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Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires

Families are combing hospitals hoping to find their loved ones as about 200 people still listed as missing, and at least 128 killedAn outpouring of grief was set to sweep Hong Kong on Saturday as an official, three-day mourning period began with a moment of silence for the 128 people killed in one of the city’s deadliest fires.City leader John Lee, along with senior ministers and dozens of top civil servants, stood in silence for three minutes on Saturday morning outside the government headquarters, where the flags of China and Hong Kong were flown at half-mast. Continue reading...

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Russian attacks kill 2 in Kyiv as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine gain momentum

Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv killed at least two people and wounded 15 Saturday, officials said, as renewed U.S.-led peace negotiations gathered momentum

Turkish official says Black Sea tankers may have been hit by mines, missiles or drones

Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu says two oil tankers said to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” may have been hit by mines, drones or missiles

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Trump, Maduro Spoke Last Week, Discussed A Possible Meeting: Report

US President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting between them in the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing multiple people with knowledge of the matter.

Cigarette Caused Hong Kong Fire? Worker Seen Smoking Moments Before Tragedy

At least 128 people died on Wednesday in one of Hong Kong's worst fires in decades, after flames swept through Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, a residential complex in the city's hilly New Territories.