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At least five killed in massive wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine, officials say1 hour agoShareSaveJessica RawnsleyandVitaly Shevchenko,Chief Analyst, BBC Monitoring, KyivShareSaveReutersFirefighters battled a blaze in Poltava, where two people were killed overnightAt least five people have been killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine, after a massive overnight aerial bombardment targeted several regions across the country.
A 61-year-old woman was killed when a drone hit an electric train in Kharkiv early on Tuesday, authorities said, while other deaths were reported in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Poltava.
Officials said the attacks were among the worst in ten days, and came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned of a forthcoming “massive strike” in his nightly address.
Russian strikes targeting energy infrastructure also disconnected Moldova's key power link with Europe, President Maia Sandu said, warning the situation remained “fragile”.
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Ultimatums, diplomacy and a trip to Graceland as Trump eyes a deal with Iran10 hours agoShareSaveAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondentShareSaveTrump: “We'll just keep bombing our little hearts out” if no deal with IranAmerica may be a nation at war, but President Donald Trump's activities over the past few days have been a mix of diplomacy and diversions – with the occasional swing towards the surreal.
On Friday, he said the US war against Iran was “winding down”. By Saturday night, he had given Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face withering new American airstrikes.
The next day, he golfed and spent the afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
By Monday morning, with global markets swooning, he said the Iranians were engaging in “constructive” talks with the US. Then he flew to Memphis, Tennessee, gave a speech and visited Graceland, music legend Elvis Presley's historic home.
Meanwhile, US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets ..

Oil falls and shares rebound after Trump says talks have been held to end warJust nowShareSaveNick EdserandPeter Hoskins,Business reportersShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesOil prices have plunged and stock markets have rebounded after US President Donald Trump said the US and Iran had held “very good and productive” talks over halting the conflict in the Middle East.
After the announcement, the price of Brent crude sank 13% initially, while the FTSE 100 index recovered having fallen more than 2% earlier.
Trump said on social media he would “POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE” for a five-day period.
On Saturday, he said he would “obliterate” Iranian power plants if the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route was not reopened. Iran had said it would respond by targeting key infrastructure in the region.
The comments over the weekend had rattled financial markets, adding to fears that the US-Israeli war with Iran would be a prolonged confl..

Two pilots dead after plane and ground vehicle collide at New York's LaGuardia Airport60 minutes agoShareSaveOlivia IrelandShareSaveVideo shows damaged Air Canada plane at LaGuardia airport after collisionTwo pilots have died after an Air Canada plane carrying dozens of people collided with a firefighting vehicle responding to a separate incident at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
Forty-one people were taken to hospital, Port Authority executive director Kathryn Garcia confirmed. Thirty-two of them were later discharged but others had serious injuries, she said.
LaGuardia Airport would remain closed until at least 14:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on Monday, Garcia said. An investigation has begun on site.
The plane was arriving from Montreal and had landed, before colliding with the vehicle from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport.
The fire engine was responding to a United Airlines aircraft that had “reported an issue with odour”, Garcia said du..

Sudan army denies deadly Eid strike on key hospital in Darfur15 minutes agoShareSaveLucy FlemingShareSaveWHOThe WHO says the hospital is no longer able to function, depriving thousands of people in the region of vital medical careSudan's army has denied it carried out a deadly attack on a major hospital on Friday night in a city in the west of the country held by its rivals, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that 64 people – including 13 children, two nurses and a doctor – had died in the strike on el-Daein Teaching Hospital and 89 others had been wounded.
“Enough blood has been spilled,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X, urging the warring parties to end the conflict, which started nearly three years ago.
The RSF said an army drone had hit the hospital in el-Daein, the capital of East Darfur state, on the day Muslims were marking the festival of Eid.
Sudan was plunged into a civil war in April 2023 when a vicio..

Iranian missiles injure 160 in towns near Israeli nuclear site2 hours agoShareSaveSebastian Usher,Arad,Jaroslav LukivandPatrick JacksonShareSaveEPAUltra-Orthodox Jewish residents look at the scene of a direct hit in AradMore than 160 people have been injured – some seriously – in Iranian missile strikes on two southern Israeli towns close to a nuclear facility, Israeli emergency officials say.
They say 84 people are being treated in Arad and another 78 in Dimona, after ballistic missiles hit the towns on Saturday evening.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it is not aware of any damage to the nuclear research facility located about 13km (eight miles) outside Dimona.
Iranian state TV earlier said the strikes were in response to an attack on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday.
On Sunday, at least seven people were injured in an Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv, emergency services say.
ReutersA large Iranian missile shattered apartment blocks in Arad, south..