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A fire that burned in a 9-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital has killed about 12 people
By The Associated Press on September 13th, 2023
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed about 12 people and injured more than 50, state media reported Wednesday. The fire has been extinguished and rescue operations were continuing, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Authorities have not confirmed an exact death toll. The fire was believed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin and Kim sit down for talks at Russia’s biggest domestic space launch center
By Kim Tong-hyung And Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un began on Wednesday at the Vostochny cosmodrome, Russian state news agency Tass reported. The talks, which included their delegations, began shortly after Putin and Kim toured various facilities at the cosmodrome, including two launch pads. The leaders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin welcomes Kim Jong Un with tour of rocket launch center
By Kim Tong-hyung And Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The leaders of Russia and North Korea met at a remote Siberian rocket launch facility for a summit that underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States. The two men began their meeting with a tour of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Crimean shipyard is on fire after a Ukrainian attack with 2 ships damaged and 24 people injured
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
The Sevastopol Shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea was on fire early Wednesday after a Ukrainian attack with two ships that were being repaired there sustaining damage and 24 people injured, Russian authorities reported. The attack on the shipyard appeared to one of the biggest in recent weeks, even though the Crimean peninsula, annexed from Ukraine by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin gives Kim Jong Un tour of rocket launch center as leaders meet
By Kim Tong-hyung And Daria Litvinova, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The leaders of Russia and North Korea met at a remote Siberian rocket launch facility for a summit that underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States. The two men began their meeting with a tour of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than a dozen people are feared dead in a massive fire at an apartment building in Hanoi
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Around a dozen people are feared dead after a massive fire broke out at an apartment building in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, state media said on Wednesday. The fire is believed to have started late Tuesday and 54 of the 70 people who were rescued from the building were hospitalized with injuries, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin welcomes Kim Jong Un at cosmodrome for meeting that shows how leaders are coming together
By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at a cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States. Putin welcomed Kim at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin welcomes Kim Jong Un at cosmodrome in Russia’s far east
By Kim Tong-hyung, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East for a meeting that underscores how the two leaders’ interests are aligning in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the United States. After Kim arrived by limousine – brought in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crimea shipyard burning after a Ukrainian attack and 24 are injured, Russian-installed official says
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
The Sevastopol Shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea was on fire Wednesday after a Ukrainian attack, and 24 people were injured, local Russian-installed official reported. Mikhail Razvozhayev, Moscow-appointed governor of the port city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula, said on Telegram on Wednesday that the fire was sparked by a missile attack. The official posted a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea’s military says North Korea fired at least 1 missile toward sea
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern seas. The launch on Wednesday came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was traveling in Russia for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin while there are international concerns about a potential arms deal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 student dead, another arrested after shooting at Louisiana high school
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
GREENSBURG, La. (AP) – A student is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Tuesday at a high school in Louisiana, authorities said. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office tells news outlets it happened around 3 p.m. at St. Helena College & Career Academy in Greensburg. At least two other people were transported ... Read More »
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