26 h. ago Nepal’s prime minister resigns after social media ban sparks deadly protests

Thousands joined ‘Gen Z’ demonstrations, which protesters said reflected frustration with ban and anger over alleged corrupt officialsNepal’s prime minister KP Oli Sharma has resigned after some of the worst unrest in decades rocked the country this week, sparked by a ban on social media and discontentment at political corruption and nepotism.At least 19 people were killed and hundreds were injured on Monday after protests against a ban on 26 prominent social media sites and corruption issues was met with deadly force by police. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Ten people killed and 55 injured after bus 'ripped apart' in train crash

Shocking photos show each half of the bus either side of the freight train and its roof had been ripped off in the horror crash, which happened on Monday morning in Mexico

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32 h. ago Workers' daily commute to Mexico City ends in tragedy in fatal train

Authorities in Mexico say a train has collided with a double-decker bus northwest of Mexico City, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 50

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33 h. ago Nepal rolls back social media ban after deadly protests rock capital

Thousands joined the ‘Gen Z’ demonstrations, which protesters said reflected their frustration with the ban and anger over alleged corrupt officialsNepal’s government has lifted its ban on 26 prominent social media apps and messaging services after at least 19 people were killed and more than 100 injured in clashes on Monday.The country’s communication and information minister announced the ban would be rolled back hours after demonstrators protesting against the block surged towards the parliament complex in the capital, Kathmandu. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Everything we know so far about Lisbon tram crash horror as three Brits confirmed dead

Tragedy broke out in Lisbon after a tram on the famed Lisbon Gloria Funicular derailed and crashed into a building. The catastrophic crash left at least 16 people killed and around 21 more injured

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5 d. ago A passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 15 and injuring 16 others

A police spokesman says a passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others

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5 d. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal’s PM vows swift and thorough investigation

Luís Montenegro describes accident, in which 16 people died, as ‘one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history’Explainer: what is Lisbon’s Elevador da Glória and how does it work?Europe live – latest updatesPortugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, has promised a swift and thorough investigation to determine the causes of the funicular railway crash that killed 16 people and injured 21 others in Lisbon, describing the accident as “one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history”.Public prosecutors are already looking into the crash, which happened on the Portuguese capital’s famous Glória funicular just after 6pm on Wednesday. The city’s mayor has also asked Carris, the municipal public transport company that operates the service, to investigate the accident. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Lisbon funicular's path to deadly disaster mapped as tram careened out of control

A horror funicular crash in the heart of Lisbon has killed 17 people and left 21 injured when the tram derailed and smashed into a building - authorities confirmed that tourists are among the victims

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6 d. ago Lisbon Gloria Funicular: Battle to save children screaming for help after tram crash

The Lisbon Gloria Funicular - an electric streetcar which is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions - derailed on Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others

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6 d. ago Portugal declares day of mourning for 15 people killed in Lisbon funicular railway crash

Another 18 people injured when Gloria funicular railway car derails and apparently crashed into a buildingA day of national mourning has been declared in Portugal after at least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s well-known Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed on Wednesday.An emergency services spokesperson said some foreign nationals were among the dead but would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities. At least 18 people, including a child, were injured, five of them seriously. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago At least 15 people killed after Lisbon’s funicular railway derails

President laments accident on railway that carries passengers up and down a hillside in Portuguese capitalAt least 15 people have been killed after Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesperson has said.Authorities would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities, but said some foreign nationals were among the dead. At least 18 people were also injured. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake death toll passes 1,400 as Taliban appeal for aid

Rescuers search into the night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes in steep valleysThe Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands more injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeal for aid as death toll rises to 900

Rescuers search into the night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes in steep valleysThe Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 900 people and left thousands injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Doctor JUMPS from shaking house in Afghanistan earthquake and fears his kids would be dead

Doctor Azam, 52, who lives in the Kunar province, was at home when the 6.0 magnitude Afghanistan earthquake hit late Sunday, killing some 800 people and injuring more than 2,500

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9 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake live: more than 600 dead after shallow quake strikes country’s east, state media reports

Several villages in Kunar province ‘completely destroyed’, says ministry for public health, as rescue operations take placeAt least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near JalalabadHere is a summary from Afghanistan, where hundreds of people have been killed after an earthquake struck the country’s mountainous eastern region late last night. This is what we know so far:At least 622 people have been killed and more than 1,500 others injured in the earthquake, Afghanistan’s Taliban-run interior ministry said on Monday morning.The earthquake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said.Jalalabad is about 119km (74 miles) away from the capital city, Kabul. A 4.5 magnitude quake occurred 20 minutes later in the same province.The Kunar Disaster Management Authority said deaths and injuries had been reported in the districts of Nur Gul, Soki, Watpur, Manogi and Chapadar...

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9 d. ago Devastating earthquake 'kills 250 people and injures hundreds' in Afghanistan

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1 week ago Minneapolis school shooting: police say locked doors saved ‘countless lives’

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspect, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police say ‘countless lives’ saved during Minneapolis school shooting due to locked doors

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspected, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Girl, 14, and at least two others dead in Russian missile attack on Ukraine

At least three people have been killed and 24 have been injured in the drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight, local authorities said

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1 week ago Minneapolis shooter told fellow students to work 'harder, faster, stronger' in yearbook photo from school where two children were killed and 17 wounded: Live updates

Three people were killed and 17 others injured after a shooter stormed a Catholic church in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, unleashing terror on dozens of school children.

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