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John Hunt and his wife, Carol
Crossbow killings suspect found after attack on sport commentator’s wife and daughters
LONDON — A suspect wanted in connection with the triple killings of the wife and two daughters of a BBC sport commentator was found by British police Wednesday following a manhunt.The search for Kyle Clifford, 26, began on Tuesday evening when police were called to a house in Bushey, Hertfordshire, where they found three seriously injured women.Carol Hunt, 61, wife of BBC horse racing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, later died from their wounds, according to statements Wednesday from police and Britain’s public broadcaster.A crossbow is believed to have been used in the “targeted incident,” police said, adding that other weapons may also have been used.Clifford, who police warned may have been armed with a crossbow, was found in...
July 11, 2024

Crossbow killings suspect found after attack on sport commentator’s wife and daughters

Emmanuel Macron (right), accompanied by his wife Brigitte Macron, holds his ballot to vote in the second round at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France
Macron urges new mainstream coalition, appearing to rule out working with the far left
PARIS — Three days after the second round of France’s snap parliamentary election ended in gridlock, President Emmanuel Macron broke his silence to urge mainstream parties to form a solid majority in the National Assembly and shut out the extremes.France’s vote, which Macron unexpectedly called after his party was trounced by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party in last month’s European elections, has tipped France into political limbo after none of the three main blocs came close to forming an absolute majority.In an open letter to the French people published Wednesday, Macron called on parties with “republican values” – understood to exclude parties on the far left and far right – to form a coalition large enough to pass laws in parliament.Macron’s...
July 11, 2024

Macron urges new mainstream coalition, appearing to rule out working with the far left

Europe's newest rocket launcher Ariane blasts off from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully takes off
KOUROU — Ariane 6 has been in development for almost a decade with the aim of putting Europe's rockets on the map.Europe's newest rocket launcher Ariane 6 has successfully blasted off from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.The European Space Agency (ESA) posted on X to celebrate its launch, which is part of an effort to put Europe on the map for launching satellites and distinguish it from competitors such as Elon Musk.Although the rocket successfully took off from its launchpad at the spaceport, the agency will only be able to declare the launch an official success after over an hour of successful flight.Before that, engineers are still able to terminate the mission if the rocket shows signs of straying from its planned pathway.Such launches typically have a high...
July 10, 2024

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully takes off

Joe Biden
Biden condemns 'Russian brutality' after deadly Ukraine strikes
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden has condemned a wave of Russian missile strikes that killed at least 38 people in Ukraine as a "horrific reminder of Russia's brutality", as he vowed to strengthen Kyiv's air defenses.At least 190 were injured across the country, including some at a children's hospital in the capital Kyiv on Monday.It comes as Biden prepares to host a Nato summit in Washington on Tuesday.The US president said further boosts to Ukraine’s air defenses would be announced at the meeting.Leaders from the 32 Nato member states, their partner countries and the EU are gathering to mark the 75th anniversary of the bloc.Biden said he would be welcoming Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and other Nato leaders.The summit will focus on defense and...
July 09, 2024

Biden condemns 'Russian brutality' after deadly Ukraine strikes

Children with IV drips sat outside the hospital
Ukraine mourns after day of Russian air strikes
KYIV — A day of mourning is being observed in Ukraine after one of the worst waves of Russian missile strikes in months, with at least 41 people killed and 166 injured.The main children's hospital in the capital Kyiv was among buildings hit in cities across the country on Monday.Two people died when a missile flattened part of the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital - Ukraine's biggest paediatrics facility - and a search for survivors beneath the rubble continued into the early hours of Tuesday.Elsewhere, the governor of Russia's southern Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, said four people had died in Ukrainian strikes in the last 24 hours.On Monday, Russia denied targeting the Kyiv hospital, saying it had been hit by fragments of a Ukrainian air defence missile, while...
July 09, 2024

Ukraine mourns after day of Russian air strikes

Chinese troops are shown arriving in Belarus in this photo provided by the Belarusian Ministry of Defense
China and Belarus conduct joint military exercises near Polish border
MINSK — Belarus and China kicked off 11-day joint military training exercises Monday, Belarus’ defense ministry said – with activities taking place just miles from the border of Poland, a NATO and European Union member.The joint anti-terrorist training “Attacking Falcon” exercises in Belarus would see military personnel from both countries “act together” as one unit in certain stages, Major General Vadim Denisenko of the Belarusian military said in a Telegram post.“Events in the world are complex, the situation is complex, therefore, having studied new forms and methods of conducting warfare, here we will work out all these moments considering all that is new that has been learned in the past two years,” Denisenko said.The joint exercises are being held at a training...
July 09, 2024

China and Belarus conduct joint military exercises near Polish border

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit a stable during an informal meeting outside Moscow, on July 8, 2024
Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin as 'devastating blow' to peace efforts
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday criticized his Indian counterpart’s visit to Moscow as a “huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts,” on the same day that a Russian missile smashed into a children’s hospital in Kyiv.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow on Monday, while 900 kilometers away (560 miles) Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities in a morning rush hour assault that killed at least 37 people and injured 170 others.Modi’s two-day trip marks his first visit to Russia since Putin began his full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two and a half years ago, with images and video Monday showing the two leaders hugging, chatting over tea, riding...
July 09, 2024

Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin as 'devastating blow' to peace efforts

Rescuers work at Kyiv's Okhmatdyt hospital, which was damaged in a Russian missile strike on Monday morning
Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill 24 in Ukraine
KYIV — A children's hospital has been seriously damaged in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as 24 people were killed in Russian strikes across the country, officials have said.In Kyiv at least 10 people were killed in a rare daytime attack on the city. Footage from the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital showed major damage, with the city's mayor saying there had been casualties from the blast.The head of the military administration in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih said at least 10 people had been killed there, with three more killed in the eastern town of Pokrovsk and one in Dnipro.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is visiting Poland where he is expected to sign a security pact, said Russia must face consequences for its strikes on civilians."Different cities:...
July 08, 2024

Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill 24 in Ukraine

David Lammy (R) held talks with Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorsky
New foreign secretary wants to reset UK-EU ties
LONDON — David Lammy’s whirlwind first trip as foreign secretary, organized at very short notice, is not about instant results or even brave new horizons.It is all about perception — the appearance of a new, vigorous administration, determined to hit the ground running, brimming with goodwill towards some of the UK’s most important partners.After an evening spent with his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock — the two found time to watch a few minutes of England’s European Championship quarter-final — Lammy’s tour moved to the bucolic surroundings of the country estate of Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorsky.After a couple of hours of talks, it was back on the plane for a short flight north to one of Nato’s newest members, Sweden.Why Germany, Poland and...
July 08, 2024

New foreign secretary wants to reset UK-EU ties

France Unbowed party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon speaks to supporters in Paris after the first results were released, July 7, 2024
France faces hung parliament after surprise election result
PARIS — A coalition of the French left has won the most seats in the second round of high-stakes legislative elections, beating back the far-right surge but failing to win an outright majority.According to the final results, the left-wing New Popular Front alliance, formed just three weeks ago, has won 182 seats.289 seats are needed for a majority in the 577-seat National Assembly.President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble (Together) coalition came in second with 168 while the far-right National Rally, widely tipped to win after coming out on top in the first round, finished with 143 seats.After the first results were published shortly after polls closed, National Rally president Jordan Bardella slammed what he called "the alliance of dishonor" and said they were...
July 08, 2024

France faces hung parliament after surprise election result

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