5 d. ago Woman killed by bomb outside Greek bank in early morning horror blast

A woman was killed fter a bomb she was allegedly trying to plant outside a bank in Greece blew up in her hands.

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Suspect held in Moscow car bombing of general, Russia claims

Russian security service alleges Ukrainian agent Ignat Kuzin rigged car with homemade explosives; Trump meets Zelenskyy and expresses doubt that Putin wants a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,159Russia’s FSB secret service said on Saturday that it had detained a man it suspects of killing a senior general with a car bomb outside Moscow. Russia has accused Kyiv of being behind the blast on Friday, which killed Gen Yaroslav Moskalik. The FSB alleged a Ukrainian agent it named as Ignat Kuzin rigged a Volkswagen Golf in the city of Balashikha with a homemade explosive device from a Ukrainian secret service stash in the Moscow area and that the bomb was then detonated remotely from Ukraine. A video released by the FSB showed a man identified as Kuzin, and what was said to be his arrest taking place on a forest road. Kyiv has not commented on the blast, which bore the hallmarks of previous attacks on military figures and high-profile backers of the Kremlin’s offensive.Donald Trump has sai...

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1 week ago Huge explosion in Iranian port kills at least five and injures more than 500

Official suggests blast in southern port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas due to explosion of chemicals in containersAn immense blast in Iran’s southern port of Shahid Rajaee has killed at least five people and injured more than 700, according to state media, with an official suggesting the fire was caused by the explosion of chemical containers.A spokesperson for Iran’s crisis management body pointed to poor storage conditions of chemicals as the trigger for the port explosion. “The cause of the explosions was the chemicals inside the containers,” Hossein Zafari, a crisis management spokesperson, told Iran’s ILNA news agency. He added that the port administration had previously been warned about the danger these chemicals posed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Huge explosion in Iranian port kills at least eight and injures more than 500

Official suggests blast in southern port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas due to explosion of chemicals in containersAn immense blast in Iran’s southern port of Shahid Rajaee has killed at least eight people and injured more than 700, according to state media, with an official suggesting the fire was caused by the explosion of chemical containers.A spokesperson for Iran’s crisis management body pointed to poor storage conditions of chemicals as the trigger for the port explosion. “The cause of the explosions was the chemicals inside the containers,” Hossein Zafari, a crisis management spokesperson, told Iran’s ILNA news agency. He added that the port administration had previously been warned about the danger these chemicals posed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Massive explosion rocks Iran as four are killed and more than 500 injured with blast blamed on shipment of ballistic missile fuel

The blast at the Shahid Rajaei port happened as Iran and the US met Saturday in Oman for the third round of negotiations over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program.

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1 week ago Huge explosion in Iranian port kills at least four and injures more than 500

Official suggests blast in southern port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas due to explosion of chemicals in containersAn immense blast in Iran’s southern port of Shahid Rajaee has killed at least four people and injured more than 500, according to state media, with an official suggesting the fire was caused by the explosion of chemical containers.A spokesperson for Iran’s crisis management body pointed to poor storage conditions of chemicals as the trigger for the port explosion. “The cause of the explosions was the chemicals inside the containers,” Hossein Zafari, a crisis management spokesperson, told Iran’s ILNA news agency. He added that the port administration had previously been warned about the danger these chemicals posed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian general killed after car blast as Ukraine peace talks could be scuppered

Yaroslav Moskalik, 59, was blown several metres through the air when a Volkswagen Golf exploded as the Russian army general walked by near his home in Moscow as a top US diplomat landed for talks

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1 week ago Trump envoy meets Putin hours after Moscow killing of Russian general

Russian official calls talks with Steve Witkoff ‘quite useful’ as investigation launched into suspected Ukrainian bombingDonald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for high-stakes peace talks, hours after a senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow.Trump has played up Witkoff’s visit – his fourth to Russia in recent months – claiming a deal on ending the war in Ukraine was within reach. “The next few days are going to be very important. Meetings are taking place right now,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “I think we’re going to make a deal I think we’re getting very close.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit

Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by UkraineEurope live – latest updatesA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.The Russian authorities named the officer as Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operations directorate of the general staff of the Russian armed forces. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Family of teen killed by punch blast 'failure' of cops as boy 'blamed' for own death

Ben Smith died aged 18 after a punch his parents claimed "killed" him. The teen was out with friends for Halloween but ended up in hospital and later died - his family has slammed the police

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3 w. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder after father, 53, killed in horror 'gas explosion' that demolished house in Worksop

Nottinghamshire Police said a 43-year-old man was arrested and questioned on suspicion of murder before being bailed.

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3 w. ago Pictured: Man, 53, killed in horror 'gas explosion' that destroyed homes in Worksop

David Howard, 53, died at the scene of the explosion in Worksop on Saturday. Emergency services were called at 7.39pm and recovered his body from under the debris.

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3 w. ago Pictured: Man, 53, killed in 'gas explosion' that destroyed homes in Worksop

David Howard, 53, died at the scene of the explosion in Worksop, Nottinghamshire on Saturday.

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3 w. ago Worksop house explosion: Dad killed in blast pictured as loved ones left 'devastated'

Neighbours said they heard a 'huge bang' when the two-bedroom terrace house in Worksop, Nottinghamshire collapsed in on itself, with David Howard's body retrieved from under tonnes of rubble

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3 w. ago Residents unable to return home after fatal Worksop ‘gas explosion’

A major incident was declared after the blast on Saturday evening.

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3 w. ago Drone footage shows house destroyed after deadly gas explosion

New aerial footage shows the scene of devastation following a suspected gas explosion in a residential street which has left one person dead.

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3 w. ago Worksop blast: 'I smelled gas three days before explosion ripped homes apart'

Nottinghamshire Police confirmed on Sunday that the gas blast killed one man, with residents of John Street in Worksop saying they feared other shockwaves might follow

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3 w. ago Man dead in suspected gas explosion that levelled house and wrecked neighbours' homes as police say everyone else is safe

A major incident was declared on Saturday evening when a house on John Street in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, exploded after a major 'gas leak'.

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3 w. ago Worksop gas blast kills one man as body found in wrecked home

Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed the body of a man, in his 50s, has been found in the wreckage of a house apparently at the seat of the blast in Worksop

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3 w. ago Man killed in Worksop gas blast horror as '5 houses hit' after locals heard 'almighty bang'

The terrifying incident happened in Worksop on Saturday evening as one witness said she was absolutely 'petrified' after hearing the blast while she was in her garden

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