Europe

All of the people killed or injured in New Year fire at a crowded bar in Switzerland have been identified, local police say.

‘You cannot imagine seeing all those young people piled up in the bar, dead.’

Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people on the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced Sunday.

A national day of mourning will remember the 40 people killed in a New Year's Eve bar fire as Swiss authorities confirm all are now identified.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the ’overhaul’ was underway to make Ukraine ‘more resilient’.

Officials have identified the likely cause of a devastating and deadly fire that tore through the basement of ‍a Swiss ski resort bar on New Year’s Eve.

‘We all fell, we were piled on top of each other, some people were burning, and some were dead next to us.’

The spectacular heist saw thieves smash open more than 3000 safe deposit boxes and make off with the loot.

Passengers noticed the woman seemed unresponsive — but were horrified to discover she was actually dead.

Tourists will be charged to visit Rome's Trevi Fountain as authorities seek to profit from Italy's most popular attractions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made the claim, despite conceding the draft peace plan discussed with the US is ‘not perfect’.

Doctors have confirmed that children have already died as a result of developing cancer.

Thieves who stole more than $A154 million in crown jewels from the Louvre escaped with barely 30 seconds to spare, an inquiry was told.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Despite pressure from the Trump administration, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine’s position on territory had not changed.

Russia welcomed the Trump administration’s national security strategy even as its drone strikes claimed four more Ukrainian lives.

Putin said that he wanted to end the war - but characterised it not as Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, but a war against Russia by the West.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has become the first German head of state to make a formal state visit to Britain in 27 years.

High-stakes US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough on Tuesday, as the Kremlin said “no compromise” had been found yet on the key question of territory.