- Minibus collision with shuttle train injures 19 at Eurotunnel site
- Zimbabwe’s ZiG seeks to gain trust and reduce reliance on the US dollar
- Winnipeg zoo announces new name for polar bear cub after record votes
- FBI alerts Sikh separatist Pannun to new threats against his life
- Minibus collides with Channel Tunnel train, injuring 19 people in Calais
- MEPs urge EU to uphold support for Ukraine amid Trump’s diesel deal
- Calgary Stampeders require assistance to qualify for CFL playoffs
- Feds investigate suspicious letters sent to election officials and Congress
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Zimbabwe’s government is actively promoting the ZiG currency to reduce reliance on the US dollar, despite widespread scepticism stemming from past currency crises. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe claims the ZiG is backed by reserves, yet many citizens remain hesitant to trust its stability for savings and transactions.
A minibus collided with a LeShuttle train near Calais, injuring 19 people, five critically, while the cause of the accident is under investigation.
United States President Donald Trump confirmed he will not launch any attacks on Iran before the midterm elections on November 3. As tensions escalate, Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have surged, prompting discussions among analysts regarding Trump’s potential military options in the region.
Five students have been wounded in an apparent knife attack at a school in the western German city of Wuppertal. According to a teacher, the pupils were attacked with a knife and a pair of scissors, German media reported.
The mother of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has said she has been shown her son’s body but the Russian authorities are pressuring her to allow a “secret” burial.
Social media company X has confirmed that it has taken down accounts and posts related to the ongoing farmers’ protests in India. The site, formerly known as Twitter, says it took down the pages after the Indian government sent them “executive orders”.
Beau Lamarre, a 28-year-old police officer, has been charged with murdering missing Australian TV personality Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies.
Emergency services in Valencia say that a devastating fire has killed at least four individuals in a towering residential complex. The inferno consumed a 14-story building in the Campanar neighbourhood and extended its reach to an adjacent structure.
After more than a decade of control, armed groups in Tripoli have agreed to vacate Libya’s capital. Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi, representing the internationally recognised government, announced the culmination of extensive negotiations with a deal for regular forces to assume policing duties in Tripoli.
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