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An explosion in a residential building near the France border at 9:00 pm local time has left a couple and a teenager injured. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, which has raised safety concerns in the area.
A civilian aircraft crashed near Tomblaine, eastern France, on Sunday, resulting in the deaths of 11 people onboard, including skydivers on a training flight. Emergency services are on-site, with France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, travelling to oversee operations.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced he will resign in the coming weeks, calling for early presidential and parliamentary elections. His decision follows a year and a half of protests demanding early elections, triggered by a tragic railway accident. Vučić did not specify a timeline for his resignation.
According to Czech authorities, there were 28 reported cases of whooping cough in the first week of January. This number has now surged to 3,084 – the highest seen since 1963.
Iceland volcano erupts ‘without warning’ in most powerful blast yet A volcano in Iceland’s Reykjanes…
Voting has started in Russia’s presidential election, widely expected to secure another six-year term for Vladimir Putin. The election spans three days, although the outcome is essentially predetermined, lacking any credible opposition.
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza are to be moved to “humanitarian islands” in the middle of the strip, ahead of any offensive in Rafah, according to the Israeli military.
Survivors say that at least 60 migrants lost their lives after a rubber dinghy encountered difficulties in the Mediterranean Sea. The 25 survivors were rescued by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian organisation SOS Méditerranée.
British man, 45, falls to his death from hotel balcony hours after proposing A British…
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