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Two children were killed in a severe storm and thunderstorm in Austria. They were hit by fallen trees at the edge of a lake in Sankt Andrä, in the state of Carinthia, Austrian media reported on Thursday. Three hikers died in a lightning strike in another part of the country. The deceased children are two girls aged three and eight, …

Reuters ONS News•yesterday, 8:23 p.m. Hours after an Indian minister announced that the country would provide apartments in New Delhi for Rohingya refugees, the announcement was denied by India’s interior ministry. According to Human Rights Watch, there are currently 40,000 Rohingya refugees in the country, whom Prime Minister Modi’s government previously wanted to deport. India’s Housing Minister wrote today Twitter …

Serbia and Kosovo “are almost in agreement on nothing” as they sit down for peace talks in Brussels tomorrow. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic expects “difficult talks”, he said this afternoon after exploratory talks at NATO. Tomorrow’s talks, led by EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell, aim to defuse tensions as the Kosovo government in Pristina makes another attempt early next …

17 aug 2022 om 15:14Update: 10 minuten geleden A Saudi student at the University of Leeds faces 34 years in prison for using Twitter. While on vacation in her home country, she was arrested and convicted for having a Twitter account that followed and retweeted “dissidents and activists”. By our news editors A special anti-terrorism court convicted the 34-year-old woman. …

The train ran yesterday from Sagunto, just above Valencia, to Zaragoza, below Barcelona. Things went wrong near Castellón. The driver saw a forest fire in the lane ahead. He decided the situation was getting too dangerous, the train stopped and wanted to come back. 48 passengers Local media report that the train conductor asked the 48 passengers who were on …

The Red Arrows capture the imagination of most Britons, as well as the tens of thousands of foreigners who see them every year at international air shows. The show team, established in the mid-sixties, graces many occasions. This was the case, for example, during the recent celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, who has been on the British …

AFP ONS News•today, 12:30 p.m. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has been placed in solitary confinement, presumably because he founded a one-man trade union last week in the penal colony where he is imprisoned. Via Twitter, the Kremlin critic claims conditions in the 2.5 by 3 meter cell are dire. “It is very hot and there is almost …

ONS News•yesterday, 22:51 Everything seems to be going well, the landing of an Airbus A321neo from the Hungarian airline Wizz Air at the airport of the Greek island of Skiathos. Just before reaching the runway, the plane passes over the heads of curious tourists who have lined up in front of the runway. The plane seems to be close to …

He wouldn’t say if any new flights are planned. “We can’t say anything about the future when it comes to security.” Last week, 184 Afghans from Pakistan arrived at Eindhoven airport. Pakistan’s commitment is “full of hope” for the transfer of the 256 Afghans still in Afghanistan, the spokesman said. This concerns Afghans who are in danger in their own …

The collapsed Tretten Bridge in Norway. Photo: EPA / Geir Olsen In Norway, a decade-old wooden road bridge suddenly collapsed. As a result, at least one truck and one car ended up in the Lagen River. According to local media, the occupants of these cars were rescued. It is not yet certain whether these were the only cars that ended …