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Europe
Germany condemns New Year’s attacks on fire, police officers
The German government is condemning incidents on New Year’s Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked mostly with fireworks
Hunters go home empty-handed on first day of Sweden’s biggest wolf cull
Hunters allowed to kill 75 wolves from an already endangered population of 460 amid ‘political pressure’ from hunting lobbyThe biggest wolf cull in modern times has begun in Sweden as nature organisations warn it could drastically harm the population.O…
Ukraine missile strike on Russian-held city of Makiivka kills scores of troops
Moscow says 63 of its soldiers died in attack on school building used as barracks amid claims death toll could be higherRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA New Year’s Day attack on a complex in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Makiivka ha…
Pope Benedict XVI’s lying in state begins in Vatican as thousands expected to pay their respects
Former pope’s body will lie in state until his funeral on Thursday
Ukraine war news – live: Kyiv claims up to 400 Russians killed in Donetsk drone strike
Putin’s forces counter claim of devastating hit in eastern Ukraine on New Year’s Eve
Live: Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv after deadly start to New Year in Ukraine
Russian drone attacks targeted Kyiv on Monday, causing power and heating outages and wounding one person, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The attacks followed Russian strikes on Ukraine on New Year’s Eve and January 1 that left at least four people dead….
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian defence ministry says 63 servicemen killed in Makiivka
Recently mobilised Russian troops said to have been killed; Ukraine reports 20 ‘aerial targets’ shot down above KyivAt a glance: what we know on day 313 of the invasionA New Year’s Day attack on a complex in the Russian-controlled city of Makiivka kill…
Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 313
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mosc…
Elon Musk taunts Andrew Tate after tweet blaming ‘The Matrix’ for trafficking arrest
Andrew Tate has been arrested on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group