At least three people died Saturday when an apartment complex in The Hague collapsed after a huge explosion and fire, authorities said, with little hope of finding survivors under the rubble.The blast and resulting inferno destroyed at least five homes but it was not clear how many people were buried in the debris, Mayor Jan …
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Rebels on a lightning advance through Syria said they were nearing Damascus on Saturday, although Bashar al-Assad’s government denied that the army had withdrawn from areas around the capital.”Our forces have begun the final phase of encircling the capital,” said rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani, with the Islamist-led alliance that launched the offensive.The leader of …
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At least one person died Saturday when an apartment complex in The Hague collapsed after a huge explosion and fire, the city’s mayor said, with little hope of finding survivors under the rubble.The blast and resulting inferno destroyed at least five homes but it was not clear how many people were buried in the debris, …
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Tens of thousands of people across the UK were left without power on Saturday morning after Storm Darragh hit the country with strong winds and caused pre-Christmas travel disruption.The UK’s Met Office had issued a rare red alert for high winds overnight to Saturday morning (0300 to 1100 GMT) covering parts of Wales and southwest …
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More than 13 years since Bashar al-Assad’s security forces opened fire on protesters demanding democratic reforms, the Syrian president’s grip on power may finally be weakening.The 59-year-old son and heir of late dictator Hafez al-Assad has faced several setbacks during the long civil war triggered by his brutal crackdown in March 2011, but has so …
Rescue workers with sniffer dogs were scrabbling through the wreckage of a three-storey apartment block in The Hague that collapsed after an explosion and inferno in the early hours of Saturday.The cause of the blast was not immediately clear but police appealed for information about a car seen speeding away from the scene shortly after …
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has staggered from scandal to crisis but he surprised everyone this week by declaring martial law — only then to survive an impeachment vote.The plunge back to South Korea’s dark days of military rule only lasted a few hours, and after a night of protests and high drama Yoon …
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Rebels on a lightning advance through Syria said on Saturday they have begun to encircle Damascus as government forces denied they had withdrawn from areas near the capital.”Our forces have begun the final phase of encircling the capital, Damascus,” said rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani, with the Islamist-led alliance that launched the offensive.The defence ministry …
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A motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was on the brink of failing Saturday, after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted the ballot despite huge protests outside parliament.Yoon stunned the nation and the international community Tuesday night by suspending civilian rule and sending troops to parliament, but was forced into a U-turn …
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Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), on Saturday said it was a “great day” for her party as she was nominated as its candidate to be chancellor ahead of snap elections in February. Founded in 2013 to oppose Germany’s membership of the euro, the AfD has seen its support gradually rise in …
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