LONDON -- One woman was killed and two other people were seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Manchester, the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday night, local police said on Monday.
Greater Manchester Police said they got a report about the stabbing around 11:20 p.m. (2230 GMT) at a property on Barnard Road in the Gorton area near Longsight after receiving numerous calls from the neighborhood. (Britain-Stabbling-Casualties)
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ROME -- One body was identified and six people are still missing after a sailboat with 22 people on board sank on Monday in Italy's Sicily, local media reported.
The 49-meter sailboat sank at around 5 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) in the stretch of the sea in Palermo, the capital city of Sicily, Ansa news agency reported. (Italy-Boat-Missing)
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MOSCOW/KIEV -- Ukrainian forces are shifting their position to a different location in Russia's Kursk region, preparing for a fresh offensive, a Russian officer said on Monday.
The Russian military maintains its grip on the situation, reported Tass, citing Apty Alaudinov, deputy head of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict)
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MOGADISHU -- The UN top relief official in Somalia on Monday called on all parties to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in the country's conflict areas.
George Conway, the deputy special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, said the country has recorded 124 incidents affecting humanitarian access in 2024, with 12 aid workers injured and 13 incidents of physical assault, harassment, and intimidation. (Somalia-UN-Relief) ■
