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Fire at Korean car parts factory kills 14, injures 60
The fire broke out around lunchtime on Friday and was contained by 11:48 p.m. (1448 GMT), the safety ministry said.Another 35 people suffered minor injuries, the fire authorities added.
Trump calls NATO "cowards" over lack of support in Iran war
Trump has been calling for major U.S. allies and others, none of whom were consulted or advised on the war, to help secure the safety of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict has roiled global markets, killed thousands and displaced millions si...
Chuck Norris, macho star of 'Walker, Texas Ranger', dies at 86
Norris starred in more than two dozen films portraying silent loners, soldiers, lawmen, veterans and All-American heroes who captured criminals, released prisoners of war, rescued hostages and battled terrorists.
Israel, Iran launch more attacks as crisis deepens
Israel struck Tehran, targeting the "infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime", the military said in a brief statement that did not provide details. Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, triggering air raid sirens in Tel Aviv as explosions from air defence interc...
Trump says US is not putting troops in Middle East region
"I'm not putting troops anywhere," Trump said in response to a reporter who asked whether he was planning to send more service members to the region. "If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you. But I'm not putting troops. We will do whatever is necessary."
Drone attack from Sudan kills 17 in Chad, Chadian government says
The border town of Tine was struck on Wednesday afternoon as mourners gathered at a house for the funeral of a dead relative that involved reading the Koran, a local resident said.
Kenya revives railway extension after 6-year stall by China funding cuts
The railway’s first section, linking the port of Mombasa to Nairobi, was completed in 2017. But after China slashed funding for large African infrastructure projects under its Belt and Road Initiative, the project stalled near the Rift Valley town of Naivasha, more than 350 km short of reaching th...
Trump demands other countries help protect Strait of Hormuz
Trump said this weekend that he expected many countries would send warships to allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 20% of the world's oil.
Four killed in Russian air attack on Ukraine
The main target was energy infrastructure outside the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that residential buildings, schools and businesses were also damaged.
US offers Ksh.1.2B reward for information on Iran's new supreme leader, senior officials
The reward targets 10 officials associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the State Department website. The military force, created after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, is loyal to the supreme leader and tasked with protecting the Shi’ite clerical establishment....