Following the Israeli strikes on Syria' capital, Damascus, our verification specialists are assessing the damage A fire that tore through a shopping centre in the Iraqi city of Kut has left dozens dead,

Following a deadly shopping center fire in Kut, Wasit, condolences have poured into Iraq from the UN, US, Turkey, and the Arab Parliament, with the UN pledging support.

More than 60 people have been killed in a fire that tore through a shopping mall in eastern Iraq. The blaze broke out at the five-story building in the city of Kut on Wednesday night.

Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in the cases against accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, has been fired. Although a reason for the dismissal was not immediately clear, she is also the daughter of James Comey, who is the former director of the FBI and a critic of President Donald Trump.