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The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels. Speaking to US media on Thursday evening, Trump also called Ukraine's fresh wave of strikes on Russian oil refineries a "disgrace". Zelensky, who is in Brussels for a summit with EU leaders, had paused the attacks for three days at Trump's request for a ceasefire on energy targets,.

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BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week. ByJoshua Cheetham, Thomas Copeland and Alison Benjamin, BBC VerifyPublished19 minutes agoThe number of ships that have reported being attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz has hit a record high, BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows. Twelve vessels were attacked between 5 and 11 October -.

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Three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed after a 16-year-old suspect opened fire in the city of Bend, local police say. Four victims, including a teacher and three children aged 5, 8 and 11, were killed in a shooting at a primary school in the US state of Oregon, local police say. A 16-year-old suspect forced his way into the school by firing at locked.

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A teen assailant was pursued into the school by an armed community member, who shot him dead, said police. Police: Three children and one teacher killed in Oregon school shooting A 16-year-old fatally shot three children and a teacher at a primary school in the US state of Oregon before he was killed by a bystander. The unnamed attacker forced his way into Silver Rail Elementary School in the US.

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Two people were severely injured and evacuated by helicopter but no one's life appeared to be in danger, officials said. The bus, which was carrying lorry drivers due to take a shuttle rail service, struck the train at the loading platform of the tunnel in Coquelles, near Calais. Two people were severely injured and evacuated by helicopter though no one's life appeared to be in danger, a local official said.

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Yemen's information minister says the prime minister and other ministers were unhurt when ballistic missiles hit al-Maashiq Palace. Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani told the BBC that the prime minister and other ministers were unhurt when five ballistic missiles hit al-Maashiq Palace, but that many others were injured. The Houthis' military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said they struck "the Saudi enemy's military operations headquarters in Aden". A coalition led by Saudi Arabia.