Baghdad: The death toll from a devastating fire at a hypermarket in Kut, the capital of Iraq’s Wasit province, has risen to 61, the Interior Ministry confirmed on Thursday. A massive fire broke out Wednesday night in a five-story commercial building housing a restaurant and a hypermarket, which had only been open for seven days,.
The 24-member cabinet, announced on February 8, aims to implement financial reforms, oversee reconstruction efforts, and enforce a resolution to stabilise the Lebanese border with Israel.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austen said in a separate statement: "This is the start of our response. The President has directed additional actions to hold the IRGC and affiliated militias accountable for their attacks on US and Coalition Forces.
