HONG KONG: At least 44 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a devastating fire tore through a high-rise complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, authorities said. Firefighters continued dousing the blaze on Thursday, as the city grappled with the financial hub’s worst fire in decades. Read More: Deadly blaze tears through Hong Kong towers […]
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Israel orders mass evacuation as Gaza city assault intensifies
TEL AVIV — The Israeli military on Saturday urged residents of Gaza City to evacuate southward as its forces pushed deeper into the enclave’s largest urban center. Troops have been advancing through northern suburbs for weeks under orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who insists the city is a Hamas stronghold that must be captured. […]