GUATEMALA CITY -- At least nine people were killed and about 20 were injured early Thursday morning after a stampede at the end of a concert celebrating Guatemalan Independence Day in the western city of Quetzaltenango, the local Red Cross confirmed.

According to its reports on social media, the Guatemalan Red Cross and volunteer firefighters "stabilized more than 20 injured people and nine died at the scene." (Guatemala-Stampede-Casualties)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN assistant secretary-general for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, Miroslav Jenca, on Thursday stressed the need for a peaceful settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.

The international community must remain fully committed to a peaceful settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and spare no effort to de-escalate the current tensions, bring the parties back to the negotiating table and help them achieve peace and stability in the region, said Jenca. (UN-Armenia-Azerbaijan)

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GAZA -- The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Thursday said it would continue building and developing solid ties with Syria, signifying a possible restoration of relations between the two sides after ten years of estrangement.

In a press statement, the Gaza ruling faction said that building and developing ties with Syria "will serve our nation and just causes, with the Palestinian cause at its core, especially in light of the accelerating regional and international developments." (Palestine Hamas-Syria-Ties)

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KINSHASA -- At least seven people were killed and 16 seriously burned in a fuel tanker explosion late Wednesday in the province of Kongo Central, located in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guy Bandu, the provincial governor, announced Thursday.

Late Wednesday, a fuel tanker exploded in the locality of Mbuba of the province. The cause of this accident remains unknown, the governor announced on his Twitter account, adding that operations are already underway to clear the road. (DRC-Explosion-Death) Enditem

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