Around 80,000 customers are without power as the storm tracks north, bringing powerful winds.source
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Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2016 Brussels Bombings
A jury in a Belgian criminal court sentenced seven men responsible for organizing a series of bombings in Brussels in March 2016 on Friday to prison terms ranging from 10…
California sues oil giants alleging ‘climate risks deception’: Report
Five oil majors are accused of downplaying the risks posed by fossil fuels since the 1950s, The New York Times reports. The US state of California has sued five oil…
Libya flood: 'There's a smell of decay and death in the air'
Rescuers in Libya’s Derna have told the BBC that bodies are continuing to wash up in the sea, a week on from the devastating floods which swept through the eastern…
Egyptian court gives a government critic Hisham Kassem 6-month sentence
Kassem was convicted of slander, defamation and verbally assaulting a police officer according to Egyptian rights group. An Egyptian court has sentenced political activist Hisham Kassem to six months in…
Russia denies claims Ukraine retook village of Andriivka near Bakhmut
Russia has said its forces remained in control of villages near the shattered city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, denying a Ukrainian claim that their own troops had liberated the…
Diamonds and diplomacy: How ex-US Ambassador Richard Olson fell from grace
The two resumed contact early in 2015. Ms Habib had been accepted to Columbia University’s journalism programme, but couldn’t afford the nearly $100,000 (£80,000) tuition. Olson offered to introduce Ms…
Somali PM: Nearly 20 years of fighting al-Shabab
Premier Hamza Abdi Barre discusses why, despite the international support for the army, al-Shabab remains powerful. For almost two decades, Somali forces, backed by the international community, have been fighting…
Libya flood: Drone images show extent of Derna destruction
Video footage from the city of Derna shows wide-scale destruction following Libya’s deadliest storm in decades.source
Russia shows N Korea’s Kim hypersonic missiles, nuclear-capable bombers
North Korean leader continues tour of Russia with visit to airbase where he inspected latest Russian missiles, bombers. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected Russia’s hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missiles…
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