11 Dead in Aleppo Building Collapse

The collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. EPA/SANA
The collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. EPA/SANA
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11 Dead in Aleppo Building Collapse

The collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. EPA/SANA
The collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria. EPA/SANA

A building damaged during years of war in the northern city of Aleppo has collapsed, killing 11 people, Syrian regime media reported.

State news agency SANA said the five-story building collapsed early Saturday, killing most of those who were inside and only one person was rescued alive.

The report said the building is in the eastern Salahuddin neighborhood once held by rebels.

Aleppo had been divided for four years starting in the summer of 2012 between a regime-held west and an opposition-held east. In 2016, the Syrian army launched a months-long offensive that eventually brought the whole city under regime control.



UK's Starmer Discussed Importance of a Ceasefire With Lebanon's PM

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles on stage on the second day of the annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles on stage on the second day of the annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
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UK's Starmer Discussed Importance of a Ceasefire With Lebanon's PM

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles on stage on the second day of the annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer smiles on stage on the second day of the annual Labor Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Lebanese counterpart at the United Nations and discussed the importance of an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated solution in the conflict with Israel, his office said on Friday.
Starmer met Lebanon's Najib Mikati at the United Nations General Assembly, reported Reuters.
"The Prime Minister opened by giving his sincere condolences to Prime Minister Mikati for the loss of civilian life in recent weeks," the statement said.
"They discussed the escalating conflict in Lebanon, and agreed on the importance of an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated solution."