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At least 10 people died in a fire at a retirement home in Spain before firefighters managed to extinguish it, local authorities have reported. Authorities were alerted to the blaze early on Friday morning in Villafranca de Ebro, around 28…

A top Iranian official held talks with Lebanese leaders on the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah, which came as the US continued actively pushing both sides to agree to a new ceasefire deal. The visit of Ali Larijani, an…

The Philippine navy transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in the South China Sea without any confrontation with Chinese forces guarding the disputed area, officials have said. The Philippine delivery of supplies and…

North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass production of the weapons, state media said. The country’s latest military demonstration came as the US, South Korea and Japan engaged…

Disney’s profits have beaten Wall Street’s expectations, bolstered by strong results from its streaming service and box office success with Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. Disney earned 460 million dollars (£363m) for the quarter which ended on September…

European Union regulators have hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros for what they called “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified ads business. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive branch, issued the 798…

Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, including massive forced displacements that amount to ethnic cleansing, according to Human Rights Watch. A new report released by the New York-based rights group said people have…

A court in Greenland again decided on Wednesday to extend the custody of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson until December 4, while Denmark considers a Japanese extradition request. Japan does not have an extradition treaty with the Scandinavian country. Greenland is…

Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor known for his roles in K-dramas Moon Embracing the Sun and Queen Woo, has been found dead at his home in the capital Seoul. He was 39. Officials at Seoul’s Seongdong district police station…

Actor Timothy West, known for many roles in television and the theatre, has died peacefully in his sleep aged 90 “with his friends and family at the end”, his family said. West, who was was married to fellow actress Prunella…