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Asia floods: Death toll crosses 1,500 as rescuers race to reach isolated villages

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Rescuers are still struggling to reach isolated communities a week after catastrophic floods and landslides tore through South and Southeast Asia, leaving more than 1,500 people dead and nearly 1,000 missing. The disaster killed at least 837 people in Indonesia, 479 in Sri Lanka, 185 in Thailand, and three in Malaysia, authorities reported on Wednesday, even […]

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Pope Leo tours Istanbul’s famous Blue Mosque, declines to pray alongside imam

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Father Mike Schmitz reacts to Pope Leo’s visit to Turkey, the resurgence of faith among Gen Z following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the goal of having unity among Christians. Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting

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Hong Kong counts 128 dead in apartment-tower fire with hundreds still unaccounted for

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Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a massive fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to rise with 200 others still unaccounted for days after the disaster. Authorities have arrested 11 people in connection with the city’s worst blaze in nearly 80 years as

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Indonesia death toll rises to 248 after catastrophic flooding in Sumatra

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Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been inundated with cyclone-driven rain for a week, killing about 400 people in total across the three countries. Rescue workers in Indonesia are continuing to battle to reach victims in several devastated areas submerged by cyclone-driven torrential rain over the past week, as authorities said the death toll has now reached 248

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Firefighting ends at site of huge Hong Kong blaze as death toll soars to 94

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Death toll rises to 128published at 10:07 At least 128 people are now known to have died in the tower block fire, authorities say. At a press conference, they add that 16 bodies remain inside the buildings. Hong Kong Police have confirmed fire services are expected to give a news conference shortly – at 07:00

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Putin says ready to guarantee no Russian attack on Europe

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Putin branded fears that Moscow is planning to invade another European nation as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘complete nonsense’. President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to guarantee in writing that Russia will not attack another European nation, as he dismissed claims that Moscow intends to invade another country as a “lie” and “complete nonsense”. Speaking

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Terrorists kill three cops in Pakistan as tensions persist with neighbouring Afghanistan

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Gunmen strike in Hangu district, amid rising terrorist violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; investigation and manhunt underway. A group of terrorists armed with assault rifles attacked a roadside police checkpoint overnight in northwest Pakistan, killing three officers before fleeing, police said on Thursday. Officers returned fire at the checkpoint in Hangu, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Pope Leo arrives in Turkey on first foreign trip, six months into papacy

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Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Turkey at the start of the first foreign trip of his papacy, where he will mark an historic Christian anniversary, before heading to Lebanon days after Israeli airstrikes on its capital, Beirut. As he travelled to Ankara, the Pope summed up the message of his trip by saying that

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At least 55 dead and hundreds missing in Hong Kong as firefighters battle last of public housing fires

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Summary At least 55 people have been killed in a huge fire engulfing a high-rise public housing complex in Hong Kong – hundreds are still unaccounted for The blaze tore through seven of eight tower blocks in Tai Po district. Fires are under control in four, and officials hope to quell those remaining by evening Wang Fuk

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Russian UN envoy says Israel’s fortifications in Gaza suggest long-term occupation plans

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The Russian permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, said that Israel’s construction of fortifications and barriers in Gaza signals plans for a long-term occupation, urging a clear timetable for withdrawal and the transfer of governance to the Palestinian Authority (PA). He told a UN Security Council session that Israel is imposing restrictions on

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