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The Russian general was killed when a car exploded on Friday in the city of Balashikha, just east of Moscow, officials said
High-ranking Russian general killed in car blast just outside Moscow 
MOSCOW — A senior Russian general has died in a car bombing in the Russian city of Balashikha on Friday, according to authorities, with news of the blast breaking just before US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow.Witkoff was received by Putin at the Kremlin early on Friday afternoon, the Russian state news agency Tass reported, saying the US envoy has also met with senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev.This is Witkoff’s fourth trip to Russia since Trump came back into the office in January, and the second one this month.Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was “ready to reach a deal” on ending the war in Ukraine in an interview with CBS News on Thursday, but added that there were still some...
April 25, 2025

High-ranking Russian general killed in car blast just outside Moscow 

Armed French officers were seen outside the school on Thursday after four students were stabbed
Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack
NANTES, France — A teenage girl has been killed and three students were injured in a stabbing at a private school in western France.The attack took place at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes on Thursday afternoon.The attacker is said to have been arrested at the scene after being restrained by a teacher.A significant police presence and emergency services were sent to the school, with army officers also present. It has since been evacuated.Eye-witness accounts in local media described students running through the site, with some confined to classrooms after an alarm was sounded around lunch time.Families were informed of the knife attack and told students had been immediately held inside the school.Authorities helped students gradually leave the site from 15:30 local time...
April 25, 2025

Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack

Armed French officer were seen outside the school on Thursday
Student killed in French school stabbing attack
PARIS — One student has been killed and at least three people were injured in stabbing at a private school in western France, French media say.The attack took place at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes on Thursday afternoon, according to reports.The attacker is said to have been arrested at the scene after being restrained by a teacher.A significant police presence and emergency services were sent to the school, which was evacuated.Eye-witness accounts in local media described students running through the site, with some confined to classrooms after an alarm was sounded.Ouest France reported that parents had been informed about the attack and that authorities helped students gradually leave the scene.Rue des Épinettes, where the school is located, has been closed...
April 24, 2025

Student killed in French school stabbing attack

Liquidation of the consequences of the strike on Kyiv
Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attack
LONDON — At least nine people have been killed and 60 injured, including children, in an overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, local officials say.Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says falling drone wreckage triggered a number of fires, and there are fears that a number of people may be trapped under the rubble of a destroyed residential building.Blasts were also reported in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, which also came under attack. At least two people were injured, the mayor said.This comes just hours after US President Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of harming peace negotiations, after the Ukrainian president ruled out recognizing Russian control of Crimea.Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it will not give up Crimea, a southern peninsula...
April 24, 2025

Kyiv hit by deadly Russian missile and drone attack

Milorad Dodik
Bosnian police fail to arrest Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik
SARAJEVO — Tensions flared in Bosnia on Wednesday following reports that Bosnian state security officers tried to arrest the pro-Russian Bosnian Serb president but were prevented by his armed police.Milorad Dodik, the president of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia, is facing legal action for his separatist policies. Bosnian courts issued an arrest warrant for Dodik in March after he failed to appear for questioning.Details surrounding Wednesday's events east of Sarajevo, where Dodik was holding meetings, were unclear.A spokesperson for the State Investigation and Security Agency, or SIPA, Jelena Miovcic, said the agency members “tried to implement a (court) order but SIPA members were prevented by the Republika Srpska police.”No violence was reported and photos from the scene...
April 24, 2025

Bosnian police fail to arrest Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik

The body of Pope Francis is carried into St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where he will lie in state for three days
Tens of thousands gather as Pope Francis lies in state at St Peter's Basilica
ROME — Tens of thousands of mourners have lined up for a chance to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose body has been displayed in an open coffin in St Peter's Basilica.On Wednesday morning, as many as 20,000 people gathered to witness red-robed cardinals and white-clad priests escort the coffin from the Pope's personal residence.Bells tolled during the 40-minute procession, while the crowd broke into applause — a traditional Italian sign of respect.Nine days of mourning will be observed in the Vatican. The Argentine pontiff's funeral will be held on Saturday.The 88-year-old died on Monday after suffering a stroke. He had spent five weeks in hospital earlier this year with double pneumonia.Francis was the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church and held the...
April 24, 2025

Tens of thousands gather as Pope Francis lies in state at St Peter's Basilica

People leave buildings in panic and call their loved ones after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Istanbul as scores injured in panic
ISTANBUL — A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials said.The quake occurred in the Sea of Marmara close to Silivri, which lies around 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the west of the city, and aftershocks are continuing, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD)..Istanbul authorities said there had been no loss of life but that 151 people were injured after “jumping from heights due to panic.”No residential buildings were damaged, authorities added, but one abandoned building collapsed in the central Fatih District.CNN Turk anchor Meltem Bozbeyoğlu was live on air when the quake struck, with the studio visibly shaking on camera.In February 2023, Turkey experienced...
April 23, 2025

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Istanbul as scores injured in panic

Ukrainian service members  fire a rocket launch system towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk
Top US officials pull out of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks in London
LONDON — Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia have been downgraded and will no longer include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff.The meeting in London on Wednesday will instead take place among senior officials from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the US, while UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will host a bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart.Trump's Ukraine envoy, Gen Keith Kellogg, is attending the talks instead of Witkoff and Rubio, who referred to Wednesday's talks as "technical meetings".The US secretary of state will instead focus on talks in Moscow this week, as the pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war quickens.There is growing speculation that Russia might be willing to halt its...
April 23, 2025

Top US officials pull out of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks in London

The picture shows a white bus that was hit, with the doors off the hinges, on a dirt road
Nine killed in Russian attack on Ukraine bus
KYIV — Nine people have been killed after a Russian drone hit a bus transporting workers in Ukraine, officials say.The attack occurred on Wednesday morning in the south-central city of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, across the Dnieper river from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.Regional chief Serhiy Lysak said at least 30 people were injured, adding that "the number of victims is constantly growing".The attack comes as talks in London on Wednesday aimed at securing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia have been downgraded, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff no longer attending.Images released by Lysak show the bus with a hole punctured through its roof, doors off hinges and glass scattered across its floor.The...
April 23, 2025

Nine killed in Russian attack on Ukraine bus

Pope Francis will be buried in Rome's Esquilino neighbourhood, outside the Vatican, in a break with tradition
World leaders from Trump to Zelensky to attend Pope's funeral
ROME — Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday in St Peter's Square, the Vatican has confirmed, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend.The head of the Catholic Church died of a stroke on Monday, aged 88, less than 24 hours after leading an Easter address. He had been in poor health after recently battling double pneumonia.A host of world leaders and royals — including Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, the Prince of Wales, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, home to the biggest Catholic population in the world — have confirmed their attendance.Thousands of mourners have already flocked to Vatican City, carrying flowers, crosses and candles and reciting prayers.On Tuesday, the Vatican released further details of the Pope's final 24...
April 23, 2025

World leaders from Trump to Zelensky to attend Pope's funeral

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