
Hong Kong high-rise fire kills at least 44, still burning
A huge fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing estate has killed at least 36 people, city leader John Lee said on Thursday, adding that 279 people were unaccounted for.
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A huge fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing estate has killed at least 36 people, city leader John Lee said on Thursday, adding that 279 people were unaccounted for.

Miss Mexico Universe, Fatima Bosch, won Miss Universe 2025, while Miss Thailand Universe, Veena Praveenar Singh, was named first runner-up in the beauty pageant held in Bangkok today.

WASHINGTON - Members of the House of Representatives returned to Washington on Tuesday, braving the nation's tangled airports for a vote that could bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close.

Their Majesties King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida will make a state visit to the People’s Republic of China next week, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.

When he announced his run for mayor last October, Zohran Mamdani was a state lawmaker unknown to most New York City residents.

Dick Cheney achieved influence unrivaled for a vice president in shaping US foreign policy, ruthlessly pursuing military might and advocating pre-emptive war to reshape the world.

The Intellectual Property Rights Department has included Chumphon durian as the sixth Geographical Indication (GI) product of the southern province of Chumphon, after Pa Thieu yellow rice, the Leb Mue Nang Chumphon banana, Khao Thalu coffee, Tham Singh Chumphon coffee and the Lamae Hom Thong banana.

Huntingdon, United Kingdom - UK police arrested two suspects after a multiple stabbing on a London-bound train late Saturday, with "a number of people" taken to hospital triggering a "large-scale" emergency response.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul described US President Donald Trump as responsive and attentive during their brief discussions on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea.

Aboard AIR FORCE ONE - President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans.

Gyeongju, South Korea - US President Donald Trump may be facing "no kings" protests back home, but in South Korea officials had the perfect gift for the monarch-loving magnate -- a replica golden crown.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has tried to assure the Thai public that they need not be overly concerned about the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rare earth elements, signed between Thailand and the United States at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26th.