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As Hong Kong reckons with worst fire in decades, many see echoes of 2019 

05 December 2025

As Hong Kong grapples with the aftermath of a devastating housing estate fire that killed at least 159 people, the trage...

Russia increasingly belligerent as truce talks flounder, Ukraine war rages 

05 December 2025

Russia this week rejected the latest United States peace proposal for Ukraine and declared victory in battles over key U...

Israel sets military budget at $34bn, keeps attacking Gaza 

05 December 2025

Skip linksSkip to Content The funeral hold at the Nasser Hospital by relatives as people mourn six Palestinians killed i...

Makeshift movie screenings in Gaza City bring children ‘out of the ruin’ 

05 December 2025

Children in Gaza City, traumatised from more than two years of mass bombardment and displacement, the loss of family, fr...

Hong Kong student union suspended over calls for justice for fire victims 

05 December 2025

A university in Hong Kong has suspended the operations of its student union after messages were posted on campus express...

Pakistan seeks new South Asian bloc to cut India out: Will it work? 

05 December 2025

Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said that a recent trilateral initiative between Bangladesh, China and Isla...

Who is Brian Cole, arrested for planting pipe bombs in Washington in 2021? 

05 December 2025

Brian Cole, a 30-year-old man from Virginia, the United States, has been arrested for planting two pipe bombs in Washing...