A massive explosion gutted Mexico’s biggest fireworks market Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and injuring 70, authorities said. The conflagration, in the suburb of Tultepec, set off a quickfire series of multicolored blasts and a vast cloud of smoke that hung over Mexico City. The market was packed at ...
The United States will ask the UN Security Council to vote soon on imposing an arms embargo on South Sudan, the US ambassador said Monday. “It’s extremely important to vote this by the end of the year,” said US Ambassador Samantha Power.