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A dawn fire that erupted in the maternity ward of Islamabad's premier public hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), on Wednesday killed 14 infants, Pakistan authorities said, blaming a faulty air conditioner for the blaze. Witnesses described harrowing scenes and a slow response from emergency services and guards reportedly preventing them from leaving the ward.
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US President Donald Trump scored two badly needed victories Tuesday as his preferred candidates in South Carolina and Oklahoma won the Republican runoffs. The sweep interrupts a bruising run for Trump, whose endorsed candidates had lost 10 Republican contests this cycle, including six in the previous two weeks, as his own approval ratings fell sharply.
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La tornade qui a dévasté le village de Pomas le 24 août est "l'une des plus fortes qu'a pu connaître le sud de la France", selon Predict Services, filiale de Météo-France spécialisée dans la gestion des risques climatiques. Plusieurs départements sont davantage exposés à ces phénomènes.
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Icelanders will vote in a referendum on Saturday whether to resume entry talks with the European Union amid growing global insecurity. Voters are not being asked to decide just yet if they want to join the 27-member bloc – only whether they want their government to negotiate possible terms.
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Cameroonian midfielder Carlos Baleba has moved from Brighton to Manchester United for around 75 million euros.
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Icelanders are to vote Saturday on whether to resume entry talks with the European Union amid growing global insecurity, in a referendum seen as going down to the wire.
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Tehran warned on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed unless the United States ends the war, despite discussions with Oman on a temporary transit corridor in the vital waterway. Washington had earlier announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran to capitulate, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatening the country with "economic asphyxiation". Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.