Authorities in Hong Kong have ordered the removal of scaffolding mesh from buildings undergoing renovations by Saturday, as investigations continue into the Chinese territory’s deadliest blaze in decades. It is now known that 159 people died as a result of the fire last Wednesday at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex – with 31 still…
What does the latest round of diplomacy on Ukraine tell us about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mood and intentions? For starters, that he’s not ready to sign a peace deal. At least, not right now. And certainly not the deal (or deals) on the table. “No compromise version has yet been found,” commented Kremlin foreign…
Max Matzaand James FitzGerald Watch: Trump says he ‘doesn’t want’ Somali migrants in US US President Donald Trump has said he does not want Somali immigrants in the US, telling reporters they should “go back to where they came from” and “their country is no good for a reason”. “I don’t want them in our…
India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones after a public furore. The order gave smartphone makers 90 days to pre-load new phones with its new Sanchar Saathi app which could not be “disabled or restricted”, sparking privacy and surveillance concerns. The…
Ishara Danasekara,News Editor, BBC News Sinhalaand Koh Ewe Watch: Sri Lankan communities under water after catastrophic flooding Sri Lankan actor and musician GK Reginold rides a motorised fishing boat through Colombo’s suburbs, hoping to bring food and water to those in desperate need. Some of the families, Mr Reginold says, have not received aid for…
Nicolas Negoce,BBC Africaand Wedaeli Chibelushi AFP/Getty Images Military takeovers are nothing new in Guinea-Bissau. The West African country has experienced at least nine attempted and successful coups since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974. But when military officers announced they had seized control of the country last Wednesday, some analysts and political figures were sceptical….
Maia Daviesand Laura Gozzi Getty Images President Putin and his foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov Russia’s Vladimir Putin hosted US negotiators at the Kremlin on Tuesday for five hours of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said the discussions – held behind closed doors with US envoy Steve Witkoff…
A diamond-studded crystal Fabergé egg that once belonged to Russia’s imperial family has sold for a record £22.9m ($30.2m) in London. The Winter Egg – considered one of the legendary jeweller’s most beautiful creations – was bought by an anonymous bidder on Tuesday, Christie’s auction house said. It is decorated with 4,500 diamonds was commissioned…
Reuters Ex-president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted in 2024 Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, has walked free after President Donald Trump pardoned the man once characterised as the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with over 400 tonnes of cocaine. Trump has said that Hernández, who…
Crime Calls Drop 8.5%, Road Accidents Rise 7.3%: Dr. Rizwan By Muhammad Shahzad – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE — The Secretary of the Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122), Dr. Rizwan Naseer, reported that the Punjab Emergency Service (PES) rescued 214,912 victims while responding to 211,486 emergencies across the province in November 2025. During a review of…
