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A powerful explosion at a building reportedly storing mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar killed more than 45 people and injured around 70 others on Sunday, according to rescue workers and local media reports.

Ukraine launched fresh overnight drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, Russian officials reported on Sunday, while Kyiv denied Moscow’s allegations that a Ukrainian drone had struck the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that it had shot down a US MQ-1 drone after it allegedly entered Iranian territorial waters to conduct hostile operations. According to Iran’s state-run media, the drone was detected by Iranian air defence systems and destroyed with missiles.

US President Donald Trump has said that Washington is close to reaching a “very good deal” with Iran but warned that if negotiations fail to meet US expectations, the matter could be resolved through other means.