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Skip next section Russian missile attack kills several in Kharkiv05/23/2024May 23, 2024Russian missile attack kills several in KharkivA Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed at least six people and wounded several more on Thursday, local authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the “extremely brutal attack,” which took place during peak traffic and not at night, as is usual. The Russians were exploiting the lack of adequate air defences, he posted on X, formerly Twitter.  The sound of 15 explosions reverberated around the city of some 1 million people. Kharkiv lies about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the…

Kenyan President William Ruto and US President Joe Biden will call on major economies to reduce the debt burden crushing developing countries on Thursday. Ruto’s three-day trip to Washington is the first state visit to the US by an African leader in more than 15 years. The Kenyan president said on Wednesday that his talks with Biden would focus on “how we can have a fairer international financial system where all countries are treated equally.” Leaders hail Nairobi-Washington Vision The two leaders are set to announce a plan called the Nairobi-Washington Vision. It calls on creditor nations to reduce financing barriers…

Nine people – including a child – have been killed and another 50 injured after a stage collapsed during a presidential campaign rally in Mexico.Video footage of the collapse posted on social media showed people screaming, running away and climbing out from under metal polls at the event for presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez in the northern state of Nuevo Leon.Mr Maynez, who represents the centrist Citizens’ Movement party, said he was taken to hospital in the city of San Pedro Garza Garcia for treatment but is “okay” and suspending campaign activities.”The only important thing at this point is to…

Tornadoes can be terrifying — whether you experience them or only see images of the aftermath. Most tornadoes are harmless and brief. But when a tornado falls outside the norm and collides with humans, it can cause severe damage and even death. That is what happened when a series of tornadoes hit the United States in early December 2021, leaving a trail of destruction from Arkansas to Kentucky. Dozens of people were killed. The US National Weather Service described one of the tornadoes as “potentially historic” — due to it possibly being on the ground for the longest distance on record.…

Writers, artists, filmmakers and intellectuals are all among the huge movement of peaceful protest marches that have been taking place in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and other cities in Georgia. The protests primarily take aim at the so-called law on transparency of foreign influence, or “foreign agents” law. What’s behind Georgia’s divisive ‘foreign agents’ law?To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoThis legislation from the ruling Georgian Dream party requires non-governmental organizations (NGOs), media organizations and other groups that receive more than 20% of their financing from foreign sources to register as “pursuing…

Before his side set out to try and make even more history, Xabi Alonso compared football to “a movie.” But the final of the Europa League proved a scene he’d have preferred to leave on the cutting room floor, as Ademola Lookman’s hat trick ensured he took top billing and Italian side Atalanta walked the red carpet in Dublin, ending Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten season in the process. “It’s not about the unbeaten run, that didn’t matter, it’s about this game,” said Leverkusen’s midfielder Granit Xhaka. “We lost a game, unfortunately. That’s football. We knew it’d be a tough game, compliments to Atalanta.” Lookman, who…

China began joint military drills around Taiwan early Thursday following the inauguration of Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te. In the past, Beijing has called Lai a “dangerous separatist” who will bring “war and decline” to the region. What China said about the drills around Taiwan The Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command stated the drills involve the army, navy, air force, and rocket force in the Taiwan Strait and around Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu, and Dongyin Islands. The mock strikes also involved dozens of fighter jets carrying live missiles, and targeted high-value military assets, including ships and warplanes, Chinese military Eastern Theater Command spokesperson…

An accident at a campaign event in northern Mexico on Wednesday night attended by presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez has claimed at least nine lives and injured dozens more, the local governor has confirmed. The casualties occurred when a strong gust of wind blew down a stage at the rally for the Citizens’ Movement party, which was being held ahead of presidential, state and municipal elections on June 2. What do we know about the accident? The governor of the state of Nuevo Leon, Samuel Garcia, has said at least 63 people were injured in addition to the at least nine who died, who reportedly…

Atalanta eased to a 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final in Dublin, bringing an end to the German side’s unbeaten season, as well as any hopes of a treble. Ademola Lookman scored a hat-trick as the Italian side won the title for the first time in their history. For Xabi Alonso’s side, it was their first loss of the season having gone 51 matches without tasting defeat, helping them lift their maiden Bundesliga title. And with the German cup final on the horizon, Bayer will have to settle for a domestic double, should they overcome FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday.  Lookman…

A small group of protesters awaits Ursula von der Leyen ahead of a campaign event in Rome. “Free Palestine! Stop genocide!,” they are chanting as her car arrives — angry with what they see as von der Leyen’s bias toward Israel.  As president of the European Commission, the European Union (EU) executive, von der Leyen traveled to Tel Aviv in October 2023 to offer the EU’s unconditional support for Israel in the war against Hamas. Later, she was criticized by some member states and EU diplomats for allegedly not representing the values of the EU as a whole.  Inside the building in…