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Russia bans Human Rights Watch in widening crackdown on critics 

29 November 2025

Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organisation”, a label that, under a 2015 la...

Indonesia death toll rises to 248 after catastrophic flooding in Sumatra 

29 November 2025

News|Weather Rescue workers in Indonesia are continuing to battle to reach victims in several devastated areas submerged...

Hong Kong mourns victims of blaze as search for remains continues 

29 November 2025

People in Hong Kong are mourning the deaths of at least 128 people who died in the region’s largest blaze in decades i...

Son of jailed Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty in US court 

29 November 2025

News|Drugs A son of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will plead guilty next week in the United ...

Belarus president becomes only second leader to visit Myanmar since coup 

29 November 2025

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit seen as lending support to the Sout...

S African ex-leader Zuma’s daughter quits parliament over Russia war claims 

28 November 2025

A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament amid allegations that she lured 17 ...

US pauses visas for all Afghan passport holders, halts asylum requests 

28 November 2025

The US State Department has announced it is “immediately” pausing issuing visas for individuals travelling on Afghan...

East Timor still searches for justice, 50 years after Indonesian invasion 

28 November 2025

East Timor – It is a quiet afternoon in Lospalos. Just the clucking of chickens, the grunt of a pig and in the distanc...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,374 

28 November 2025

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here’s where things stand on Saturday, November 29. Fighting Russian drones struck six locatio...

Trump claims he will nullify executive orders Joe Biden signed by autopen 

28 November 2025

United States President Donald Trump has said that he will throw out all executive orders issued under predecessor Joe B...