Hong Kong firefighters were still battling a massive blaze on Thursday after a deadly fire tore through a high-rise housing estate, killing at least 44 people and leaving hundreds unaccounted for. The disaster — the financial hub’s worst fire in decades — erupted...

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LONDON: The BBC chairman on Monday admitted the broadcaster was too slow to respond to a misleading edit of a speech by US President Donald Trump, but denied allegations that the corporation’s impartiality is being compromised from within its own board. Senior BBC...

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AL-EIZARIYA: Residents of this Palestinian town near Jerusalem say they are living in fear as demolition and evacuation notices surge—an escalation they believe is tied directly to Israel’s approval of a massive new settlement project. “This is a project of total...

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Paris: Authorities announced four additional arrests on Tuesday in connection with the spectacular October jewellery heist at the Louvre Museum, where thieves made off with treasures valued at $102 million. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the suspects—two men and...

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Chennai: A 61-year-old hospital worker, Ranganayaki, died on September 10 after an MTC bus hit her from behind on the Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road while she was walking towards the Chromepet bus stand. With no designated pedestrian space and footpaths encroached by...

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BHOPAL: A midnight protest at VIT University in Sehore district along the Indore–Bhopal Highway spiralled into large-scale violence late Tuesday, with enraged students allegedly torching several vehicles and vandalising university property. Videos of burning cars and...

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