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They were expecting their usual floods. What hit was a one-in-300-year monster
The southern Thailand city of Hat Yai is used to flooding. But resident Krongkarn Jantarasavad says what ended up happening was inconceivable.
11/30/2025, 12:21:03 PM PST
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US and Ukraine hold peace talks
Diplomats from Ukraine and the US are meeting for high-level talks in Florida aimed at securing peace.
11/30/2025, 10:57:59 AM PST
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‘Broken hearts’ and curdling fury as Hong Kong mourns fire victims
As the death toll climbed to 146 on Sunday, residents told how they had complained about the renovations in the 40-year-old towers, and requested they be done one at a time.
11/30/2025, 3:52:12 AM PST
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Ukrainian naval drones hit two Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers
Separately, a Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital killed six people and wounded dozens, as the US attempts to broker peace talks to end the war.
11/29/2025, 10:20:54 PM PST
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I commanded Ukraine’s armed forces - here’s how to undermine Russia’s strategy and defeat Putin
The conflict in Ukraine has been going on for 12 years. Let there be no doubt over Russia’s broader goal in Eastern Europe.
11/29/2025, 8:30:00 PM PST
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US medicine regulator claims COVID jabs killed at least 10 children
A critic of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr described the internal memo an example of science “by press release”.
11/29/2025, 7:51:10 PM PST
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Australian sales furore turns spotlight on UK asylum hotels
The British government is investigating its contracts with an Australian travel company that helps manage thousands of asylum seekers.
11/29/2025, 6:45:00 PM PST
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'Exasperation and anger': Locals still reeling after Hong Kong apartment blaze
North Asia correspondent Lisa Visentin on the ground in Hong Kong after the deadly apartment fires.
11/29/2025, 6:42:57 PM PST
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Ukraine says it targeted two Russian tankers with drones in the Black Sea
The two oil tankers were empty and sailing to a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal.
11/29/2025, 3:55:05 PM PST
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Death toll from Sri Lanka floods rise to 132
Floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah have also left 176 people missing.
11/29/2025, 1:15:20 PM PST
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Tom Stoppard, playwright who dazzled with verbal gymnastics, dies aged 88
The Oscar- and Tony-winning playwright captured audiences and critics alike with his blend of comedy and wit.
11/29/2025, 11:00:33 AM PST
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An ousted leader, a Nobel laureate at the helm: How Bangladesh plans to rebuild itself
No stranger to turmoil, Bangladesh is set to usher in a new democratic future. How did it get here – and how is it meeting the challenge?
11/29/2025, 10:00:00 AM PST
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‘Please Lord, help me’: Hong Kong ‘helper’ saved toddler and his grandma as towers burned
Choking back tears, Vame Mariz Wayas Verador says she is still haunted by the inferno after she carried the terrified boy down 17 storeys to safety, while refusing to leave his grandmother behind.
11/28/2025, 11:27:45 PM PST
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‘Fatal combination’: Zelensky left exposed by loss of top aide in spiralling corruption scandal
The resignation of his chief of staff leaves the Ukrainian president deprived of his most important adviser at a critical moment in the fight against the Russian invasion.
11/28/2025, 7:21:04 PM PST
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‘They refused’: Residents urged action on fire safety a year before Hong Kong inferno
Investigators have focused on green netting that covered scaffolding, and polystyrene panels installed to protect windows. The estate’s residents had raised concerns about these materials in 2024.
11/28/2025, 6:12:28 PM PST
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Floods in southern Thailand
The southern Thailand city of Hat Yai, a commerce and tourism hub, has been devastated by record floods.
11/28/2025, 5:43:10 PM PST