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Russian authorities have promised to fix the mistakes in their troop call-up for Ukraine, after some public outrage over students, older or sick people being mistakenly ordered to report for duty. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation last week, he said only people with “relevant” skills or military experience would be concerned. […]
At least 11 people have been killed by cattle rustlers during an ambush in northern Kenya, police said. Eight officers, two civilians and a local chief are said to be among the victims of the violence in Turkana County on Saturday. Members of the National Police Service were pursuing bandits who had earlier raided a […]
State funeral for Japan’s slain former prime minister Shinzo Abe has gained opposition. Polls suggest Japanese people are not thrilled about it, not least because it’s estimated to cost $11.4 million. Over the last few weeks opposition to the state funeral has been growing. Polls suggest more than half of the country’s population is now […]
Power lines have been downed and houses washed into the sea after Storm Fiona battered Canada’s coastline. At least one person died after being washed out to sea in Newfoundland, officials said. Fiona was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Friday. Such weather events are rare in Canada, and police said the […]
At least four rescue workers have been killed and one left missing after a typhoon hit the main island of the Philippines. Typhoon Noru, previously classed as a super typhoon, caused gusts of up to 240kph on Luzon, where more than half of the country’s 110 million population live. Forecasters say the storm experienced an […]
Chris Davidson, former Australian surfer has died after being punched outside a pub north of Sydney. The 45-year-old was hit in the face and fell, striking his head on the pavement, police said. He was treated at the scene but died in hospital a short time later. A man, 42, has been arrested and charged […]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children are moving from Kensington Palace in west London to a cottage on the Queen’s Windsor Estate. Their new home, Adelaide Cottage, is a 10-minute walk from Windsor Castle. It marks a new chapter according to their friends, an attempt to ensure as normal an upbringing as […]
At least 32 people have died since Friday in flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoonal rains in two of India’s northern states. The rainfall has overwhelmed villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews race to evacuate survivors. Twenty-seven were killed in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh and, as […]
The Pakistani police have charged Imran Khan under anti-terror law, authorities said on Monday, days after the former prime minister attacked the police and a judicial officer at a huge rally in the capital, Islamabad. The police case comes a day after the country’s top media regulatory body imposed a ban on Khan’s speeches for […]
At least 16 people died and another three were hospitalised after a truck collided with a stationary minibus in Russia’s Ulyanovsk region. “According to preliminary data, the driver of a heavy goods vehicle did not slow down in good time and hit a stationary minibus,” Ulyanovsk’s interior ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Roadworks […]
Somali security forces have said they rescued 106 people who were trapped inside a hotel that had been stormed by militants on Friday night. Twenty-one people are confirmed to have died in the 30-hour ordeal, the health ministry said. The fight to retake the hotel ended overnight, officials said. The assailants used explosives to gain […]
Every mobile phone in Portugal has been sent a text warning of the extreme risk of wildfires as the country braces for its third heatwave of the summer. The country has entered a state of alert, with temperatures expected to reach 38C and strong winds predicted in the coming days. The messages warned those in […]