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A doctor in Germany is suspected of killing eight patients and in some cases trying to cover up his alleged crimes by setting their homes on fire. The doctor, aged 40, and who in line with Germany’s privacy laws hasn’t been named, was arrested in August on suspicion of killing four elderly patients in June

Australian senators have passed a world-first law that bans under 16s from having social media accounts. The legislation is set to come into force in November 2025. It includes some of the toughest social media controls in the world and will force platforms to take reasonable steps to ensure age-verification protections are in place. The

Israel’s military has said it has fired on “suspects” in southern Lebanon who were allegedly violating its ceasefire with Hezbollah. Israeli tank fire hit six areas within two kilometres of a strip of land demarcating the border between Lebanon and Israel, according to state media and Lebanese security sources. It comes after Israel and the

Germany is drawing up a list of bunkers for a new app to help civilians find emergency shelter amid increasing tensions with Russia. Residents are also being encouraged to turn garages and basements into bomb shelters as part of a new review of suitable locations. Underground car parks, train stations and government buildings could also

An Australian police officer who Tasered a 95-year-old great-grandmother in a care home has been found guilty of manslaughter. Kristian James Samuel White was found guilty of killing Clare Nowland, who had dementia and used a walking frame, by a jury in Sydney who deliberated for 20 hours before convicting the 34-year-old. Senior Constable White,

Israel has imposed a last-minute curfew forbidding any Lebanese from crossing into the south of the country. Starting in the early hours of this morning, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a 60-day pause halting a conflict that has killed thousands in Lebanon and displaced many more. At 2.30pm UK time (4.30pm locally), Israel’s Arab spokesperson

Donald Trump has threatened sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on his first day in office. The president-elect, who takes office on 20 January next year, said he would introduce a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico. Posting on his Truth Social platform he also threatened an

There was something desperately oppressive that came with being in Tbilisi today. Perhaps it was the sight of hundreds of police officers, massed together and lurking in packs, waiting for something to happen. Maybe it was the dark clouds that poured rain over the streets. But most likely it was the sense that this is

Warning: This article contains references to suicide On Friday this week, MPs will debate if England and Wales should legalise assisted dying. The proposed legislation restricts it to adults with six months or less to live. Canada introduced assisted dying in 2016 for adults with a terminal illness. In 2021, it was extended to people

A far-right and little-known NATO critic has won the first round of Romania’s presidential election after polls predicted he would win less than 10% of the vote. Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate, won with a 22.95% share, seeing off the incumbent prime minister Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), who had been the

Israel is said to be edging closer to a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to reports. Israeli media outlets Haaretz, Walla, Ynet, Kan and American news website Axios reported both parties are getting closer to reaching a deal amid signs of progress in the US-led ceasefire talks. It is suggested Israel has agreed

Don’t be fooled by the applause. After two weeks of deadlock over a climate finance deal, when it finally came, it was a standing ovation of relief, not rejoicing. This was a deal so bad, and so unpopular, that this year’s COP host Azerbaijan was forced to gavel it through without allowing objections. Read more:

Russia launched a large drone attack on Kyiv overnight, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning the attack shows his capital needs better air defences. Ukraine’s air defence units shot down 50 of 73 Russian drones launched, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries as a result of the attacks. Russia has used more than 800 guided

The body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been found, Israel has said. Zvi Kogan, the Chabad representative in the UAE, went missing on Thursday. A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office on Sunday said the 28-year-old rabbi was murdered, calling it a “heinous antisemitic terror

Security protocols in the Philippines have been stepped up after vice president Sara Duterte vowed to have the president assassinated if she herself were killed. The daughter of the country’s previous president Rodrigo Duterte, the politician said she had contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker. Speaking

Israel has targeted central Beirut with at least four airstrikes, according to security sources cited by Reuters news agency. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the attack “completely destroyed” an eight-storey residential building in the Basta neighbourhood early on Saturday. It is not immediately clear how many have been killed or injured and the Israeli

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks on Tuesday after Vladimir Putin said Russia will ramp up the production of a new, hypersonic ballistic missile. Ukraine‘s parliament cancelled a session as security was tightened following a Russian strike on Thursday on a military facility in Dnipro, a central city with a population of around one

Ukraine’s military has for the first time confirmed the use of British-made Storm Shadow missiles inside Russian territory. Senior military sources, cleared to brief the media, called the strike “very successful”. The same sources, talking to the media on condition of anonymity, said Ukraine‘s military needs more long-range missiles, including Storm Shadow and ATACMS, and

An eleventh hour proposal from a UN climate summit to channel $250bn to developing nations has fallen far short of the $1.3trn they need to cope with climate change. The draft deal from the COP29 climate summit is likely to dismay vulnerable nations like Kenya, Uganda and Malawi, which are disproportionately affected by the impacts

President Putin has warned he could hit back against countries supplying weapons being used against targets in Russia. He appeared to be referring to the US and UK, who this week gave Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles over the border. The Russian president said his military would “respond resolutely in a mirror way” to