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At least 14 people have died and dozens are feared to be trapped after a billboard bigger than an Olympic swimming pool collapsed in Mumbai.The disaster, which left at least 75 people injured, happened during a thunderstorm in the western Indian city on Monday.The injured people were taken to hospital with 31 of them having been discharged, according to Mumbai’s municipal corporation (BMC), the governing civic body of the city in Maharashtra.About 25 people and some cars were still trapped under the crumpled billboard on Tuesday, a BMC official who did not want to be named has said. Footage shows…

Counterfeit fentanyl pills are being seized by US law enforcement at an unprecedented rate. A study published May 13, 2024, in the International Journal of Drug Policy indicated that more than 115 million pills containing illicit fentanyl were seized by US law enforcement in 2023. The researchers behind the study said the number had grown from 71 million pills in 2022 and 50,000 pills in 2017. The counterfeit fentanyl pills are made to look like legal prescription opioid medication — such as oxycodone and tramadol — but are often far deadlier than the originals. “Fentanyl in pill form is now beginning to dominate…

More than 220 people have been killed, scores are missing and approximately 60,000 have been displaced since communal and ethnic violence ripped through India’s northeastern state of Manipur between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki in 2023, according to government officials and civil society groups. A year after the first violent clashes, tensions between the two communities appear undiminished. Military camps now dot the landscape in a stark reminder of instability and insecurity gripping the region. Ordinary people ‘dread’ armed militias The religious divide is also apparent geographically — the mostly Hindu Meitei, who make up 53% of Manipur’s population, tend to live in…

At the weekly protest in Jerusalem, Amos Cividalli was handing out small pieces of adhesive tape with the number “218” written on them. The figure represents the number of days the estimated remaining 128 hostages in Gaza have been held by Hamas and other militant groups since the terror attacks on October 7. “I don’t have much trust in the government and we’re afraid they’re not doing enough, they’re not doing enough to bring them home,” Cividalli, a regular at the protests, told DW. Just like him, thousands of Israelis took to the streets across the country on Saturday night to…

Tourists in parts of Mallorca and Ibiza will face hefty fines for drinking alcohol on the streets as part of a crackdown in areas of “excessive tourism”.The government of Spain’s Balearic Islands has toughened laws that were first introduced in 2020. As well as banning drinking on public roads, the rules stop shops from selling alcohol late at night and put tighter controls on party boats.Any tourists found breaking these rules could face a fine of up to €3,000.Here is what you need to know to avoid a fine. What areas are covered by the ban?The rules apply in three…

A hole more than a meter deep was discovered by city workers at the grave of German politician Wolfgang Schäuble in the southwestern city of Offenburg on Monday morning, triggering an investigation. Investigators said the hole was about 1.2 meters deep and did not reach the coffin of Schäuble, who died in December at the age of 81. The criminal investigation department of the Offenburg police took over the investigation in cooperation with the public prosecutor’s office. There is no information about a possible background or motive of the incident, according to the authorities. Police are looking for witnesses. Who…

Twelve people were killed and at least 60 injured after a billboard at a petrol station collapsed during a fierce storm in India’s financial capital Mumbai, officials said Monday. Eight bodies have already been removed from the wreckage, while four others are still buried in the rubble, according to Gaurav Chauhan, an inspector with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). “We have located them but we cannot remove them due to this petrol pump and the situation can be hazardous,” he added. Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra state, said the injured were being treated at Rajawadi Hospital.…

Watching a live drone feed, it was possible to make out three people running down a street in a frontline town in northeastern Ukraine.”Are they Russians?” I asked a Ukrainian soldier, who was also on the ground in Vovchansk and was showing us the footage from a secret location as we spoke to him via video link from outside the town. “Yes, yes,” said Denys, 42, the commander of a reconnaissance unit.”They come in groups like this of three to five soldiers.”Follow war latest: US confirms aid arriving on frontlineOther footage from Monday shared with Sky News appeared to be…

Trailer: Ice Cold PassionTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoIn May, 1932, the two set off together on a five-month filming trip to Greenland. Image: AlbatrosThey were there to make the first ever German-American feature film, the extremely expensive “S.O.S. Eisberg.” At the time, it was the riskiest film project ever attempted. Annette Baumeister’s current-day documentary is based on spectacular footage from the life-threatening production. Image: AlbatrosBaumeister explores the passionate relationship between Fanck and Riefenstahl, and examines just how closely intertwined the two filmmakers’ careers were. While Fanck’s star…

Skip next section Russia reports casualty, damage in new Belgorod attack05/14/2024May 14, 2024Russia reports casualty, damage in new Belgorod attackVyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the southern Russian border region of Belgorod, said an air attack caused one casualty and damage to 24 houses.  “There is one casualty — a woman has received a shrapnel wound to her spine,” Gladkov said.  Earlier on Tuesday, Russian news agencies reported explosions following a missile alert. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defense systems shot down 25 missiles over Belgorod. The ministry said the missiles had been fired from Ukraine.  Russia starts evacuating villages after cross-border attacksTo view this…