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Ukraine’s military has shared video of a naval drone strike on a Russian tankerUkraine’s military has intensified its attacks near Russian-annexed Crimea, following up strikes on Russia’s land corridor to the peninsula by targeting maritime supply routes as well.Ukraine’s drone force commander Robert Brovdi, also known as Magyar, says at least 25 ships have been hit and set on fire over the past four days in the Sea of Azov, the inland sea linked to the Black Sea by the Kerch Strait.Such losses in so short a time are a clear blow to Russia’s naval capability as well as Vladimir…
Watch: Houston community comes together after fatal ICE shootingThe Mexican government says it will file criminal complaints in the United States over the deaths of more than a dozen of its citizens in US custody.Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco told journalists that the government would take “forceful legal action” to protect the human rights of Mexican citizens in the US.He said that 14 Mexicans had died while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and another three during ICE “arrest operations”. The incidents have not just caused outrage in Mexico. On Wednesday, more than a thousand people protested…
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFormer Olympian David Hearn, left, has said he only touched a piece of liner already “delaminated”Former US Olympian David ‘Davey’ Hearn has pleaded not guilty to vandalising the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at a court appearance in Washington DC.Hearn is accused of causing $1,000 (£750) of damages to the pool. He faces a felony charge of destruction of property. President Donald Trump has blamed vandals for damage to newly applied coating on the bottom of the pool. Hearn was detained last month after touching some of the material, and told BBC News at the time it had…
Watch: Emergency services on the scene after fighter jet crash-lands on the runwayA Hellenic Air Force F-16 fighter jet has crash-landed at Zakynthos airport, closing one of Greece’s busiest summer holiday terminals.The aircraft – which was on a training flight – landed at about 13:45 local time (10:45 GMT) on Thursday after developing a technical fault, the air force said.It added that the pilot was “in good health” and that the cause of the incident was being investigated.Greek media reported that the aircraft had received an indication of an onboard fire before landing and caught fire on the runway, prompting…
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BBCTraffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen steeply after a series of tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran following an attack on three tankers earlier this week.Just 23 tankers and cargo ships crossed the critical Gulf waterway on Wednesday, according to the maritime intelligence firm Kpler, down from 47 from a week beforeThe three ships that were struck this week were using a US-recommended route through Omani waters. Iran has repeatedly said the only “safe” route is separate route through its waters.For decades vessels have been given free passage through the strait, through which more than a fifth…
CCTV/AFPA fire at a shoe factory in the south-eastern Chinese city of Jinjiang has killed at least 28 people, according to the state news agency.Dramatic footage posted by Xinhua showed huge plumes of black smoke rising from a building as well as people who appeared to be trapped on the roof.President Xi Jinping said the fire had caused “significant casualties”, adding those responsible must be held “strictly accountable”.Jinjiang, in the province of Fujian, is often referred to as China’s “shoe capital” as it reportedly manufactures 20% of the world’s sports shoes. Hundreds of rescue workers were rushed to the scene,…
Getty ImagesA protest in Kolkata against the rape and murder of the 11-year-old in BaruipurThe Indian state of West Bengal has been on the boil for the past few days over the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.The body of the child was fished out from a pond on Sunday – a day after her family reported her missing.The incident in Surjyapur village in Baruipur, on the outskirts of Kolkata, has triggered days of violent protests, a mob lynching and the police killing of one of the suspects. Three other men who have been arrested remain in custody.Warning: This…
BBCNearly 750 people, including baby Arafat pictured here, have died from measles in Bangladesh in the past four months”I have never seen an outbreak this huge,” says paediatrician Dr Mohammed Golam Mawla, as we look around a measles ward in the Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh.Until March this year, Bangladesh had made “substantial progress” towards eliminating measles, according to the World Health Organisation.Vaccination rates had been higher than 90% until recently.But that progress has quickly and suddenly come undone.The death toll includes confirmed and suspected cases of measles. But Unicef says the true numbers are likely to be higher, given the…
ReutersAndy Burnham is on course to become Labour’s new leader, with no other candidate running against him as nominations in the contest open.Labour MPs can now formally endorse contenders to replace Sir Keir Starmer, with an initial total to be published by the party at around 19.00 BST on Thursday.Without other candidates joining the former Greater Manchester mayor in the race, Burnham will be declared leader at a party event at the end of next week.He would then become prime minister on 20 July, just weeks after returning to Parliament after a decade’s absence in a by-election in Makerfield.The move…