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November 27, 2025 11:32 AM

Hong Kong police arrest three as apartment fire death toll rises to 44, hundreds missing

A huge fire still burning in a Hong Kong apartment complex that has killed at least 44 people and left almost 300 missing may have been spread by unsafe scaffolding and foam materials used during maintenance work, police said on Thursday. Working th...

November 26, 2025 10:06 AM

Trump says no firm deadline for Ukraine, Russia to reach peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed away from a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to agree to a U.S.-backed peace plan and shrugged off a report that U.S. negotiator Steve Witkoff coached the Russians on how to approach him on the topic. Trump...

November 25, 2025 9:49 AM

Nine children killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan province, Taliban says

At least nine children and a woman were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan's Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday. Mujahid said Pakistan also carried out raids in t...

November 24, 2025 4:46 PM

Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra dies at 89; PM Modi mourns “end of an era”

Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra, whose career spanned more than six decades and over 300 films, died on Monday at the age of 89, just weeks before his 90th birthday on December 8. Condolences poured in from across the country as political leaders...

November 24, 2025 12:37 AM

Trump accuses Ukraine of ingratitude as officials meet in Geneva on US peace plan

Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the war in Ukraine, after Kyiv and its allies voiced alarm over what they saw as major concessions to the aggressor Russia. U.S....

November 23, 2025 7:28 PM

PM Modi participates in IBSA Leaders’ Meeting in Johannesburg, calls for urgent global governance reforms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took part in the IBSA Leaders’ Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he underlined the urgent need to reform global governance institutions, including the UN Security Council. The meeting was chaired by...

November 22, 2025 12:26 PM

Putin envoy Dmitriev: Peace plan seeks to end Ukraine losses of land, lives

Russian President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Friday the U.S. plan for a settlement of the war in Ukraine was aimed at preventing more Ukrainian deaths and loss of territory. Several sources told Reuters and other med...

November 21, 2025 3:33 PM

G20: From crisis forum to premier platform for global economic governance

The Group of Twenty (G20) has evolved into one of the world’s most influential platform for international economic cooperation, shaping policies that affect more than 80% of the global economy. Established in 1999 in the aftermath of the Asian fina...

November 21, 2025 9:44 AM

India, Israel sign Terms of Reference to begin Free Trade Agreement negotiations

India and Israel have formally signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) to initiate negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking a major step toward deepening bilateral economic cooperation. The ToR was signed in Tel Aviv by India’s Minister ...

November 20, 2025 10:27 AM

Trump signs bill to release Epstein files

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the bill to release the files from the Justice Department investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The material could shed more light on the activities of Epstein, who socialized with ...

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