Nine people were killed in a shooting at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, and the suspected perpetrator also died, authorities said. Police said at an afternoon news conference that the suspect, a 21-year-old Austrian native, killed himself in a bathroom at the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school. Police said they did … Read more
Large-scale Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian cities are on the rise. Monday night’s bombardment, while not record breaking, was typical of the new norm. For several hours after midnight, drones buzzed incessantly over Kyiv. It seemed they were coming from almost every direction, as searchlights raked the sky and skeins of orange tracer fire rose … Read more
Israel’s defence minister says the military has retrieved the body of Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta, who had been held in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas. Israel Katz made the announcement on Saturday as further Israeli airstrikes killed 45 people, according to local medics. The news comes just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said … Read more
Jaroslav Lukiv & Ian Aikman BBC News Watch: Firefighters battle flames after Kharkiv apartments hit by Russian strikes At least three people have been killed and another 21 injured in the largest Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, the mayor has said. Ihor Terekhov said that overnight Russia launched 48 drones, two … Read more
Ukrainian officials say a massive Russian drone and missile attack in the eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday has killed at least three people and injured 21, the latest in nearly daily widespread attacks. The barrage included aerial glide bombs that have become part of a fierce Russian onslaught in the three-year war. The intensity of the Russian … Read more