Two people were killed after a car tore into a crowd in central Leipzig, and the 33-year-old man accused of carrying out the attack has now been committed to a psychiatric hospital by court order. A judge said there were "compelling reasons" to believe the suspect was acting "in a state of at least significantly diminished responsibility", prosecutors in Leipzig said in a statement. According to investigators, the German national drove at high speed along a main street in the historic heart of the eastern city yesterday,…

Panic tore through a school in northeast Brazil after a teenage boy opened fire, killing two staff members and wounding two others, including a student, as terrified pupils scrambled to flee by climbing over a wall, authorities and a witness said. A 13-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the attack at Sao Jose Institute in Rio Branco, the capital of Acre state, according to a statement from the local government. A witness said that as the gunfire erupted, some students tried to escape by scaling a wall that…

Just hours before Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire was set to begin at midnight, officials in Kyiv said Russia had launched fresh attacks, following a wave of strikes that killed at least 28 people in cities across the war-scarred country. Russian authorities had not reported any Ukrainian attacks several hours after the proposed truce was due to start. In southern Ukraine, however, officials in the Zaporizhzhia region said early this morning that Russian forces had struck local infrastructure. Both Russia and Ukraine…

Oil prices pulled back on Tuesday as traders weighed signs that shipping could resume through the Strait of Hormuz, even as fresh clashes between the United States and Iran kept a floor under the market and underscored the risk of wider disruption. Brent crude futures were down $4.18, or 3.6%, at $110.26 a barrel this evening, after closing 5.8% higher yesterday. US West Texas Intermediate crude dropped $4.34, or 4.1%, to $102.08, following a 4.4% rise in the previous session. Maersk said the Alliance Fairfax, a US-flagged…

As celebrities swept up the Met Gala’s red carpet in New York in towering looks and high drama last night, an Irish woman was quietly reshaping the evening from behind the scenes, helping make the event accessible for the first time. Sinéad Burke, chief executive and founder of the strategic accessibility consultancy Tilting the Lens, attended the invitation-only gala as an adviser to The Met's Costume Institute. Burke is already a familiar figure in fashion, having appeared among five disabled people featured across a…

Two foreign activists detained after a Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces will remain in custody until Sunday, according to the rights group representing them, as Israeli authorities press ahead with questioning. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Thiago Avila, from Brazil, appeared in court in Ashkelon today for a second hearing after being taken to Israel for questioning last week. The pair are being held in the southern Israeli city and were among dozens of activists on a flotilla headed for Gaza…

Romania was plunged deeper into political uncertainty on Monday after the country’s pro-EU government fell in a parliamentary no-confidence vote. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, who leads the National Liberal Party (PNL), was defeated in the afternoon ballot, ending a four-party coalition that had been in office for 10 months. Mr Bolojan had been heading a minority government since 21 April, when the Social Democrats (PSD) — parliament’s biggest party — withdrew from the coalition and demanded his resignation. The centre-left…

Health officials are tracing dozens of travelers after a cruise passenger infected with hantavirus died following a flight from Saint Helena to Johannesburg, deepening concern over an outbreak aboard the MV Hondius. There were 82 passengers and six crew on the 25 April flight, according to South African carrier Airlink. Among them was a Dutch woman whose husband had died from the virus on the ship and whose condition "deteriorated during a flight to Johannesburg", the WHO said in a statement. She had disembarked in Saint…

A deadly car attack tore through central Leipzig, leaving two people dead and about 20 others injured after a vehicle sped into a crowd in the eastern German city’s historic heart. Police arrested the driver — a 33-year-old German man — at the scene, but officials said they had not yet determined what drove him to carry out the attack. The incident adds to a disturbing string of car-ramming attacks that have rattled Germany in recent years, including assaults in Berlin, Munich and, in 2024, at a Christmas market in…

An armed confrontation just outside the White House perimeter triggered a brief lockdown yesterday afternoon after Secret Service officers encountered what they described as a "suspicious individual" who later opened fire before running from the scene and being shot by law enforcement. The episode prompted a temporary lockdown at the White House as authorities moved to secure the area. Secret Service agents patrolling the outer edge of the White House complex first spotted the person, whom Secret Service Deputy Director…