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Firefighters have mostly contained blaze that destroyed the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the northern district of Tai Po

Washington gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, arrived under Operation Allies Welcome and served in the Afghan army

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, including Jezzine, Lebanese state media reports

Hong Kong fire at Wang Fuk Court kills 65, injures 70, prompting $38.6 million relief fund

Tajikistan’s foreign ministry said Thursday that criminal groups in Afghanistan are attempting to destabilize border regions

Judge said Hasina’s actions showed a persistent corruption mindset, using public land as personal property for herself and her relatives

Emirati ambassador Mohammed Hamad al-Zaabi said in Aden that the UAE has allocated $1B to build solar, wind and oil-fired power plants

Hamas said it holds Israel fully responsible for its fighters’ lives and urged mediators to press Israel to let them return home

New Delhi relies heavily on imports to meet current demand, which the government says could double by 2030

The cable argues crime and human rights abuses linked to mass migration and 'individuals of a migration background' were a significant concern in Europe and the West

China's President Xi Jinping urges an 'all-out effort' to extinguish the fire and to minimize casualties and losses

Northern Iran’s Hyrcanian forest fire, initially controlled, reignited on Nov 15 due to winds and drought

Hasina fled to India in August 2024 amid mass protests against her rule and has remained in hiding since

Floods hit nine Thai provinces and eight Malaysian states for a second year, forcing nearly 50,000 evacuations

UK-based woman with an Indian passport was stopped by Chinese authorities in Shanghai on Nov 21 over her Arunachal Pradesh birthplace

Officials says the discovery was made after opening lockers that had been seized in September

World's fifth-largest economy last week implemented long-awaited labor laws that will replace colonial-era legislation and simplify a maze of confusing regulation

Indian media reports a UK-based woman holding an Indian passport was stopped by Chinese authorities during a layover in Shanghai on November 21

The purchases of the unusually large volumes extend a surge in Chinese buying after the recent thaw in US-China trade relations