At least 53 people were injured in a huge fire and subsequent blast at a cosmetics factory in the Iranian city of Karaj, near the capital Tehran.
The blast was caused by a gas leak in parts of the production line, state media said.
The incident on Tuesday took place at an industrial complex in Karaj, about 40 km west of Tehran in Iran's Alborz province.
People injured in the incident were hospitalised and some of them were in critical condition, state media added.
Zelenskyy, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the US president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting a settlement favourable to Moscow.
Flash floods claim lives in northern China
At least nine people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, with three others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world's second-largest economy.
Israel plans Gaza resident relocation
Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting from Sunday ahead of relocating them from combat zones to the south of the enclave "to ensure their safety," the Israeli military said on Saturday.
Trump urges Zelenskyy to make a deal
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because "Russia is a very big power, and they're not", after a summit where Vladimir Putin was reported to have demanded more Ukrainian land.
Zelenskyy to travel to Washington for talks with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would travel to Washington on Monday for talks with Donald Trump, after the US president's summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin failed to bring an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
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