapsed onto railway tracks, derailing an approaching train in Russia’s Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, Russian authorities said early on Sunday. Russia’s Railways had initially said on the Telegram messaging app that the bridge collapse was the result of an “illegal interference […]

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1 week ago UK police charge man over Liverpool car collision that hurt dozens

British police charged a 53-year-old man on Thursday after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during a victory parade earlier this week, injuring dozens. Paul Doyle, from the West Derby area of Liverpool, was charged with seven offences including dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm with intent. He was arrested […]

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1 week ago Four people injured in Liverpool parade crash ‘very, very ill,’ mayor says

Four people were “very, very ill in hospital” after sustaining injuries when a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a Premier League title parade, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, adding he hoped they would “pull through.” British police believe the incident, in a packed Liverpool city centre on Monday, was isolated […]

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1 week ago Two dead, nine injured in Memorial Day shooting in Philadelphia, police say

Two people were killed and nine others, including three teenagers, injured in a shooting at Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on Memorial Day, police said on Tuesday. All the nine injured in the Monday night shooting are in stable condition. A male and a female, both adults, were the deceased victims, a police officer told a media […]

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2 w. ago British man detained after car hits fans at Liverpool parade

A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side’s Premier League soccer title on Monday, and police arrested a 53-year-old local man shortly afterwards. Merseyside police said a “number of pedestrians” were hit after the team’s open-top coach carried players and coaching staff through the city centre for a […]

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2 w. ago Israeli strike kills 20 in Gaza school housing displaced people, health authorities say

An Israeli strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza killed at least 20 people and injured dozens, local authorities told Reuters early on Monday. Israel stepped up its military operations in the enclave in early May, saying it is seeking to eliminate Hamas’ military and governing capabilities and bring back the remaining hostages […]

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2 w. ago Russia launches largest aerial assault of war on Ukraine, killing 12

Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.The dead included three children in the northern region of Zhytomyr, local officials there said. Ukrainian President […]

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2 w. ago Ukraine says 15 people hurt in ‘massive’ Russian attack on capital

Russia launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight in one of the biggest combined aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital of the three-year war, damaging several apartment buildings and injuring 15 people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a social media post it had been a “tough night” for Ukraine and called […]

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2 w. ago Kyiv mayor says Russian drones, missiles trigger fires, injure eight

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early on Saturday with drones and missiles, triggering fires, strewing debris in districts throughout the city and injuring at least eight people, the city’s mayor said. Reuters witnesses saw and heard successive waves of drones flying over Kyiv, and a series of explosions jolted the city. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said […]

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2 w. ago 18 injured in knife attack in Hamburg, four in critical condition

Eighteen people were injured in a knife attack in Hamburg station on Friday evening, Germany’s Bild newspaper reported, and local police confirmed they had arrested the suspected assailant. Four victims are in critical condition and six others are seriously injured, Bild reported, saying the motive for the attack was unclear. Police said the suspected assailant […]

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2 w. ago Three injured in Finnish school attack, student suspect detained, police say

 Three people were injured in an attack at a school in southern Finland on Tuesday and a student suspected of carrying out the attack has been apprehended, police said. “According to current information, the injuries were caused by a bladed weapon,” police said in a statement, adding that the injuries were not believed to be […]

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3 w. ago Hooded mob breaks into Nicosia football fan club injuring three

A mob of approximately fifty hooded individuals with their faces covered barged into the Omonia football team fan club in Lakatamia overnight, causing extensive damage and injuring three people, police reported on Monday. The incident happened around 10.30pm police spokeswoman Kyriaki Lambrianidou told the CyBC, after the Omonia-Apoel derby for the football championship which the […]

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3 w. ago Russia launches war’s largest drone attack after peace talks, Ukraine says

The largest known Russian drone attack since full-scale war began in 2022 killed a woman in the Kyiv region and injured at least three people, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday, as Moscow stepped up strikes following peace talks on Friday. Russia launched 273 drones by 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), targeting chiefly the […]

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