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Read More »Several rockets target Kabul airport, US military activite missile defense to repel attack – reports
Several rockets hit Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport amid ongoing Taliban assault
At least three rockets were launched towards Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport on Sunday, with two of the projectiles hitting the runway, airport chief Massoud Pashtun said, as quoted by the news agency AFP. All flights have been canceled, but are expected to resume later in the day, as the …
Read More »Several injured in shooting in Berlin carpark, German police mount major operation – reports
The shooting reportedly occurred on Thursday in a store carpark. Fire department officials quoted by local outlet Berliner Zeitung said that three men and one woman were injured in the incident, with all four receiving medical treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital. The severity of their injuries has …
Read More »1 killed, several injured after car crashes into diners at outdoor cafe in Paris (VIDEO)
The incident occurred around 11 p.m. local time at a sports bar in Paris’s 17th district, French media reported. A police source, cited by Le Parisien, said that the car swerved into the establishment after a collision with another vehicle. The driver reportedly fled the scene on foot and is …
Read More »Beijing sanctions several Americans, including former US commerce secretary, in first use of new law against anti-China penalties
Former US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross was among those blacklisted by the Chinese government on Friday, as Beijing hit back at Washington over US sanctions imposed on Chinese officials relating to the alleged crackdown in Hong Kong. In addition to Ross, Beijing imposed sanctions on a number of current and …
Read More »1 dead, 2 missing as deluge floods cities in several German states (VIDEOS)
Storms and heavy rainfall between Tuesday and Wednesday prompted the German Weather Service to issue severe weather warnings for the states of Saxony, Thuringia, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Bavaria. A fireman was killed while performing rescue work in Altena, North Rhine-Westphalia, with police on Wednesday calling his death a “tragic …
Read More »‘Several’ suspects in Haiti’s president assassination were informants for US drug agency, FBI – reports
Moise was gunned down at dawn last Wednesday, by attackers who reportedly claimed to be DEA agents raiding his home. Responding to an inquiry by CNN on Monday, the agency officially denied that the attackers were acting on its behalf, but confirmed that “at times, one of the suspects” detained …
Read More »Police watchdog investigating UK cops from ‘several forces’ over Sarah Everard’s murderer
Former Metropolitan Police Service firearms officer Wayne Couzens, 48, pleaded guilty to the murder of 33-year-old Everard at London’s Old Bailey court on Friday. The officer, who served in the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection command, abducted Everard on March 3 as she walked home from a friend’s house in …
Read More »Police issue ‘shelter-in-place’ order for Massachusetts town as several armed men flee into woods
A police trooper in Wakefield, Massachusetts, a town near Boston, came across the potentially dangerous group early on Saturday, after spotting two vehicles pulled over on the side of a highway. According to media reports, the men, who were wearing tactical gear and armed with rifles and pistols, were attempting …
Read More »Child killed & several people injured after suspected gas explosion destroys homes in Lancashire
A major incident was declared in the early hours of Sunday after an explosion ripped through several properties in Heysham, Lancashire. Lancashire Fire dispatched 10 fire engines to the scene and began searching the area for survivors. Two houses collapsed from the suspected gas explosion, while a third was badly …
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