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Ukraine claims to have left more than 40 Russian bomber planes “burning” in a large scale drone attack” in the Murmansk region. The footage appears to show Russian warplanes on a runway being struck and bursting into flames. Sources from Ukraine’s security service, SBU, told the BBC “enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in … Read more

Two Scottish men have been killed in a shooting at a bar in southern Spain, according to Spanish officials. A gunman fired several shots at Monaghans Bar in Fuengirola in Andalusia on Saturday evening before fleeing the scene. Javier Salas from the central government in the Malaga province confirmed to BBC News both men were … Read more

Members of the Western alliance Nato need to prepare for a possible attack from Russia within the next four years, according to Germany’s chief of defence. General Carsten Breuer told the BBC that Russia was producing hundreds of tanks a year, many of which could be used for an attack on Nato Baltic state members … Read more

The death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than 200, officials say. There are still 500 people missing in the town in north-central Niger State, as a search mission continues. The deputy chairman of Mokwa Local Government, Musa Kimboku, told the BBC that rescue efforts … Read more

Azeezat Olaoluwa BBC News, Mokwa Town Gift Ufuoma Mr Yusuf lost his wife and newborn baby in the floods which swept through his town Adamu Yusuf’s life has been upended since he lost nine of his family members in Tiffin Maza, one of two communities in his town worst-hit by floods in north-central Nigeria. The … Read more

Two bridges have collapsed overnight in separate incidents in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. Footage from Reuters shows the aftermath after a road bridge came down in Bryansk, bringing several heavy trucks on to a moving passenger train late on Saturday, the regional governor said. Source link

Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles has called on China to explain why it needs to have “such an extraordinary military build-up”. He said Beijing needs to provide greater transparency and reassurance as it is the “fundamental issue” for the region. Meanwhile, the Philippines defence minister Gilberto Teodoro Jr has called China “absolutely irresponsible and reckless” … Read more

Ukraine claims to have hit more than 40 Russian warplanes at several military airfields, in what appears to be one of the most audacious drone attacks so far on Russian aviation. According to a statement from Ukraine’s security service, SBU, “enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in Russia”. The SBU says Ukraine is conducting … Read more

At least 15 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli tank shelling and gunfire near an aid distribution centre in Rafah in southern Gaza, according to medics and local residents. Mohammed Ghareeb, a local journalist in Rafah, told the BBC that thousands of Palestinians had gathered near a US-funded humanitarian aid distribution centre when Israeli tanks … Read more

Getty Images Cars were burned amid the disorder after PSG won the largest-ever victory in a Champions League final Hundreds of people have been arrested in Paris following clashes with police, after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans celebrated their club’s victory in the Champions League final. Officers arrested nearly 300 people after clashes broke out near … Read more