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Bayer Leverkusen have won the German football league for the first time in their history – ending an 11-year run by Bayern Munich.Coached by former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen thumped Werder Bremen 5-0 on Sunday, winning the Bundesliga title with ease. They are 16 points clear of Bayern with five games left to play.It is the first trophy Leverkusen have lifted since they won the German Cup in 1993. Image: Coach Xabi Alonso. Pic: Reuters Supporters stormed the pitch when they scored their fourth goal with seven minutes to go, while the final moments were played in thick red…

Ukraine has used British cruise missiles to hit a Russian military headquarters in the occupied city of Luhansk in the east of the country, a military source has told Sky News.The Storm Shadow missiles – launched by Ukrainian aircraft – targeted the command base for Russian ground troops on Saturday in what the source described as a “heavy blow” for the Russian armed forces. “This strike furthers Ukraine’s campaign to liberate the Luhansk region from the Russian Federation’s illegal invasion and ensure that Russia is not able to advance further into Ukraine,” the source said.The loss of the headquarters would…

Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday night in retaliation for a suspected Israeli attack on its embassy in Damascus at the beginning of April. As the missiles and slow-moving drones were heading toward Israel, Israel’s allies stepped in to help. The US and UK air forces were involved in shooting down the aerial threats. France may also have been involved in patrolling the area, although it was unclear if the French shot down any projectiles. But what got a lot of attention was the fact that the Jordanian air force also stepped in to help. Jordan opened…

The man who fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre might have been targeting women, police have said.Joel Cauchi, 40, killed five women and a male security guard at a Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon before being shot dead by a female police officer.On Monday morning, New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb was asked by the Australian broadcaster ABC about footage of the massacre that appeared to show Cauchi targeting women.She replied: “The videos speak for themselves, don’t they?””It’s obvious to me, it’s obvious to detectives that seems to be an area of…

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the November 2024 US presidential election, is no stranger to the courtroom. In January 2024, a jury in New York ruled that he would have to pay writer E. Jean Carroll millions of dollars in damages for sexually abusing and then defaming her, a decision that Trump is appealing. That was a civil case. Now, Trump is about to become the first former US president ever to go on trial for criminal charges. The case, which will be heard in a New York court beginning on April 15, centers on whether he paid hush money to bury stories…

Somali pirates released the hijacked ship MV Abdullah on Sunday after its Bangladeshi owners reportedly paid a $5 million (€4.7 million) ransom. Meherul Karim, CEO of shipping company KSRM, said the 23 crew members had been released unharmed. “The pirates called us when they reached near the Somalia coast” and one of them spoke English, Karim told reporters in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Sunday. “He communicated with us till we finalized the negotiation,” he added. “We will not discuss or reveal the amount of ransom money.”The executives of KSRM held a press conference in the Bangladeshi port city of ChittagongImage: AFP/Getty…

President Biden was in the Situation Room at the White House throughout Saturday evening watching, in real time, Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel unfold.Surrounded by a small group of his closest advisers, this was, I am told, a moment of significant intensity.More than a hundred Iranian ballistic missiles were hurtling towards Israel along with drones and cruise missiles.So many times since 7 October, the Middle East has threatened to spiral. Was this the moment?Follow live updates after Iran’s attack on IsraelDescribing the tension, a US official who was in the room said: “At one point, we knew that over 100…

Bayer Leverkusen have broken Bayern Munich’s stranglehold on the Bundesliga title after a 5-0 win over Werder Bremen confirmed Xabi Alonso’s side as champions with five games to spare. Fans rushed from the stands to the pitch to celebrate the moment. Leverkusen were not among the favorites for the title at the beginning of the season, with Bayern expected to wrap up a 12th consecutive title and Borussia Dortmund, pipped to the post last year, anticipated to be their closest challengers. Time to celebrate But Spanish coach Alonso has led his team to the verge of the first invincible season in…

Skip next section Ukraine says Moscow planning false flag operation at nuclear power plant04/14/2024April 14, 2024Ukraine says Moscow planning false flag operation at nuclear power plantThe Ukrainian military on Sunday accused Russia of planning an imminent false flag operation on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a post on Facebook that it feared Russia would attempt to make Ukraine appear responsible for whatever happened at the plant — the largest nuclear power facility in Europe. No further information or evidence of a planned operation was given. “Russia is…

“There are extreme levels of suffering across the country, the needs are growing by the day, but the humanitarian response is deeply inadequate.” This is how the head of Doctors Without Borders, Christos Christou, recently described the impact of the war that broke out in Sudan a year ago. The conditions are appalling in refugee camps in some of the hardest hit areas, he said. There’s not enough drinking water, food or other aid, and hygiene facilities are non-existent. “I urge international organizations to scale up their response,” Christou wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on April 8. According to the United Nations,…