An official said the workers were killed by hydrogen sulfide, which is toxic in high concentrations. Italian officials and unions repeated urgent calls for better workplace safety.

The terms Hamas had agreed to were not immediately clear, but a senior Israeli official quickly said that the terms were not those that Israel had agreed to.

Recent attacks came to a head on Friday when a victim was left with broken bones. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose Social Democrats have been a target, denounced the attacks as a threat to democracy.

Whoops, we left out this part: It was almost 500 feet long, beating out a loaf baked in Italy in 2019.

Although a resident confessed to setting the August 2023 blaze that killed 76 people in a dilapidated building, a report found that officials had ignored warning signs for years.

Ursula Von der Leyen, the European Commission president, pushed Beijing to help rein in Russias war in Ukraine after meeting with the Chinese and French leaders in Paris.

Montreal is a city as appealing for its beauty as for its shadows. Here, the novelist Mona Awad recommends books that are both dreamy and uncompromising.

Russian officials claimed the order was in response to comments from the West about the possibility of more direct Western involvement in the war in Ukraine.

Israel wants to move people out of harms way, a military official said, a sign that it may be inching closer to invading the Gazan city in defiance of international pressure.

The Chinese president this week will be visiting France, Serbia and Hungary. His trip comes at a time of tensions with many European countries over trade and accusations of Chinese espionage.

Edmundo Gonzlez, a former diplomat, is unknown to many Venezuelans. But some experts say that could work in his favor as he runs against President Nicols Maduro in national elections.

A lot of them dont work and some might even be harmful. But there are things you can do if you really have to fly.

Most of Gazas schools, including all of its universities, have severe damage that makes them unusable, which could harm an entire generation, the United Nations and others say.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been steadfast in his goal of destroying Hamas. On Sunday, he defended Israels right to defend itself at a Holocaust remembrance event.

Qantas, Australias national carrier, apologized and said it would pay a fine and compensation to settle a suit brought by a consumer watchdog.

Family members confirmed the identities of two Australian brothers and their American friend, who were found shot to death after going missing last month.

Family members confirmed the identities of two Australian brothers and their American friend, who were found killed by gunshots after going missing last month.

Also, Israel cracks down on Al Jazeera and Myanmars rebels get creative with drones.

There had been signs the two sides were inching closer to an agreement, but talks in Cairo stalled and a Hamas delegation left the city.

The Israeli military said that about 10 rockets were fired toward Kerem Shalom, a conduit for aid into Gaza. Several people were injured, Israels public broadcaster said.

Under a law passed last month, the government can temporarily shutter foreign media outlets that have been found to undermine national security.

The Central American nation heads to the polls on Sunday to elect a new leader after a campaign influenced by a convicted former president who has sought refuge in Nicaraguas Embassy.

Amid deepening tensions in the Middle East, Bahraini activists said that the mass pardon, while welcome, was incomplete, and called for the release of several jailed opposition leaders.

Families of some soldiers say they have spent months trying to get official confirmation of their loved ones death, adding to their anguish.

The episode occurred just weeks after two major stabbing attacks in the country. The teen had been under monitoring for having extremist tendencies.

Anti-immigration parties with fascist roots and an uncertain commitment to democracy are now mainstream.

The Chinese leader has carefully chosen three countries France, Serbia and Hungary that to varying degrees embrace Beijings push for a new global order.

For decades, Belgium failed to return the remains of hundreds of people taken by force from former colonies. A draft law could change that, but critics say it is not going far enough.

Federal prosecutors say Representative Henry Cuellar tried to shape policy for Azerbaijan in exchange for bribes. The country has spent millions in the past decade lobbying Washington.

Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is moving its way south.

Indias external spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, has long been accused of tapping into criminal networks to carry out operations in South Asia. Is the agency now doing similar operations in the West?

In a suit filed in federal court in New York, a firm that provided hundreds of millions of dollars to 777 accused the company of double-pledging its collateral to other investors.

Initial results showed the mayor, representing the center-left opposition Labour Party, gaining ground against a right-wing rival who focused on crime and cars.

After 14 years of Conservative government, Britains voters appear hungry for change. And Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seems unable to persuade them otherwise.

The remarks by Cindy McCain do not constitute an official declaration of famine, but she said the assessment was based on what we have seen on the ground.

In a visit supported by the U.S. government, a group of Mexican experts came to British Columbia to discuss ways of responding to rampant opioid deaths.

Nine months after a coup in Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, an ally of France and the U.S., remains locked in the presidential residence, cut off from contact with anyone but his doctor.

Russian military efforts to recruit women from prisons and civilian life have clashed with President Vladimir V. Putins conservative agenda.

Neanderthals were even better craftsmen than thought, a new analysis of 300,000-year-old wooden tools has revealed.

Consumer technologies are altering the course of the battle in Myanmar, and rebel drone units are taking notes on Ukraine and other conflicts.

A complex legal question became more pressing after a statement from the U.N. human rights chief.

Mexican authorities recovered three bodies as a search went on for two Australian tourists and a U.S. citizen who disappeared while on vacation.

Turkey said it would not resume trade with Israel until a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. The move came after a number of countries cut diplomatic ties with Israel.

Abroad, some have praised the demonstrations. Others call the crackdowns evidence of American hypocrisy, or of a nation coming apart.

The killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh nationalist who led a temple in British Columbia, set off diplomatic skirmishes between Canada and India.

Mr. Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting bribes from a bank in Mexico City and from an oil and gas company owned by Azerbaijan. He has maintained they are innocent.

Israel has not offered an explanation for the death of Dr. Adnan Ahmad Albursh, chief of orthopedics at Al-Shifa hospital, four months after he was first detained.

Gas-burning ranges, a significant contributor to indoor pollution, can produce and spread particularly high levels of some pollutants in smaller spaces.

While the ballots were still being counted on Friday, big losses for the Conservative Party could signal a difficult general election later this year.

Until now, key players had blocked the establishment of a court that could hold them accountable for atrocities like murder, rape and torture.