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National Guardsmen shot in Washington DC: What happened, who’s the suspect? 

27 November 2025

Two West Virginia National Guard members were critically wounded after being shot near the White House. Officials have d...

Train collision in China kills 11 railway maintenance workers: Reports 

27 November 2025

News|Transport Eleven people were killed and two others injured when a train smashed into railway maintenance workers in...

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 63 years: What we know and how it spread 

27 November 2025

At least 44 people have died after Hong Kong’s worst fire in 63 years tore through several high-rise buildings on Wedn...

Miss Universe owners face fraud and trafficking allegations 

27 November 2025

News|Crime The Miss Universe competition has been overshadowed by legal drama as its owners face charges of fraud in Tha...

Australia clamps downs on ‘nudify’ sites used for AI-generated child abuse 

27 November 2025

News|Social Media Internet users in Australia have been blocked from accessing several websites that used artificial int...

At least 44 killed in Hong Kong high-rise fire, hundreds still missing 

27 November 2025

Skip linksSkip to Content blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, By Lyndal Rowlands, Rory Sullivan and Fiona Kelliher Pub...

Russia says talks to end Ukraine war ‘serious’ but rules out concessions 

26 November 2025

Russia says the United States-brokered talks to end the war with Ukraine are “serious”, but its officials caution th...

Trump yanks G20 invitation from South Africa over false genocide claims 

26 November 2025

United States President Donald Trump has taken to social media to announce that South Africa will not be allowed to atte...

Aftermath of Homs killings may mark turning point for Syria’s government 

26 November 2025

The killing of a Bedouin couple just south of Syria’s third largest city Homs threatened to spark another round of sec...