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Ukraine denies postponing POW swaps as Russian strike kills three

Ukraine denied Russian allegations on Saturday that it had indefinitely postponed prisoner swaps, accusing Moscow of “playing dirty games” after overnight Russian missile and bomb strikes on Kharkiv left three people dead and 22 injured.Separately, Russian officials said a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region wounded two people. At a second round of peace […]

Rescue operations underway after Nigeria flooding kills at least 150 | World News

This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. ABUJA: Flash flooding earlier this week in central Nigeria killed more than 150 people, a local disaster response spokesman told AFP on Saturday, while displacing 3,000, levelling more than 250 homes and washing away two bridges.The sharp jump from the previous death toll of 115 […]

Gunman kills 2 Israeli embassy staffers just 2km from White House

WASHINGTON: Two Israeli embassy staffers were killed by a lone gunman in Washington DC outside Capital Jewish Museum, just 2km from the White House, on Wednesday night. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, chanted “Free Palestine” after he was taken into custody.The victims, Yaron Lischinsky (30) and Sarah Lynn Milgrim (26) – […]

Car bomb in Balochistan kills four, injures 20; BLA under suspicion

Four people died and 20 were injured in a car bomb explosion on Sunday night, in Qillah Abdullah, a city in Balochistan province bordering Afghanistan. Several shops and the outer wall of a nearby building housing paramilitary forces were damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, according to deputy commissioner Abdullah Riaz, news […]

Deadly Boko Haram attack kills 57, leaves 70 missing in Nigeria’s villages

In one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria’s Borno, at least 57 people were killed and over 70 reported missing after militants linked to Boko Haram‘s Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) faction attacked two villages on Thursday.Eyewitnesses said that militants stormed the neighbouring villages of Mallam Karamti and Kwatandashi, gathering more than 100 residents […]

Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say | World News

KYIV: A Russian drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine‘s northeastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire.Seven people were also injured in the attack in Bilopillia, a […]

An alligator kills a Florida woman after tipping over her canoe, investigators say | World News

Representative Photo (Photo: AP) ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA: An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, the Florida Fish and Wildlife […]

A Russian missile-and-drones attack kills 2 people in Ukraine’s capital

Ukraine, aftermath of attack (AP) KYIV: Russia launched a missile and a barrage of drones targeting the Ukrainian capital before dawn on Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead, Ukrainian officials said. Eight people were also wounded in the attack, including four children, the Kyiv City military administration said in a post on Telegram. The […]

Bear Kills Man and Dog in Southwest Florida

A man and dog were killed in Southwest Florida on Monday in what the authorities said appeared to be a rare deadly attack by a black bear. Officials received a call just after 7 a.m. about an apparent “fatal wildlife attack” in a rural and wooded unincorporated part of Collier County just north of Everglades […]

Indian techie kills wife, son, then shoots himself in US home

An Indian-origin tech entrepreneur from Mysuru allegedly shot and killed his wife and one of his sons before taking his own life at their home in Newcastle, Washington, on April 24.The victims have been identified as Harshavardhana S Kikkeri, 57, his wife Shwetha Panyam, 44, and their 14-year-old son. The family had been living in […]