4 killed in plane crash at London's Southend Airport – media

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LONDON, July 14 (Xinhua) — Four people were killed in a plane crash at London's Southend Airport on Sunday, local media reported on Monday.

Four people have died, the BBC and PA news agency reported. Police have not yet confirmed the number of casualties.

The 12-metre-long aircraft, believed to be a Beech B200 Super King Air, was owned by Dutch company Zeusch Aviation and was scheduled to fly to Lelystad Airport in the Netherlands.

Zeusch Aviation confirmed that its flight SUZ1 “experienced an incident” at London Airport and expressed sympathy to “all those affected”.

Video footage shows a huge fireball after the plane crashed.

Pictures posted online showed large flames and a cloud of black smoke after the crash, which happened on Sunday afternoon. Essex Police said they received “reports of a collision involving a single 12m aircraft” shortly before 4pm local time /1500 GMT.

Southend Airport said the airport would be "closed until further notice" due to a "serious incident". -0-

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Terrorist attack against a serviceman prevented in Russia

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Moscow, July 14 /Xinhua/ — A terrorist attack planned by Ukrainian special services against one of the servicemen has been prevented in Russia's Tyumen Region, the press service of the Russian Federal Security Service reported on Monday.

As was established, the terrorist act was being prepared by a recruited Russian citizen born in 1987. Since the beginning of 2025, he had been transmitting information about strategic facilities in the Ural Federal District and about military trains passing along the Trans-Siberian Railway. Planning to blow up a Russian serviceman's car, the attacker removed an explosive device from a pre-arranged cache. When detained, he put up active armed resistance and was neutralized by return fire.

An explosive device, a traumatic pistol modified to fire live ammunition, and ammunition for it were seized at the scene. Two homemade grenades were found at the criminal's residence. A criminal case has been opened on the fact of illegal trafficking of explosives. –0–

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Kazakhstan to impose three-month ban on gypsum board imports

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ALMATY, July 14 (Xinhua) — Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry and Construction has issued an order banning the import of drywall into the country for three months, the Kazinform news agency reported on Monday.

According to the document, from July 22, 2025, a ban will be introduced on the import of gypsum boards (plates, sheets, panels, tiles and similar products without gypsum ornaments, covered or reinforced only with paper or cardboard) from third countries into the territory of Kazakhstan by all types of transport for a period of three months.

It was previously reported that Kazakhstan plans to impose a ban on the export of non-ferrous metal blanks and ingots by all modes of transport until December 31, 2025. –0–

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9 killed in nursing home fire in Massachusetts

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WASHINGTON, July 14 (Xinhua) — Nine people were killed and dozens were hospitalized in a fire at a nursing home in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Sunday evening, the Fall River Fire Department said.

At a Monday morning press conference, Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon confirmed that nine people were killed and more than 30 were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition.

Firefighters called to the Gabriel House care home in Oliver Street at around 9.30pm Sunday local time /1.30am Monday GMT/ found a large blaze at the building's main entrance.

Five firefighters sustained minor injuries during the operation. There were about 70 residents in the building.

Investigators from the city fire department and the state fire marshal's office are working to determine the cause of the fire. –0–

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The level of gasification in Kazakhstan has reached 62.4 percent.

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Almaty, July 14 /Xinhua/ — As of today, the level of gasification in Kazakhstan has reached 62.4 percent, the press service of the President of Kazakhstan reported on Monday, citing the Chairman of the Board of the national gas company QazaqGaz Sanzhar Zharkeshov.

In a report to the President, S. Zharkeshov stated that over the past three years, more than 1.7 million people in Kazakhstan have gained access to gas.

It was also reported that the construction of the linear section of the Taldykorgan-Usharal gas pipeline has been completed, which will provide gas supply to 66 settlements in the Zhetysu region in the southeast of the country.

According to S. Zharkeshov, one of the important achievements was the increase in the volume of Russian gas transit through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan. –0–

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V. Zelensky discussed ways to establish peace with US special envoy

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KYIV, July 14 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday on Telegram that he met in Kyiv with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg to discuss ways to end the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict.

V. Zelensky expressed gratitude to K. Kellogg for his current visit to Ukraine, and to US President Donald Trump for important signals of support from official Kyiv.

The Ukrainian leader also noted that at the meeting with the American special envoy, the main focus was on such issues as strengthening Ukraine's air defense system, establishing joint weapons production with the United States, providing Kyiv with defensive military assistance together with Europe, etc.

Kellogg arrived in Ukraine earlier on Monday. –0–

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Chinese Foreign Minister Holds Talks with Malta Deputy Prime Minister

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BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg in Beijing on Monday.

Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, said Malta plays a unique and positive role in matters of world peace and stability.

China hopes to work with Malta to maintain high-level political trust, mutual respect, mutual understanding and mutual support, and firmly fulfill mutual commitments on issues affecting each other's core interests and major concerns, the Chinese Foreign Minister noted.

