The suspect in Wednesday’s shooting was earlier identified by multiple outlets as a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the country in September 2021
Experts say traditional materials allowed the fire to spread from one tower block to another, engulfing seven in total. There is now huge pressure on Hong Kong’s government to act, writes Asia editor Adam Withnall
Firefighters were working to bring under control Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades and were rescuing residents from the high-rise towers in the suburban Tai Po district.
Firefighters are battling one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day, fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 44 people
The disappearance of a New Zealand father and his children into a forest for years before he was shot dead by police has prompted a major government inquiry
A romantic-mystery debut novel, The Artist by Lucy Steeds, set against the sun-drenched backdrop of southern France, has been crowned the 2025 Waterstones Book of the Year.
The military and federal law enforcement have moved to investigate lawmakers who filmed a video earlier this month urging troops to ‘refuse illegal orders’
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