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Fire and building collapse injures more than 20 people in Baghdad

Brig. Gen. Qusai Younis, director of civil defense for the Al-Rusafa district of Baghdad, told The Associated Press that at least 28 people had been injured.

GOP predicts midterm wins; President Biden warns of democracy threats

Republicans are eyeing major gains in Tuesday's elections and appealing to supporters over the final weekend of the 2022 campaign to punish Democrats for high inflation and crime rates

Precision Air plane crashes into lake Victoria in Tanzania: Reports

Tanzanian media are reporting that a Precision Air plane has crashed into Lake Victoria on approach to Bukoba Airport.

Climate change woes are bad, getting worse: UN weather report

The report titled 'WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022' released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC on Sunday stated that the rate of sea level rise has doubled since 1993

Europe pushes FIFA for answers to migrant worker's issues ahead of WC

European nations, including England, are pushing FIFA for concrete answers on issues relating to migrant workers ahead of the World Cup

Ahead of UN climate conference, young African climate activists speak out

'Africa is responsible for only 3% to 4% of global emissions despite having 17% of the world's population but it is more vulnerable than most places'

US 'in decline'; Biden has his own dire warning, says Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump is predicting America's destruction if his fellow Republicans don't deliver a massive electoral wave on Tuesday

Emmaunel Macron welcomes questions on climate change ahead of COP27

French President Emmanuel Macron released a selfie video on social media platforms Saturday asking the public to send him questions about what France should do about climate change and biodiversity

Sulking and moping is not an option, says Barack Obama to Democrats

'The only way to save democracy is if we, together, fight for it'

Buffett's Berkshire Hathway reports $2.7 bn loss on investment drop

Berkshire Hathaway reported a quarterly loss on Saturday of $2.7 billion, or $1,832 per Class A share

United Kingdom to declare bank holiday May 8 to honour King Charles III

Charles will be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London

US support groups call for external ethics probe into OAS chief

The inspector general said the AP report followed a loosely detailed, anonymous whistleblower complaint forwarded to his office by Almagro himself on June 3

Power blackouts across Ukraine amid Russian shelling on energy infra

The outages are expected to last for six and more hours each day

China indicates no relaxation of restrictions to 'zero-Covid' policy

Scattered outbreaks across the country continue to prompt travel restrictions and lockdowns

Russia cafe blaze kills 13, injures five others; investigation underway

A criminal investigation has been launched, and the police have arrested a suspect

North Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea amid US-South Korea drills

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday that the missiles flew around 130 kilometers (80 miles) toward the North's western sea

Iranian minister acknowledges supplying drones to Russia for first time

We gave a limited number of drones to Russia months before the Ukraine war, Amirabdollahian told reporters after a meeting in Tehran.

COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over climate protests

In past statements, officials have pledged to allow protest and participation from activists

Jan. 6 attack panel extends deadline for Trump to produce documents

The panel comprised of seven Democrats and two Republicans issued a statement late Friday saying it is in communication with Trump's attorneys.

Campaigning formally kicks off for Malaysia's general elections

More than 21 million Malaysians will cast ballots to fill 222 seats in federal Parliament and choose representatives for three state legislatures.