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An explosion at the Alania Mall in Vladikavkaz, Russia, resulted in one fatality and nine injuries. The blast, which occurred on the upper floor of the shopping center, led to a fire that spread over approximately 800 square meters. Authorities attribute the incident to a domestic gas explosion. Emergency services have since contained the blaze. […]

Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan The Embraer 190 caught fire and split apart as it landed Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with 67 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say. The country’s emergency ministry said there were at least 25 survivors. The plane, operated by Azerbaijan […]

Stephen Cottrell has been the Archbishop of York since 2020 The Archbishop of York, who will effectively take over as leader of the Church of England next month, is expected to call for change in his Christmas sermon. Stephen Cottrell will deliver his remarks as the Church faces criticism over failures in its handling of […]

A crowd of excited onlookers has already gathered outside St Mary Magdalene Church The King and Queen are due to attend a Christmas Day church service in Sandringham alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales plus other royals. It was announced last week that the Duke of York would not attend the annual gathering after […]

Israel Houthis War News Live, For the third time in 24 hours, Houthis attacked Israel with a missile strike on Dec 25 with sirens being sounded across Central Israel. This attack comes just hours after the Yemen-based group claimed to have successfully struck a military site in Jaffa. A day earlier, Houthis had fired a […]

For those relying on a warm mug of tea or coffee to tackle holiday chores, there may be an added reason to indulge. A recent study has found that regular tea and coffee drinkers exhibit a slightly lower risk of developing head and neck cancers. According to Cancer Research UK, approximately 12,800 cases of head […]

For the third time in 24 hours, Houthis attacked Israel with a missile strike on Dec 25 with sirens being sounded across Central Israel. This attack comes just hours after the Yemen-based group claimed to have successfully struck a military site in Jaffa. A day earlier, Houthis had fired a missile into Israel, during which […]

Twenty-eight people survived the initial impact of a plane crash in Kazakhstan’s Aqtau city, news agency AFP said Wednesday afternoon. Twenty-two people, including a 11-year-old girl and a 16-year-old teen, have been hospitalised. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergencies said 39 died. The plane – an Azerbaijan Airlines jet carrying 62 passengers and five crew – was […]

In China’s take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the financially distressed in a slumping economy with promises of prize money, debt restructuring and other schemes that are not always what is promised. Unlike the dystopian South Korean TV series, which returns to the small screen for a second season on Thursday, Chinese players […]

Days after Houthis claimed to have struck a U.S. fighter jet, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi praised the Yemen-based group’s recent spate of attacks against Israel. He claimed that U.S.-Israel plans were ‘disrupted’. The minister’s statements followed IRGC Commander Hossein Salami’s stern warnings to Iran’s enemies, claiming Tehran’s powers extend beyond its borders, and that […]

The birds are singing. The vibrant coloured peacocks are dancing. The monkeys are jumping out of joy. The usually lazy-looking crocodiles are awake. Pandas are out of their caves. The animals at Sakkarbaug Zoo in Gujarat’s Junagadh are thrilled to welcome two new zoo-mates – a pair of white tigers (male and female). Covering over […]

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are currently stuck at the International Space Station (ISS), celebrated Christmas in space with Santa hats, sparking several conspiracy theories on social media. The video, posted by the US space agency, showed Williams wearing a red t-shirt, while three of her colleagues wore the Santa caps. Social […]