Category: Global News
Hong Kong begins five-day mourning period after deadly high-rise fire
Hong Kong began a five-day mourning period, after at least 128 people were killed in fires at a high-rise complex.
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help as Cyclone Ditwah death toll reaches 123
Some 44,000 people displaced by flooding across the country as relief operations intensify amid widespread destruction.
What we know about resignation of top Ukraine official
President Zelenskyy’s chief of staff has resigned after investigators searched his home amid a corruption scandal.
Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze as search for remains continues
At least 128 people died and 200 remain missing after the towers housing 4,600 people were engulfed by flames.
FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025: What to know about the tournament
Key dates, teams, players, venues, favourites and tickets ahead of the 11th edition of the quadrennial tournament.
Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv comes under deadly drone, missile attacks
At least two people have been killed and 15 injured in the attacks that left Kyiv's west without electricity.
Russia bans Human Rights Watch in widening crackdown on critics
Authorities also designate Anti-Corruption Foundation as 'terrorist' group and consider total ban on WhatsApp.
Indonesia death toll rises to 248 after catastrophic flooding in Sumatra
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been inundated with cyclone-driven rain for a week, killing about 400 people.
Son of jailed Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty in US court
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the Sinaloa cartel's 'El Chapo', changes his plea to guilty, documents show.
Belarus’s Lukashenko becomes second only leader to visit Myanmar since coup
Alexander Lukashenko's visit comes shortly before military government holds national polls widely condemned as a sham.