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The blaze was seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate at the event in Nineveh province, a predominantly Christian area just outside of the city of Mosul.

“The work of this House is above any of us. Therefore I must step down as your speaker,” Anthony Rota told lawmakers.

Shakira is alleged to have used an offshore company based in a tax haven to avoid paying the tax, Barcelona prosecutors said in a statement.

“It’s not just a record-breaking year; it’s an extreme record-breaking year,” one scientist said.

The parade marks the country’s Armed Forces Day, normally a muted event compared to the massive events the North has staged under leader Kim Jong Un.

The Scarborough Shoal, a prime fishing spot about 124 miles off the Philippines, has been the site of decades of on-off disputes over sovereignty.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week there may be a link between New Delhi and the murder of a Sikh separatist advocate in British Columbia.

The explosion occurred as residents were lining up to get fuel to leave after Azerbaijan’s swift military operation to fully reclaim the breakaway region.

The two-hour attack was the latest strike on grain and port facilities since Russia quit a grain deal that had ensured safe shipments via the Black Sea to help combat a global food crisis.

An independent panel found that Mexican security forces at all levels had collaborated "to make them disappear." Almost none of the students have been found.

“Here in Italy, it has never been more important for us to champion minorities’ voices,” the Italian fashion maven said during Milan Fashion Week.