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Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:10:55 +1100
Trump’s warning over Venezuela
US President Donald Trump has declared the airspace above Venezuela should be considered closed.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:55:21 +1100
‘Broken hearts’ and curdling fury as Hong Kong mourns fire victims
Residents had complained about the renovations in the 40-year-old towers, and requested they be done one at a time.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:20:54 +1100
Ukrainian naval drones hit two Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers
Separately, a Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital killed six people and wounded dozens, as the US attempts to broker peace talks to end the war.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +1100
I commanded Ukraine’s armed forces - here’s how to undermine Russia’s strategy and defeat Putin
The conflict in Ukraine has been going on for 12 years. Let there be no doubt over Russia’s broader goal in Eastern Europe.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:51:10 +1100
US medicine regulator claims COVID jabs killed at least 10 children
A critic of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr described the internal memo an example of science “by press release”.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:57:15 +1100
Trump declares Venezuelan airspace closed as stand-off escalates
The US president is threatening to take more aggressive steps over the alleged drug trade, while planning to pardon a former Honduras president jailed on cocaine charges.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:45:00 +1100
Australian sales furore turns spotlight on UK asylum hotels
The British government is investigating its contracts with an Australian travel company that helps manage thousands of asylum seekers.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:42:57 +1100
'Exasperation and anger': Locals still reeling after Hong Kong apartment blaze
North Asia correspondent Lisa Visentin on the ground in Hong Kong after the deadly apartment fires.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:55:05 +1100
Ukraine says it targeted two Russian tankers with drones in the Black Sea
The two oil tankers were empty and sailing to a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:15:20 +1100
Death toll from Sri Lanka floods rise to 132
Floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah have also left 176 people missing.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 06:00:33 +1100
Tom Stoppard, playwright who dazzled with verbal gymnastics, dies aged 88
The Oscar- and Tony-winning playwright captured audiences and critics alike with his blend of comedy and wit.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +1100
An ousted leader, a Nobel laureate at the helm: How Bangladesh plans to rebuild itself
No stranger to turmoil, Bangladesh is set to usher in a new democratic future. How did it get here – and how is it meeting the challenge?

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +1100
They were expecting their usual floods. What hit was a one-in-300-year monster
The southern Thailand city of Hat Yai is used to flooding. But resident Krongkarn Jantarasavad says what ended up happening was inconceivable.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:27:45 +1100
‘Please Lord, help me’: Hong Kong ‘helper’ saved toddler and his grandma as towers burned
Choking back tears, Vame Mariz Wayas Verador says she is still haunted by the inferno after she carried the terrified boy down 17 storeys to safety, while refusing to leave his grandmother behind.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 14:21:04 +1100
‘Fatal combination’: Zelensky left exposed by loss of top aide in spiralling corruption scandal
The resignation of his chief of staff leaves the Ukrainian president deprived of his most important adviser at a critical moment in the fight against the Russian invasion.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:12:28 +1100
‘They refused’: Residents urged action on fire safety a year before Hong Kong inferno
Investigators have focused on green netting that covered scaffolding, and polystyrene panels installed to protect windows. The estate’s residents had raised concerns about these materials in 2024.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:43:10 +1100
Floods in southern Thailand
The southern Thailand city of Hat Yai, a commerce and tourism hub, has been devastated by record floods.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:54:54 +1100
The National Guard shooter fired at America’s heart. The response will be brutal
In this already febrile climate around immigration, the attack has set off a visceral response. And it is not limited to Afghan refugees.

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +1100
My scary night in Georgetown with the ‘Godfather of AI’
I cast aside my prejudices about artificial intelligence to hear what one of its creators had to say. Had he unleashed Frankenstein’s monster, or can we co-exist?

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:31:51 +1100
Toby’s mum’s phone is still ringing, but she hasn’t picked up since the fire
The 36-year-old has taken his place in the procession of ashen faces making their way into a community hall turned makeshift victim identification centre in the shadow of Wang Fuk Court’s burnt-out towers.

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