Heavy rains pounded Pakistan’s northwest regions collapsing houses and killing at least 25 people. Senior rescue officer Khateer Ahmed said rains and hail hit the Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and Karak districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday. Another 145 people were injured as uprooted trees knocked down electrical transmission towers.
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Black Bloc in France: How to Handle a ‘Culture of Conflict’?
France has been plagued by multiple outbreaks of rioting following mass protests over the death of a teenager at the hands of a police officer last week. The death of Nahel M (17), teenager of North African descent, has stoked anger among the public at police violence against minorities and exacerbated existing racial tensions in France. Protests have spread beyond the capital city of Paris and its suburban areas, to other major cities, including Lyon, Marseille, Le Havre, Toulouse and Nantes.
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6 workers presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse
A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning.
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China is considering giving Russia weapons and ammunition for the Ukraine war
China is considering giving Russia weapons and ammunition for the Ukraine war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Chinese companies were already providing non-lethal support to Russia and new information suggested Beijing could provide lethal support. There are various kinds of lethal assistance that they are at least contemplating providing, to include weapons.
