Here’s what you need to knowpublished at 06:12 GMT 06:12 GMT In Iran The IDF says it has launched a fresh wave of attacks targeting Iran’s infrastructure, after oil depots in Tehran were hit overnight. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran’s “openness to de-escalation” has been “almost immediately killed” by President Trump’s “misinterpretation” of … Read more
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A huge fire broke out in a landmark skyscraper in the downtown area of the Croatian capital, Zagreb, almost completely gutting the building but leaving no casualties. The building was known as the Vjesnik tower after a popular newspaper that was published there until some 12 years ago. The fire started … Read more
Hong Kong CNN — Visitors to a centuries-old tourist site in eastern China were sent scrambling after hundreds of roof tiles came loose and cascaded more than two stories to the ground. The Fengyang Drum Tower—built in 1375 and used to announce the beginning of ceremonies and the time of day—is one of the largest … Read more
A man has been charged by police after scaling Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London on Saturday. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower, the Metropolitan Police said. … Read more
Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters People walk next to a part of a television tower partially destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 22, 2024. Kyiv CNN — The top section of a giant television tower in Kharkiv has crashed to the ground after the structure was hit by a Russian missile, a Ukrainian official … Read more
Israeli forces have struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, residents said, stepping up pressure on the last area of the enclave it has not yet invaded and where more than a million displaced Palestinians are sheltering. The 12-floor Burj al-Masri building, located some 500 metres (1,640 feet) … Read more
A 26-year-old French citizen arrested in connection with the stabbing that killed one person and wounded two others. A German tourist has been killed and two other people wounded in a knife attack close to the iconic Eiffel Tower in central Paris, according to the French interior minister. “A man attacked a couple who were … Read more