World News Update, What you need to know

World News Update, What you need to know

A recent British migrant to Australia was one of 11 people killed when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed at an airshow on England's south coast.

ELSEWHERE:

BERLIN - At least one person died when two small planes collided in the air and crashed at an airshow in northern Switzerland, a day after seven people died at a UK airshow.

LONDON - The father of a Moroccan man accused of a foiled attack on a crowded Amsterdam-Paris train has described his son as a "good boy" who worked hard and never talked politics.

PARIS - French anti-terror investigators have questioned a Moroccan man accused of a foiled attack on a crowded train, but he insists he was only trying to rob passengers, a lawyer says.

ROME - Italy's coastguard co-ordinated the rescue of 4400 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean in a single day, officials say as three new rescue operations are launched.

DAMASCUS - Islamic State group jihadists have blown up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities chief has told AFP.

BEIRUT - At least 20 people have been injured in Beirut during a second day of clashes between police and protesters angry about the Lebanese government's failure to remove rubbish from streets, medics say.

TOKYO - A blast has ripped through a US military post near Tokyo, triggering a fire, the Pentagon has confirmed, noting that no injuries have been reported.


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