Plane bound for Manchester makes emergency landing in Putin’s Russia as 230 people left stranded
Story by Will Stewart & Liam Randall A Manchester-bound flight carrying over 230 passengers was forced into an emergency landing in Russia after…
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Migrant charity SOS Méditerranée says 11 bodies spotted in sea off Libya’s coast
Story by Gavin Blackburn A plane operated by non-governmental organisations assisting migrants in the Mediterranean spotted 11 decomposing bodies in the…
Trump dismisses concerns about conditions on US aircraft carrier
Donald Trump has downplayed the impact on American sailors who have spent nearly nine months at sea on the USS…
The hunger crisis in Afghanistan has grown so severe after five years of the Taliban’s rule that the UN is training its food aid workers to handle distress calls from starving people who say they are considering suicide.
The UN’s World Food Programme says about a million more Afghan women and children are acutely malnourished now than when Kabul fell…
Italian police recover stolen paintings worth millions taken in daring heist
Artwork by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse all recovered Rich Booth Police in Italy have recovered three paintings by famous artists…
Indian state shuts Domino’s and Pizza Hut outlets in latest food hygiene crackdown
Latest move in bid to clean up India’s food hygiene Aditya Kalra A state in India has suspended the licenses…
Mount Etna ash keeps Sicily’s largest airport closed for fifth straight day in peak holiday week
Persistent ash spewing from Mount Etna is continuing to disrupt travel plans for holidaymakers looking to fly from Sicily’s largest…
Powerful earthquake sparks mass evacuations in Indonesia
Agency Report A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, sending thousands running in panic…
British cyclist Finlay Tarling dies aged 19 after crash at race in Portugal
Tarling was involved in an accident during the eighth stage of the race Harry Latham-Coyle British cyclist Finlay Tarling has…
Luigi Mangione confesses ‘I shot Mr. Thompson and he died’ in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing
Mangione pleads guilty to two federal stalking charges as future of state murder case remains unclear Ariana Baio in Manhattan federal…