New York housing block explosion leaves teenager dead as authorities link blaze to lithium-ion battery

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Norwegians line up at churches for emotional memorials remembering the late King Harald V
Norwegians have gathered for memorial services honoring the late King Harald V, who died at 89
Iran’s Khamenei tells Gulf rulers to confront ‘real enemy’ for Islamic Unity Week
Khamenei has not ⁠been seen in public since being injured in US-Israeli airstrikes six months ⁠ago
Tributes paid to pastor, 41, who died after sign falls at Big Church Festival
Robert Guanco’s church has described his death as an ‘unimaginable tragedy’
Fery beaten by Buse in Winston-Salem final
Arthur Fery misses out on his first ATP Tour title with a straight-set defeat by Ignacio Buse in the final of the Winsto
SYSTEMS CHANGE: Zaheera Mohamed brings public finance savvy to the fight for ECD systems change
Zaheera Mohamed, chief executive of Ilifa Labantwana and former National Treasury director, is using her deep expertise