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[ad_1] Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  Explosions were reported in three Ukrainian cities early Saturday, including the capital Kyiv where a fire broke out at a critical infrastructure facility. Blasts were also heard in Zaporizhzhia in the southeast and Kharkiv in the northeast, officials said. “The enemy is attacking Zaporizhzhia again. …

[ad_1] CNN  —  At least three people have died and a dozen are missing after an explosion and fire at an apartment building in the British Channel island of Jersey, the island’s Chief Minister Kristina Moore said Saturday.  Police declined to speculate on the cause but residents had reported the …

[ad_1] Istanbul CNN  —  [Breaking news update at 1 p.m. ET] An explosion that killed at least six people and injured at least 81 others in Istantbul on Sunday is considered to be a terrorist attack, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said, according to state news agency Anadolu. “We consider …

[ad_1] CNN  —  An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has killed at least 40 people and left 11 others hospitalized, state news media reported on Saturday. The explosion took place in the Black Sea town of Amasra in Bartin province on Friday, trapping dozens beneath the rubble …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities reported blasts and power outages on Monday morning, as Russia lashed out with a massive wave of violent airstrikes that carried echoes of the initial days of its invasion. Moscow had fired 75 rockets towards Ukraine by midday …

[ad_1] Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine CNN  —  An explosion that severely damaged parts of the road and rail bridge between annexed Crimea and the Russian mainland early Saturday seems designed to play into President Vladimir Putin’s current talent for making bad decisions. It brings forward by a number of weeks the …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A fuel tank exploded early Saturday on Europe’s longest bridge, which links Russia to the annexed territory of Crimea, according to Russian state media RIA and social media footage. Images of the Kerch bridge posted on social media appear to show a portion of the roadway of …

[ad_1] Kabul, Afghanistan CNN  —  At least 19 people have been killed and 27 others injured in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul following an explosion at an education center, the city’s police said. The explosion took place at the Kaaj education center Friday morning at 7:30 a.m., local time (11 p.m. ET), …