- Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires The Guardian
- A visual timeline of the few hours it took a small fire to grow into Hong Kong’s worst blaze in decades CNN
- Hong Kong mourns those lost to fire as investigators search for remains Sky News
- Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze that killed 128 and counting Reuters
- A Hong Kong Fire Survivor’s Escape, in His Own Words The New York Times
US pauses visas for all Afghan passport holders, halts asylum requests
Pause on visas and halting of asylum applications comes after shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC.
S African ex-leader Zuma’s daughter quits parliament amid Russia war claims
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's resignation comes amid investigation into role in luring South Africans to fight in Ukraine.
How Trump’s pledge to tackle Sudan atrocities could play out
The war is being fuelled by regional powers and the US president may have some leverage over them.
Missing US cruise passenger on Caribbean island found by police – KSDK
Israeli raid on Syrian town kills 13, including children, residents say – The Washington Post
- Israeli raid on Syrian town kills 13, including children, residents say The Washington Post
- Israel’s deadly incursion in Syria a ‘war crime’ after 13 killed, Syrian FM says CNN
- Updates: Israel strikes Palestine, Lebanon, Syria threatening stability Al Jazeera
- Thirteen killed in deadliest Israeli raid for months in southern Syria BBC
- IDF said mulling expanded op in Syria if it finds Sharaa’s forces fired on troops The Times of Israel
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,374
Here are the key events from day 1,374 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Scientists sound alarm over unprecedented conditions in capital city: ‘We may have to evacuate’ – Yahoo
- Scientists sound alarm over unprecedented conditions in capital city: 'We may have to evacuate' Yahoo
- Opinion | Khomeini promised free water. Iran is running out of it. The Washington Post
- Satellite Imagery Shows Tehran’s Accelerating Water Crisis CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Iran Can’t Run Away From Tehran’s Disasters Foreign Policy
- As taps run dry, Iran’s president raises the unthinkable: abandoning the capital The Irish Times
Why the rich and powerful couldn’t say no to Epstein
The late sex offender maintained contact with wealthy and influential people even after his first conviction.
We searched for a true Christmas market – and may have found one
We visited festive markets in the UK and Germany to check which come closest to the real deal.
Are ‘buy now, pay later’ services trapping people in debt?
'Buy now, pay later' schemes are booming. But with more users turning to them, are they as risk-free as they seem?
Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US last year to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to import cocaine into the country.
Israeli forces fatally shoot 2 Palestinians after they appeared to surrender – The Washington Post
- Israeli forces fatally shoot 2 Palestinians after they appeared to surrender The Washington Post
- Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows The New York Times
- West Bank: Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender BBC
- Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender NPR
- Video shows Israeli soldiers execute 2 Palestinians as they surrender in West Bank raid, rights group says CBS News
Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will – The Guardian
- Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will The Guardian
- Sons of Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew and Epstein of abuse, seek control of her estate ABC News
- Virginia Giuffre’s Sons Seek Control of Estate, Potential Memoir Revenue Newsweek
- Epstein Victim Virginia Giuffre's Sons Argue She Was Mentally Unfit To Write A Will As Legal War Over Estate Brews Yahoo
- Virginia Giuffre was not mentally fit to write will, sons to claim The Telegraph
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US
Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments
Donald Trump has said he will grand a pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras who is serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US on drug trafficking and weapons charges.
“I will be granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez who has been, according to many people that I greatly respect, treated very harshly and unfairly,” Trump said Friday in a post on Truth Social.
Continue reading...East Timor still searches for justice, 50 years after Indonesian invasion
East Timor's declaration of independence in November 1975 was swiftly followed by invasion and decades of occupation.
Trump says will pardon former Honduras leader before presidential vote
Juan Orlando Hernandez, member of Trump-endorsed candidate Nasry Asfura's party, serving US drug trafficking sentence.
Londoners told to be vigilant with messages after cyber-attack on council
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea says it is checking whether data taken contained residents’ details
A London council has urged thousands of residents to be “extra vigilant” when receiving calls, emails or text messages after confirming that data had been taken in a cyber-attack.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), which has 147,500 residents, said some data had been copied from its systems in an attack this week.
Continue reading...Ahmed Sharaa’s regime behind attacks on IDF in Syria – The Jerusalem Post
- Ahmed Sharaa's regime behind attacks on IDF in Syria The Jerusalem Post
- Israel attacks on Syria: What happened, who did Israel claim it was after? Al Jazeera
- Israel’s deadly incursion in Syria a ‘war crime’ after 13 killed, Syrian FM says CNN
- Surgeons save soldier wounded in Syria who has a bullet lodged in his heart The Times of Israel
- Thirteen killed in deadliest Israeli raid for months in southern Syria BBC
Peru to declare a state of emergency as migrants leaving Chile trigger backlash – AP News
- Peru to declare a state of emergency as migrants leaving Chile trigger backlash AP News
- Peru's president to declare border state of emergency to prevent entry of undocumented migrants Reuters
- Peru to declare state of emergency to block Chile border crossings Al Jazeera
- Scared Venezuelan Migrants Are Fleeing Chile and Sparking Uproar Bloomberg.com
- Chile Peru Border chronicleonline.com