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Swiss Bar Owner In Pre-Trial Detention Over Fatal Fire At Alpine Resort
Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year's Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detention.
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Swiss Bar Fire That Killed 40 Started From Candles Or Sparklers: Officials
The chief prosecutor said that "everything suggests that the fire started from sparklers or Bengal candles" waved high near the ceiling of the Le Constellation bar.
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"Mom, Happy New Year": Missing Son's Last Message Before Swiss Fire
The last message Laetitia Brodard received from her son Arthur came just minutes into 2026, as he was celebrating New Year's Eve with friends in the Swiss ski resort town Crans-Montana.
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Video: Moment When Fire Broke Out At Luxury Swiss Bar, Killing 47 People
At least 47 people were killed, and 112 others were injured in a massive fire that broke out at a luxury bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, according to Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
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'200 People Tried To Escape In 30 Seconds': Witness Recalls Swiss Fire Horror
Soon after midnight, a fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort. Dozens of people are feared dead, and about 100 more are injured, most seriously, police said.
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Lakes, Forests, Ski Trains: All About Swiss Town Where Bar Fire Killed Dozens
Crans Montana Blast: A fire at a bar in a luxury ski resort in the Swiss Alps during New Year's celebrations has left several people dead and injured, police in Switzerland said early on Thursday.
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40 Killed, 115 Injured In Fire At Swiss Ski Resort Bar During New Year Party
About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured in a massive fire at a bar in Switzerland's Crans Montana. The blaze ripped through a bar called Le Constellation in the luxury Alpine ski resort town during New Year's celebrations.
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Russia Claims Ukraine Fired Drones At Putin's Home, "Lies," Says Zelensky
Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, on Monday alleged that Ukraine carried out a drone attack overnight on President Vladimir Putin's residence between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
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Russia Launches Massive Strike On Ukraine's Kyiv, Injuring 11
Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, striking residential buildings and triggering explosions and fires in districts throughout the capital, officials said.
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Zohran Mamdani's Victory Fires Up Europe's Left Against Right-Wing Surge At Home
The blistering rise of Zohran Mamdani to become mayor of New York City has offered encouragement to left-wing parties across Europe that an unabashedly radical agenda could help turn the tide against right-wing forces at home.
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Russian Missile Strikes On Ukraine Hit 2.5-Year High In October: Report
Russia fired more missiles at Ukraine in October than in any month since at least the start of 2023 as it pounded the country's energy grid in night-time attacks, an analysis of Ukrainian data showed.
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Meta, TikTok Under EU Fire For Denying Researchers Access To Public Data
The European Commission said on Friday that US Big Tech giant Meta and Chinese-owned social media app TikTok breach their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Fire Breaks Out At Historic Italian Monastery, Nuns Escape Unhurt
A vast blaze has torn through the historic Bernaga Monastery in northern Italy, the Italian fire service said Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 22 cloistered nuns.
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Bomb Threat Shuts Oktoberfest As Munich Police Probe Deadly 'Family Dispute'
Germany's famed Oktoberfest shut over a bomb threat, as Munich police investigated a deadly incident elsewhere in Munich, which saw a fire break out at a house rigged with explosives.
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Oil Refinery, Petrochemical Complex
Ukraine said on Thursday that its drones had struck a major oil processing and petrochemical complex and an oil refinery in Russia, part of an intensifying campaign to disrupt Moscow's oil and gas sector.
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Swiss Bar Owner In Pre-Trial Detention Over Fatal Fire At Alpine Resort
Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year's Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detention.
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Swiss Bar Fire That Killed 40 Started From Candles Or Sparklers: Officials
The chief prosecutor said that "everything suggests that the fire started from sparklers or Bengal candles" waved high near the ceiling of the Le Constellation bar.
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"Mom, Happy New Year": Missing Son's Last Message Before Swiss Fire
The last message Laetitia Brodard received from her son Arthur came just minutes into 2026, as he was celebrating New Year's Eve with friends in the Swiss ski resort town Crans-Montana.
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Video: Moment When Fire Broke Out At Luxury Swiss Bar, Killing 47 People
At least 47 people were killed, and 112 others were injured in a massive fire that broke out at a luxury bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Swiss ski resort town of Crans-Montana, according to Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
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'200 People Tried To Escape In 30 Seconds': Witness Recalls Swiss Fire Horror
Soon after midnight, a fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort. Dozens of people are feared dead, and about 100 more are injured, most seriously, police said.
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Lakes, Forests, Ski Trains: All About Swiss Town Where Bar Fire Killed Dozens
Crans Montana Blast: A fire at a bar in a luxury ski resort in the Swiss Alps during New Year's celebrations has left several people dead and injured, police in Switzerland said early on Thursday.
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40 Killed, 115 Injured In Fire At Swiss Ski Resort Bar During New Year Party
About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured in a massive fire at a bar in Switzerland's Crans Montana. The blaze ripped through a bar called Le Constellation in the luxury Alpine ski resort town during New Year's celebrations.
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Russia Claims Ukraine Fired Drones At Putin's Home, "Lies," Says Zelensky
Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, on Monday alleged that Ukraine carried out a drone attack overnight on President Vladimir Putin's residence between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
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Russia Launches Massive Strike On Ukraine's Kyiv, Injuring 11
Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv early on Friday, striking residential buildings and triggering explosions and fires in districts throughout the capital, officials said.
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Zohran Mamdani's Victory Fires Up Europe's Left Against Right-Wing Surge At Home
The blistering rise of Zohran Mamdani to become mayor of New York City has offered encouragement to left-wing parties across Europe that an unabashedly radical agenda could help turn the tide against right-wing forces at home.
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Russian Missile Strikes On Ukraine Hit 2.5-Year High In October: Report
Russia fired more missiles at Ukraine in October than in any month since at least the start of 2023 as it pounded the country's energy grid in night-time attacks, an analysis of Ukrainian data showed.
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Meta, TikTok Under EU Fire For Denying Researchers Access To Public Data
The European Commission said on Friday that US Big Tech giant Meta and Chinese-owned social media app TikTok breach their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Fire Breaks Out At Historic Italian Monastery, Nuns Escape Unhurt
A vast blaze has torn through the historic Bernaga Monastery in northern Italy, the Italian fire service said Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 22 cloistered nuns.
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Bomb Threat Shuts Oktoberfest As Munich Police Probe Deadly 'Family Dispute'
Germany's famed Oktoberfest shut over a bomb threat, as Munich police investigated a deadly incident elsewhere in Munich, which saw a fire break out at a house rigged with explosives.
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Oil Refinery, Petrochemical Complex
Ukraine said on Thursday that its drones had struck a major oil processing and petrochemical complex and an oil refinery in Russia, part of an intensifying campaign to disrupt Moscow's oil and gas sector.
