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Dec 1, 2025 - World

This blog is now closed.Full report: Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia floods death toll passes 1,100How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guideCyclone Ditwah, which unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across Sri Lanka, has brought heavy rain to India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.The storm, now about 30 miles off the coast of the city of Chennai, the state capital, has weakened into a “deep depression”, according to weather officials, who expect it to weaken even further across the day. Continue reading...

Dec 1, 2025 - World

A charitable foundation is making 25 Christmas stockings from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate

Dec 1, 2025 - World

Suspects arrested after tipoff over accusation that 17 South Africans were tricked on to frontlines of the conflictFive South Africans have appeared in court on charges relating to recruitment and fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, amid allegations that 17 South Africans had been tricked on to the frontlines of the conflict.A female suspect was arrested on Thursday on her return to South Africa at OR Tambo international airport outside Johannesburg, police said. Three suspects were arrested at the airport on Friday and another on Saturday. Continue reading...

Dec 1, 2025 - World

The White House on Monday said Adm. Frank M. "Mitch" Bradley was responsible for the deadly and controversial second strike on a Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs through international waters on Sept. 2.

Dec 1, 2025 - World

With votes from about 56% of polling places counted in Honduras, preliminary and partial results showed conservative candidates Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla leading the presidential contest early Monday and the governing party trailing