Firefighters struggle to reach residents potentially trapped on upper floors of burning housing complex.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Hong Kong high-rise fire live: Blaze kills at least 44, hundreds missing
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Australia clamps downs on ‘nudify’ sites used for AI-generated child abuse | Social Media News
Three websites used to create abuse imagery had received 100,000 monthly visits from Australians, watchdog says.
Published On 27 Nov 2025
Internet users in Australia have been blocked from…
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Miss Universe owners face fraud and trafficking allegations | Crime News
Arrest warrant issued for missing Thai mogul Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, as co-owner investigated in Mexico.
Published On 27 Nov 2025
The Miss Universe competition has been overshadowed by…
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Australia lists Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard as state sponsor of terrorism
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday, following an intelligence assessment that it had orchestrated attacks against…
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Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 63 years: What we know and how it spread | Construction News
At least 44 people have died after Hong Kong’s worst fire in 63 years tore through several high-rise buildings on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Firefighters are still fighting the blaze in the Tai Po neighbourhood, and trying to reach…
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Trump says US must re-examine Afghan immigrants who came when Biden was president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for his government to re-examine Afghan immigrants who entered the United States during the former President Joe Biden’s administration.
The president called the shooting of two…
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Schools but no books: Gaza’s children return to makeshift classrooms
With no backpack, books or uniform, 11-year-old Layan Haji navigates the ruins of Gaza City and heads to a makeshift classroom after two years of war halted her education.
But the school is not what she is used to. Painted walls and students’…
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Pope urges Turkey to embrace mediator role on first overseas trip
Pope Leo XIV began a four-day visit to Turkey on Thursday, urging Ankara to embrace its role as a mediator in a world gripped by conflict after talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Mr President, may Turkey be a source of stability and…
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Pope lands in Turkey to meet Erdogan on first overseas trip
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a four-day visit where he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meet Christian leaders on the first overseas trip of his papacy.
The trip, which includes a second leg to Lebanon,…
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Yemeni drugs seizure a ‘landmark moment’, say WADA
The seizure of a large amount of performance-enhancing drugs in a raid by Yemeni law enforcement agents is “a landmark moment”, the head of investigations for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has told AFP.
Gunter Younger said the operation,…
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