Dozens of people were killed on Monday in an attack that hit a migrant facility in an area of northern Yemen controlled by the Houthi militia, according to the group and aid officials.
The Houthi militia, which is backed by Iran, said that an…
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Spain and Portugal focus on cause of huge blackout with power almost fully restored
MADRID (AP) — The cause of Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining after power was largely restored to both countries.
One of…
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India closes dozens of Kashmir tourist resorts after deadly attack
The decision to temporarily shut 48 holiday resorts came a week after gunmen killed 26 people, most of them Indian tourists, in the restive region.
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Cargo That Set Off Blast at Iran Port Was Improperly Documented, Investigators Say
Iranian officials investigating a huge explosion at a strategic port in southern Iran have said they found “false statements” in the documentation for the shipment believed to have triggered the blast, which the authorities say has now killed…
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Restaurant fire kills 22 in northeast China’s Liaoning
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A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, the official news agency Xinhua said, in the latest in a series of similar deadly incidents…
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Cardinals thank attendees and organisers of Pope’s funeral
The College of Cardinals expresses their gratitude to the religious and political leaders who attended the Pope’s funeral on Saturday, as well as the civil authorities who helped organise it.
By Vatican News
The College of…
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22 people killed in restaurant fire in northern China, officials say
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at a restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang.
No word was given on the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly after noon, but images from the…
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Trinidad and Tobago election: Opposition sails to victory
Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC News
EPAKamla Persad-Bissessar led her UNC party to victory The opposition in the Caribbean twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago has won a decisive victory in Monday’s parliamentary election, preliminary results…
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Child killed in Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk as villages are evacuated
As Russian troops advance near the border with Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk governor issued an evacuation order for four villages in the region’s east.
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Video. Thousands stranded as power outage hits Iberian Peninsula
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Emergency services handed out food, water and blankets to stranded travellers at Madrid’s Atocha station on Monday evening, after a widespread blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill.
The…
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