The HS2 project is in a “very serious situation” and needs a “fundamental reset”, the new boss of the the high-speed railway company has warned. Mark Wild, chief executive of HS2 Ltd, said he is committed to ensuring the railway […]
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Getty Images France is to hold a day of national mourning after Cyclone Chido devastated its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte earlier this month. French President Emmanuel Macron called for the nationwide remembrance during his visit to the island last
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A suspect has been arrested in New York over the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the incident on Sunday as “one of the most depraved
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Getty Images More than 10,000 people used to visit the baroque landmark in Rome every day Rome’s world-famous Trevi Fountain has re-opened after a three-month restoration. Built in the 18th Century by Italian architect Nicola Salvi on the façade of
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Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin – becoming only the third Western leader to meet the Russian leader since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Fico –
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BBC An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the US military has said. Both crew from the US Navy F/A-18 Hornet ejected safely, with one suffering minor injuries, according
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Getty Images A man accused of murdering four women and a nine-year-old boy by driving a car into them at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg has been remanded in custody. The 50-year-old was brought before Magdeburg
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Getty Images Alexei Gorinov was punished for questioning whether his Moscow district should hold a children’s drawing competition while “children are dying in Ukraine” A Moscow councillor serving time in jail for speaking out against Russia’s war in Ukraine has
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Reuters US President Joe Biden met with Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on 18 October 2023 – just days after Hamas killed some 1,200 Israelis US President Joe Biden has held a much-anticipated call with Israel’s prime minister – believed
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Reuters Hamas gunmen killed some 1,200 people and took 251 hostages in the 7 October attack Israel has held ceremonies to remember the victims of the mass killings and abductions carried out by Hamas on 7 October 2023, against a
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