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Hong Kong mourns victims of fire that killed 128 and counting

The charred remnants of the apartment complex that went up in flames in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong mourns victims of fire that killed 128 and counting

Hong Kong's leaders oversaw a ceremony on Saturday to mourn the at least 128 people killed in a high-rise apartment complex fire, a toll that is likely to rise further with 200 others still unaccounted for days after the tragedy.

Video shows Israeli forces killing two Palestinians after surrender

Israeli forces with one of the two surrendered Palestinian men, moments before shooting him dead....

Video shows Israeli forces killing two Palestinians after surrender

The United Nations said on Friday that the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces the previous day appeared to be a "summary execution."

Zelenskiy's top aide quits after anti-corruption raid on home

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and top aide Andriy Yermak. File photo: Reuters

Zelenskiy's top aide quits after anti-corruption raid on home

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's powerful chief of staff Andriy Yermak, a close ally who has headed Ukraine's negotiation team at fraught US-backed peace talks, has quit, hours after anti-corruption agents searched his home.

Teen fights for life after Black Friday brawl at Adelaide mall

A 16-year-old boy has life-threatening injuries and another man has also been stabbed during a brawl involving four people at a suburban Adelaide shopping mall.

Scores killed in floods in Southeast Asia

A man stands next to a damaged car in a flooded area in the Hat Yai district of Thailand's...

Scores killed in floods in Southeast Asia

The death toll from floods across large swathes of Southeast Asia rose to at least 161 on Friday.

Stronger police powers to be tested during Melbourne protest

Expanded weapon search powers will be put to the test as Melbourne police prepare for possible clashes between anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters.

National Guard member dies after shooting

Sarah Beckstrom, a West Virginia National Guard Soldier with the 863rd Military Police Company,...

National Guard member dies after shooting

US President Donald Trump says a National Guard member has died after being shot in an ambush by an Afghan national - an attack he blamed on Biden-era immigration vetting failures.

'Heroic' passerby praised for saving shark victim

A Swiss tourist was killed by a shark at a remote NSW beach, but a passerby's heroic efforts might have saved the life of the man she was with.

Towers blaze: Search phase to end as death toll climbs

The estate had been undergoing renovations and was wrapped in flammable bamboo scaffolding and...

Towers blaze: Search phase to end as death toll climbs

Hong Kong fire authorities say they expect to wrap up operations after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years tore through a massive apartment complex, killing at least 94 people.

Transfer of bodies made

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters

Transfer of bodies made

Israel has transferred the bodies of 15 Palestinians to the Gaza Strip, the territory’s Hamas-run health authority said yesterday, after the remains of the latest hostage returned to Israel were...

Woman dies after shark attack, man critically hurt

The attack took place at the Crowdy Bay National Park in New South Wales. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Woman dies after shark attack, man critically hurt

A woman is dead after a shark attack at a remote New South Wales beach, and a man is in hospital in a critical condition after also being bitten.

'Targeted': National Guard soldiers shot near White House

Officers at the scene where two members of the National Guard were shot at in Washington DC in...

'Targeted': National Guard soldiers shot near White House

Two National Guard soldiers have been critically injured in a shooting near the White House in what US officials describe as a targeted ambush. A suspect is in custody.

At least 44 dead in Hong Kong apartment blaze

A distraught resident Wong, 71, reacts after claiming his wife is trapped inside the complex....

At least 44 dead in Hong Kong apartment blaze

A huge fire in a Hong Kong residential apartment complex has killed at least 44 people and left almost 300 missing, police said on Thursday.

Trump says no firm deadline for peace deal

President Donald Trump told reporters he thought the United States could make a deal with China,...

Trump says no firm deadline for peace deal

United States President Donald Trump yesterday backed away from tomorrow’s deadline for Ukraine to agree to a US-backed peace plan

Arrests linked to heist

This diamond tiara adorned with pearls worn by French Empress Eugenie was among the items stolen....

Arrests linked to heist

French police have arrested a total of four more suspects linked to the October 19 heist of crown jewels from the Louvre, the Paris state prosecutor’s office said yesterday.

Aussie teens ask High Court to block social media ban

Aussie teens ask High Court to block social media ban

A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court.

Greater search powers for police in Melbourne

'Sad day indeed': Greater search powers for police in Melbourne

Police in Melbourne will have the power to stop and search people without warrants in designated areas as part of a push to improve safety.

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Photo: Reuters

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he is ready to advance a US-backed framework for ending the war with Russia.

Bushfire risk spikes as temperatures soar in Australia

Forecasts of soaring temperatures and damaging wind gusts have prompted Australian authorities to raise bushfire alerts to their highest levels in more than two years.

Trump adds turkeys to big pardon list

President Donald Trump with Gobble at the White House. Photo: Reuters

Trump adds turkeys to big pardon list

Gobble and Waddle have been spared from Thanksgiving dinner tables.

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