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One year after Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting down a Russian military plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, Ukraine has yet to release its findings, leaving questions about the crash unresolved. Conflicting accounts from both sides have led to calls for an investigation, with President Zelensky urging for international involvement. Despite efforts to identify the victims, including sharing names on social media, the families of the prisoners continue to await answers as the case remains...

Axel Rudakubana's parents sought help from police multiple times due to their son's violence-obsessed behavior, which officers failed to recognize as a threat during visits to their home. After being sentenced to at least 52 years in prison for a planned mass murder attack, Rudakubana disrupted the court proceedings and received 13 life sentences. The family had asked for police assistance in managing their son's escalating behavior just two months prior to the attack, following...

Schools have been closed and travel warnings issued in parts of the UK due to the impending arrival of Storm Eowyn, which is expected to bring 100mph winds causing a danger to life. Red weather warnings will be in effect in Northern Ireland from 7am and in Scotland from 10am on Friday, with amber and yellow warnings across the rest of the UK. Hundreds of schools will shut, all trains in Scotland will be halted,...

MPs in Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party are calling for a debate on the death penalty following the sentencing of a killer who murdered three girls at a children’s dance class. Axel Rudakubana, 18, received a life sentence with a minimum of 52 years in prison for the pre-meditated attack, which was deemed a "pre-meditated attempt to commit indiscriminate mass murder." Southport’s Labour MP Patrick Hurley has requested the Attorney General to review the sentence...

Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya expressed concern over the escalating conflict in Yemen, with Houthi forces attacking international shipping in support of Hamas, leading to retaliatory strikes by multiple states and severe damage to civilian infrastructure. The conflict has left over 17 million Yemenis unable to meet basic food needs due to disrupted port operations, cholera outbreaks, and malnutrition, highlighting the urgent need for a nationwide ceasefire and unified...

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana's 52-year jail term for murdering three girls and injuring others at a Taylor Swift dance class is being reviewed as potentially unduly lenient, with concerns raised by MP Patrick Hurley. Rudakubana, 18, received a life sentence but avoided a whole life tariff due to his age at the time of the crime, prompting calls for a sentence reassessment by the Attorney General and Solicitor General within 28 days. The families of...