LONDON — The death toll from the massive fire at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong rose to 128 as of Friday, as search and rescue efforts continued. Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung announced the new death toll on Friday but warned that more bodies may still be found. Three men […]
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Pro-Palestine conference leaders sue Berlin officials who shut down event | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Berlin, Germany – Organisers of a pro-Palestine conference are suing authorities in Berlin who shut the event down last April soon after it began. They hope a panel of judges at the Berlin Administrative Court will rule that police acted unlawfully in cracking down on the Palestine Congress, a forum of solidarity activists and human […]
Ferry Crashed From Distracted Operator Looking At Phone, Officials Say
new video loaded: Ferry Crashed From Distracted Operator Looking At Phone, Officials Say The ferry was carrying 267 passengers and crew members on board when it struck a rocky islet in South Korea on Wednesday. About 27 passengers suffered minor injuries or dizziness. The ferry’s captain and two officers were charged with injury by gross […]
First Thing: US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv | US news
Good morning. US and Russian officials have quietly drafted a new plan to end the war in Ukraine that would require Kyiv to cede territory and severely cut the size of its military, it was reported on Wednesday, in a development that Kyiv will probably view as surrender. News of the plan, reportedly developed by […]
US knew Israeli officials discussed use of human shields in Gaza: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel has repeatedly been accused of using Palestinians as human shields in violation of international law. Published On 13 Nov 202513 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States had evidence last year that Israeli officials discussed how their soldiers sent Palestinians into tunnels in Gaza that the Israelis […]
No one hurt after ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard medical campus, officials say | Harvard University
There was an explosion early Saturday at Harvard University’s medical school that appears to have been intentional, but no one was injured, authorities said. Photo by Harvard University police of a person of interest. Photograph: AP Police at the Massachusetts Ivy League university said in a statement that an officer who responded to a fire […]
Inside Syria’s jail for IS suspects as officials say attacks by group are rising
Goktay Koraltan/BBC Wives and children of suspected Islamic State group fighters are detained in tented camps In the complex mosaic of the new Syria, the old battle against the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) continues in the Kurdish-controlled north-east. It’s a conflict that has slipped from the headlines – with bigger wars elsewhere. But […]