24 h. ago Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21 people and injuring 35

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometres (86 miles) east of Colombo, the capital, […]

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47 h. ago At least 20 people killed in Sudan after a suspected drone strike hits a prison

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured after a suspected drone strike hit a prison in Sudan's North Kordofan region, according to officials.

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9 d. ago 7 people dead after pickup and tour van collide near Yellowstone, police say

BOISE, Idaho — A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people and injured eight others, Idaho State Police say.  The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on a highway near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a press release. The state park is […]

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1 week ago The epicenter of an explosion at an Iranian port is tied to a charity overseen by its supreme leader

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The explosion that rocked an Iranian port, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 1,000 others, had its epicenter at a facility ultimately owned by a charitable foundation overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office. That foundation, known as Bonyad Mostazafan, faces American sanctions over it […]

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1 week ago Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. No word was given on the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly after noon, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and […]

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2 w. ago Witness describes seeing SUV driving ‘recklessly’ before deadly Lapu Lapu festival tragedy

Vancouver police confirmed on Sunday morning that 11 people were killed and dozens more injured when a man drove an SUV into a crowd at the festival.

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2 w. ago Vancouver Car Strike That Killed 11 Wasn’t Terrorism, Police Say

Eleven people were killed in Vancouver and dozens were injured after a driver plowed into a large crowd at a street festival on Saturday evening, according to police.

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2 w. ago Carney expresses condolences to victims of Vancouver vehicle attack

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pausing his election campaign to express condolences to victims and their families after a vehicle attack in Vancouver on Saturday killed nine people and injured many more. Carney says he has been briefed by his public safety minister and national security adviser and will be meeting with B.C. […]

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2 w. ago Multiple people killed, injured at Lapu Lapu Day in Vancouver

Police have confirmed someone drove into a crowd of people near Fraser Street and 41st Avenue in Vancouver.

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2 w. ago 'Bodies everywhere': Multiple people killed, injured at Lapu Lapu Day in Vancouver

Witness describes the carnage after someone drove into a crowd of people near Fraser Street and 43rd Avenue in Vancouver: 'There's people flying'

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2 w. ago 'Bodies everywhere': Nine people killed, many injured at Lapu Lapu Day in Vancouver

Witness describes the carnage after someone drove into a crowd of people near Fraser Street and 43rd Avenue in Vancouver: 'There's people flying'

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2 w. ago 'Bodies everywhere': 11 people killed, many injured at Lapu Lapu Day in Vancouver

Witness describes the carnage after someone drove into a crowd of people near Fraser Street and 43rd Avenue in Vancouver: 'There's people flying'

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2 w. ago 'The darkest day in our city's history': 11 people killed, many injured at Lapu Lapu Day in Vancouver

Witness describes the carnage after someone drove into a crowd of people near Fraser Street and 43rd Avenue in Vancouver: 'There's people flying'

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2 w. ago A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 4, injures over 500

A massive explosion rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others, supposedly linked to a shipment of missile propellant.

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2 w. ago A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 8, injures around 750

A massive explosion rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others, supposedly linked to a shipment of missile propellant.

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2 w. ago Massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 4

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant, killing four people and injuring more than 500 others. The blast at the Shahid Rajaei port happened as Iran and the United States met Saturday […]

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2 w. ago Ukraine says 3 killed in another drone attack after Trump rebuked Putin

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck an apartment building in a southeastern Ukraine city, killing three people and injuring 10 others, officials said Friday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump rebuked Russia’s leader for a deadly missile and drone attack on Kyiv while Washington endeavors to stop the more than three-year war. Among […]

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2 w. ago ‘Vladimir, STOP!’: Trump pleads with Putin following deadly Kyiv attack

Nine people were killed and dozens more injured in Russia's deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv since last July.

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3 w. ago Cable car accident in southern Italy kills at least 4 people

MILAN — A cable car carrying tourists south of Naples crashed Thursday after the cable snapped, killing at least four people and injuring one, officials said. Italy’s alpine rescue was responding to the accident at Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia. The cable car accident happened just a week after the destination […]

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4 w. ago More than 30 people killed, 99 injured in Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city

KYIV, Ukraine — At least 32 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials said. Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15 a.m. as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, according to officials. Images from the scene on official channels […]

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