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At least six people have died in a fire at a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, according to local authorities.

The Republican speaker opted to keep the government open the only way he could — by partnering with Democrats — in a surprise reversal that left him as politically vulnerable as ever.

As the nation teetered on the brink of a shutdown, its citizens were largely focused on other things.

Amid those hawking corndogs and cheese curds at the Minnesota State Fair, the Army is trying to sell itself. An effort to entice sign ups is happening as the Army struggles to fill its ranks. (Image credit: Jenn Ackerman for

The bombing in Ankara occurred hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a three-month summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police, the interior minister said. (Image credit: Yavuz Ozden/AP)

A suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device in front of government buildings in the Turkish capital Ankara.

Second assailant is killed in a shootout; Interior Ministry says bomber attacked outside building housing general security directorate

Populist Robert Fico’s opposition to supplying arms to Ukraine could strain fragile unity on matter in European Union and NATO

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