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The fire service wants to be sure that no bodies are left behind from the blaze that killed 74 people.

Health authorities in Paris fumigated areas of the French capital for the first time on Thursday to kill disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes whose rapid advance through… Read More »Paris fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as tropical pest spreads across Europe

Thailand’s jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had his prison sentence cut from eight years to one by the king on Friday, just days after he… Read More »Thai king reduces former PM Thaksin Shinawatra’s prison sentence to one year

Tens of millions of people in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and other southern Chinese megacities sheltered indoors Friday as Super Typhoon Saola threatened to become the… Read More »Hong Kong hunkers down as Super Typhoon Saola barrels toward southern China

Russian forces struck a private enterprise with a long-range cruise missile overnight in the central Ukrainian region of Vinnytsia, causing an unspecified number of injuries,… Read More »🔴 Live: Russian missile hits central Ukraine as Moscow reports drone attacks

Iceland’s government said that whaling could resume Friday with stricter conditions and monitoring, after it decided not to extend a temporary two-month ban imposed amid… Read More »Iceland resumes whale hunting under stricter rules to ‘improve animal welfare’

Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning on a visit to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities.

Ecuador’s fragile security situation was underscored Thursday by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various… Read More »Car bombs and hostage-taking inside prisons in Ecuador reveal fragile security

Coastguards reportedly kill two French-Moroccan tourists who strayed into Algerian waters from Morocco.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.