A deadly building collapse in Egypt’s central Asyut province has claimed the lives of at least six people, among them a mother and her two children, prompting an urgent safety review of the surrounding area.
At least six people, including a mother and her two children, lost their lives on Friday following the collapse of a three-storey building in Egypt’s central Asyut province, according to Xinhua.
A statement released on the province’s official Facebook page confirmed that 11 others were injured and subsequently taken to the nearest public hospital by civil protection teams.
Rapid response units were working to clear the rubble in search of further survivors, the statement added. An emergency engineering committee has also been established to determine the cause of the collapse and assess the structural safety of nearby buildings.
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected an Austrian intelligence report accusing Tehran of pursuing a military nuclear program, calling it “false and baseless,” and demanded an official explanation from Vienna, reaffirming Iran’s commitment to a peaceful nuclear program and criticizing Europe’s silence
Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi says his forces are in direct contact with Türkiye and open to improving relations, including a potential meeting with President Erdoğan.
The U.S. FDA has approved Moderna’s next-generation COVID-19 vaccine, mNEXSPIKE, for adults aged 65 and older and those aged 12–64 with risk factors, marking a major step under tighter regulations.
Leaders of Central Asian countries and Italy convened in Astana for the first Central Asia–Italy summit, culminating in the adoption of a Joint Declaration aimed at deepening political, economic, and cultural cooperation.
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