The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his top military commanders have pledged to continue defending the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut in the face of intense Russian pressure. Moscow has targeted the embattled Donbas city with heavy shelling in a three-sided assault, but its forces have been unable to deliver a knockout blow which would enable them to seize it and finish off the resistance.
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Nearly 200 people arrested over alleged poor building construction following Turkey quake tragedy
Nearly 200 people have been arrested for alleged poor building construction following the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey earlier this month. The ministry said that 626 people were “suspects” after buildings fully collapsed or were seriously damaged in the wake of the earthquakes. Some of the suspects died in the quake while police are still hunting for others.
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13 dead in Spain’s deadliest nightclub fire
The death toll stands at 13 with 24 people injured, when a fire early ripped through adjoining nightclubs in Spain on Sunday. It was the country’s worst nightclub fire in 33 years.
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A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus
A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus early Monday. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Amir Ihab Bustami, 21, was shot by the Israeli occupation soldiers and killed at dawn in Nablus.
