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A look at some of the worst fires at nightclubs and music venues

A fire at a nightclub in the town of Kocani in North Macedonia has killed 51 people and injured more than 100 others, according to authorities

A look at some of the worst fires at nightclubs and music venues
Crime|Entertainment|Europe|World

51 dead and more than 100 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

A massive fire in a nightclub in North Macedonia’s eastern town of Kocani has killed 51 people and injured more than 100 others, interior minister Panche Toshkovski said in a press conference

51 dead and more than 100 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Porsche SE says it is not considering sale of Volkswagen shares

Porsche SE, Volkswagen's biggest shareholder, is not considering selling voting shares in Europe's largest carmaker, the holding firm said on Sunday following a newspaper report

Porsche SE says it is not considering sale of Volkswagen shares
Asia|Crime|Europe|World

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia leaves 51 dead, over 100 injured

Fifty-one people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said. 

Nightclub fire in North Macedonia leaves 51 dead, over 100 injured
Asia|Europe|Political|World

China's Xi declines EU invitation to anniversary summit, FT reports

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declined an invitation to visit Brussels for a summit to mark the 50th

China's Xi declines EU invitation to anniversary summit, FT reports
Europe|Political|World

Russia, Ukraine continue air attacks with ceasefire prospects uncertain

Russia and Ukraine continued aerial attacks on each other, inflicting injuries and damages, officials said early on Sunday, as the fate of a proposed ceasefire to the three-year-old war

Russia, Ukraine continue air attacks with ceasefire prospects uncertain
Europe|Political|World

Russia and Ukraine trade overnight aerial attacks after Putin sets out conditions for ceasefire

Russia and Ukraine have traded heavy aerial blows with both sides reporting more than 100 enemy drones over their respective territories overnight

Russia and Ukraine trade overnight aerial attacks after Putin sets out conditions for ceasefire
Election|Europe|Political

Romania's election body rejects far-right Diana Sosoaca's presidential bid, approves George Simion

Romania’s electoral body has rejected the candidacy of controversial far-right politician Diana Sosoaca in the presidential election rerun in May, but approved George Simion, the leader of the country’s most popular far-right party

Romania's election body rejects far-right Diana Sosoaca's presidential bid, approves George Simion
Europe|Political|World

Tens of thousands join pro-Europe rally in Rome, amid worries over European Union's plan to rearm

Tens of thousands of Italians have joined a pro-Europe rally in the center of Rome, waving blue European Union flags in a sign of support and unity amid a European push for rearmament that has split the country

Tens of thousands join pro-Europe rally in Rome, amid worries over European Union's plan to rearm
Europe|Health|World

Improving Pope reduces use of ventilation for oxygen, Vatican says

Pope Francis is improving slowly as he battles double pneumonia in hospital and is reducing the use of mechanical ventilation at night to help with breathing,

Improving Pope reduces use of ventilation for oxygen, Vatican says
Europe|Health|Political|World

Pope Francis signals intention to remain in post with sign-off on three-year reform plan

Pope Francis signals intention to remain in post with sign-off on three-year reform plan

Pope Francis signals intention to remain in post with sign-off on three-year reform plan
Americas|Europe|Sports

Forest getting close to the Champions League after another win but struggling City held by Brighton

Champions League qualification is getting tantalizingly close for Nottingham Forest but there's still plenty of work to do for Manchester City

Forest getting close to the Champions League after another win but struggling City held by Brighton
Americas|Europe|Political|World

France's Macron to host Canada's Carney in Paris on Monday

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for a meeting in Paris on Monday in Carney's first foreign visit since taking office, Macron's office

France's Macron to host Canada's Carney in Paris on Monday
Election|Europe|Political

Romanians rally to show support for Europe amid election tensions

Thousands of Romanians took to the streets of Bucharest on Saturday to show their support for the European Union, amid political disputes

Romanians rally to show support for Europe amid election tensions
Europe|Political

Over 100,000 people join protest rally in Belgrade against Serbia's president and government

At least 100,000 people have converged in Belgrade for a massive rally in the Serbian capital seen as a culmination of months-long protests against populist President Aleksandar Vucic

Over 100,000 people join protest rally in Belgrade against Serbia's president and government
Europe|Political|World

Zelenskiy says troops not surrounded in Kursk, Russia says it retakes two villages

Ukrainian troops are still fending off Russian and North Korean forces in Russia's Kursk region but face a potential new attack on Ukraine's northeast Sumy region,

Zelenskiy says troops not surrounded in Kursk, Russia says it retakes two villages
Business|Crime|Europe|Technology|World

Telegram's Durov allowed to leave France amid probe, AFP reports

French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of Telegram, to leave France temporarily in a loosening of his obligations under a probe into criminal

Telegram's Durov allowed to leave France amid probe, AFP reports
Europe|Political|Sports|World

Olympics-Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign-IOC's Bach

A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality,

Olympics-Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign-IOC's Bach
Crime|Europe|Political|World

Protesters flood Belgrade in one of biggest anti-government rallies

More than 100,000 protesters descended on Serbia's capital Belgrade on Saturday in one of the largest rallies in decades, with students and workers facing

Protesters flood Belgrade in one of biggest anti-government rallies
Europe|Political|World

Zelensky says ‘no encirclement’ of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, accusing Putin of lying

Zelensky says ‘no encirclement’ of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, accusing Putin of lying

Zelensky says ‘no encirclement’ of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, accusing Putin of lying
Europe|Political|World

UK's Starmer says 'coalition of willing' expanding preparations for post-truce Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday that Western allies other than the U.S. were stepping up preparations to support Ukraine in

UK's Starmer says 'coalition of willing' expanding preparations for post-truce Ukraine
Europe|Political|World

Starmer challenges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by signing up to Ukraine ceasefire

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine now, if he is serious about peace

Starmer challenges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by signing up to Ukraine ceasefire
Europe|Political|US|World

Putin’s response to Ukraine ceasefire not good enough, UK PM says, as Kyiv allies seek to pressure Russia

Putin’s response to Ukraine ceasefire not good enough, UK PM says, as Kyiv allies seek to pressure Russia

Putin’s response to Ukraine ceasefire not good enough, UK PM says, as Kyiv allies seek to pressure Russia
Election|Europe|Political|World

Hungary's opposition rallies as Orban pledges crackdown on media, NGOs

Tens of thousands rallied in Budapest against Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday, waving the national flag as the leader of the surging opposition Tisza

Hungary's opposition rallies as Orban pledges crackdown on media, NGOs