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Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven from Afghanistan’s turmoil.

The police said they expected the death toll of 128 to rise as the authorities began combing through the charred apartment towers.

Even if a peace can be reached, it won’t be easy to solve the problem of Ukrainian civilians languishing in Russian jails. This is one prisoner’s story.

After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.

Residents of Wang Fuk Court apartments had raised concerns about flammable foam panels and scaffold netting, but the government did not take decisive action.

Hope of finding survivors has dwindled, with many residents of the densely packed Wang Fuk Court apartment towers still unaccounted for.

Firefighters were still trying to fully extinguish the blaze, a day after it engulfed several towers in the complex. Many people were still trapped in the buildings.

Firefighters were still trying to extinguish the blaze at an apartment complex in the city’s northern Tai Po district.

Initially cut out of development of the 28-point peace plan, European leaders are now trying to recast its pro-Russia slant. So far, it seems to be working.

Washington and Kyiv said that “highly productive” discussions over a proposal to end the war with Russia would continue. But details remained unclear.