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At least 13 dead as massive fire engulfs Hong Kong high-rise apartment buildings
Thick smoke and flames rise as fire engulfs high-rise residential buildings at the Wang Fuk Court complex on November 26, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. At least 13 people are dead and dozens of others inj...
Nov 26, 2025
Alleged Witkoff-Kremlin call on Ukraine was 'standard negotiation,' Trump says
Contributor/Getty Images(LONDON and KYIV, Ukraine) -- The Kremlin's top foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, confirmed there is a "preliminary agreement" for U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy ...
Nov 26, 2025
At least 4 dead as massive fire engulfs Hong Kong high-rise apartment buildings
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least four people were killed and three others were injured as a major fire engulfed a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Wednesd...
Nov 26, 2025
4th suspect connected to Louvre robbery arrested, along with 3 others: Authorities
View of the Cour Napoleon, a historic courtyard in the Louvre Museum and the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France on November 12th, 2025. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- A fou...
Nov 25, 2025
Kremlin says 'Trump's framework' on Ukraine is 'only substantive' peace plan
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov smiles during the Council for Interethnic Relations, on November 5, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Kreml...
Nov 25, 2025
6 dead as Russian missiles 'rain down' in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say
Emergency teams are on the scene dealing with the consequences of a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 25, 2025, in which 6 people died, 13 were injured, 18 were rescued, and 57 received psy...
Nov 25, 2025
Trump administration's proposed Ukraine-Russia peace plan now 19 points: Ukrainian official
Yevhen Titov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The United States-proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan now has fewer points following negotiations in Switzerland to try to make ...
Nov 24, 2025
COP30 delegates agree to a last-minute deal that falls short of expectations
Alessandro Falco/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It took an extra day, but the delegates at COP30, the U.N. annual climate conference, have reached a deal on a final agreement.The agreement, h...
Nov 22, 2025
Ukraine says peace talks 'will take place in the coming days'
Utku Ucrak/Anadolu via Getty Images(KYIV and LONDON) -- Amid a U.S.-proposed plan to end Russia's nearly four-year war in Ukraine, the Office of the President of Ukraine said Saturday that "consultati...
Nov 22, 2025
Children and staff reportedly abducted in latest attack on Nigerian school
An unknown number of students and staff were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in an attack on a Catholic boarding school in western Nigeria early Friday, authorities said. (Nigeria Police Force Niger ...
Nov 21, 2025