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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.
Serbian police said Monday they have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during a recent general ballot that declared the governing populists as winners of the parliamentary and local councils’ elections.
Previously, celebrations were held on January 7. That was until Ukraine decided to ‘snub’ Russia by moving the date.
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in the Arctic, allies said on Monday after over two weeks during which his whereabouts were unknown.
Pope Francis on Monday deplored the desperate humanitarian situation of Palestinians in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire and the freeing of hostages in his Christmas message.
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has agreed a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in Manchester United for about $1.3 billion, vowing to return the Premier League club to the “top of world football”.
A plane with 303 Indian passengers detained near Paris over suspicions of human trafficking will be free to leave Monday, French judicial officials said, though its destination remains unclear.
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