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Russia attacks Ukraine's two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv

(Reuters) -Russian forces attacked Ukraine's two largest cities on Sunday, with missile fragments falling on a suburban Kyiv apartment building and a guided bomb killing one person in Kharkiv. More than 28 months into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces maintain regular attacks on Ukrainian cities as well as on energy infrastructure. Attacks on Kyiv are less frequent than other cities,

2024-06-30T21:23:56Z

Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy

Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left at least seven people dead, local authorities said on Sunday. Three people died after torrential rains triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland, police in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino said Sunday.

2024-07-01T00:17:26Z

Two injured in light aircraft crash at country house

The light aircraft crash at Heveningham Hall, Halesworth, is the second in Suffolk this weekend.

2024-06-30T17:34:27Z

Neighbor, 74, shoots seven people, including four children

The gunfire came from 74-year-old Crete resident Billy Booth Friday, and culminated with him turning the gun on himself and taking his own life, cops said.

2024-07-01T02:29:26Z

Veteran Sri Lanka MP who fought for Tamil rights dies

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan was a veteran campaigner for the country's Tamil minority.

2024-07-01T01:28:27Z

Multiple crews fight derelict hotel fire in Newquay

Firefighters from across Cornwall are at the Hotel California on Pentire Crescent.

2024-06-30T17:34:19Z

Factbox-Key party figures to know in the French election campaign

PARIS (Reuters) -France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War Two, with the anti-immigrant National Rally (RN) winning the first round of snap parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to exit polls. President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament and called the election after his centrist Together alliance was trounced by the RN in European Parliament

2024-06-30T22:44:17Z

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 857

As the war enters its 857th day, these are the main developments.

2024-07-01T03:02:02Z

Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an already tight housing market. From July 1, the international student visa fee has risen to A$1,600 ($1,068) from A$710, while visitor visa holders and students with temporary

2024-07-01T02:04:36Z

Schoolboy, 14, missing after becoming separated from friends swimming

The teenager disappeared at around 7pm this evening after becoming separated from his friends off Crosby Beach.

2024-06-30T22:28:41Z

Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions

(Reuters) -Myanmar's central bank denied a U.N. report that the country's military government can still access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, saying financial institutions under the bank's supervision followed prescribed procedures. The Central Bank of Myanmar "expressed our strong objection to the U.N. Special Rapporteur’s report", it said in a statement published in a

2024-06-30T23:04:10Z

More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them onto jeep

Two more Palestinian men tell the BBC they were shot and forced onto the bonnet of an Israeli jeep.

2024-06-30T18:05:27Z

Bulgaria's new patriarch enthroned in Sofia cathedral

SOFIA (Reuters) - Top Orthodox Christian clergy from across Europe and Bulgaria's senior government officials gathered in Sofia's main cathedral on Sunday for the enthronement of the new patriarch of the country's influential church. Patriarch Daniil, 52, was elected among three candidates on Sunday morning to succeed Neophyte who died in March. Representatives from Orthodox Churches in Greece,

2024-06-30T17:08:25Z

Explainer-France election 2024: what happens if no one gets an absolute majority?

By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -Exit polls after Sunday's first round of the snap parliamentary election in France showed the far-right National Rally winning Sunday's first round, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before the July 7 run-off. The RN might win in the end, but may end up without an absolute majority. What happens then, and can political paralysis be

2024-06-30T20:43:55Z

Indonesian band takes stand for Taiwan’s migrant workers

Southern Riot mix poetry and punk to create songs that rail against the exploitation and abuse of migrant workers.

2024-07-01T01:02:59Z

Brisbane bloke claims his SECOND multimillion dollar Lotto prize

A Brisbane man has won his second major lottery prize this year after taking home $3.7 million in Saturday's Gold Lotto draw.

2024-07-01T03:14:26Z

Guided bomb attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills one, injures eight, officials say

(Reuters) - Russian forces attacked the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second- largest city, with a guided bomb, killing one person, injuring eight and setting ablaze buildings and vehicles, officials said. Mayor Ihor Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the bomb hit near the city centre, triggering a fire. He put the death toll at one, with an 8-month-old infant among the injured.

2024-06-30T18:03:24Z

Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving Bolivians by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points among the electorate, marking a sharp downturn in an already fraught relationship. Morales was initially among the country's most powerful voices to say the approximately 200 members of the military who marched on Bolivia's government palace...

2024-06-30T21:16:33Z

Outrage over knife killer's benefits

Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane is one of nearly 80 violent criminals at a high-security hospital who can claim state benefits, it was revealed last night.

