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Dozens killed, wounded in catastrophic fire in New York

At least 19 people were  killed, including nine children, in a catastrophic fire that broke out at a high-rise apartment building in  New York,  officials said Sunday. At least 19 people, including nine children, died in a fire Sunday at…

More than 5,100 arrested across Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of more than 5,100 people during recent protests in the country. “So far, 5,135 people have been arrested throughout Kazakhstan,” the Kazakh interior ministry said in a statement on…

200 killed in attacks in Nigeria’s Zamfara state

About 200 people or more have been killed in villages in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday.…

FM responds to coalition accusations regarding Hodeida port

Deputy Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sanaa, Hussein Al-Ezzi, responded on Saturday to the accusations circulated by the Saudi-led coalition’s spokesman regarding Hodeida port. Al-Ezzi said on Twitter the coalition’s spokesman lost the…

16 killed in Chongqing blast in China

A building housing a restaurant in Chongqing in China’s southwest collapsed on Friday after an explosion, killing at least 16, state broadcaster CCTV reported. As of midnight (1600 GMT) on Friday, 26 people had been taken from the site,…