HONG KONG, Nov 28 — Outside a community centre in the Tai Po district on Friday morning, lines of distressed residents, relatives, and friends stretched down the block as people waited for their turn to identify victims of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades. The quiet hum of the crowd was broken only…
Nov. 27 (Foxton News) — Venezuela has withdrawn the operating authorizations of six prominent international airlines, escalating a growing dispute with the United States and further isolating the country from major global travel corridors. The decision follows the carriers’ collective suspension of flights to Venezuelan destinations after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a…
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (Foxton News) – Asian equity markets advanced on Thursday, supported by increasing confidence that the U.S. Federal Reserve could move toward its first interest-rate cut as early as next month. At the same time, the Japanese yen remained firmly on traders’ radars as speculation of imminent intervention intensified, amid uncertainty over whether…
WASHINGTON, Nov 26 (Reuters) — Two members of the National Guard were shot and left in critical condition on Wednesday during a violent ambush in the heart of downtown Washington, only a short walk from the White House. Authorities described the attack as deliberate, coordinated, and aimed specifically at uniformed personnel. The alleged gunman, who…
TOKYO, Nov 27 (Foxton News) — U.S. President Donald Trump privately urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to show restraint and avoid further escalating an intensifying diplomatic clash with China, according to sources familiar with their conversation. The request, made during a telephone discussion this week, underscores Washington’s desire to preserve a fragile détente with…
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (Foxton News) — A Georgia judge on Wednesday dismissed the criminal charges that had been brought against U.S. President Donald Trump and several of his political allies over allegations that they attempted to reverse the Republican leader’s 2020 election loss in the state. The decision, detailed in newly released court documents, abruptly…
PARIS, Nov. 26 (Foxton News) — France’s highest judicial authority reaffirmed on Wednesday the conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy for violating campaign finance laws during his unsuccessful 2012 re-election effort. The ruling marks another significant legal setback for the 70-year-old conservative leader, arriving just weeks after he spent nearly a month in jail in…
At Least 14 Dead After Fire Engulfs Hong Kong High-Rise Complex At least 14 people have died after a fire broke out across three blocks of a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Police reported receiving multiple calls from residents trapped inside the Wang Fuk Court complex, located in the northern Tai Po…
Questions are mounting about Donald Trump’s plan to impose specific conditions on Ukraine, with critics calling his peace initiative a “Russian wish list.” Russia has confirmed that Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Moscow next week as part of renewed efforts to find common ground on ending the nearly four-year war between Russia…
KAMPALA, Oct 22 – Authorities in Uganda announced on Wednesday that the death toll from a catastrophic road accident on one of the country’s busiest highways has been revised downward to 46 people. Earlier in the day, the Uganda Police Force (UPF) had reported that 63 people had lost their lives. The collision took place…
Russia Conducts Major Nuclear Drills Following Delay in Putin-Trump Summit MOSCOW, Oct 22 – Russia announced on Wednesday that it had carried out a large-scale nuclear weapons training exercise, just one day after the United States postponed a planned second summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump. The exercise, overseen…
SEOUL, Oct 22 – In a move likely to raise tensions across East Asia, North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, just one week ahead of a major Asia-Pacific summit that will bring together regional and global leaders in South Korea. According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the missiles were launched…
