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'Tragic Beijing Hospital Fire Kills Dozens of Patients' At least 29 people have been killed in a hospital fire in Beijing. Footage shared on social media showed people trapped in Changfeng Hospital hanging outside of windows trying to escape the blaze. One person using a tied bed sheet. Deputy head of the Fengtai district, Li Zongrong, said among those killed included 26 patients, a nurse, a family member and a medical assistant. Zhao Yang, deputy chief of the Beijing Fire Brigade, said the accident was caused by sparks generated from renovation work at the inpatient department. The sparks then hit flammable material, according to initial investigations. Authorities have said they have arrested 12 people in connection to the fire, including the head and deputy head of the hospital.

'Alabama Shooting: Teen Brothers ARRESTED and Charged With Murder' Two teen brothers have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the fatal Sweet Sixteen birthday party shooting in Alabama. The McCullough twins, 17 and 16 years old, killed four young people and injured 32 more, some of whom are still in critical condition. All of the dead victims were under the age of 24, and identified as Marsiah Collins, 19; Corbin Holston, 23; Shaunkivia Smith, 17 and Phil Dowdell, 18.The latter was the brother of the birthday girl and died at the scene when trying to save her sister's life.

'Ukraine War: Putin Visits Commanders in Occupied Kherson and Luhansk Regions' Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited military headquarters in the Russian-controlled eastern regions of Ukraine, the Kremlin has said. He attended a military command meeting in the southern Kherson region to discuss the war and hear reports from commanders. The Russian leader congratulated the army on the Easter holiday, which their Orthodox church celebrated on 16 April, and gifted them copies of icons. He travelled by helicopter to the headquarters of the Russian National Guard in the Luhansk region. This region was illegally annexed last year along with Kherson, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Mr. Putin met Colonel General Alexander Lapin and other military members.