Russia sent paratroopers into Kazakhstan on Thursday to help put down a countrywide uprising after deadly violence spread across the tightly controlled former Soviet state.

Twelve people, including eight children, were killed early on Wednesday when flames swept through a public housing apartment building in Philadelphia in one of the city’s worst such fires in recent years.

Italian police have caught a top mafia fugitive who had been on the run for nearly 20 years thanks to the help of the Google Maps app, an investigator told Reuters on Wednesday.

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi began a visit to Kenya on Wednesday, where the government has relied on Chinese loans to develop infrastructure.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that the Biden administration is finalizing contracts for 500 million rapid COVID-19 tests that it plans to distribute for free to Americans who request them, although she did not share details on how soon the tests will be available.

In a heartwarming story from sports, the Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Kraken of the NHL recently gave a $10,000 gift to a young woman credited with discovering a cancerous mole on the team’s equipment manager at a game, quite possibly saving his life.