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Thai city morgue exceeds capacity after flooding: medic 28 Nov 2025 - 08:06 am
Refrigerated containers are installed to store the bodies of flood victims outside Songklanagarind Hospital in Hat Yai in Thailand's southern Songkhla province on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Sarot Meksophawannakul / Thai News Pix / AFP)
'Dad, there's a fire': survivors recount deadly Hong Kong blaze 27 Nov 2025 - 04:36 pm
Bystanders look on after a major fire swept through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 27, 2025. Residents anxiously awaited news of their loved ones on November 27 at a temporary shelter as one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires in decades engulfed a 2,000-unit high-rise complex. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Truly severe' floods overwhelm Southeast Asia 27 Nov 2025 - 04:10 pm
Rescuers wade through flood waters by holding a rope in their effort to evacuate residents who are trapped at their houses in Padang, West Sumatra province on November 27, 2025. (Photo by Rezan Soleh / AFP)
Hong Kong high-rise fire kills at least 44, still burning 27 Nov 2025 - 08:13 am
Firefighters spray water on flames as a major fire burns through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate on November 27, 2025. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
Firefighters battle blaze at Hong Kong housing blocks 26 Nov 2025 - 01:14 pm
Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. (Photo by Yan ZHAO / AFP)
Bangladesh authorities seize 10kgs gold from Hasina's bank lockers 26 Nov 2025 - 01:10 pm
File photo of a Bangladeshi soldier on streets in Dhaka.
Thai court issues arrest warrant for Miss Universe co-owner 26 Nov 2025 - 12:02 pm
Peninsula
Floods and landslides kill eight in Indonesia 26 Nov 2025 - 08:07 am
Children play football in a flooded field following rain in Jantho, Aceh province on November 24, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Chinese company donates laptops, anti-malaria drugs in southern Benin 25 Nov 2025 - 06:22 pm
File photo: A nurse holds malaria vaccine vials. (REUTERS/Baz Ratner)
India, Pakistan to face off in group stage of cricket T20 World Cup: ICC 25 Nov 2025 - 05:31 pm
File photo: Pakistan and India fans cheer before the start of the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket match between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on September 14, 2025. (Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP)
Ethiopian volcano ash plumes affect flights in India 25 Nov 2025 - 04:54 pm
Peninsula
Thailand's export growth softens to 5.7 pct in October 25 Nov 2025 - 04:50 pm
File photo for representational purposes only.
Japan launches DOGE-inspired office to cut budget waste 25 Nov 2025 - 04:23 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions from reporters about her telephone talks with US President Donald Trump at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on November 25, 2025. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Singapore tells Apple, Google to clamp down on government spoofing 25 Nov 2025 - 03:23 pm
Peninsula
France bids farewell to beloved pandas bound for China 25 Nov 2025 - 01:18 pm
Male Panda Yuan Zi is lying in his internal enclosure before his last public snack at The Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, central France on November 23, 2025. Photo by Guillaume Souvant / AFP
South Korea president warns of risk of accidental clashes with North 24 Nov 2025 - 03:50 pm
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung arrives for the second day of the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on November 23, 2025. (Photo by Marco Longari / Pool / AFP)
Malaysia mulls social media ban for under-16s 24 Nov 2025 - 01:12 pm
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War refugee Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament 23 Nov 2025 - 03:31 pm
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known by his Japanese ring name Aonishiki Arata (L), receives the Prime Minister's Cup trophy after winning the Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on November 23, 2025. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP)