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Six Killed in Early Morning Fire at Brooklyn Home in Sunset Park
Six people died and several others were hurt when a fire swept through a two-storey home in the Sunset Park neighbourhood of Brooklyn before dawn on Thursday. More than 230 fire and emergency medical workers responded, and investigators are still working to establish how the blaze began.
Mother of Ghanaian Boy Killed in US Wants Justice as She Flies for Funeral
Israel's President Begins Consultations With Parties After Election Deadlock
Boy, 14, arrested and bailed after Bradley Lowery taunt at Coventry match
Asian Cup postponed to December 2027 after attacks on Saudi Arabia
King says Antigua and Barbuda's slavery past 'must be confronted'
Nine killed as small jet crashes on Florida street
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More than 300 arrested at Palestine Action support protest outside US embassy
More than 300 people were arrested during a protest outside the US embassy in London in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, the Metropolitan Police said, taking the total arrested in connection with the group past 4,000.
Five teenagers seriously injured after stabbing at Halloween party in Hampshire
Five teenage boys aged 16 and 17 were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing at a Halloween party in Chandler's Ford, near Eastleigh, Hampshire, on Saturday night. Police believe an unknown group gained entry to the party.
Police Scotland Making Active Inquiries Into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral Visits
Police Scotland has confirmed it is carrying out active inquiries into visits by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to Balmoral Castle, the royal estate in Aberdeenshire. Police say the inquiries are at a very early stage, have declined to give details, and have not said whether Andrew is the subject of an investigation.
Christa Pike Says She Woke Up Confused and in Pain After Failed Execution
Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection on 30 September, has spoken publicly for the first time. In a written statement dictated to her attorneys, she said she walked into the execution chamber prepared to die, woke up days later alone in a hospital confused and in pain, and has not had a moment without pain since.
US convicts Rwandan man who hid genocide role for decades
A US federal jury has convicted Eric Nshimiye of lying under oath about his alleged involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, closing a case that prosecutors say involved concealment lasting nearly three decades, while his lawyers say they will pursue every avenue of relief.
Manhunt under way for Tennessee killer who escaped prison through a fence
Tennessee authorities are searching for a convicted murderer who escaped through a prison fence late on Sunday night, stole a truck in the early hours of Monday, and drove across a state line before abandoning the vehicle in Illinois.
