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Denmark shuts shipping strait over missile failure
COPENHAGEN — The Danish military says a missile failure on a navy ship has triggered the closure of airspace and shipping lanes near a major shipping strait off the Danish coast.The National Maritime Authority issued a warning for vessels to avoid part of the Great Belt strait due to a risk of "falling missile fragments".Ships have been asked to drop anchor if necessary.A naval exercise began in the area last March and is due to end on Friday.In a statement, the Danish military said the problem with the missile occurred "during a mandatory test where the missile launcher is activated and cannot be deactivated"."Until the missile launcher is deactivated, there is a risk that the missile can fire and fly a few kilometres away," the military added.The missile...
April 04, 2024

Denmark shuts shipping strait over missile failure

French President Emmanuel Macron giving a speech earlier this year where he shared his wishes to elite athletes ahead of the Games
Russia seeking to undermine Paris Olympics, says Macron
PARIS — Russia is running a disinformation campaign to undermine the Paris Olympics, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.At the inauguration of a new Olympic swimming centre, reporters asked if he thought Russia was targeting the Games."Without a doubt," he said, "including in the field of information."Every day (Russia) is putting out stories saying that we are unable to do this or that, so (the Games) would be at risk."The French government says Russia has recently stepped up propaganda attacks on France, using fake accounts on social media to spread rumours and disinformation.It follows Macron's switch to a more hard-line policy on the Ukraine war, to which he no longer refuses to rule out eventually sending French troops on the side of...
April 04, 2024

Russia seeking to undermine Paris Olympics, says Macron

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is considering a range of options to shore up long-term support for Ukraine.
NATO looking at options to shore up long-term support for Ukraine
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is considering a range of options to shore up long-term support for Ukraine, including establishing a fund of $100 billion over five years from the alliance members, according to three sources familiar with the matter.“It is future-proofing,” said one senior European diplomat familiar with the discussions, explaining that changes being considered will make it more challenging for individual NATO members to alter and disrupt ongoing support for Ukraine as swiftly.While the fund would not be large enough to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia indefinitely, it would give the country a base of support that NATO officials view as vital as they worry about Donald Trump securing a second term in November that could mean the US...
April 03, 2024

NATO looking at options to shore up long-term support for Ukraine

Primary school students sitting in an art classroom being taught by a teacher in the North East of England. — courtesy Getty Images
Labour commits to full Tory childcare expansion plan
LONDON — Labour will back the childcare expansion plan being rolled out by the UK government if it wins the next general election.Shadow education minister Bridget Phillipson has said Labour will not remove any entitlements promised to families "in the future".The government announced an expansion of free childcare to all children under five in England in last year's budget.There are three phases of expansion, with the final one in September 2025.Previously, 30 hours of free childcare was available for working parents with children aged three and four, although that is limited to 15 hours a week if at least one parent earns more than £100,000.From April 1, working parents with two-year-olds are eligible for 15 hours of free childcare and that will be extended to...
April 03, 2024

Labour commits to full Tory childcare expansion plan

Flags have been flying at half-mast across Finland
Finland mourns after child killed in school shooting
HELSINKI — Flags have been flying at half-mast across Finland after a child was killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting at a school on Tuesday.The shooting took place in a classroom at Viertola school in Vantaa, to the north of the capital, Helsinki.Police said all three victims were 12 and that a suspect, also aged 12, had fled after the shooting but was later detained.One of the injured children is Kosovan, its foreign ministry said.All public buildings lowered their flags from 8:00 (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday to mark a day of mourning, the interior ministry said.According to the Finnish TV channel MTV Uutiset, the boy wore a mask and noise-cancelling headphones while carrying out the shooting.He ran off as soon as police arrived and was eventually detained "in a calm...
April 03, 2024

Finland mourns after child killed in school shooting

Rubiales is also due to go on trial for sexual assault for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth after last summer's World Cup final
Luis Rubiales arrested in corruption investigation
MADRID — Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation.He was detained on his arrival in Madrid from the Dominican Republic.He is suspected of receiving illegal commissions when negotiating a lucrative deal to stage the Spanish Super Cup competition in Saudi Arabia.Prosecutors are seeking a two-and-a-half-year jail term for Rubiales, who denies any wrongdoing.Rubiales was in the Dominican Republic when police searched his home last month.They also searched the football federation headquarters and made several arrests.Rubiales is also separately due to go on trial for sexual assault for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth after last summer's World Cup final. — BBC
April 03, 2024

Luis Rubiales arrested in corruption investigation

Kyiv has faced heavy losses on the battlefield after two years of war
Ukraine lowers combat call-up age to boost numbers
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a bill lowering the military mobilization age by two years from 27 to 25.Kyiv has faced heavy losses on the battlefield after two years of war, whereas Russia has benefited from a sizeable advantage in manpower.The move will allow Ukraine to call up more people to replenish its reserves, after volunteer numbers dropped.Zelensky said in December that 500,000 more soldiers were needed.Although the bill was voted through by MPs in May 2023, it did not come into force because Zelensky did not sign it.It was not immediately clear what prompted the president to sign the bill on Tuesday, however he has previously warned of plans Russia may have to launch a spring or summer offensive this year.Zelensky's signing of the bill...
April 03, 2024

Ukraine lowers combat call-up age to boost numbers

Pouria Zeraati said he was feeling better and recovering
Three accused of attacking Iranian TV presenter have left UK
LONDON — Three men suspected of being involved in the stabbing of an Iranian TV host in south London have left the UK, the Metropolitan Police has said.Pouria Zeraati, 36, was stabbed outside his home in Wimbledon on Friday afternoon.He has since been discharged from hospital.Cdr Dominic Murphy, said: "We have identified three suspects who we believe left the UK within hours of the attack."The Met did not say where the men may have gone.Detectives have established Zeraati was approached by two men in a residential street and stabbed before the pair fled in a blue Mazda 3 driven by a third male.The car was found abandoned in the New Malden area shortly after."We have established that after abandoning the vehicle, the suspects traveled to Heathrow Airport and have left the...
April 03, 2024

Three accused of attacking Iranian TV presenter have left UK

A partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan after powerful earthquake
Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, killing several people
TAIPEI — Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, damaging buildings and causing the deaths of four people.Taiwan's national fire agency said four people died in Hualien County. Hualien was the epi-center of the quake that struck around 8 am local time on Wednesday. The local United Daily News reported three hikers died in rockslides in Taroko National Park near the offshore epi-center.A five-story building in Hualien appeared heavily damaged, collapsing its first floor and leaving the rest leaning at a 45-degree angle. In the capital Taipei, tiles fell from older buildings and in some newer office complexes, while debris fell from some building sites. Schools evacuated their students to sports fields,...
April 03, 2024

Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, killing several people

Firefighters crowd around a blackened hollow at the base of a building. — courtesy EPA
Dozens dead in Istanbul nightclub fire
ISTANBUL — At least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in Turkey.The Masquerade club, in the basement of a high-rise building in Istanbul, was closed and being renovated during the day.The fire broke out just after midday, Istanbul governor Davut Gül said, adding that the cause was unclear.Gül said that the victims of the fire were thought to have been involved in the renovation work.A number of people, including the nightclub manager and a person responsible for the renovations, have had warrants out for their arrest in connection with the fire as investigations continue.Three of them have been detained, while warrants are outstanding for two others.Firefighters and other first responders surrounded the charred and smoking entrance to the club, which...
April 02, 2024

Dozens dead in Istanbul nightclub fire

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