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Iran fired "over 200 killer drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles towards the State of Israel" says Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari adding that Israel has "intercepted the vast majority of incoming missiles". SOUNDBITE
Members of a rescue team search for survivors in a damaged building in Hualien. At least seven people were killed and more than 700 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. IMAGES
As new figures show the UK is in recession, with two successive quarters of falling GDP in Q3 and Q4 2023, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt says that the economy is "more resilient than most people predicted" and insists that the government will "stick to our guns" on its plans to bring down inflation. News of the recession comes as voters go to the polls in two by-elections on Thursday, with the Conservatives fearful of losing one-time strongholds in Wellingborough, central England, and Kingswood in the southwest. SOUNDBITE
Images of burnt vehicles and debris after a massive fire caused by a gas explosion killed at least two and injured more than 200 in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. IMAGES
Polestar 4 is now officially on sale in Europe with a starting indicative price of EUR 63,200. Production is planned to start towards the middle of 2024, with first deliveries expected from August.Polestar 4 transforms the aerodynamics of a coupé and the space of an SUV into a new breed of SUV coupé. Polestar 4 is positioned between Polestar 2 and Polestar 3 in terms of size and price.As a design-driven brand, the design of Polestar 4 sees the continuation of key elements first shown by the Polestar Precept concept car, coming to life. Aerodynamic efficiency is enhanced by the low nose, retractable door handles, flush glazing with frameless windows, rear aero blades and air flow optimisation around the rear light bar.Thanks to the elimination of the rear window, the standard full-length glass roof stretches beyond the rear occupants’ heads, creating a truly unique interior ambience. A secondary media and climate control screen is mounted between the front seats to enable rear occupant control.
French police has stopped a farmers' convoy of hundreds tractors heading towards the Rungis wholesale food market south of Paris. Some 200 to 300 tractors are now sitting in the town of Sully-sur-Loire, 170 km south of Rungis. Setting off from the south-west of France at the call of union Coordination rurale, the group of angry farmers grew as they drove up the nation, with more and more joining along the way. IMAGES