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Train derails in France and injures 44 as authorities investigate possible sabotage
Investigators in Normandy are working to determine how a large piece of rail ended up on the tracks, causing a passenger train to
topicSeven-year-old girl pulled alive from debris in Nepal
Nepal's disaster management agency reports that floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed more than 1,300 people. Approximately 5,000
topicKyiv Reports Shootout Between Two Intelligence Agencies
Russian security officials allege that Ukraine's security services killed a Chechen field commander in Lviv. The commander had pre
topicShooting breaks out at rave in Switzerland
Swiss authorities continue to hold a 43-year-old male suspect following a shooting at a techno party in the Schachen area of Aarga
topicSpanish PM Sanchez says Israel and Russia spread disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez claims Israel and Russia spread disinformation regarding the late July migrant influx into Ceuta. Whi
topicReform says it will prioritise British-born workers under 35 for social housing
Reform UK proposes a social housing strategy that gives priority to British-born workers under 35, veterans, and married couples w
topicNepal-China flooding latest: Rescue efforts resume after newly formed lake threatens fresh deluge
Search operations continue across the Nepal-China border where more than 5,500 people remain missing. Rescue teams recently recove
topicRumors of another mobilization have pushed some Russians from contingency plans to packed bags. Readers tell Meduza where they’ve fled.
Russian citizens, including young men, are leaving the country to avoid a potential new mobilization and a perceived loss of freed
Lucy Letby live: Baby wards to get cot cams, says health secretary, after inquiry
The Thirlwall Inquiry concluded that the Countess of Chester Hospital suffered a "complete failure to protect babies" while nurse
topicBayeux mania peaks as 1,000-year-old tapestry exhibition opens in London
The British Museum is hosting the Bayeux Tapestry for its first United Kingdom appearance in 900 years. Tickets for the original m
topicInstagram’s head says engagement falls by half without the algorithm
The head of Instagram asserts that removing algorithmic feeds reduces user engagement by 50 percent and increases the volume of br
topicThese immigrants who’ve spent decades in the US fear their deportation protections are on the verge of ending
Thousands of Haitians in the United States have lost their Temporary Protected Status as part of an immigration crackdown by the T
topicEgyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drugs case
A Cairo Criminal Court sentenced television personality Sarah Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging for their roles
topicSerbian war criminal Ratko Mladic to be buried with 'state honours'
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday that she was horrified by the state h
topicRussia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale
Russian officials and the Orthodox Church sent bone fragments from the right sword hand of Prince Dmitry Donskoy to troops in Done
topicSacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential elections
The Kremlin announced that Presidents Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi have offered to mediate a peace agreement between Russia and Uk
topicPutin and Zelenskyy issue threats as strikes rock Ukraine, Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed willingness to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in
topicPoland’s Sikorski Proposes NATO Drills to Pressure Kaliningrad
Poland is urging NATO to conduct military exercises near the Kaliningrad exclave to force Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine.
topicHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison
A Hong Kong court sentenced three activists to prison for organizing annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre. Tw
topicTwenty-five dead after fire erupts on cargo ship in Qingdao, eastern China
A fire on a foreign-flagged cargo vessel at a state-owned shipyard in Qingdao, eastern China, has killed 25 people according to st
topicTrump shadow looms large over Brics as Modi hosts Putin and Xi in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping for a two-day BRICS summit in
topicGermany Prepares Broad Sanctions on Russia Over Leipzig Airport Drone Attack
Lieutenant General Oleh Ivashchenko reports that Russian morale is very low and predicts Vladimir Putin will run out of troops by
topicMonths after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon
Israeli forces continue to hold operational control of the Ali al-Taher ridge in Lebanon following the withdrawal of Hezbollah fro
topicOkinawa election win may give Tokyo freer hand on military build-up
Genta Koja, a candidate backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japanese Prime Minister, has won the Okinawa gubernatorial