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A 24-year-old has been hailed the "backpack hero" for confronting the suspect after the stabbing of a British woman and 5 others in a French park - whereas utilizing his bag as a protect.Henri, who was on a nine-month Catholic pilgrimage round France's cathedrals, stated that after realising the extent of the assault he "followed [his] instincts and tried to protect [the] children". Four kids, aged between 22 months and three years previous, had been left with "life-threatening injuries" after the suspect, a Syrian refugee named by French media as Abdalmasih H, rampaged via the lakeside park within the city of Annecy.The most critically injured kids had been two cousins.Two grownup males had been additionally damage throughout the incident - one in all whom was injured with t...

LONDON — Former U.Okay. Prime Minister Boris Johnson mentioned Friday that he’s quitting as a lawmaker after being advised he can be sanctioned for deceptive Parliament. ...

Iran has been supplying Russia with supplies to construct a drone manufacturing plant that could possibly be totally operational by early subsequent yr, the White House has stated.National Security Council spokesman John Kirby added that the White House is releasing satellite tv for pc imagery of the "planned location" of the manufacturing plant in Russia's Alabuga Special Economic Zone. Mr Kirby additionally stated Moscow seems to be deepening its defence cooperation with Iran and had obtained a whole lot of one-way assault drones that it's utilizing to strike Ukraine.The White House cited newly-declassified data because it stated the drones, or Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), have been inbuilt Iran, shipped throughout the Caspian Sea after which utilized by Russian forces ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon introduced Friday that it's going to present an extra $2.1 billion in long-term weapons support for Ukraine. The new help bundle will embrace funding for extra Patriot missile battery munitions, Hawk air protection programs and missiles, and small Puma drones that may be launched by hand. ...

The British lady who was left with life-threatening accidents after 4 kids have been stabbed in a knife rampage within the French Alps has "woken up" and has been watching TV, France's president has stated.Emmanuel Macron added that all the things is "heading in the right direction" in relation to the situation of the youngsters who have been left combating for his or her lives after the assault in Annecy on Thursday. The injured kids additionally embrace a boy and lady who're cousins, aged two and three, and a 22-month-old German boy.Two adults have been additionally attacked.Speaking concerning the situation of the three-year-old British lady, who was on vacation within the space, Mr Macron is quoted by the AFP information company as saying: "She is watching TV and [the att...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris introduced Thursday that the U.S. is investing greater than $100 million within the Caribbean area to crack down on weapons trafficking, assist alleviate Haiti’s humanitarian disaster and assist local weather change initiatives. ...

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been taken to hospital in Milan.The 86-year-old billionaire media tycoon was discharged from hospital final month after six weeks of remedy for a lung an infection linked to power myelomonocytic leukaemia (CML). Berlusconi's well being has markedly deteriorated in recent times, with open-heart surgical procedure in 2016 and quite a few hospital admissions since contracting COVID-19 three years in the past.He led the nation from 1994-1995, 2001-2006 and 2008-2011.In his final time period in workplace Italy got here near a Greece-style debt disaster and he confronted quite a few scandals, most notably round his infamous "bunga bunga" events.Although he doesn't have a direct position in authorities, his Forza Italia celebration...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg stated Friday she is going to not have the ability to skip lessons as a manner to attract consideration to local weather change as a result of she is graduating from highschool. ...

Greta Thunberg says she is "technically" participating in her closing faculty strike for local weather immediately - with a warning: "The fight has only just begun."The Swedish local weather activist who impressed a worldwide youth local weather strike motion along with her one-person faculty protest beginning in 2018, mentioned though she is graduating from faculty, "I'll continue to protest on Fridays". The 20-year-old revealed the milestone in a social media put up, tweeting: "School strike week 251. Today, I graduate from school, which means I'll no longer be able to school strike for the climate. This is then the last school strike for me, so I guess I have to write something on this day."It was again in August 2018 when she determined to not attend faculty, protesting o...

HONG KONG (AP) — Two large inflatable geese made a splash in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor on Friday, marking the return of a pop-art venture that sparked a frenzy within the metropolis a decade in the past. ...