Israel targets ‘terrorist’ in southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack

Israel targets ‘terrorist’ in southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack

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Israel said it targeted a “terrorist” ⁠in southern Syria ⁠on Saturday in ⁠what Syria’s foreign ministry said was a drone strike on a civilian vehicle on the outskirts of Damascus in a “blatant” violation of its ‌territory. The Syrian foreign ministry said the drone had hit a vehicle on a road near Beit Jinn village in the countryside west of the capital, which caused injuries among civilians. Syri...

7 dead in UK after vehicle travelling in wrong direction hits police car

7 dead in UK after vehicle travelling in wrong direction hits police car

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Seven people, including two police officers, died in a car crash in northeast England on Saturday after a car heading the wrong ‌way down a major road hit a marked police armed response car, the local police force said. Cleveland Police said the incident took place in the early hours of Saturday near the South Bank area east of Middlesbrough and that all occupants of the two cars ⁠died at the scen...

Seventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden

Seventeen-year-old girl killed in sword attack at school in Sweden

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Three other people wounded after 18-year-old man wielding sword assail students in Fagersta schoolA 17-year-old girl has been killed after a teenager brandishing a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, police have confirmed.Three other people were wounded in the incident during classes in the central town of Fagersta on Friday afternoon, including two boys aged 12 and 17 who sustained min...

Ukrainian drones kill at least 10, hit warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon

Ukrainian drones kill at least 10, hit warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon

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Ukrainian drones killed at least 10 people in attacks against targets across Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, including a warehouse owned by online retailer Ozon and an industrial facility, Russian officials said on Saturday. Russia and Ukraine are both ramping up drone campaigns ‌aiming to cripple each other’s economic infrastructure, often striking targets far beyond the war’s front...