1 week ago Undefeated boxer Abu Yusupov, 39, dead after train station row led to fatal stabbing

Undefeated boxer Abu Yusupov, 39, has been killed during a stabbing after a train station altercation in Berlin, Germany, earlier this week

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says troops contesting Russian advance in Sumy

Ukrainian forces ‘pushing back the occupiers’ says president but prevailing assessments show Russian gains. What we know on day 1,206Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian forces are pushing back against Russian forces in the border Sumy region where they have established a foothold in recent weeks. “Our units in Sumy region are gradually pushing back the occupiers,” said Ukraine’s president in his nightly video address. “I thank you! Thanks to every soldier, sergeant and officer for this result.”The Ukrainian president provided no further details and offered no proof of Ukrainian advances in the area, and the claim contradicts prevailing assessments of continued Russian gains in Sumy. Russia has seized over 190 sq km (73 sq miles) of the Sumy region in less than a month, according to pro-Ukrainian open-source maps. They have captured more ground in the past days, advancing to around 20km from the city of Sumy’s northern suburbs and rendering it vulnerable to long-range artillery an...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Poland scrambles planes to secure airspace as Russia targets western Ukraine

The Polish response comes as Russian troops advance on east-central Ukraine. What we know on day 1,202See all our Ukraine war coveragePoland and allied countries scrambled aircraft early on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the Polish border, the operational command of the Polish armed forces said. “The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” it said on X.All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts in the early hours of Monday after the Ukrainian air force warned of Russian missile and drone attacks.Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv, which Ukraine’s air defence units were trying to repel, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on the Telegram messaging app early on Monday.Russia says its forces are advancing to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk for the first time in the three-year war, raising the prospect of a...

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3 w. ago Train crash investigation finds tractor driver asked for permission to cross before 80mph collision

Investigators said the tractor driver ‘telephoned the signaller before using the crossing’ in lead up to collision

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3 w. ago Tractor hit by Manchester train 'asked for permission to cross tracks' as more crash details revealed

An investigation has been launched after a train travelling from Manchester struck a tractor near Leominster

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3 w. ago Russia says blasts led to deadly train crashes in regions bordering Ukraine

Investigators say ‘explosions’ caused two bridges to collapse, triggering derailments and at least seven deathsRussian investigators said they believed “explosions” had caused two bridges in the border regions of Kursk and Bryansk to collapse overnight, derailing trains, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.In Bryansk, which borders Ukraine, a road bridge collapsed on to a railway line late on Saturday, derailing a passenger train heading to Moscow and killing at least seven people. A rail bridge in neighbouring Kursk also collapsed overnight, derailing a freight train and injuring the driver, officials said. Kursk also borders Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russia says blasts led to deadly train crashes in regions bordering Ukraine on eve of peace talks

Investigators say blasts caused two bridges to collapse, triggering derailments and at least seven deathsRussian investigators said on Sunday they believed “explosions” had caused two bridges in the border regions of Kursk and Bryansk to collapse overnight, derailing trains, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens.In Bryansk, which borders Ukraine, a road bridge collapsed on to a railway line late on Saturday, derailing a passenger train heading to Moscow and killing at least seven people. A rail bridge in neighbouring Kursk also collapsed overnight, derailing a freight train and injuring the driver, officials said. Kursk also borders Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Deaths as Russian trains crash in Bryansk and Kursk when bridges collapse

At least seven killed as Moscow-bound passenger service hits overhead bridge that fell on tracks, while a freight train derails as span gives way underneathSeven people were killed and dozens injured after bridges collapsed in two separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine overnight, officials said on Sunday, with rail authorities blaming at least one incident on “illegal interference”.In Russia’s Bryansk region, a road bridge collapsed on to a railway line late on Saturday, derailing a passenger train heading to Moscow and killing seven people. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago London travel news LIVE: Train chaos as lines blocked after lorry hits railway bridge in Elmers End

London Underground’s District, Hammersmith and City and Piccadilly lines are facing severe delays

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4 w. ago Russian commander behind Mariupol strikes that claimed 8,000 lives is killed in 'suicide attack'

Zaur Gurtsiev, 34, was killed alongside another identified man in a blast on Thursday, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

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