Immigration Halt Targets ‘High-Risk’ Nations After National Guard Killings
President Donald Trump has ordered an immediate freeze on immigration applications from nineteen countries his administration now labels as…
Category: 4. World
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A 1-year-old was among 159 killed in Hong Kong apartment fires. 30 others missing
HONG KONG — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance work at the housing complex.
The youngest person…
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South Korean president mulls apology to North | Politics News
Lee Jae Myung says he felt he should apologise over drone flights allegedly ordered as a provocation by his predecessor.
Published On 3 Dec 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has said…
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Developing | Japan’s Sanae Takaichi reaffirms Taiwan is a part of China
Japan’s position on Taiwan remains unchanged, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday, referring to a 1972 commitment that led to the normalisation of ties between Beijing and Tokyo.
“The Japanese government’s basic position…
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Palestinian prisoner becomes award-winning novelist : NPR
Bassem Khandaqji, 41, poses for a photo at a hotel in Cairo on Oct. 17, 2025, days after Israel freed him and other…
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Belgium urges Europe to drop plan for frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
Nick Beake,Europe correspondentand
Bruno Boelpaep,Additional reporting
AFPBelgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever has written to the European Commission chief warning that the EU’s plan is “fundamentally wrong” Belgium has accused the EU of…
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Thailand relaxes afternoon alcohol ban to boost tourism
Thailand has temporarily lifted a decades-old ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks in the afternoons as it seeks to boost tourism.
Liquor stores and other accredited establishments can now sell beer, wine and spirits from 14:00 to 17:00 as part of…
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Was the coup real or a ‘sham’?
Nicolas Negoce,BBC Africaand
Wedaeli Chibelushi
AFP via Getty ImagesGen Horta N’Tam, Guinea-Bissau’s new leader, was considered to be a close ally of the former president Military takeovers are nothing new in Guinea-Bissau. The West African country…
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India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones
India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones after a public furore.
The order – passed last week but made public on Monday – gave smartphone makers 90 days to…
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India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones
India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones after a public furore.
The order – passed last week but made public on Monday – gave smartphone makers 90 days to…
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