Donald Trump has launched a fresh broadside at Pope Leo XIV as his top diplomat prepares to head to Rome to try to ease tensions following an earlier spat. The US president accused the pontiff of “endangering” Catholics and others by claiming he was content with Iran getting a nuclear weapon. The first US-born pope […]
Continue ReadingAn explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, state media reported on Tuesday. China’s official news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred at a fireworks plant in Changsha city of Hunan province on Monday afternoon. State media China Daily said the plant was […]
Continue ReadingA driver ploughed into people in the centre of the German city of Leipzig on Monday, leaving two people dead, authorities said. The city’s fire service director, Axel Schuh, said that another two people were seriously injured and taken to hospitals. He said that about 20 additional people were “affected”, without offering details. Much about […]
Continue ReadingA suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and left at least three others ill, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. In a statement to The Associated Press, the WHO said an investigation was under way but that at least one case of hantavirus had been confirmed. […]
Continue ReadingAuthorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill US President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent, according to the federal prosecutor overseeing the investigation. Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, said […]
Continue ReadingColombian superstar Shakira gave a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, an event that the city’s mayor said drew two million people. The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year, which were also attended by huge crowds that danced on the sprawling sands. For Shakira, it […]
Continue ReadingThe Israeli military issued an urgent warning on Sunday to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, urging them to evacuate their homes and move at least 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) away to open areas. The military said it was conducting operations against Hezbollah following what it described as a violation of their […]
Continue ReadingA 19-year-old man has been charged with false communications relating to a bomb hoax after comedian Peter Kay was ushered off stage mid-performance and the Utilita Arena in Birmingham was evacuated on Friday night. Omar Majed, of Washwood Heath, Birmingham, was remanded in custody and will appear before magistrates in Birmingham on May 4th, West […]
Continue ReadingTwo people were killed after a Russian drone attacked a minibus in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said on Saturday. Seven people were also wounded in the attack, regional head Oleksandr Prokudin said. Hours later Russia attacked another minibus in Kherson, wounding the driver, he said. On Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, a […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of young Koreans have turned up at a Seoul park by the Han River at the invitation of the city government to try and get some much-needed sleep. The Seoul Metropolitan Government staged its third annual spring event, dubbed a power nap contest, with would-be participants required to wear outfits befitting either a sleeping […]
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