Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona will undergo surgery for a subdural haematoma within hours, his personal physician has told reporters, A subdural haematoma is a serious condition where a blood clot develops between the skull and the surface of the brain. It is usually caused by a head injury. Dr Leopoldo Luque, Maradona’s personal physician,
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The terror suspect shot dead by police in Vienna was heavily armed, wearing a bomb belt and was an IS sympathiser, the Austrian interior minister has said. Three civilians, two men and a woman, died in the attack, which took place at six separate locations in the city – at least 13 others were injured.
Several people are dead and a police officer is among the injured after a suspected terror attack carried out by multiple suspects near a synagogue in Vienna. Sky’s Brussels correspondent Adam Parsons said that latest reports suggested seven people had been killed. Austria’s interior minister has said on state broadcaster ORF TV that it’s suspected
Gunmen stormed a university campus book fair, shooting dead at least 19 and wounding more than 20 more. The hours-long siege at Kabul University came as the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan was attending the event. Security forces eventually shot dead all three gunmen. Image: Security forces remain on guard at the locked-down university campus Throughout
French police have released a suspect who was arrested following the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest in Lyon, and said the gunman is still on the loose. According to the Lyon prosecutor’s office, the man who was arrested shortly after the shooting on Saturday was released as police found no evidence of his involvement.
At least four people have died and nearly 350,000 are in evacuation centres as a super typhoon hits the Philippines. Goni, the world’s strongest storm so far this year, made landfall in the southern Bicol region, with sustained winds of 140mph (225kph) and gusts of 174mph (280kph). The victims included one person who was reportedly
A Greek Orthodox priest is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in a gun attack in the French city of Lyon. French Police said the priest was fired at twice in the abdomen while he was closing the church at about 4pm and they are hunting for the attacker. Officers locked down the area
Belgium, hit by one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Europe, has reimposed tight strict lockdown rules across the nation. From Sunday, non-essential shops will be closed, although it will be possible to collect products that have been ordered online. It will be mandatory for employees to work from home, if possible. Image: Schools will
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7 has hit holiday hotspots in Turkey and Greece, destroying a number of buildings and leading to a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the tremor was in the Aegean Sea some 11 miles (17 km) off the coast of Turkey’s Izmir province, at a depth of 10 miles (16km). It
One of three people stabbed to death in Nice has been named as church worker Vincent Loques. Local politician Eric Ciotti tweeted a picture of Mr Loques dressed in a t-shirt, looking relaxed and smiling. He said Mr Loques was a “devoted employee” of the Notre Dame church, where the attack took place. Image: Police
A woman has been decapitated in a suspected terror attack in Nice, French police say. Three people have died and several others are injured after a knife attack reportedly took place near the Notre Dame church. Nice’s mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted: “Everything suggests a terrorist attack.” He added that one person had been arrested. French
Boris Johnson is reportedly considering plunging England into a second lockdown next week, making the country the latest in Europe to impose new national restrictions. Everything except essential shops and education settings could be closed under the new measures. Across the continent, countries are heading back into different forms of lockdown in a bid to
Germany will enter a four-week lockdown from 2 November, Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced. The details include: Bars and pubs to shut Restaurants to shut except for takeaway Gyms, cinemas and theatres to close Private gatherings banned for more than 10 people and more than two households Hotels to close to tourists and stay open
Leading scientists in South Africa believe the country has established a form of collective or herd immunity to COVID-19 after the number of infections unexpectedly plummeted following a major outbreak in June and July of this year. Commenting on a series of studies revealing the existence of high infection rates in the provinces of Western Cape
Violence broke out in Rome as anti-lockdown protesters threw flares and flash grenades at police, who fought back with tear gas and water cannons. Supporters of the far-right party Forza Nuova (New Force) were largely among the crowd of a few hundred in Piazza del Popolo, one of Rome’s famous landmarks. They were protesting against
At least seven people have died and at least 80 others injured after an explosion during a class at a religious school in northwest Pakistan. Police initially said that children were among the dead, but later confirmed that almost all the students were in their mid-20s. Hospital officials said all those killed were adults, while