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Many of the students staying there were thought to be in their rooms at the time of the collapse as there were no lessons on Sunday. A legislative assembly member said at the scene that some of the trapped students had been making calls from under the rubble. Eyewitnesses told …

FIFA has confirmed Gianni Infantino is standing for re-election next year after the president declined Sky News questions on his future in the job. Mr Infantino did stop to speak to external media on Saturday for the first time since the World Cup sell-off scandal erupted in July, while arriving …

Four people, including two women, have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry has said. The ministry ‌said two men were killed in a town on the edge ​of an area Israel has declared a security zone – occupied by Israeli troops. The two women …

Hundreds of flights have been suspended after the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau. The volcano, which is situated roughly halfway ​between Java and Sumatra, began erupting late on Friday, with volcanic ash detected ‌at Jakarta’s main airport early on Sunday, the transport ministry said. Six airports suspended flights, with …

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A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia’s main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Authorities said 209 flights were suspended after ash from Mount Anak Krakatoa was detected in airspace near Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday morning. The volcano had started erupting late on …

As Witkoff and Kushner were negotiating at the Kremlin, Zelensky said he was ready for “a substantive conversation”. Saturday’s talks in Moscow lasted three hours and were held behind closed doors in Putin’s official residence in the heart of the Russian capital, according to Russian state media. Details are still …

More than 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley in Nepal, rescuers continue to find survivors. Chandika Shrestha, a 64-year-old woman, was discovered alive on the fourth floor of her partially buried house in the Nuwakot district by Nepal’s Armed Police Force …

Ireland’s Katie Taylor has finished her career by beating Flora Pili on points. The Irish great became a three-time undisputed world champion by dominating the previously unbeaten Frenchwoman over 10 rounds at Croke Park. Two judges scored the fight 100-90 and the other 98-91. Her victory saw the 40-year-old add …

Long Island mother-of-two Linda Mancuso has been “praying on a daily basis” that her disabled son’s Haitian caregiver will be able to come back to work. It was “horrifying,” she says, when Jean, who had a temporary work permit, was laid off from work at the end of July from …

Public playing of songs by Russian citizens is already illegal across Ukraine, with exceptions for some artists who have publicly condemned the war, but Russian-language songs composed or performed by Ukrainians are still allowed. Under the proposals they would also be banned in public places. Anna Nerush said it would …

As the country sweltered through one of the many heatwaves of a baking summer in late June, towering thunderclouds were gathering over the south of England and across much of northern Europe. It was a Saturday, and with the holiday season getting under way, thousands of passengers were heading to …

Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges. According to state-owned al-Akhram newspaper, they were part of a criminal gang which imported ingredients used to make drugs with the intent of selling them. They also had …

Prince William will represent his father King Charles at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway, Buckingham Palace announced. The Prince of Wales will be joined by his aunt, the Princess Royal, who is attending next week in a private and personal capacity as godmother of the new king, …

Two pilots have died after a Greek military jet crashed during an air show. Footage shows the twin-seat Phantom F4 jet going up in flames after crashing during a low-altitude manoeuvre at Tanagra air force base, around 40 miles north of the Greek capital, on Saturday. The bodies of the …

The US military says it has hit three Iran-linked oil tankers after ballistic missiles were launched towards two of its warships in the region. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday it had “permanently disabled” a tanker near Kharg Island and another near the Strait of Hormuz, and “completely destroyed” …

The now widely used Mercator map was created in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator. Its main purpose was to help European sailors navigate the oceans, as cartography Professor James Cheshire at University London College explained. “He wanted a straight line to be drawn on a map to look like …

Two of US President Donald Trump’s top envoys have arrived in Moscow, Russian media has said, ahead of a weekend of talks aimed at accelerating efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were due in the Russian capital on Saturday, where they will hold talks …

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial has ended in a mistrial after jurors were unable to unanimously decide on a verdict. The US mother was on trial for strangling her three children. In a number of other western countries, there’s a specific law on the books to deal with mothers who kill …

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to remove endangered species protection for the grey wolf and a subspecies, the Mexican wolf. The US president’s decision could pave the way for pastoral farmers to kill the canines to protect their livestock. His order said ranchers played a “vital role” in …