Watching with horror from London last week as flames ripped through seven adjacent apartment blocks in Hong Kong, it was impossible not to think back to the Grenfell Tower fire of 2017, which exposed major systemic failures around UK social…
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Sri Lanka’s latest climate-driven floods expose flaws in disaster preparations – here’s what needs to change
When Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on November 28 2025, Sri Lanka experienced one of its deadliest environmental disasters in modern history.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared it the “largest and most challenging natural…
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US halts all asylum cases, reopens thousands under sweeping security review – World
The Trump administration has imposed the most sweeping internal freeze on immigration benefits in decades, ordering United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to halt all asylum adjudications and suspend a broad range of…
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Shortage of supplies blights daily life in Gaza
Israel is preparing to open the Rafah crossing to allow Gaza residents into Egypt, officials said Wednesday.
By Nathan Morley
Israel is preparing to open the Rafah crossing to allow Gaza residents into Egypt, officials…
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Frustration in Indonesia as flood survivors await aid, toll crosses 700 – World
Officials in Indonesia and Sri Lanka battled on Wednesday to reach survivors of deadly flooding in remote, cut-off regions as the toll in the disaster that hit four countries topped 1,500.
In Indonesia, survivors expressed growing frustration…
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Afghan Taliban minister says US shooting has nothing to do with his people or govt – World
The shooting of National Guard members in Washington, DC, over which an Afghan immigrant has been charged, has nothing to do with Afghanistan’s people or its government, Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on…
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Why influencer Sweet Zannat is trending after 19-minute viral video? Users are trolling her due to… – india.com
- Why influencer Sweet Zannat is trending after 19-minute viral video? Users are trolling her due to… india.com
- 19-Minute Viral Video: What Is It And Why You Shouldn’t Share It NDTV
- 19-minute viral video mystery floods social media. Here’s…
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Afghan Taliban minister says US shooting has nothing to do with his people or government – Reuters
- Afghan Taliban minister says US shooting has nothing to do with his people or government Reuters
- Afghan Taliban minister says US shooting has nothing to do with his people or govt Dawn
- Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark…
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India revokes order to preload smartphones with state-owned security app | India
India’s government has backtracked on an order for all smartphones to be pre-installed with a state-owned security app after a mass outcry over privacy concerns and refusal by technology companies to comply.
The department of telecommunications…
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Why did India order smartphone makers to install a government app? | Telecommunications News
India has revoked an order to smartphone manufacturers to install a government-owned cybersecurity application on all new mobile devices following massive backlash amid digital rights concerns.
According to an official notification issued by the…
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