The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise.
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China seizes 60,000 maps over ‘mislabelled’ Taiwan
The maps also omitted “important islands”, the source of competing claims between Beijing and its neighbours.
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies aged 80
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India, family sources tell the BBC.
Venezuela shuts Norway embassy after opposition leader’s Nobel Prize
Oslo calls the decision “regrettable”, stressing that the Nobel committee functions independently.
Trump administration looks for ways to pay federal officers during shutdown
They include officers from the FBI, US Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
US Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones appeal in Sandy Hook shooting case
The right-wing conspiracy theorist has not yet paid any of the more than $1b in damages he owes Sandy Hook families.
Man who set fire to Pennsylvania governor’s mansion jailed
Cody Balmer pleaded guilty to arson and attempted murder for starting the fire in April while Shapiro and his family were inside. They escaped safely.
French pair sentenced in Iran on spying charges
The defendants are believed to be couple Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were arrested in 2022.
Hamas returns four more bodies of hostages, Israeli military says
Israel warns it will restrict aid convoys into Gaza because of delays returning the remaining bodies.
US strikes another vessel off Venezuela coast, killing six
President Trump said the vessel belonged to “narcoterrorists” and that it was “trafficking narcotics.” US officials have not provided evidence to this claim.