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Skip next section 2 killed in strike on Kryvyi Rih — regional authorities03/06/2025March 6, 20252 killed in strike on Kryvyi Rih — regional authoritiesAt least two people were killed and seven were injured in a Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region, regional authorities said. Four of the injured were in critical condition, the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration said. Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lyssak said on the Telegram messaging service that the missile had targeted civilian infrastructure and had hit a five-story hotel. Kryvyi Rih is the home town of Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

Several civilians in South Korea were injured on Thursday after a military jet accidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian district during a live-fire military drill, the country’s Air Force said. “Eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were abnormally released from an Air Force KF-16 aircraft, landing outside the designated firing range,” the Air Force said. “We deeply regret the unintended release of the bombs, which resulted in civilian casualties, and wish those injured a swift recovery,” it said in a statement.  At least seven people were injured, including four seriously. The Air Force said it has established an accident response committee to…

The US has stopped sharing all intelligence with Kyiv, a Ukrainian source has said.Previously the source, with knowledge of the situation, said the halt in the flow of intelligence had been “selective”, only affecting information that could be used for attacks inside Russia. “A few hours ago, the exchange of all information was stopped,” the source said.Ukraine war latest: US ramps up pressure on Ukraine Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:11 Ukrainian pilot thanks US The move is another blow for Kyiv after Donald Trump decided to pause all military aid to Ukraine following a…

At the beginning of March, Petra Scharner-Wolff took over as CEO of Otto Group, a German conglomerate. In Germany, Otto is an iconic company best known for its huge catalogs, a copy of which sat in many homes across the country for decades. In its heyday, the Otto catalog came out twice a year, had over 1,000 pages and included everything from clothing and toys to entire bedroom sets. Today, Otto no longer prints its catalog but has transformed into one of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms. Last year, the privately owned company had around 38,500 employees and brought in…

The Iranian film “My Favourite Cake” is a seemingly harmless tale of two elderly people finding intimacy and affection after the loss of their respective partners. But this week the directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghaddam, along with lead actress Lily Farhadpour, are on trial in Tehran for the crimes of “offending public decency and morality,” “propagating debauchery” and “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.” The film won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Competition and the FIPRESCI Prizes at the Berlinale in February 2024, however the filmmakers were banned from travelling to the event and had their passports confiscated. Apart from suggestions…

A fatal car ramming in a crowded German city square has refocused attention on the use of vehicles by people seeking to attack the public. The incident  in downtown Mannheim took place on the Monday of regional Carnival celebrations. It followed weeks of warnings that potential terror attacks could take place during Germany’s pre-Easter festival period. But the attack does not appear to be motivated by political or religious factors, and authorities are exploring the suspect’s mental health as a possible factor. Yet the choice of a vehicle as a lethal weapon in this incident and in fatal attacks in Munich and Magdeburg in recent weeks leaves open the…

Seven months before the first ever cycling World Championships in Rwanda, the European Parliament passed a motion calling for the event to be cancelled “if Rwanda does not change course”, referring to the country’s conflict with neighboring DR Congo. Cycling’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has insisted that there is no Plan B. And it was in this context that the 2025 Tour du Rwanda took place. The eight-day event has been running since 1988 in a historic cycling nation. Star team Quick-Step withdrew, sparking safety concerns, but the Tour ran relatively smoothly other than some drama on the seventh and final stage…

A man died after a small aircraft crashed in western Germany’s Sauerland region, police said on Tuesday. The police statement said that the aircraft smashed into the garden of a residential building in the town of Plettenberg in the western state of North-Rhein Westphalia at around 4:40 p.m. local time (1540 UTC). The man’s identity had yet to be determined. He was said to have been the pilot of the aircraft. What else do we know about the crash? Germany’s DPA news agency cited a police spokesperson as saying that the aircraft was a single-engine propeller plane.Police cordoned off an area…

China aims for an economic growth of 5% in 2025, Beijing announced on Wednesday, which analysts say reflect Beijing’s ambitions for continued military modernization and growing geopolitical challenges.  Premier Li Qiang presented the figure in a report at the opening session of the National People’s Congress, the annual meeting of China’s legislature.  US President Donald Trump has announced a 10% tariff on Chinese goods in February, which increased to 20% on Tuesday. China has retaliated with its own tariffs on US goods and vowed to fight the trade war to a “bitter end.”  The renewed trade tensions come as China is dealing with…

The latest round of the US-China trade war has kicked off.The US has imposed a tariff of 10% on all goods from China. This is on top of the 10% that was slapped on last month. So that’s a 20% duty in total since Donald Trump became president.Last year he promised tariffs of up to 60%, so there could be more to come. Beijing is bracing for it.China hit back fast. It announced tariffs of between 10% and 15% on US agricultural products including chicken, wheat, corn cotton, sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, dairy and fruit and vegetables. Last month China’s…