4 h. ago At least 14 tourists dead in hotel fire as people leap out windows in great escape

At least 14 tourists have been killed and dozens injured after a fire ripped through a hotel – images of tourists leaping out of windows to flee has flooded social media

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6 h. ago Hotel fire kills at least 14 tourists in India as tragedy 'anguishes' nation

Desperate tourists tried to escape through the windows and narrow ledges of the building as the fire took hold of the building.

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6 h. ago Two children among 15 dead as guests jump from windows to escape fire at six

Police say most victims died of suffocation, while at least one man died trying to jump from the Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata

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7 h. ago India hotel fire kills at least 14 tourists as tragedy 'anguishes' nation

The fire broke out at the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata, India, on Tuesday evening and desperate tourists tried to escape through the windows and narrow ledges of the building

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12 h. ago Four girls, aged 7 to 18, killed after car crashes into Illinois school building named as tributes pour in

Marianne Akers, 44, drove a vehicle into a school building on Monday which left four girls dead and six other children injured, one of whom remains in critical condition in hospital

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3 d. ago Deadly Israeli airstrike kills 10 people: Bombs flatten three

Strikes across the region have killed at least 49 people in the past 24 hours, according to health officials.

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5 d. ago Cannabis 'gardener' leapt from top floor window in vain attempt to escape police

Amarildo Huba jumped out of a disused bar to try and escape police that were pursuing him

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5 d. ago School knife rampage in France leaves one girl dead and three other children fighting for life

A student armed with a knife launched the attack at the private Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides high school in Doulon area of Nantes on Thursday afternoon.

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6 d. ago School knife rampage in France leaves one student dead and multiple children seriously injured

A student armed with a knife launched the attack at the private Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides high school in Doulon area of Nantes on Thursday afternoon.

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6 d. ago Zelenskyy to cut South Africa trip short after ‘massive’ attack on Kyiv – Europe live

Children among nine dead and at least 70 wounded by Russian attack, Ukraine saysWe understand that while the visit will be cut short after Zelenskyy’s meeting with Ramaphosa, their media activities will still proceed, meaning we should hear from the Ukrainian president in the next few hours.Rachel and I will keep an eye on this development to see if Zelenskyy takes part in a scheduled press conference in Pretoria in case he wants to say more about the attacks overnight. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Mystery surrounding death of British Airways flight attendant, 45, found dead in San Francisco hotel room

Irfan Ali Mirza, 45, landed in San Francisco from London Heathrow airport last Tuesday and had a two-day layover before the return flight. The father of three young children was found dead in his bed.

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1 week ago Family of five, including three children, found dead inside home following suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Relatives of the family of five found dead at the property have issued tributes describing the three children as “happy-go-lucky" and calling the family "good and honest people"

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Trump – come and see Putin’s war for yourself

Impose ceasefire on Russia, says France’s Macron, as leaders condemn deadly Palm Sunday strike on Sumy. What we know on day 1,146Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, has urged Donald Trump to visit Ukraine to “understand what Putin did”. In a CBS interview broadcast on Sunday, Zelenskyy said: “Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead.”Russia’s missile strike on Sunday on the Ukrainian city of Sumy showed the urgent need to impose a ceasefire on Russia, declared the French president, Emmanuel Macron. “Everyone knows it is Russia alone that wants this war. Today it is clear that Russia alone wants to continue with it, showing its scorn for human life, international law and diplomatic efforts made by President [Donald] Trump,” said Macron. “Strong measures are needed to impose a ceasefire on Russia. France is working tirelessly toward this goal, alongside it...

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2 w. ago Russian missile strike kills dozens in Ukrainian city of Sumy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy decries attack on ‘ordinary city street’ while people were going to church for Palm SundayAt least 34 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people were going to church for Palm Sunday, in the worst attack on civilians this year.Two missiles landed in the crowded city centre on Sunday morning. One hit a trolley bus full of passengers. Footage from the scene showed bodies lying in the street, burning cars, and rescuers carrying bloodied survivors. Two of the dead were children. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russian missile strike kills at least 31 in Ukrainian city of Sumy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says dozens killed and wounded on ‘ordinary city street’ while going to church for Palm SundayAt least 31 people have been killed and dozens injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people were going to church for Palm Sunday.Two missiles landed in the crowded city centre. One hit a trolley bus full of passengers. Footage from the scene showed bodies lying in the street, burning cars, and rescuers carrying bloodied survivors. Two of the dead were children. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russian missile strike kills at least 32 in Ukrainian city of Sumy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says dozens killed and wounded on ‘ordinary city street’ while going to church for Palm SundayAt least 32 people have been killed and nearly 100 injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people were going to church for Palm Sunday, in the worst attack on civilians this year.Two missiles landed in the crowded city centre on Sunday morning. One hit a trolley bus full of passengers. Footage from the scene showed bodies lying in the street, burning cars, and rescuers carrying bloodied survivors. Two of the dead were children. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sudan paramilitaries kill at least 100 people in attack on famine

At least 20 children and nine aid workers among dead

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2 w. ago Helicopter crash in Hudson River leaves family dead, three children

Six people have died including Siemens CEO Agustin Escobar, his wife and three children

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2 w. ago Helicopter crash in New York City’s Hudson River leaves six dead, including three children: Latest updates

The helicopter crashed into the river at approximately 3:15 p.m.

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2 w. ago Hudson helicopter crash: three adults and three children confirmed dead in New York accident – latest

Family of five and pilot were onboard the helicopter when it crashed into the Hudson RiverSix people dead after helicopter crashes in New York’s Hudson RiverThe spot where the helicopter crashed is less than three miles (4.8km) south of where US Airways Capt Chesley Sullenberger expertly landed the passenger plane he was piloting, on the water, with no lives lost, after the engines were put out in a bird strike after take-off from the airport.The 2009 rare successful emergency landing on water became known as the miracle on the Hudson. But the scene at the Hudson today is grim, as New York fire department divers emerge from the water. Continue reading...

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