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Prosecutor Diane Ngomsik told AFP news agency that the volunteer firefighter, 18, had initially confessed to "setting fire to twigs with a lighter and petrol" before retracting it.BFMTV said a second 18-year old man had also been placed under...

According to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System, the vast majority of wildfires are burning out of control.The large cluster of fires affecting western areas of Ontario are responsible for sending thick plumes of smoke and poor air quality...

Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. A crowd of people - mostly young - gathered in Kyiv, holding up signs reading "Hands off Fedorov"...

All businesses and other institutions in Ghana must now use a biometric app scanner to check national identity cards under new rules aimed at strengthening security and curbing fraud.Until now many of them have just visually checked or photocopied...

Wei did not give a timeline of when the new plants were likely to be built, saying only that it would depend on the "market situation". The new plants would add to the eight already being built or planned."We...

Beachgoers have captured the moment a US Navy Blue Angels jet flew strikingly close to a crowd in Pensacola Beach, Florida at an air show on Wednesday.Video shared on social media showed the moment the jet performed the flyby,...

Kyiv, Ukraine — Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown Kyiv Thursday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy moved to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as part of a cabinet shakeup that had already raised eyebrows for...

Eleven people have died in a fire at a foster care facility in Algiers, Algeria's capital city.The country's civil protection department said 19 others were injured in the blaze, which firefighters were still attempting to extinguish at 06:50 local...

On Tuesday, Trump threatened to target Iran's energy infrastructure if Tehran failed to return to talks.Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told state media Tehran had "no reason" to abide by any agreement that did not benefit the country.He...

New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who passed away on Monday at a Sydney hospital, died from pneumonia, his agent has confirmed.Best known for his roles in Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders, the 78-year-old's family described his death earlier this...