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Lisbon funicular crash initial report reveals litany of failings59 minutes agoShareSaveMark Lowen andAlison Robertsin LisbonShareSavePeople seen running after funicular derails in LisbonA preliminary report into last month's funicular crash in Lisbon that killed 16 people has detailed a litany of failings.
Portugal's Air and Rail Accident Investigations Bureau said an underground cable – which acted as a counterweight between two carriages and broke, prompting the crash – was defective and had never been certified for passenger transportation.
It said the cable was not technically suitable and was acquired in 2022 by the company that runs Lisbon's public transport, Carris.
The 140-year-old Glória funicular, popular with tourists, derailed and crashed into a building on 3 September.
There were 11 foreigners among those killed, including the three British nationals, while another 20 people were injured.
The preliminary report, released on Monday, said there had been no ov..

Deadly Gaza flare-up tests Israel-Hamas ceasefire10 hours agoShareSaveYolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, JerusalemShareSaveReutersSunday saw the deadliest day of attacks since the ceasefire took effect on 10 OctoberOne week ago, US President Donald Trump was given a hero's welcome in Israel after securing the Gaza ceasefire and exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
But the days since have shown just how precarious the ceasefire is, and Sunday brought its biggest test so far.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a series of deadly strikes across Gaza, after two soldiers were killed in the southern city of Rafah in an attack it blamed on Hamas. Hamas said it was not responsible because it had not had contact with fighters in the area since communications were cut off in March.
An Israeli security official announced the suspension of aid deliveries as a result of the attack.
It appears US pressure ensured the truce was not derailed and that Israel's cr..

Israel says it will return to ceasefire after Gaza strikes1 hour agoShareSaveFrank GardnerBBC Security Correspondent, Jerusalem,Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent andMallory MoenchShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesSmoke billows after an Israeli strike in central Gaza on SundayThe Israeli military has said it will resume enforcement of the ceasefire in Gaza after launching air strikes on Sunday in response to what it called Hamas's “blatant violation” of the deal.
Strikes began in southern Gaza after the Israeli military said “terrorists fired an anti-tank missile and gunfire” toward its troops in Rafah, killing two soldiers.
Hamas said it was “unaware” of any clashes in the area under Israeli control.
By evening, Israel said it had hit Hamas targets across Gaza, with hospital sources saying 44 people were killed.
Hamas had said it was committed to the ceasefire, but accused Israel of violations and warned strikes could “push the situation toward a total collapse”.
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'Priceless' jewels stolen in raid on Louvre Museum in Paris3 hours agoShareSaveIan Aikman andRachel HaganShareSaveFrederic SOULOY/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesThe stolen items included an emerald necklace and earring set that belonged to Empress Marie Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte's second wife A manhunt is under way for a gang of thieves who carried out a broad daylight raid on Paris's Louvre Museum and stole jewels described as priceless.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said it took just minutes for the masked suspects to carry out the burglary on Sunday morning, shortly after the museum opened to visitors.
The gang appear to have used a mechanical ladder to reach a first-floor window, before breaking into display cases and escaping on mopeds.
The gallery targeted houses France's royal jewels. Officials said nine items were taken. One – a crown belonging to Napoleon III's wife – was seemingly dropped and found nearby.
The Louvre was evacuated and re..

No Kings protests draw huge crowds as anti-Trump rallies sweep across US35 minutes agoShareSaveShareSaveProtesters gather for No Kings demonstrations against TrumpGrace Eliza GoodwinNew York City andCaitlin WilsonWashington, DCHuge crowds have gathered to protest against President Donald Trump's policies in cities across the US – among them New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles.
The rally in New York City's iconic Times Square drew thousands of people not long after it began on Saturday morning.
The streets and subway entrances were densely packed with people holding up signs with slogans like, “Democracy not Monarchy” and “The Constitution is not optional”.
Ahead of the demonstrations, Trump allies accused the protesters of being linked with the far-left Antifa movement, and condemned what they called “the hate America rally”.
Organisers and protesters out on Saturday said the events were peaceful.
Getty ImagesProtesters gather in New York City's Time..

Eleven killed after Israel hits bus in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says8 hours agoShareSaveHugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent , JerusalemShareSaveAnadolu via Getty ImagesGaza City was heavily bombarded by Israeli troops before the ceasefire came into effectGaza's Hamas-run civil defence says 11 people were killed, all from the same family, after the bus they were in was hit by an Israeli tank shell in northern Gaza.
The Abu Shaaban family, it said, were trying to reach their home to inspect it when the incident happened in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on Friday night.
This is the deadliest single incident involving Israeli soldiers in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire eight days ago.
The Israeli military said soldiers had fired at a “suspicious vehicle” that had crossed the so-called yellow line demarcating the area still occupied by Israeli forces in Gaza.
Israeli soldiers continue to operate in more than half of the Gaza Strip, under the terms of the first pha..