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UNITED KINGDOM

Suspect arrested after 3 killed in Nottingham

Police arrested a man on Tuesday after three people were found dead and a van tried to mow down three others in Nottingham, central England, in incidents authorities believe are linked. Nottingham's center was cordoned off with a heavy police presence, following the series of events that left residents shaken. A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak thanked emergency services who had dealt with the "shocking incident".

SYRIA

22 US troops injured in helicopter accident

A helicopter accident in northeastern Syria over the weekend left 22 US service members injured, the United States military said on Tuesday, adding that the cause of the accident was under investigation and that no enemy fire was involved. The military statement said the service members were receiving treatment and 10 were moved to "higher care facilities" outside the region.

CUBA

3 dead, thousands displaced by storms

Three people have died and thousands have been evacuated after heavy rains pummeled eastern and central Cuba in recent days, authorities said on Monday. Heavy rains that started on Thursday had subsided by Monday evening, but recovery operations were still underway in several eastern provinces, including Holguin and Camaguey, as well as in Sancti Spiritus in the center of the island. "We are going to recover, no one will be helpless," President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez said on Sunday.

Agencies Via Xinhua