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Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time.
Some stories for tonight:
Bangladesh fire: Over 40 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast
Ukraine war: UK to send Ukraine M270 multiple-launch rocket systems
Wheat: Why India's export ban matters to the world
Up to 15,000 may join largest ever migrant caravan to walk through Mexico to US
Mass shootings across the U.S. leave dozens killed or wounded this weekend
Afghanistan dominates global opium production. The Taliban is shutting that down
Firefighters still working to put out deadly Bangladesh container blaze
Germany faces 5 billion euros a year hit from Russian gas sanctions, Welt am Sonntag reports
Scientists think they have found a major cure: 'The first time this has happened in the history of cancer’
Russia Seeks Buyers for Plundered Ukraine Grain, U.S. Warns
Christo before Christo: Paris exhibition reveals artist’s earlier works
BBC
Bangladesh fire: Over 40 killed, hundreds injured in depot blast
A fire and a huge explosion have killed at least 49 people and injured hundreds more at a storage depot near the city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Hundreds of people had arrived to tackle the fire when a number of shipping containers exploded at the site in Sitakunda.
It is thought that chemicals were stored in some of the containers.
Industrial fires are common in Bangladesh, and are often blamed on poor safety regulations.
Many of the injured are said to be in a critical condition and the number of people killed is expected to rise.
Hospitals in the area are overwhelmed, with crowds of people waiting in hallways for treatment. Medics have appealed for blood donations and some of the injured have been airlifted to the capital, Dhaka.
BBC
Ukraine war: UK to send Ukraine M270 multiple-launch rocket systems
The UK is sending its first long-range missiles to Ukraine, the defence secretary has said, despite a threat from Russia to the West.
Ben Wallace said the M270 multiple-launch rocket system will help Ukraine defend itself against Russia.
The UK government has not confirmed how many weapons will be sent, but the BBC understands it will be three initially.
The decision was co-ordinated with the US, which announced last week it was also supplying a rocket system.
Tough shit, pootie.
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