2024-06-30T22:13:37Z

Bizarre marriage and divorce laws from around the world

Marriage and divorce laws vary from country to country, and even from state to state in countries such as the United States. Some of these laws are pretty archaic, while others are just plain bizarre. Without further ado, you may now click through the gallery and discover the wackiest marriage and divorce laws from around the world.

2022-07-19T10:17:20Z

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public services

IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — Dimly lit and stuffy classrooms stir with life every morning as children file in. Rays of sunlight stream through wooden windows, the only source of light. Pupils squint at their books and intermittently the blackboard as teachers try to hold their attention. It's a reality for many schoolchildren across Nigeria, where many buildings don't have access to the national electricity grid. In Excellent Moral School in Olodo...

2024-07-01T02:13:08Z

China boy lost 28 years ago in railway station, adopted by Dutch couple, in epic search for birth family

Lost at busy train station aged 4, orphanage boy becomes linguistic expert, spends 12 years seeking out birth parents A PhD graduate of Chinese descent who was adopted at the age of four by a couple from the Netherlands has found his birth parents after a 12-year search. Gouming Martens' unstinting 12-year quest to discover his origins has touched ...

2024-07-01T01:30:56Z

It's past time for Israel to administer a new civilian entity in Gaza

We have wasted enough time. The Israeli government should have decided on its day after plans six months ago.

2024-06-30T19:16:20Z

Shock new poll reveals why support for Labor and Coalition has DROPPED

The primary votes have been affected with the Coalition falling three points to 36 per cent over the last three weeks, with Labor on 32 per cent after dropping just one point.

2024-06-30T16:12:33Z

Nat Barr grills Police Minister over response to alleged DV murder

Mother-of-three, Sarah Miles, was found unconscious with head injuries before dying at her Johnston Street home at Casino, in northern NSW , at 2.30am on Saturday.

2024-07-01T01:14:07Z

Activists' plot to 'rescue' animals from RSPCA assured farms

Campaigners from the group Animal Rising hope to 'mobilise and train' more than 200 volunteers to take part in the 'huge open rescue' at undisclosed locations.

2024-06-30T23:28:48Z

Instant karma as man kicks hotel door before walking up to reception

A man was caught on camera kicking in the door to a Marriott hotel. The video shows him shattering the glass with punches before kicking the door multiple times.

2024-06-30T23:29:15Z

Isolated Macron stung by French voters' 'revenge'

Emmanuel Macron has taken many risks in a political career marked by countless crises but his decision to call snap elections may be one too many, marring his legacy and ushering in an era of extremes. He went on to create En Marche (On the Move), a political movement with the same initials as its leader and won the presidential election in 2017 at the age of 39.

2024-06-30T19:32:53Z

Sunak describes antisemitism as a 'sickness' in visit to synagogue

Rishi Sunak speaks at the Machzike Hadath Synagogue in Golders Green while on the campaign trail. The Prime Minister also said there had been a "shocking increase in antisemitism here in our country" after the October 7 attacks, and added: "This antisemitism is a sickness and I am determined to confront it."

2024-06-30T20:10:17Z

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Green spaces are the lungs of our nation

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: In one of his many verbal gaffes, former deputy prime minister John Prescott once declared: 'The green belt is a Labour achievement. And we intend to build on it.'

2024-06-30T22:58:44Z

Tories warn any vote for Farage's Reform party could let the SNP win

Pro-Independence Reform ­UK candidates are 'helping' Nationalist MPs win seats, the Conservatives have warned, as a poll shows one in five Scots will vote

2024-06-30T22:43:40Z

ABC's embarrassing blunder over Australia's new Governor-General

The ABC has suffered an embarrassing blunder ahead of the swearing in of Australia's new Governor-General.

2024-07-01T01:14:10Z

IDF destroys 500-meter-long tunnel near UNRWA school in Rafah

Alongside the discovery of the 500 meter long tunnel, the IDF located several significant tunnel shafts and multiple branches of the tunnel in the Rafah area.

2024-06-30T15:56:06Z

North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired two ballistic missile Monday but one of them possibly flew abnormally, South Korea's military said, a day after the North vowed “offensive and overwhelming” responses to a new U.S. military drill with South Korea and Japan. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement the missiles were launched 10 minutes apart in a northeasterly direction from the town of Jangyon in southeastern North Korea. It...

