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Police did not give an exact figure for those killed and injured, or further details on the cause of the fire, in an area known for high-end holiday resorts.

Mamdani was a trailblazing candidate and is expected by many in his city of 8 million to be a disruptive mayor.

The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released 255 pages of transcript from Smith's testimony in mid-December.

In a statement, the US military's Southern Command said the military had carried out a strike against three vessels.

But the most important issues are still unsolved, the president cautions.

US President Donald Trump took the opportunity to bash France, too.

Donald Trump joked about quitting as US president if his hosting of the annual Kennedy Center awards went well.

The exercises saw China fire dozens of rockets towards Taiwan and deploy a large number of warships and aircraft near the island, in a show of force that drew concern from allies.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi says the footage is "laughable" and that Kyiv is "absolutely confident that no such attack took place".

The assault was first reported in September, but had not previously been confirmed by Buckingham Palace.

In Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the joy usually felt at the start of a new year was "tempered by the sadness of the old".

Other countries are warning of a renewed 'catastrophic' humanitarian crisis.

The man allegedly broke the glass on an alarm and activated it, before pushing past airline staff at the international terminal.

Premier League leaders Arsenal slammed the door shut on charging Aston Villa with a 4-1 home thrashing that kept them clear at the top of the table going into the New Year.

China has carried out 10 hours of live-firing drills around Taiwan as its military rehearses a blockade of the island's north and south.

A police spokesman said that the break-in was "indeed very professionally executed", likening it to the heist movie 'Ocean's Eleven'.

The coffee chain spent years trying to become an inescapable storefront on the streets of New York, Los Angeles and other big cities in America. Now that's coming to an end.

In the year 1998, Bill Clinton was facing impeachment proceedings, Titanic was cleaning up at the Oscars and most households still had landline phones.

The United States and Ukrainian presidents held talks in Florida over the weekend.

The fresh allegation from Bangkok left a sustained truce in doubt, even as the Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers wrapped up two days of talks hosted by China.