A school fire in India has left at least 19 students dead.
The blaze broke out at a tuition centre in the western city of Surat.
Around 20 students are being treated for minor to serious injuries at a nearby hospital.
Officials say most of the victims were teenagers.
An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the fire.
China's Xi hails trade progress in Trump summit, sends Taiwan warning
China's Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path.
Senior UK minister resigns, piling pressure on PM Starmer to quit
Labour's Wes Streeting resigned as health minister on Thursday to call for a leadership contest to oust Keir Starmer, accusing the British prime minister of overseeing political drift and forcing others to take the blame for his government's failings.
Ukraine's anti-corruption court places Zelenskyy's former chief of staff under arrest
Ukraine's anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the arrest of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former head of his administration, on money-laundering charges.
Philippine Senate to convene as court next week for VP Duterte impeachment
The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on May 18 ahead of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, its president said on Thursday, with tensions flaring as the country's most powerful political clans face off.
Nearly 90 killed as storm lashes India's Uttar Pradesh
Almost 90 people were killed in a violent storm that pounded India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh with rain and hail, a state official said on Thursday.
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