2024-06-30T20:30:29Z

Former opposition parties get 12 ministries in S.Africa's new govt

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new government on Sunday with the former opposition parties getting 12 out of 32 portfolios after the ruling ANC lost its outright parliamentary majority. He was re-elected for a second full term last week, to lead what his humbled ANC calls a government of national unity (GNU), having lost its outright majority in the May 29 general election.

2024-06-30T21:36:36Z

The world’s coolest police cars

Cop a load of these...

2024-06-30T21:10:47Z

French far right ahead in 1st round of snap elections. Here's how runoff works and what comes next

PARIS (AP) — French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at all. Projections by polling agencies suggest the far-right National Rally stands a good chance of winning a majority in the lower house of parliament for the first time, but the outcome remains uncertain amid the...

2024-07-01T00:42:17Z

Far right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) -Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off. The RN was seen winning around 34% of the vote, exit polls from Ipsos, Ifop, OpinionWay and

2024-06-30T22:29:20Z

Who's who in the UK general election

The United Kingdom heads to the polls on Thursday in a general election that is expected to see the main opposition Labour party return to power after 14 years. He heads the hard-right Reform UK party, whose poll numbers indicate it could deprive the Conservatives of several key seats needed to win re-election.

2024-07-01T02:07:31Z

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urges support for Ukraine, EU and NATO in his farewell speech

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Long-serving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged his country to support Ukraine and international cooperation in his final address to his compatriots Sunday, as an inward-looking new government is set to take over the Netherlands in two days. “It is crucial that our country is embedded in the European Union and NATO. Together we are stronger than alone. Especially now,” the 57-year-old Rutte said from his office...

2024-06-30T15:55:24Z

Exclusive-US pushes for Boeing to plead guilty in connection with fatal crashes, sources say

By Mike Spector and Chris Prentice (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is pushing for Boeing to plead guilty to a criminal charge after finding the planemaker violated a settlement over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The Justice Department is expected to formally offer the plea agreement to Boeing later in the

2024-06-30T19:32:01Z

Immigration not a big issue in Wales, say Reform

Nigel Farage's party says immigration has been discussed more on the doorstep in England than Wales.

2024-06-30T16:49:33Z

This M’sian started a baking biz in the UK, now it’s a full-fledged home cafe in Kuantan

Kyaku Cafe is a Japanese-inspired home cafe in Kuantan, Pahang. The cafe serves Japanese-inspired food and drinks, as well as hospitality.

2024-07-01T02:10:35Z

Starmer opposes everything and has no new ideas, public says in poll

Most voters think Labour has 'just opposed everything' rather than coming up with good ideas for the country, a poll found yesterday.

2024-06-30T23:43:50Z

Hungary takes EU presidency echoing Trump but likely to lack bite

By Boldizsar Gyori and Philip Blenkinsop BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungary's nationalist government launches its presidency of the European Union on Monday with a Trump-like call to "Make Europe Great Again" after EU lawmakers questioned whether it should be allowed to take on the role. Their concerns are based on Prime Minister Viktor Orban's many clashes with Brussels over democratic norms

2024-07-01T01:04:27Z

A propane tank explosion in western Turkey has killed 5 people and injured 63 others

ISTANBUL (AP) — A propane tank explosion at a restaurant in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Sunday left five people dead and 63 others injured, authorities said. Security cameras recorded the explosion, which devastated the street and caused minor damage to surrounding buildings. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on social media that dozens of rescue personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene. Izmir Gov. Suleyman Elban...

2024-06-30T19:20:18Z

Furious Scots slam post vote chaos as they fly out without voting

Furious holiday makers jetted off from Glasgow over the weekend having been robbed off the chance to have a say in Thursday's election amid the postal vote shambles.

2024-06-30T17:42:57Z

Reform candidate defects after becoming 'disillusioned' with the party

Liam Booth-Isherwood, who was standing in the Derbyshire seat of Erewash, announced he was dropping out of the race and would instead be endorsing the Tories.

2024-06-30T22:43:38Z

A Jewish student's dilemma: Being Jewish or being safe on campus

Students deserve to attend school and go to classes without worrying about their safety due to a lack of security, threats made by other students and harassment.

2024-07-01T03:02:38Z

Ex-Philippines president Duterte's senate election bid poses threat to former ally Marcos

By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' dominant Marcos and Duterte political dynasties, uneasy allies for two years, are gearing up for an election showdown that could upset policy stability in the Southeast Asian nation in the coming years. Vice President Sara Duterte's resignation as education minister in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's cabinet was followed on

2024-06-30T23:44:27Z