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At least nine people have been killed and two dozen others wounded after shootings in three cities in the United States. The shootings on Saturday night and Sunday morning were the latest outbreaks of gun violence that have left legislators scrambling to tackle the crisis. In Philadelphia, a confrontation between …

A massive fire has swept through an inland container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 300, officials said on Sunday, the latest incident highlighting the country’s poor industrial safety track record. The fire broke out at a container facility on Saturday night at …

Kais Saied, whose opponents accuse him of a ‘coup’, has been ruling by decree since he set aside the 2014 constitution. Tunisia’s president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting “terrorists”, as he seeks to remodel the country’s political system after consolidating one-man rule. In a …

Torrential rains have triggered flooding in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state killing at least 56 people in the past few days, according to the latest official update. The most dramatic event occurred early on Saturday morning when 19 people died in a major landslide in the Jardim Monteverde community, on the …

The stamped happened as hundreds of people gathered at the church in the Rivers state for food, a police spokesperson said. At least 31 people have been killed and seven others injured during a stampede at a church event in southern Nigeria’s Port Harcourt city, according to police. Hundreds of …

Red Crescent said at least one Palestinian was shot in the leg, others injured by stun grenades, rubber-coated bullets. Israeli forces injured almost 90 people during protests in the occupied West Bank over the confiscation of Palestinian flags by Jewish settlers and Israeli soldiers. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said …

Local officials say up to 80 people are feared trapped under the rubble after a 10-story building collapsed in the city’s busiest street. Tehran, Iran – At least six people have been killed and dozens more are feared trapped after a 10-story building collapsed in Iran’s southwestern city of Abadan …

A clash between police and hundreds of football fans in central Croatia left 35 people injured, most of whom were officers, officials said Sunday. Fighting broke out late Saturday as police escorted some 1 600 Hajduk Split “Torcida” fans returning home to the central coastal town of Split after a …

Russia said it was expelling a total of 85 embassy staff in response to similar moves from the three European nations. Moscow has kicked out diplomats from France, Italy and Spain in retaliation for the expulsion of Russian diplomats from European countries as part of a joint action against Russia’s …

More than 70 Palestinians were injured after Israeli police lobbed tear gas canisters and shot rubber-coated bullets at a funeral procession for a young Palestinian man who had succumbed to injuries sustained at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound last month. Hundreds of mourners joined the funeral procession on Monday for Walid al-Sharif, …