3 d. ago Power shortage forces '100% electric' train operator Lumo to use diesel for new service

Freight trains also hit by energy shortage on west coast main line

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4 d. ago Man City wonderkid, 21, carried off on stretcher after horror injury as opponent comes over to apologise

MANCHESTER CITY loan striker Divin Mubama was carried off on a stretcher after a bad challenge by QPR captain Jimmy Dunne. The game was held up for over six minutes so that the Stoke forward - who has been at the bet365 Stadium all season - could have treatment. Eventually, a stretcher was called for...

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4 d. ago Iran's supreme leader admits 'savage' killing of thousands of protesters as he blames Trump for unrest

'Those linked to Israel and US caused massive damages and killed several thousands' during the protests that convulsed Iran for more than two weeks, Khamenei said on Saturday.

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4 d. ago Danes launch fighter jets over Greenland after Donald Trump hinted he may pull out of Nato if they don't let US acquire mineral

The mission, part of stepped-up Arctic operations with European allies, according to the Danish Armed Force.

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7 d. ago US military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threats

Tehran threatens to strike US bases in Middle East if Washington carries out pledge to intervene in Iran Iran protests: live updatesHundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospitalIran protests: what we know so far about the anti-government demonstrationsThe US military will withdraw some of its personnel from its bases in the Middle East, according to a US official, after Iranian threats of striking US bases if Washington intervenes in Iran. A US official told Reuters and the Associated Press on Wednesday that the withdrawal was a precaution, while diplomats said that some forces had already been advised to leave al-Udeid base in Qatar. Iran struck al-Udeid in June after the US hit nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran, though the strike was telegraphed and largely symbolic.Iranian officials have warned the US not to intervene in nationwide protests as Donald Trump reviews options for a strike on the country. The US president had previously promised to “rescue protest...

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8 d. ago The three ages of Michael Carrick and what they say about Manchester United

From his competitive debut to his first spell as interim, the former midfielder has seen much at Old Trafford over the past two decades23 August 2006, Charlton 0-3 Manchester United The 25‑year‑old new signing was eased into United’s midfield as a second-half substitute in the second game of the season, having picked up a small injury on the pre‑season tour. With Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes suspended, Sir Alex Ferguson started with John O’Shea and Darren Fletcher in central midfield, with the Scot (sporting a mullet) opening the scoring after Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo had hit the woodwork. Carrick was one of four future United managers in the side, alongside Fletcher, Giggs and Ole Gunnar Solskjær, who rounded off the win with a late goal after Louis Saha had doubled United’s lead. Solskjær’s goal was his first in the league in three injury-hit years, and the Norwegian, also a substitute, should have had another when Carrick squared a perfect pass to the striker, only ...

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8 d. ago Four major airports forced to shut as ‘intense freezing rain’ and heavy snow sparks chaos across Europe

MORE European airports have temporarily closed due to icy weather conditions. Three major travel hubs were forced to shut earlier today, while a fourth operated "restricted" services. "Adverse weather conditions" led to the brief closure of airports in Vienna, Austria, Budapest in Hungary, and Bratislava in Slovakia. Runways in Vienna closed temporarily due to a...

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8 d. ago Flight chaos as three European airports close in wild weather disruption

A number of airports across Europe are facing huge disruptions caused by difficult weather conditions as runaways have been forced to close due to ice and other now operating at a 'limited' capacity

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1 week ago Syrian forces expel Kurdish fighters as US strikes Islamic State targets

Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in AleppoSyrian government forces have detained 300 Kurds and evacuated more than 400 Kurdish fighters after clashes in Aleppo, the interior ministry has said, as US and allied forces carried out separate “large-scale” strikes against Islamic State targets.An interior ministry official told Agence France-Presse that about 360 Kurdish fighters and 60 wounded had been bussed to the Kurds’ de facto autonomous zone in the north-east from the Sheikh Maqsoud district, the last area of Aleppo to fall to the army. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US and allies strike Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans

Military says it targeted the jihadist group throughout Syria in response to attack on US and Syrian troops in PalmyraUS and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, in the latest response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead.Washington said a lone gunman from the militant group carried out the 13 December attack in Palmyra, which killed two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter. The area is home to Unesco-listed ancient ruins and was once controlled by jihadist fighters. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US military carries out strikes against ISIS targets in Syria

The attacks were part of an operation launched last month

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1 week ago 'Worst snow for a decade' hits central Britain with flights grounded, roads blocked and rail lines closed as 100mph Storm Goretti leaves trail of devastation across UK and thousands without power

Birmingham Airport was forced to suspend use of its runway operations on Thursday night after 'heavy snow' made it unsafe to fly, while Heathrow cancelled dozens of flights.

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1 week ago At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says

Attacks bring total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 425 since October ceasefire took effectGaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory on Thursday killed at least 13 people, including five children, despite a ceasefire that has largely halted the fighting.Four people including three children were killed when a drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza, agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Syrian army orders Aleppo evacuations amid fighting with Kurdish forces

People told to leave three areas as fears grow of wider conflict between government and Kurdish authoritiesThe Syrian army ordered civilians to evacuate neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Thursday after fighting with Kurdish forces entered its third day, deepening the rift between the Syrian government and the US-backed Kurdish authorities in Syria.The Syrian government urged people to leave the three contested neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud, Ashrafieh and Bani Zeid by early afternoon, opening humanitarian corridors and displacement shelters to facilitate their exit. The Syrian army said it would begin military operations against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the deadline, and issued maps showing specific areas that needed to be evacuated. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Inside Asia’s scam sweatshops – and why they are so hard to shut down

An estimated 120,000 people in Myanmar are being forced to work in online scam operations

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1 week ago Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria

Very little information has been shared about strikes in Sokoto stateTwo weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic State fighters, questions remain over the specific group that was targeted and the operation’s impact.In the aftermath of the strikes, Donald Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that “ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians” were hit with “numerous perfect strikes”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi extradited to China after Cambodia arrest

Chen founded the Prince Group, a multinational conglomerate authorities allege served as a front for ‘one of Asia’s largest transnational criminal organisations’Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the US on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar online scam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said.Chen allegedly directed operations of forced labour compounds across Cambodia, where trafficked workers were held in prison-like facilities surrounded by high walls and barbed wire, according to US prosecutors. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British Armed Forces aided US operation to seize oil tanker Bella

The Ministry of Defence has said the supply ship RFA Tideforce and RAF surveillance aircraft assisted the US operation to seize the tanker - Bella-1

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2 w. ago US special forces launch operation from Scots airport to seize oil tanker linked to Venezuela

US forces launched a daring raid to seize the Marinera, a rusting Russian-flagged vessel said to have escaped Donald Trump’s "total naval blockade" of Venezuela.

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2 w. ago Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on Venezuela

President protests innocence in US court as countries at UN meeting condemn Donald Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’Venezuela crisis – latest updatesThe deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drugs, weapons and narco-terrorism charges on Monday, two days after his capture by US special forces in an operation ordered by Donald Trump that sent shockwaves around the world.The brevity and formality of the arraignment hearing in federal court in Manhattan – barely 30 minutes during which Maduro was asked to confirm his name and that he understood the four charges against him – belied the far-reaching consequences of the US action. Continue reading...

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