Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead

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A midday shooting in the Canadian city of Montreal left a police officer, a civilian and the armed assailant dead on Monday.

The unidentified male suspect, who is believed to have acted alone, was shot and killed right away, the city's police chief said. One other police officer was severely injured and was reportedly in stable condition.

The attack unfolded in a diverse part of the city, Côte-des-Neiges. A witness saw a "gun sticking out of a window",

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Montreal shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead

A midday shooting in the Canadian city of Montreal left a police officer, a civilian and the armed assailant dead on Monday.

The unidentified male suspect, who is believed to have acted alone, was shot and killed right away, the city's police chief said. One other police officer was severely injured and was reportedly in stable condition.

The attack unfolded in a diverse part of the city, Côte-des-Neiges. A witness saw a "gun sticking out of a window", heard shots


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"The Pima County Sheriff's Department continues to work closely with the FBI as investigators follow up on leads, review information, and pursue the facts surrounding this case," a spokesperson for the sheriff's department said.

The BBC has contacted the FBI, which has with Pima County spent months investigating the elder Guthrie's mysterious abduction from her home near Tucson, Arizona.

The BBC's US partner CBS and other outlets reported on Monday that law enforcement had requested that media hold off publishing details of the


Dettol apologises after ad to clean up 'toxic men' backfires in China

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The advert sparked an uproar on the Chinese internet, with some users saying it objectifies women

British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised for an advert in China that it claims was meant to call out sexism, but has instead backfired.

The five-minute long advert for a multipurpose disinfectant, styled like a micro drama, starts out with a man looking for a partner who is "clean" and "not tainted by other men".

A plot twist comes late in the advert when his new girlfriend calls him out


Dettol apologises after ad to clean up 'toxic men' backfires in China

British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised for an advert in China that it claims was meant to call out sexism, but has instead backfired.

The five-minute long advert for a multipurpose disinfectant, styled like a micro drama, starts out with a man looking for a partner who is "clean" and "not tainted by other men".

A plot twist comes late in the advert when his new girlfriend calls him out for his misogyny and breaks up with him. Dettol is then presented as the solution against "toxic


Inquiry ordered after building fire kills 15 in north India city

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Firefighters douse the flame in a building that killed 15 in India's Lucknow city

An inquiry has been ordered after at least 15 people died in a fire that broke out in a building in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Monday.

The building housed a pet shop and an animation centre. Witnesses described people jumping from windows and climbing down cables to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Authorities said the building

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Inquiry ordered after building fire kills 15 in north India city

The victims included trainees and employees who were inside the building when the fire broke out, according to officials and relatives.

"An inquiry has been initiated," Brajesh Pathak, deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state, whose capital is Lucknow, told reporters. "Authorities have been directed to ensure that such incidents do not happen in the future."

The fire was reported at around 14:45 local time (09:15 GMT) on Monday in Lucknow's densely populated Aliganj area.


Iran says no new commitments on nuclear sites after Vance says inspectors to be invited back

Iran has denied a claim by Vice-President JD Vance that it will allow nuclear inspectors back into the country, after the first round of talks between Washington and Tehran to reach a final deal to end the war.

Following negotiations in Switzerland, Vance said discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could be happening "as soon as [Monday]".

But Iran's foreign ministry told state media that Tehran had made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections.

Iran and the US continued to share


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US Vice-President JD Vance travelled to Switzerland for the start of direct negotiations with Iran.

Discussions were held at the luxury mountaintop resort of Bürgenstock.

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