Two people have died and 18 others were injured after a small plane crashed into a commercial building in southern California, officials say. Ten people were taken to hospital with injuries, the…
‘No one deserves this’: Victims’ families seek answers in New Orleans attack
Just hours before the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, Jack Bech got on a phone call with his older brother Martin – an avid outdoorsman and former football star mostly…
Sweden’s green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes
Heavy snow blends into white thick clouds in SkellefteÃ¥, a riverside city in northern Sweden that is home to 78,000 residents. It’s also the location of what was supposed to become Europe’s…
Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On 1 January, Kyiv shut…
Man in exploded Cybertruck was elite soldier and shot himself before blast
The man who rented a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was an active-duty US special forces soldier and shot himself dead before the blast, officials have…
Rosita Missoni, co-founder of Italian label, dies aged 93
Rosita Missoni, co-founder of the eponymous Italian knitwear label Missoni, has died aged 93. The news was confirmed by the president of Italy’s Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, who praised the brand’s iconic…
Names of 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators published
The names of around 425,000 people suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during the German occupation of the Netherlands have been published online for the first time. The names represent individuals who…
New Syrian government’s school curriculum changes spark concern
There is concern growing in Syria that the new Islamist-led authorities have already decided on changes to the school curriculum, without the input of the rest of society. The Facebook page of…
To conserve or cull? Life in Australia’s crocodile capital
It’s dawn on Darwin Harbour and government ranger Kelly Ewin – whose job is to catch and remove crocodiles – is balancing precariously on a floating trap. Heavy rain clouds from the…
Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera TV channel in West Bank
The Palestinian Authority says it has suspended broadcasting by the prominent Arab channel Al Jazeera in parts of the occupied West Bank, citing incitement and bias. Qatari-owned Al Jazeera expressed shock and…