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 […]
A United States-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC, accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker’s denials. International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates) has previously sued Tesla, Apple and other tech firms over cobalt sourcing,
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The Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees has said the government has stopped granting refugee status to persons from countries that are not at war. The decision follows dwindling donor support amid a steady refugee influx into the country. Minister Hilary Onek said: “I have instructed our officers not to give refugee status to
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In a waterside house in the town of Lakeland, Florida, Marven laughs with two women he loves dearly – his sister Rochelle and their biological mother, Guerline. The warmth between them is unmistakable as they celebrate his 16th birthday, even though they spent a decade apart. Now they fear being separated again. Also celebrating is
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Luweero, Uganda: The Greater Luwero community is mourning the death of Luweero Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Comrade Richard Bwabye, who passed away on Friday night, November 21, 2025, at Mulago National Referral Hospital after months of battling complications from a severe stroke. According to the Office of the Dean of RDCs, Bwabye had been receiving intensive
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Smoke billows following a crash of the Tejas fighter jet at the Dubai Air Show, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 21, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from an eyewitness video. Image/Reuters Wing Commander Namansh Syal, a decorated Indian Air Force fighter pilot from Himachal Pradesh, died when a Tejas LCA crashed during an aerobatic
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Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry is in the hospital for the last three days after she fell off the stage at the preliminary round of Miss Universe. The incident happened on November 19. The Miss Universe Jamaica Organization has shared an update with People that her sister Dr. Phylicia Henry-Samuels is there with her in Thailand.
US President Donald Trump. AFP Several Democratic lawmakers have been seeking police action since Friday, after US President Donald Trump said that they should be arrested and potentially punished by death for encouraging the American military to disobey orders from the White House. Soon after Trump made the threat online, at least two lawmakers, Reps. Jason
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. AP Contrary to popular assumption, US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had a cordial meeting at the White House on Friday afternoon as the
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday 20th, November ,2025, commissioned a USD50 million cassava starch processing plant in Namasagali, Kamuli District, marking a major milestone in Uganda’s push toward industrialization and pharmaceutical self-reliance. The facility, spearheaded by Ugandan scientist and entrepreneur Dr. Matthias Magoola under Dei BioPharma Ltd., forms the first phase of what is
