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- School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 31
- Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries
- Maduro and wife plead not guilty to torture charges
- Police raid pro-opposition television station in Turkey
- Kenya confirms a second Ebola case
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- RechercheThe reported death toll differed: ABC News said local authorities revised an initial count of 33 to 31, while the BBC cited hospital officials reporting 33 pupils and one teacher killed. Both reports described injuries; the BBC said more than a dozen people were injured.
- RechercheAs historical context, the BBC reported that 14 children died in June when the roof of a private tuition centre near Lahore collapsed. This was a separate earlier incident.
- School roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 33 people | Education News | Al Jazeera
- Albanian Daily News
- Pakistan: Dozens of children killed in the collapse of school roof - Vatican News
- At least 33 killed in school roof collapse in northwest Pakistan
- 33 children, teacher killed as school roof collapses in Pakistan’s Peshawar - The Times of India
- Update: Pakistan school roof collapse leaves more than 30 pupils dead
- RechercheThe proposed energy ceasefire was not described by the BBC as a mutually agreed arrangement: Zelensky said he would accept it if Moscow also complied, while the Kremlin never said it had agreed to the deal.
- RechercheFrance 24's supplied item is an interview/programme description, not independent event reporting: it says Zelensky declared Ukraine done with the ceasefire and resumed strikes, while introducing guest Peter Zalmayev from Kyiv.
- Volodymyr Zelensky Orders Ukraine To Resume Strikes On Russian Oil Refineries: 105 outlets compared | NewsCord
- RechercheThe Los Angeles Times describes the reported strike as occurring at a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region, about 180 miles southeast of Moscow, and says Russian officials reported a fire there.
- Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries as tensions deepen with US | Oxford Mail
- Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Trump ‘energy ceasefire’ collapses | Ukraine | The Guardian
- Zelensky says Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian refineries as frustration with Trump mounts | News Channel 3-12
- Ukrainian officials say they've hit a Russian oil refinery and six Russian military jets overnight, as President Zelenskyy said the country "is done" with observing President Trump's so-called "energy ceasefire". Zelenskyy told the Financial Times that Ukraine resumed strikes after a three day pause, during which Russia continued to hit its energy infrastructure. Ukrainian authorities say three people have died in a 10-hour Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s central Kirovohrad region. #Ukraine #Russia #DonaldTrump #Channel4News | Channel 4 News
- Ukraine attacks Russian oil refinery, Zelensky says they're done with Trump's energy truce
- ABC NewsVenezuela's Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to torture - ABC News
- Al JazeeraVenezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty to US conspiracy to torture charges | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
- RechercheHalk TV began broadcasting in 2005, and its live coverage drew particular attention during the 2013 Gezi Park protests.
- RechercheOn October 14, police raided Halk TV’s Istanbul headquarters, its live broadcast was stopped, and a government-appointed administrator took over.
- RecherchePolice detained 11 people in connection with the investigation into Halk TV chairman Cafer Mahiroğlu; prosecutors’ accusations against him include bribery, tender-rigging and money laundering.
- RechercheKenya had tightened screening at border crossings and airports after detecting its first Ebola case.
