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A petrol tanker flipped and crashed into multiple stores causing a huge explosion and fire in Long Island, New York. The tanker, reportedly carrying around 42,000 litres of petrol, crashed into a vacant furniture store and a beverage store in the early hours of Wednesday morning.   The building was …

The US has added sites operated by Chinese technology giants Alibaba and Tencent to its “Notorious Markets List” of businesses it believes are involved with trading counterfeit goods. The list identifies 42 online sites and 35 physical stores, including e-commerce platforms, run by the firms. The US trade agency says …

Germany’s foreign minister has accused Russia of putting peace at risk with Cold War-like diplomacy, urging Moscow to take “serious steps towards de-escalation” of the Ukraine crisis. It comes after the US president warned Russia could be about to stage a justification to invade Ukraine. Joe Biden said military action …

Prince Andrew has settled a civil sexual assault case brought against him in the US by Virginia Giuffre. Ms Giuffre had been suing the Duke of York, claiming he sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17, allegations he has repeatedly denied. A letter filed to the US …

Ukraine has called for a meeting with Russia and other members of a key European security group over the escalating tensions on its border. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia had ignored formal requests to explain the build-up of troops. He said the “next step” was requesting a meeting within …

A US woman, whose boyfriend killed her son while she was at work, has been sentenced to 16 months in jail. Rebecca Hogue, 29, was convicted in November of the first-degree murder of her two-year-old son Ryder, under Oklahoma’s “failure to protect” laws. A jury recommended she be sentenced to …

More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine amid warnings from Western powers that an invasion by Russia could be imminent. The US, UK and Germany are among those who told their nationals to leave. Moscow has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s border but …

US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian military action. Mr Biden said he would not send troops to rescue Americans if Moscow invades Ukraine. He warned that “things could go crazy quickly” in the …

A mutant goat with eyes in the middle of its forehead has been found on a Turkish farm. Ahmet Kartal, 40, a livestock farmer, said he had been raising animals for 25 years in the village of Gokmusa, in the province of Kilis, and had never seen anything like the one-eyed …

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee for the “remarkable achievement” of reaching 70 years on the throne. Prince Charles welcomed his mother’s wish that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, be known as Queen Consort when he becomes King. He said he and his …