A huge explosion shook the centre of Rome on Friday (4 July), leaving 21 people injured as locals rushed to safety.

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Ethan Guo, 19, had flown his plane across the six other continents before he was arrested, according to his social media.

The two tourists were trampled to death by a female elephant that was with a calf, police say.

Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

At least nine people, including eight police officers and a firefighter, were injured on Friday after an explosion at a gas station in the east of Rome, Italian authorities said.

Ukrainian residents had to seek shelter in an underground metro station as Russia launched an onslaught of drones and missiles at Kyiv in the early hours of Friday (4 July).

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Proponents say nitrogen gas executions are painless, while critics say it amounts to torture

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Donald Trump has warned that Vladimir Putin is “not looking to stop” the war with Ukraine following a “disappointing” phone call between the Russian and American leaders.

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Images from the scene show an enormous orange fireball in the sky over the Rome suburb of Prenestino

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President sparks fresh outrage after calling bankers ‘Shylocks’ – but insists he’s ‘never heard of’ the term used as an offensive term

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Barnett denies allegations he kept the woman as a "sex slave" over a six year period.

The football world is mourning the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, aged 28, in a car crash.

Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial assaults since the war began

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Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.

The mega-bill helps the president deliver on promises, but also contains the seeds of political peril, writes Anthony Zurcher.

The couple said they were "shifting their relationship" to "focus on co-parenting”.

After months of rallies, Serbian protesters are calling for people to join a campaign of civil disobedience.

The band will play the first of 41 highly anticipated dates in Cardiff, after a break of 16 years.

Pakistan's top brewery has healthy financials despite an alcohol ban for Muslims in the Islamic country

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The Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan in August 2021

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