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Kyiv police shoot dead gunman who killed at least 5, took hostages
Apr 18, 2026 - World 
He killed five before taking hostages, barricading himself in a supermarket.
Iranian official says U.S. 'maximalist' demands stall face-to-face talks
Apr 18, 2026 - World 
Iran is not yet ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with U.S. officials, a senior Iranian official said Saturday, citing Washington's refusal to abandon "maximalist" demands on key issues.
Ukrainian police fatally shoot gunman who killed at least 6 and took hostages in a supermarket
Apr 18, 2026 - World
A gunman who killed at least six people in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, before taking hostages and barricading himself inside a supermarket on Saturday has been shot and killed by police, Ukrainian officials said.
‘We can’t wait’: Venice already seeking floods plan B five years after barriers’ launch
Apr 18, 2026 - World 
Rising sea levels and ecological damage caused by heavy use of flood defence system force city authorities to consider next moveThe Arsenale, the colossal shipyard that was the engine of the Venetian Republic’s domination for seven centuries, remains the nucleus of the city’s control over the water. Its northern section is made up of cavernous brick warehouses called capannoni, which in the 16th century could produce a warship a day through a rigorously ordered assembly line.Now, one of them houses the operations centre of the Mose, the sprawling flood defence system that protects the city. Continue reading...
Macron says a French soldier was killed and 3 were wounded in attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon
Apr 18, 2026 - World
French President Emmanuel Macron says a French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack on U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
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