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Questions are mounting as to how the deadly fire spread so rapidly – and who should be held responsible.

Dozens of people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for after Wednesday’s blaze.

Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones.

Pictures show the flames spreading on bamboo scaffolding on the outside of the high-rise buildings in the Tai Po district.

The attacks hit several residential buildings in Kyiv and killed two people, while Russia’s Rostov region reported three deaths.

Talks in Geneva between US and Ukrainian officals have ended with “progress” made – but sticking points remain.

The top US diplomat says more work is needed to finalise a US-Ukraine deal that will then need Russia’s agreement.

Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities.

A group of US lawmakers say the secretary of state told them the draft did not reflect Washington’s position. Marco…

Nearly 200 countries attended COP30, which aimed to commit the world to take more action on climate change.

Leaders from Europe, Canada and Japan say the plan needs “additional work” but includes elements “essential for a just and…

There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross…

Vladimir Putin says the plan could be the “basis” for peace but warns Russia is prepared to fight on.

Russia and Ukraine may be about to enter a period of intense diplomacy, writes the BBC’s Russia editor.

The draft provisions come across as heavily slanted towards Moscow, but Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to work with…

The plan was reportedly drafted by US and Russian officials, without Ukraine’s involvement.

The bill gives the US Justice Department 30 days to release all the files in a searchable format.

It comes amid reports the US and Russia have prepared a 28-point peace plan, allegedly containing major concessions for Ukraine.

Blocks of flats were hit in the western city of Ternopil and many people were left dead and wounded, said…

Once Trump signs the measure, the justice department will have 30 days to release the materials.

The Israeli military says it targeted Hamas members “operating in a training compound”, which Hamas rejected as “fabrication and lies”.

The Shia Muslim group’s military wing is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the EU.

Public prosecutor Hansjörg Mayr says two men, aged 55 and 53, are being held on “strong suspicion of murder”.

TotalEnergies denies responsibility for the actions of local security forces involved in dozens of killings.

Included in the 20-point peace plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which would work to demilitarise…

President Volodymyr Zelensky hails a “historic” deal aimed at boosting Ukraine’s defences against deadly Russian air attacks.

“We have nothing to hide,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, after previously fighting a proposal to make more of the…

New evidence raises doubts about the longest US war crimes investigation of the Iraq war and how US forces are…

The Georgia congresswoman has criticised Trump’s foreign policy and handling of Jeffrey Epstein files.

The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will…