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Comment on this storyComment PARIS — Two bodies were found overnight in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille, as rescuers continued searching for at least six people who are unaccounted-for, authorities said Monday. Firefighters noted “the particular difficulties of intervention”…

A Ukrainian armed forces mobilization campaign poster in central Kyiv reads, “Turn your rage into a weapon.” (Alice Martins for The Washington Post) April 10, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. EDT Comment on this storyComment KYIV, Ukraine — The men in uniform could show up almost anywhere, any time. They knock…

Comment on this storyComment VATICAN CITY — In an Easter message highlighting hope, Pope Francis on Sunday invoked prayers for both the Ukrainian and Russian people, praised nations which welcome refugees and called on Israelis and Palestinians wracked by the latest surge in deadly violence to forge a “climate of…

Comment on this storyComment LETHEM, Guyana — Their horses’ hooves kick up dust amid blaring country music as participants enter the arena to begin the Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo, a celebration of the cowboy lifestyle on Guyana’s rugged Rupununi savannah. The two-day, annual rodeo draws thousands of visitors from Guyana’s capital…

Comment on this storyComment CAIRO — Saudi officials were in Yemen’s capital Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen’s nine-year conflict, officials said. Saudi Arabia’s delegation, chaired by the kingdom’s ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber, met…

Ukraine is bolstering its defenses on its border with Russian-aligned Belarus, laying down thousands of antitank mines. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with his top military and intelligence officials to discuss how to “prevent the leakage of information regarding the plans of the defense forces of Ukraine,” his office said…

PARIS — An avalanche in the French Alps killed four people Sunday, France’s interior minister said, calling the death toll a provisional count. The avalanche rolled down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometers (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin provided…

Comment on this storyComment MARSEILLE, France — Up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France’s port city of Marseille, but a fire deep within the rubble hindered rescue efforts Sunday, the French interior minister said. Officials determined that…