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Up to 500 persons are lacking after an overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants capsized within the Mediterranean Sea, the United Nations has mentioned.Seventy-eight persons are recognized to have died after the vessel obtained into problem and sank 45 miles off the coast of Greece within the early hours of Wednesday. Speaking at a briefing in Geneva on Friday, a spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights mentioned: "The high commissioner expressed his condolences to those who have lost loved ones - 78 people are known to have died and up to 500 are missing, among them large numbers of women and children."Greek authorities had already confirmed they recovered 78 our bodies and rescued 104 males.It will not be recognized precisely how many indiv...

British officers have confirmed {that a} prime Russian normal died in a Ukrainian missile strike this week throughout Kyiv’s counteroffensive in opposition to occupying forces. ...

An expert bicycle owner has died after crashing in the course of the Tour de Suisse - as a world champion criticised the choice to "let us finish down this dangerous decent".Gino Mader, 26, fell down a ravine as he approached the top of Thursday's mountainous fifth stage. The Swiss rider crashed on a quick downhill street and medical workers carried out CPR on the scene earlier than he was airlifted to Chur hospital, the place he later died from extreme accidents."Despite the best efforts of the phenomenal staff", he "couldn't make it through this, his final and biggest challenge", his staff Bahrain Victorious mentioned on Friday."Our entire team is devastated by this tragic accident, and our thoughts and prayers are with Gino's family and loved ones during this incredibly di...

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry condemned a decision handed by the European Parliament regarding Hong Kong’s shrinking rights to free speech, whilst Beijing seeks to revive financial hyperlinks with the EU. ...

An 18-year-old Syrian teenager who survived after a fishing boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Greece has been pictured in an emotional reunion along with his brother.Mohammad was seen crying and holding his elder brother Fadi's arms by way of a steel barricade on the port of Kalamata in Greece, the place survivors had been sleeping for the previous two days. Fadi, who travelled from the Netherlands to seek for his brother, stated: "Thank God for your safety", as he repeatedly kissed his youthful sibling on the top.Dozens extra kin gathered on the port hoping for information, clasping screenshots of their family members on their mobiles telephones.At least 78 folks drowned and 104 have been rescued after the fishing vessel capsized about 50 miles from the southern c...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — As gunfire rang out at a protest in Senegal’s capital, a person carrying khaki pants and a T-shirt shot Cheikh’s childhood pal within the chest. The bleeding 21-year-old slumped in opposition to a wall, displaying his wound in disbelief. ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles Thursday — simply after the U.S. and South Korean militaries carried out huge live-fire drills that had been personally witnessed by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain should do extra to arrange for more and more virulent wildfires stoked by local weather change, a big group of the nation’s main wildfire prevention consultants stated on Thursday. ...

Pope Francis has left hospital in Rome 9 days after present process surgical procedure for a hernia.The pontiff smiled and waved to reporters and well-wishers as he was pushed in a wheelchair to a ready Vatican automotive. Dr Sergio Alfieri, the chief surgeon who carried out the three-hour operation on 7 June, advised the ready media that Francis can be a "strong pope'' reporters as the 86-year-old was driven away.He said: "The pope is effectively. He is in higher form than earlier than." Image: The pontiff was greeted by reporters and well-wishers Dr Alfieri additionally stated the pope was effectively sufficient to journey. Francis has journeys deliberate for Portugal firstly of August and Mongolia on the fi...

ISLAMABAD — The International Monetary Fund slammed Pakistan’s authorities on Thursday over its proposal for the brand new annual funds, saying it didn't implement a extra truthful tax system within the draft. ...