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A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak has blown away outer walls from a five-star hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens.

Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are believed to be holed up beneath Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Ukraine said a few hundred civilians were also trapped there.

The Pentagon denied Friday any involvement in the attack on the Russian warship but acknowledged that the U.S. does share intelligence with Ukraine.

Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia's most recent estimate, were holed up in the tunnels and bunkers under the sprawling Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.

Scientists estimate there were between 13.3 million and 16.6 million deaths that were either caused directly by the coronavirus or were somehow attributed to the pandemic’s impact on health systems.

Guests will also be treated to a three-course traditional French meal, seats to Moulin Rouge’s acclaimed show “Féerie,” and have backstage access.

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy autographed a baseball for an American collector in 2019, he probably had no idea it would one day be used to help his nation during a time of need.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing traces of cannabis oil.

Ukrainian defenders of a steel plant in Mariupol say Russian forces have started to storm the the last pocket of resistance.

Last month, Portuguese prosecutors formally accused the latest suspect in the investigation.

Walter Orthmann started working at the company when he was 15 years old.

South Africa's health minister says it is likely the country has entered a new wave of COVID-19 earlier than expected as new infections and hospitalizations have risen rapidly over the past two weeks.

The “Ghost of Kyiv” was a military hero, an ace fighter pilot hailed for supposedly shooting down multiple Russian planes. But authorities admitted the pilot was a myth.

Separately, police arrested nine people including the building owner on suspicion of causing a major liability accident, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the most senior American lawmaker to visit Ukraine since the war erupted.

The city of Munich says the annual Oktoberfest festival is on again this fall following a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Photos show how the massive layer of toxic foam is plaguing the city of Mosquera, Colombia, near Bogota, drifting into residents’ yards and businesses.

Ukraine’s leader has accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Exxon profits have doubled in the last year, but the oil giant is taking a big hit from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.