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A tragic fire has killed a mother and her seven children, aged between two and 14, after their clothes dryer reportedly burst into flames while the family were sleeping in northern France today. The mother, her five girls and the two boys died from asphyxiation from the blaze which started just after midnight in their

A massive earthquake with 7.7 magnitude rocked central Turkey with tremors felt across Syria, Jordan, Israel, and other locations. Humanitarian organisation Syrian Civil Defense revealed that “several” residential buildings have collapsed in Syria following the massive earthquake. The organisation has declared a state of emergency to rescue the residents trapped under the rubble. The quake

The tourist plane was flying from Phuket, Thailand, to Moscow, Russia when the terrifying fire erupted. Video captured from the passenger seat shows the moment the plane’s tyres explode during take-off. The video, recorded on a passenger’s phone, captured the terrified reaction of those on board when the engine also burst into flames. In the clip,

A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia‘s war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war’s first weeks, becoming one of the few Western

Mr Lyne wrote: “Here, I reflect, as part of the “scenario backlash” process, on the PIC track assuming that it may be a riddle with hidden planning details such that the start of the southward track (at the northern left turn) and endpoint obfuscate simulation of flight path intentions. “A three-part riddle was identified where

Shark-related deaths are a rare occurrence in Australia, especially along the Swan River. According to local reports, the attack was the first of its kind in a century. The last attack on the waterway was on January 31, 2023, just over 100 years ago. Charles Robinson, 13, died after he was mauled while swimming close

Former MI6 head Sir Richard Dearlove has stated that there is a noticeable issue with Vladimir Putin‘s health, likely due to a diagnosis of Parkinson’s. The Russian leader’s downfall, possibly due to a decline in his health, has been reported for months due to his bloated face and shaky legs. This follows leaked spy documents

Shamima Begum has told a BBC documentary filmmaker she was “in love with the idea of Isis” and their atrocities would have happened if she was “there or not”. The 23-year-old former death cult member has been given a wide ranging interview in a BBC podcast and feature documentary as part of the I’m Not

Edgardo Greco, a convicted murderer linked to one of Italy’s most powerful mafia organisations, has finally been arrested in France after almost 17 years on the run. The 63-year-old was caught by Interpol in Saint-Etienne, where he has lived since 2014. He had been running an Italian restaurant and working in various establishments for at

Top European Union officials are due to meet today in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the country as it battles to counter Russia’s invasion and strives to join the EU as well as NATO. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel, as

The £3bn HMS Prince of Wales has been in a dry dock since October 12 after it broke down in August. Repairs on the starboard propeller shaft were due to be completed over the next few weeks. But the Daily Express can reveal the port-side shaft will also need to be repaired as a “similar”

During a visit to Volgograd to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the battle of Stalingrad, two of Putin‘s security guards were seen carrying black cases. It is said that one of the black cases carried by Putin’s security guards serves as a foldable shield to protect him in case of an

A former Russian military officer who fled his post has described the horrifying moment he witnessed his “crazy” colonel shoot an unarmed Ukrainian under his kneecap for information. Konstantin Yefremov, a former Russian military officer who was placed in temporary charge of a rifle platoon, headed to Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhya region three days after

Vladimir Putin is planning an “anniversary” attack on Ukraine utilising 500,000 new troops. Ukrainian intelligence chiefs have confirmed previous fears that an incoming attack would see the half-a-million troops “try something” and launch a new push on February 24. Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov warned the new offensive would mark the war’s next phase, and another attempt

Vancouver’s plan to decriminalise hard drugs could be “wrought with consequences”, according to a doctor. The city has decriminalised 2.5 grams of heroin, crack cocaine, fentanyl, meth and ecstasy despite 11,000 overdose deaths since 2016. The move, backed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, aims to tackle the city’s drug problem through a public health lens

A Russian colonel has claimed that an “intensive knocking out” of Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut is “underway” as the city has been “embraced from three sides”, according to the Russian state-owned publications Tass. Colonel Vitaly Kiselev, who Tass identified as a military expert from the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), told the Russian publication: “Bakhmut has

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top military aide has warned the most intense fighting is still to come in Ukraine. Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, also warned the next few weeks and months will be key in determining how the war plays out. He requested western countries to send more

Falkland Islands leaders have accused Argentina of “unprovoked and open hostility” towards the people of the remote archipelago after Buenos Aires blocked plans to resume direct weekly flights from Brazil. The Falkland Islands Government has been trying to reestablish the airlink, suspended since March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials had been hoping

Joe Biden has ruled out sending the F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has requested in its ongoing war with Russia. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Mr Biden was asked if the US would supply the jets, to which he replied “no”. On Friday, an advisor to Ukraine‘s defence minister said that Ukraine

Vladimir Putin is facing a fresh crisis after a Ukrainian colonel claimed Russian troops are being “crushed” during a fresh assault on a strategically critical town. Ukrainian military analyst Mykola Salamakha said Russian troops were mounting a series of attacks on Vuhledar as Russia looks to gain a foothold in the war but he claimed