He indicated that China is willing to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with Malta in areas such as trade, investment, culture and tourism, science and education, and continue to maintain positive communication and cooperation in international affairs.

Speaking about China-EU relations, Wang Yi noted that the most important experience and lesson learned from the 50 years of development of China-EU relations is that bilateral relations are positioned as partnerships, not competition, and their leitmotif is dialogue and cooperation.

The Chinese Foreign Minister stressed that China and the EU, as two leading global powers, civilizations and markets, should understand, respect and value each other.

Wang Yi called on both sides to view the mutually beneficial and win-win nature of bilateral relations from the perspective of development, jointly promote the process of human civilization, and maintain world peace and stability.

J. Borg, for his part, stated that Malta highly values relations with China, always regards them as a priority area of its diplomacy, firmly adheres to the one-China principle, actively participates in the Belt and Road Initiative and invites more Chinese friends to visit Malta.

The Maltese side also believes that the EU and China should be partners, not rivals, and that differences between them should be properly resolved through dialogue and consultation, said J. Borg, expressing his readiness to continue to play an active role in stimulating the development of European-Chinese relations. –0–

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China urges Japan to exercise military and security caution – Chinese Defense Ministry /more details/

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BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — China on Monday urged Japan to learn from history and be prudent in its military and security words and actions as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Jiang Bin made the statement in response to a reporter's request to comment on Japanese government sources' reports that Japan plans to export six Abukuma-class frigates to the Philippines.

The official reiterated China's position that cooperation between relevant countries in the areas of defense and security should not be directed against third parties or harm their interests.

Jiang Bin recalled the grave historical responsibility of Japanese militarism for its actions during World War II, including the invasion and colonial rule of neighboring countries such as China and the Philippines, as well as the occupation of islands in the South China Sea.

In recent years, Japan, going beyond the framework of its peace constitution and the principle of “exclusively defensive policy,” has been continuously increasing the export of weapons and military equipment abroad, the official representative stated.

He said such actions looked like reckless attempts to create “inner circles,” sow chaos in the South China Sea and bring instability to the Asia-Pacific region as a whole.

“We call on the Japanese side to deeply rethink its activities, learn from history, exercise caution in its statements and actions in the military and security spheres, and take more steps to help protect peace and stability in the region,” the official representative concluded. –0–

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3 people killed, 4 injured by lightning strike in Russia's Tula region

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Moscow, July 14 (Xinhua) — Three people, including a child, were killed by a lightning strike on a beach near a reservoir in Russia's Tula region, the regional emergency ministry's press service reported on Monday.

As TASS reports, citing the head of the Aleksinsky District administration, Pavel Fedorov, "one victim was hospitalized, his condition is described as serious. A total of four people were injured."

The press service of the regional investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation told TASS that an investigation has been launched into the deaths. The circumstances of the incident are being established.

Earlier on Monday, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Tula Region reported that, according to the Tula Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, thunderstorms are expected in some places in the Tula Region in the next 1-3 hours and will continue until the end of the day on July 14, in some areas there will be heavy rain, hail, and squally winds with gusts of 12-17 m/s. –0–

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A pilot project for large families to purchase discounted electronic tickets has been launched in St. Petersburg

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A pilot project for purchasing discounted electronic tickets for suburban trains has been launched in St. Petersburg as part of the development of the “life situation” service for large families on the public services portal. A special application has been developed to implement the project, through which its participants can buy discounted tickets. This eliminates the need to stand in line at the ticket office and personally present a certificate of a large family. To board a train, it is enough to show the inspector the electronic ticket from the smartphone screen.

When project participants purchase tickets in the application, their right to benefits is confirmed automatically. To do this, you need to enter your SNILS and date of birth. The technical interaction of information systems to ensure such automatic confirmation was organized by the Ministry of Transport together with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, as well as the Analytical Center under the Government.

The peculiarity of the services "life situations" is that the services that are necessary for people and businesses in certain circumstances are provided comprehensively and in one place. With the help of the services "life situations" the time for receiving government services, the number of visits to departments and documents that need to be provided are reduced.

Work on launching the “life situations” services is being carried out within the framework of the federal project “State for People”, which is supervised by Deputy Prime Minister – Head of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko.

"The "life situations" services help people quickly and easily solve the most important issues. Among them are registration and receipt of a pension, replacement of documents, construction of a house and, of course, support for large families. The functions of this service will be expanded based on the results of a pilot project that is currently underway in St. Petersburg. In addition to the possibility of registering the status and electronic certificate of a large family, it is planned to add the purchase of discounted electronic tickets in all regions of the country," said Dmitry Grigorenko.

The pilot project for large families – participants of the project will last until October of this year. Based on its results, the issue of the possibility of implementing this project throughout the country will be considered.

As part of the expansion of the “life situation” functionality for large families, the possibility of including air transport in the program for purchasing discounted electronic tickets is also being considered.

At the federal level, “life situations” services for citizens and businesses have been implemented since 2023. There are currently 35 of them available. Since 2024, more than 150 regional “life situations” services have also been operating.

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