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“US Space Command is aware of a debris-generating event in outer space,” the Pentagon said on Monday, saying the US military was “actively working to characterize the debris field.” State Department spokesman Ned Price accused Moscow of using a direct ascent missile to destroy an orbiting satellite, creating over 1,500 …

One man, suspected of being the perpetrator, was killed and a taxi driver was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated inside a vehicle as it pulled up outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The dead man was a passenger in the cab. “We strongly believe that the deceased is 32-year-old Emad …

A video published on social media shows the two-storey roadside cafe suddenly disappearing in a massive blast that covered the area with thick smoke.  Photos of the aftermath of the incident show the cafe razed to the ground with only rubble remaining in its place and the surrounding area littered with piles of debris. …

“17 people were injured, seven of them died, one was hospitalized, the fate of nine people remains unknown,” the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed to RIA Novosti. The fire broke out early Friday morning due to what was described by the ministry as “the result of …

The massive blast erupted around 8:30am local time on Thursday, state media reported, noting that it’s not clear what triggered the explosion so far. More than 30 people were wounded, and have all been taken to the hospital. Footage on social media shows the moment of the explosion, which sent …

The explosion hit the Imam Barga mosque while Shia worshippers were gathering at a packed Friday prayers, leaving local media reporting multiple casualties, although an exact number is not yet known.  The cause of the blast has not been confirmed but it is thought to have been a suicide bombing. …

On Friday, a colossal blast tore through the facility in the Amur region, a key waypoint on the ‘Power of Siberia’ pipeline, which supplies both the Russian Far East, as well as China. Beijing has requested emergency support from Moscow in recent days as it struggles to tackle an energy …

A spokesperson for the Taliban government, Bilal Karimi, said Islamic State operatives were detained in the capital’s Fifth Police District. The raid came after a bomb was detonated at the entrance of the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul on Sunday, as Taliban officials gathered to mourn the passing of the …

The bomb blast ripped through a crowd of people outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday, killing more than 150 people, including 13 American troops. In the chaos that followed the explosion, early reports from the ground suggested that American forces opened fire – and that some of …

Images shared on Twitter show a cloud of black smoke rising from the supposed site of the blast, which looks to be in a residential area. The explosion was caused by a rocket striking a house near the airport, BBC journalist Secunder Kermani reported, citing a source in the Afghan …