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Como mayor hit by electric bike and issues blanket ban in Italian city

Alessandro Rapinese said the prohibition was for public safety, adding "I know what it's like to be hit by one of these beasts".

20 Aug 2026 8:08pm GMT

Russia 'purposefully' hit critical infrastructure in latest strikes, Kyiv mayor says

At least 17 people were killed in the "massive attack" overnight on Ukraine's capital, as mayor Vitali Klitschko warns hot water supply has been disrupted.

20 Aug 2026 5:14pm GMT

German neo-Nazi suspected of deadly 1970 fire at Jewish retirement home

Investigators believe they have identified an arsonist who attacked a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970, killing seven people.

20 Aug 2026 1:04pm GMT