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Explosion at Pakistan fireworks storage facility injures at least 25 people
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks storage facility in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Thursday injured at least 25 people, some of them critically, police and hospital officials said. Television footage showed thick smoke billowing into the sky from the building where firecrackers were stored. Broken glass from nearby shop windows littered the road as panicked residents rushed from the scene, witnesses said. Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze while ambulances transported the injured, including passersby, to several hospitals, senior police official Asad Raza said. The blast damaged several shops and vehicles passing through an area known as Jinnah Road. The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. Explosions at fireworks facilities are common in Pakistan. In January, six people were killed in a similar blast at a fireworks storage site in Mandi Bahauddin, a city in the eastern Punjab province.
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Belarus says it is looking at how to arm its missile systems with nuclear warheads
(Reuters) -Belarus is assessing how best to ramp up domestic production of missiles, including exploring how to equip its Polonez rocket launcher systems with nuclear warheads, a senior Belarusian security official said on Thursday. Belarus, a close ally of Russia, said this week it would deepen bilateral ties with Iran, and has also cooperated with China on weapons development. It does not possess its own nuclear weapons but hosts Russian tactical ones which remain under Moscow's control. President Alexander Lukashenko, who has led Belarus since 1994, told officials at a meeting on weapons manufacturing on Thursday that Minsk needs to modernise and develop its missile production. "The dynamics of military threats and the significant increase in military spending by our western neighbours force us to constantly pay close attention to the issue of the defence capabilities of Belarus, Russia, and our Union," Lukashenko was quoted as saying by state media. Belarus borders Poland, Lithuania and Latvia - all NATO members - to the west and north, while in the south it borders Ukraine. Alexander Volfovich, head of Belarus' State Security Council, told reporters that Minsk was exploring how to arm its Polonez rocket artillery system with nuclear warheads. "Today, it is a state-of-the art system," Volfovich was quoted by the Belta state news agency as saying. "Questions are already being raised about equipping these missiles with nuclear warheads." The Polonez system, in service since 2016, was jointly developed with China, Volfovich said. The launcher now has a range of 300 km (185 miles), up from 200 km previously. Volfovich said Belarus was also exploring how to integrate the technology of the Oreshnik, a Russian-made, intermediate-range hypersonic missile, to create a "joint missile". Belarus' defence minister said last week that upcoming joint exercises between Minsk and Moscow would include drills involving the Oreshnik, which Russia has used against Ukraine. "Issues related to increasing our power and our defence capabilities are very important," Volfovich said.
Bloomberg
38 minutes ago
- Bloomberg
Turkey Tightens Israel Trade Ban With New Shipping Restrictions
Turkey expanded restrictions on shipping between its ports and Israel, seeking to further tighten compliance with a trade ban imposed over the war in Gaza. Since Turkey first announced a total ban on trade with Israel, in May 2024, official statistics show transactions between the two countries have fallen to zero. But local media have reported some flows found loopholes, including by directing cargo through third countries.
