3 h. ago La Nina weather system could bring more deadly hurricanes to South East Asia, scientists warn

Days after more than 250 people were killed in the Philippines during two typhoons. Forecasters warn that La Nina, the weather system which was likely behind the deadly Hurricane Melissa, could lead to more extreme weather in the battered southeast Asian country

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9 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Drones hit Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery

Russian attacks kill four on Saturday; Serbian government faces deadline to oust Russian owners from state oil company. What we know on day 1,362 Ukraine’s army said on Saturday it struck a Russian oil refinery in the Ryazan region near Moscow, as “part of efforts to reduce the enemy’s ability to launch missile and bomb strikes”. Explosions and a large fire were observed at the site, said the military. Ryazan is located about 200km (125 miles) south-east of Moscow.Russian officials often do not admit such attacks have succeeded, and the Ryazan governor, Pavel Malkov, adopted the standard line that Ukrainian drones were shot down but debris happened to hit the target. “Falling debris caused a fire on the premises of one enterprise,” Malkov said. A wave of 25 Ukrainian drones attacked the region, Malkov said.Officials in southern Ukraine said four people were killed by Russian attacks on Saturday. Prosecutors in the Kherson region said “three civilians are known to have been killed” i...

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13 h. ago A town in southern Haiti mourns its own as it staggers from Hurricane Melissa's blow

Dozens of people have gathered in southern Haiti to say goodbye to those killed by Hurricane Melissa

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17 h. ago Female trophy hunter offering Brits discount price to kill endangered leopards

An advert that was sent out by Unleashed Global Adventures - run by US hunter Larysa Switlyk - offering people the opportunity to kill endangered leopards has been met with outrage by a number of animal rights groups

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19 h. ago Massive explosion at fireworks factory in Pakistan as 4 killed in blast with others injured

A blast at a fireworks factory in southern Pakistan has killed at least four people and injured 11 others, police and hospital officials said. The cause of the explosion has not yet been identified

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19 h. ago Driver in Sweden released after questioning over crash into Stockholm bus stop that killed 3

Swedish authorities have released the driver of a double-decker bus who had been detained after the vehicle slammed into a bus stop in Stockholm, killing three people

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19 h. ago French chef urges people cooking steak to ditch ingredient that 'kills flavour'

There are many ways to cook a steak, but the chef said this method has "always given me amazing results".

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25 h. ago Fireball explosion near Argentina airport as 15 rushed to hospital and flights cancelled

A fireball explosion ripped through an industrial plant near a major Argentina airport on Friday night, with at least 15 hospitalised and flights cancelled in the horror aftermath

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28 h. ago Blast from confiscated explosives at police station in Indian

The accidental explosion comes days after a deadly car blast in New Delhi which killed at least eight people near the city’s historic Red FortAt least nine people were killed and 32 injured after a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police have announced.The blast occurred in the Nowgam area of Srinagar, the region’s main city, late on Friday while a team of forensic experts and police were examining the explosive material, said Nalin Prabhat, the region’s police director general. He ruled out any foul play, saying it was an accident. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Russian attacks on Kyiv ‘calculated and wicked’, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president calls for more air defence from Europe and US after six killed and dozens injured in strikes across capitalVolodymyr Zelenskyy has described Russia’s latest attack against Ukraine as “deliberate, calculated and wicked”, after six people were killed and dozens injured in a wave of night-time strikes across the capital Kyiv.Shortly after midnight air raid sirens sounded and residents made their way to shelters or lay between two walls in their apartments. Soon afterwards the whine of Shahed drones could be heard in the sky, with heavy machine gun fire from Ukrainian air defences. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago School kids watch in horror as Stockholm bus driver 'ploughs into group of people at stop'

Several people were killed and injured in the bus crash in central Stockholm this afternoon, with nearby residents describing hearing a loud bang and people screaming

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43 h. ago Kashmir is focus of arrests after Delhi car blast linked to ‘terror module’

Investigators believe an explosion that killed 13 people maybe linked to group operating in the disputed regionPolice have carried out raids and made several arrests across the Indian region of Kashmir in the aftermath of a car explosion in Delhi that left 13 people dead.On Wednesday, the Indian government confirmed it was treating the blast as a “terror incident” perpetrated by “anti-national forces”. The explosion took place outside one of India’s most significant monuments during rush hour on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Several people killed when bus crashes into bus shelter in Sweden

Several people have been killed after a bus ploughed into a bus shelter in central Stockholm today. 

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43 h. ago Stockholm bus crash: Locals 'hear loud bang then several screams' as 'multiple dead'

Several people have been killed and injured in a crash at a bus stop in central Stockholm, with police announcing the bus driver had been arrested amid an investigation

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43 h. ago Several people killed after bus crashes into bus stop in Stockholm

Roads were closed as rescue teams raced to the scene on Friday afternoon

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44 h. ago Bus crashes into shelter as multiple dead people after 'screams' heard in major city

A horror incident in Stockholm, Sweden, has prompted a major response from emergency services after multiple people were injured and some reportedly killed following a bus hitting a shelter

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44 h. ago Bus crashes into shelter as multiple people dead after 'screams' heard in major city

A horror incident in Stockholm, Sweden, has prompted a major response from emergency services after multiple people were injured and some reportedly killed following a bus hitting a shelter

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44 h. ago Several people killed as bus crashes into bus shelter in Sweden

Several people have been killed in a bus crash in central Stockholm today, police have confirmed. 

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46 h. ago Germany accuses Putin of ‘contempt for humanity’ after massive overnight attack on Ukraine – Europe live

Drones and missiles used to target Kyiv with at least four people killed and ‘dozens’ woundedRussia attacks every district of KyivWe have just had an update on the death toll from the overnight attack on Kyiv, via AFP, with authorities now reporting six people dead.in Brussels Continue reading...

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47 h. ago ‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown

When the rain started I had to find a way home to my children. I could never have imagined how long it would take. This is Ruchira’s storyLocation Mumbai, IndiaDisaster Maharashtra floods, 2005Ruchira Gupta is an English-to-Hindi interpreter, a former lawyer, and mother of two daughters. In 2005, she was working at a small law firm in Mumbai, India when heavy rainfall flooded the country’s western state of Maharashtra, killing 926 people. Between 1950 and 2015, there was a threefold increase in extreme rain events in India. Continue reading...

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