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9 Apr
The soldiers were part of a southern African peacekeeping mission sent to help government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo fight M23 rebels.
4 Apr
Turkey's main opposition has won big, dealing a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his conservative AKP. Observers called it Erdogan's worst election defeat since his party took power in 2002.
2 Apr
The death toll has risen to 29 at a nightclub in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul after a fire broke out during renovation work in the venue, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
16 Mar
German police are investigating possible arson after a blaze broke out at a center housing refugees near Berlin. The cause of the fire was at first unclear.
9 Feb
Tragedy struck in the heart of Oworoshoki as a devastating fire tore through people's homes, leaving families homeless and their belongings reduced to harsh. GuardianTV spoke with victims and eyewitnesses who recounted their experiences.
1 Feb
The French call the first general policy speech of a prime minister before parliament the great oral exam. That expression takes on a whole new layer of meaning when the prime minister is just 34.
8 Oct 2023
Videos of the burning police headquarters in Egyptian city of Ismailia show thick smoke and flames rising from the building. At least 38 people have been injured.
30 Sep 2023
Authorities in southern Taiwan have launched an investigation into the fire and expressed condolences to victims' families. Officials believe that natural gas may have played a role in the deadly event.
30 Sep 2023
The Turkish president met with his Azerbaijani counterpart in a show of support after Baku seized control of the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has a majority Armenian population.
13 Sep 2023
Some 70 people were rescued from the multi-story apartment block, which is believed to house 150. Deadly fires have engulfed several Vietnamese establishments in recent years, including entertainment venues.
21 Aug 2023
At least seven children were killed in eastern Congo on Saturday after a fire broke out at camp for people displaced by flooding, local official Thomas Bakenga said. Hundreds of families had been living in makeshift huts at the refuge in the town of Kalehe since May, when devastating floods destroyed their homes in the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi in South Kivu province.
6 Aug 2023
A fire and explosions at a substation in southern Iraq led to major power cuts in the country. It comes amid peak electricity demand in midsummer heat, with temperatures near 50 degrees Celsius in Baghdad.

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