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November 28, 2025 5:10 PM

PM Modi pledges solidarity with Sri Lanka; India dispatches urgent aid and relief materials for Cyclone Ditwah victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed condolences to the people of Sri Lanka following the loss of lives and widespread damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah. He extended prayers for the safety and recovery of all affected families. Sharing his...

November 28, 2025 3:45 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India in December for 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India from December 4 to 5 for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. During his visit, Putin will ...

November 28, 2025 3:25 PM

‘We’ve lost everything’: How floods devastated one of Thailand’s largest cities

When Jantarakarn Kaewjan went to bed in Thailand's southern city of Hat Yai last Friday, three days of heavy rains had only caused some waterlogging in the street outside her apartment building. But a little past midnight, the rising waters reached ...

November 28, 2025 12:52 PM

Five killed during Israeli raid in southern Syria, Syrian state media reports

At least five people were killed during an Israeli raid in southern Syria on Friday, Syrian state media reported, while the Israeli military said six of its soldiers were wounded in a clash during an operation to apprehend members of a militant group...

November 28, 2025 12:47 PM

How does the Hong Kong tower fire compare to other recent building blazes?

A blaze that ripped through a massive apartment block in Hong Kong has claimed at least 94 lives, surpassing the toll of a similar incident at London's Grenfell Tower in 2017. Here's how the tragedy compares to some other major building fire inciden...

November 28, 2025 12:39 PM

Cyclone Ditwah kills 46 in Sri Lanka, leaves 23 missing as rescue efforts continue

A cyclone swept across Sri Lanka on Friday, leaving 46 people dead and 23 more missing, officials said, with the weather department warning the storm could intensify as it moves across the island over the next 12 hours. Most fatalities were attribut...

November 28, 2025 12:09 PM

Trump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after D.C. attack

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will "permanently pause" migration from all "Third World Countries", following an attack near the White House he attributed to Biden-era immigration vetting failures. Trump did not iden...

November 28, 2025 10:30 AM

General sworn in as new Guinea-Bissau leader, ousted president arrives in Senegal

Guinea-Bissau’s military installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as transitional president on Thursday, a day after soldiers toppled the civilian leadership in a swift power grab made before the results of a weekend election could be announced. The p...

November 28, 2025 10:11 AM

Trump says US will soon take action against Venezuelan drug traffickers on land

The U.S. will "very soon" start taking action to stop suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday. "You probably noticed that people aren't wanting to be delivering by sea, and we'll be starting to sto...

November 28, 2025 9:54 AM

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank who appeared to be surrendering

Israeli security forces shot two Palestinian men on Thursday who appeared to be surrendering and unarmed during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine TV news footage showed. In the footage, the men are seen exiting a building surrounde...

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