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Fatal car ramming attacks in public places around the world have refocused attention on the use of vehicles as weapons. In the most recent incident, several people were killed when a car was driven into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday. The festival, Lapu Lapu Day, is held annually by the city’s Filipino community to celebrate a national hero who stood up against Spanish colonization. A 30-year-old man was arrested following the attack. Though a motive has not been established, local police have said they are certain the attack was not terrorist in nature. But, no matter what the motive, as…

Skip next section SIPRI report: Europe sees spike in military spending amid Ukraine war04/28/2025April 28, 2025SIPRI report: Europe sees spike in military spending amid Ukraine warAccording to SIPRI, global military spending has been reaching record highsImage: Philipp Schulze/dpa/picture allianceGlobal military spending reached a new peak in 2024, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The increase in spending was considerable in Europe, a direct result of the war in Ukraine. Read DW’s full coverage of the new report here. https://p.dw.com/p/4tefwSkip next section Zelenskyy says Ukraine not kicked out of Russia’s Kursk04/28/2025April 28, 2025Zelenskyy says Ukraine…

Vancouver police said Sunday that at eleven people were killed after a driver plowed through a crowd celebrating a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, western Canada. Canadian PM expresses shock and devastation In Mark Carney’s first comments to the media following Saturday evening’s incident, the Canadian prime minister called it a “car ramming attack,” saying he was both “devastated” and “heartbroken.” “Last night families lost a brother, a sister, a mother, a father, a son or a daughter,” he said at a press conference. “Those families are living every families nightmare.” Thanking first responders, Carney said the incident had also left 20 people injured. He added there…

A man suspected of stabbing to death a Muslim worshipper in a mosque in France is still at large a day after the attack, authorities have said.The incident, which took place on Friday in the former mining town of La Grand-Combe, in the south of France, was described as “Islamophobic” by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. President Emmanuel Macron said the victim was “horribly murdered”, in a statement posted on social media.Both men were alone in the mosque when the suspect attacked.The assailant reportedly recorded the attack on his phone and security footage showed him shouting insults at “Allah”, which means…

The German government cut its economic growth forecast to zero citing the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade policies . “There is above all one reason for this, namely Donald Trump’s trade policy and the effects of the trade policy on Germany,” outgoing Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Thursday. He said there was little hope of relief for Europe’s largest economy following two years of recession in 2023 and 2024. The German economy contracted by 0.3% in 2023 and by 0.2% in 2024. How do the Trump tariffs affect the German economy? The European Union (EU) was negotiating with Washington to…

Several people were killed and multiple others injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, western Canada on Saturday, police said. The authorities said the incident happened shortly after 8 p.m. local time (0300 UTC/GMT) near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street. The exact number of dead or injured was not initially confirmed by police. Vancouver’s 1130 NewsRadio cited a witness as saying they saw upward of 20 casualties. Another witness told the broadcaster of screams as the driver of a black SUV plowed into the crowd, striking more than a dozen people. Video posted to social media showed…

“He is like our father, he’s everything to us. That’s why we’re here, because of our love for him,” said Barbara Quarante, who was standing on the edge of St. Peter’s Square. She had arrived the day before as a part of a group of 13 from Calabria in southern Italy, and spent the night in the open air. At her feet, some of the adolescents in the group were still lying in their sleeping bags. She was determined to bid farewell to Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88. “We know that he is with Jesus,” Quarante told…

Four people have died and more than 500 been injured after a chemical explosion at Iran’s largest port, according to state media.The blast saw a huge cloud of black and orange smoke billow above Rajaei port, near the city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday. Its impact shattered windows up to 16 miles away, with social media footage showing an office block near the port with its doors blown off.Babak Mahmoudi, head of Iran’s rescue organisation, confirmed that four people have died and 516 sustained injuries.Emergency workers were seen rescuing people among the debris, with footage showing the wounded crowding at…

As the war in Ukraine grinds into its fourth year, the idea that Russia could pump gas to the European Union via Germany again is not as outlandish as it might have been a few months ago. Amid media reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to stop his invasion at the current front line in discussions with the United States, speculation continues over the possible reintegration of Russian gas into the European Union’s energy mix. Last month, some politicians from Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) welcomed the idea of repairing both pipelines of the damaged Nord Stream 1 and…

What you need to know A statistical analysis has found associations between exposure to air pollution and declining cognitive performance. Air pollution includes exposure to airborne substances such as nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter. Cutting air pollution could have several health benefits. British studies have shed light on the health consequences of exposure to air pollution and the benefits of reducing airborne toxins. Air pollution is a global problem that has been shown to cause a range of health and environmental issues and is linked to increased rates of cancer, as well as heart, lung and reproductive problems. Research has connected…