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Hong Kong mourns as apartment fire death toll rises to 146
Rescue teams find more bodies in burnt-out buildings of Wang Fuk Court complex after Wednesday’s fireThe death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex fire has risen to 146 after investigators discovered more bodies in the burnt-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at an ever-growing makeshift memorial at the scene of the disaster, among the worst in the city’s history.The Hong Kong police’s disaster victim identification unit has been going through the buildings of the Wang Fuk Court complex meticulously and has found bodies both in apartment units and on the roofs, the officer in charge, Cheng Ka-chun, said on Sunday. Continue reading...
Pope Leo XIV doubles down on insistence for 2-state solution to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pope Leo XIV doubled down Sunday on the Holy See's insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying in his first airborne news conference that it was the "only solution" that could guarantee justice for both sides.
Global demand, depleted U.S. stockpiles have American firms cranking up rocket, missile production
Global demand for arms in an increasingly fractious world and an alarmingly depleted U.S. stockpile of long-range weapons are driving a dramatic surge in the American defense industry's production of rockets and missiles.
Hondurans vote to elect new president in a close race under shadow of Trump's surprise intervention
Hondurans began casting ballots Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pardon a former president.
Netanyahu requests pardon during the Israeli prime minister's ongoing corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country's president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges, seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation.
Swiss voters reject mandatory national service for women and new inheritance tax
Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as men must already do.
Lawmakers want 'full accounting' from Pentagon after report of follow-on strike on alleged drug boat
Key congressional lawmakers say they expect a "full accounting" from the Pentagon after reports that military commanders in September ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean after two people survived the initial attack.
Venezuelan leader Maduro may seem desperate. But his loyalty vs punishment strategy is hard to crack
English phrases once bothered Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro so much that he urged his State of the Union address audience to phase out words like skatepark and fashion.
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-electionA crusading prosecutor in the Balkans comes under pressure to drop a big case. Vietnamese villagers learn they are to be evicted. A convicted crypto kingpin in the Gulf receives a pardon.All have one thing in common: they appear to be connected to the Trump family’s campaign to amass riches around the world. Since Donald Trump’s re-election a year ago, warnings that his use of presidential power to advance personal interests is corroding American democracy have grown ever louder. What is less understood – and perhaps even more dangerous – is the damage this is doing everywhere else. Continue reading...
Death toll in Hong Kong apartment complex blaze rises to 146 as the city mourns
The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 146
5 dead in house fire in eastern France
Local authorities report that five people have died in a house fire in eastern France
Turkey condemns Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil tankers off Black Sea coast
The Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea
