Europe

BERLIN (AP) — A train hit a car at a crossing in northern Germany early Sunday, killing all three people in the car, police said.

Police said that the regional train hit the car at full speed near Neustadt am Ruebenberge, outside the city of Hannover, German news agency dpa reported.

The car’s 22-year-old driver was killed along with two women who were with him in the vehicle, aged 21 and 22. There were 38 passengers and four railway employees on board the train, and one person was slightly injured.

BERLIN (AP) — A suspect has been arrested over last week’s stabbing attack at a gym in the western German city of Duisburg in which four people were seriously wounded, authorities said Sunday.

Prosecutor Jill Mc Culler said the man, a 26-year-old Syrian citizen, was arrested shortly after midnight, German news agency dpa reported. He was to be brought before a judge on Monday to determine whether he can be kept in custody pending possible charges.

Further details weren’t immediately available.

20 Apr 2023; MEMO: Since 2019, more than 4,000 people have died while homeless across the UK, with someone now dying every six-and-a-half hours on average, said the Museum of Homelessness.

Fatalities increased more than 20% in England and Wales versus 2021. Some 85% were under the age of 65. The reliance on dangerous unregulated temporary accommodation is contributing to deaths, alongside a broken system for mental health and addiction support, said the museum.

New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to a plea filed by a Dutch national, lodged in a jail in Jammu and suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, seeking direction to the authorities for providing him proper medical treatment for his ailment at a specialised hospital.

22 Apr 2023; MEMO: Ukraine's prospects of unblocking grain shipments to Eastern Europe improved on Friday as Romania opted against a unilateral ban on food imports, but there was no progress on extending a deal on Black Sea exports, Reuters reports.

MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/: Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 7,030 over the past day to 22,803,875, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Saturday.

A day earlier, 7,116 daily cases were recorded.

As many as 958 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down 13.5% from a day earlier. The number of hospitalized patients increased in 25 regions, while in 46 regions the figure decreased. The situation remained unchanged in 14 regions. A day earlier, 1,108 people were rushed to hospitals.

MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/: The German authorities have decided to massively expel Russian diplomats, thus Berlin is pursuing a course to destroy the entire range of Russia-Germany relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry told TASS on Saturday.

MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/: Rebellions have begun among Ukrainian servicemen in Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka, as they are dropping their arms and walking out, Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the PMC Wagner, said on Saturday.

"Revolts have begun among the servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces in Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka. They are dropping their arms, rising and leaving," said Prigozhin, cited on his press service’s Telegram channel.

MOSCOW, April 22. /TASS/: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky imposed sanctions on Russia’s political parties and Central Election Commission on Saturday, according to the decree published on his website.

The sanctions list includes the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the A Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth party, the New People party, as well as the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC).

MINSK, April 22. /TASS/: Crews of the Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile (TBM) system of the Belarusian Armed Forces’ missile force have concluded their training in Russia, the Belarusian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.

"The crews of the Iskander-M operational-tactical ballistic missile system of the Belarusian Armed Forces’ missile troops have completed practical training in the Russian Federation," the statement said. "Today, the Belarusian servicemen landed at the Machulishchy airfield.".