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Ukraine’s Top Peace Negotiator Quits After Raid by Anti-Graft Police

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful chief of staff, who headed Ukraine's negotiation team at fraught U.S.-backed peace talks, quit on Friday, hours after anti-corruption agents searched his home. Zelenskiy said Andriy Yermak had resigned and that he would consider his replacement on Saturday. Yermak's departure comes as a major probe into...

Hong Kong Tower Fire Toll Rises to 128, More Arrests Made

HONG KONG — Hong Kong's anti-graft body on Friday said it had arrested eight people in connection with a fire that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex killing at least 128 people with 200 still missing in the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years. Authorities said they had concluded...

At Least 83 Dead in Hong Kong Apartment Fire

HONG KONG — Dark smoke was still rising from the charred husks of several high-rise towers in Hong Kong on Thursday, more than 24 hours after a fire engulfed the complex, killing at least 83 people and leaving many trapped. More than 1,200 firefighters were battling to extinguish the blaze...

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