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Reuters Ursa Major was seen listing heavily on Monday afternoon before sinking overnight A Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, has sunk in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in the engine room, Russia’s foreign ministry has confirmed. It said 14 members of the crew were rescued and taken to the Spanish port…

Getty Images Tony Chung, who fled Hong Kong last year and is currently in the UK, is among those being sought by police Hong Kong police have offered rewards of HK$1m (£103,000; $129,000) for information leading to the arrests of six pro-democracy activists living in the UK and Canada. Among them is Tony Chung, the…

Reuters Then-Representative Gaetz with reporters on the Capitol steps The House Ethics Committee report on Donald Trump ally Matt Gaetz released on Monday revealed fresh details about the former congressman’s alleged behaviour, at least one new accusation and insights into the panel’s investigation. From at least 2017 to 2020, the committee concluded that the former…

Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree near the city of Hama. A video posted on social media showed masked gunmen setting fire to the tree on display in the main square of the Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in central Syria. The main Islamist faction which led the uprising…

Video shows the moment fireworks started to explode during a house fire in Spencer, Massachusetts on Sunday. No injuries were reported, but two homes were destroyed by the blaze. Spencer Fire & Emergency Services said two families “lost everything” and a third had damage to their home. Two firefighters fell through ice while trying to…

One of the founders of the Medellin drug cartel has returned to Colombia after serving more than 20 years in jail in the US for drug trafficking. Fabio Ochoa Vasquez, now 67 years old, was deported by the US government and landed in Bogota on Monday a free man. Ochoa was one of the founding…

Watch military band playing Shchedryk – also known as Carol of the Bells – using weapons as improvised instruments Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is the birthplace of one of the world’s favourite carols. But there are few signs of Christmas in the city this year. Just a dusting of snow on deserted streets and skeletal…

NASA Parker Solar Probe will break records as it makes its burning hot fly-by A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star’s outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. It’s out of communication for several days during…

Getty Images Justin Baldoni accepted the women’s solidarity award in New York roughly two weeks before allegations were lodged by his co-star Blake Lively A women’s solidarity honour that was recently awarded to Justin Baldoni has been rescinded after the actor was accused by his It Ends With Us co-star Blake Lively of sexual harassment…

Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to a hospital after developing a fever, according to a spokesman for the Democrat. “He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” Angel Ureña wrote on X, formerly Twitter. He said Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington,…