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Defence Minister David McGuinty says there are casualties in what the prime minister called a "serious incident". The Canadian Armed Forces were working with local authorities to manage the fire and were looking into what caused it, David McGuinty said, describing the situation as "very, very active and delicate". Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said on X that a "serious incident creating a major fire" had occurred, adding his "thoughts.

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There were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana. Watch: The BBC reports from Tirana, where violent protests grew on Saturday Demonstrators and riot police fought pitched battles in the centre of Tirana on Saturday for the fifth day in a row. Masked protesters, many of them high school and university students, hurled rocks and petrol bombs at riot police trying to defend the.

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Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests. At least 400 people were arrested during what the French government described as an "escalation in violence" alongside an estimated 550,000 taking to the streets. In Paris, there were significant clashes into the evening with riot police, who used tear gas and water cannon on crowds. Buildings.

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Many more have been injured at an event in the Indian city of Kolkata to mark a Hindu festival. Image source, AFP via Getty ImagesByGeorge WrightPublished1 hour agoAt least 17 people have been killed and many more injured in a crush at an event in the Indian city of Kolkata to mark the Hindu festival of Durga Puja, officials say. The incident occurred during sudden rainfall, which witnesses say prompted.

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The Israeli military condemns the violence but the prime minister's office says it is part of a "smear" campaign. Belgium condemned the assault on its consul general and the other envoys and called for Israel to bring those responsible to justice. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also condemned what they called "the severe act of violence" and said they were investigating. But the office of the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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She and five staff members were found to have used the inedible paint in meals to make them look more appealing. Image caption, Kitchen staff was instructed to use inedible paint to enhance the look of meals to attract more students, the court found A nursery owner and five members of her staff have been jailed after they were found to have poisoned more than 200 children with lead-tainted food.