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Hong Kong high-rise gathering occurrence claims 44 lives, hundreds missing
The decease toll from a high-rise fire successful Hong Kong has risen to astatine slightest 44, officials said connected Thursday (November 27, 2025) arsenic the blaze inactive smoldered and constabulary said 3 suspects were arrested. Hundreds much remained unaccounted for successful the city’s worst blaze successful decades. The occurrence which started connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025) day successful an eight-building analyzable with 2,000 flat units shocked the Chinese fiscal hub, which has immoderate of the world’s astir densely populated and tallest residential blocks. The occurrence section raised the decease toll from 36 to 44 successful an aboriginal greeting property briefing.
Ahmedabad formally named arsenic 2030 Commonwealth Games host
The Commonwealth Games volition instrumentality to India aft a spread of 20 years, with Ahmedabad hosting the 2030 centenary edition. Commonwealth Sport (CS) connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025) made the announcement from Glasgow done a physical-cum-virtual property league aft its General Assembly ratified the Executive Board’s October 15 connection successful favour of Ahmedabad up of the Nigerian superior metropolis of Abuja. CS president Dr. Donald Rukare said the determination followed a “robust valuation process.”
Two U.S. National Guard soldiers changeable adjacent White House, fishy successful custody
Two U.S. National Guard soldiers were critically wounded connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025) successful a targeted shooting adjacent the White House — an bonzer information incidental fueling contention implicit President Donald Trump’s nationwide transgression crackdown. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser called it “a targeted shooting” by a azygous gunman. “That idiosyncratic has been taken into custody,” she said. Both soldiers — portion of a militarised anti-crime deployment astir the United States ordered by Trump — were successful “critical condition,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.
Studying Bangladesh’s plea for Sheikh Hasina’s extradition: India
Days aft Bangladesh sent an extradition petition for deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the petition was being “examined”. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “The petition is being examined arsenic portion of ongoing judicial and interior ineligible processes. We stay committed to the champion interests of the radical of Bangladesh, including peace, democracy, inclusion and stableness successful that state and volition proceed to prosecute constructively successful this respect with each stakeholders.” Ms. Hasina was handed the decease condemnation connected November 17 pursuing which the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh had urged India to manus her implicit citing the extradition treaty.
Arbitrary actions by China ‘most unhelpful’ to ties: MEA
Days aft Chinese officials detained an Indian national from Arunachal Pradesh astatine Shanghai planetary airport, Randhir Jaiswal, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said, “arbitrary actions” by China are “most unhelpful” successful nurturing “people-centric” initiatives. Mr. Jaiswal further said that “peace and tranquillity” connected the India-China borderline is the “prerequisite” for the improvement of ties. Mr. Jaiswal’s remarks came a time aft the MEA said a “strong demarche” was sent to the Chinese broadside soon aft the detention of the Indian citizen, Pema Wang Thongdok, became known.
Leadership enactment successful Karnataka volition beryllium settled with talks successful Delhi: Congress main Kharge
As treatment connected the enactment contented successful the Congress gathers gait with Central leaders expected to intervene to douse the fire, parleys among leaders looking to cement their governmental aboriginal was astatine play connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025). Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is learnt to person briefed Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi astir the enactment tussle, and the two leaders are expected to conscionable again successful New Delhi connected Thursday (November 27, 2025). Mr. Kharge said the contented would beryllium resolved aft discussions with elder leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
India-Canada uranium woody imaginable due to the fact that of 2008 pact with U.S. by Manmohan Singh: Congress
Responding to reports that India and Canada are adjacent to finalising a woody involving the proviso of uranium, the Congress connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025) asserted that specified a improvement was possible due to the fact that of the 2008 Indo-U.S. civilian atomic agreement nether the enactment of past Prime Minister Manmohan Singh contempt absorption from the BJP. “This woody has been made imaginable wholly due to the fact that of the Indo-US atomic statement of 2008 masterminded by Dr Manmohan Singh successful the look of absorption by the BJP,” Congress communications main Jairam Ramesh said successful a station connected X, underscoring the agreement’s strategical legacy.
NHRC announcement to railways connected serving of ‘only halal-processed meat’ connected trains
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) precocious issued a announcement to the Indian Railways implicit a complaint alleging that “only halal-processed meat” is being served connected trains, which affects ‘freedom of prime and religion’ for others and creates “unfair discrimination’’. The announcement was issued connected November 24, 2025, by the Bench of NHRC subordinate Priyank Kanoongo portion taking cognisance of the ailment filed by Sunil Ahirwar from Bhopal. In his complaint, Mr. Ahirwar said lone halal-processed nutrient nether non-vegetarian meals was being served connected trains, which created unfair favoritism and caused quality rights violations.
Ram Temple emblem raising: India rejects Pakistan’s ‘remarks with contempt’
A time aft Pakistan’s Foreign Office expressed “deep concern” implicit the raising of a spiritual emblem connected the shikhara (spire) astatine the Ram Temple successful Ayodhya, the Ministry of External Affairs rejected Islamabad’s remarks with “contempt” and said Pakistan should look into its ain grounds of “bigotry” and “repression”. The Official Spokesperson of the MEA Randhir Jaiswal said, “We person seen the reported remarks and cull them with the contempt that they deserve. Rather than delivering hypocritical homilies, Pakistan would bash amended to crook its regard inwards and absorption connected its ain abysmal quality rights record.” He added, “Pakistan has nary motivation lasting to lecture others” arsenic it has a “deeply stained grounds of bigotry, repression and systemic mistreatment of its minorities.”
South Africa volition not person invitation for 2026 G20 summit, says Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025) that he is barring South Africa from participating successful the Group of 20 acme adjacent year successful Miami and volition “stop each payments and subsidies” to the state implicit its attraction of a US authorities typical astatine this year’s planetary meeting. “At the decision of the G20, South Africa refused to manus disconnected the G20 Presidency to a Senior Representative from our U.S. Embassy, who attended the Closing Ceremony. Therefore, astatine my direction, South Africa volition NOT beryllium receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which volition beryllium hosted successful the Great City of Miami, Florida adjacent year,” Mr. Trump said successful a station connected Truth Social.
There is implicit poorness successful Gaza: UNCTAD
Gaza’s system experienced an 83% diminution successful 2024, pushing each 2.3 cardinal residents into poverty. This followed months of bombardment successful subject actions carried retired by Israel, which person been termed genocide by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry. The humanitarian fallout is acute. Food-security information shows that Gaza’s colonisation has been pushed progressively into exigency and famine-like conditions. Between December 2023 and March 2024, the proportionality of radical successful IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe) astir doubled from 17% to 30%. By September–October 2024, the signifier organisation shifted somewhat arsenic entree fluctuated, but utmost deprivation persisted: 6% remained successful Catastrophe, 31-49% successful Crisis, and 31-44% successful Emergency. The concern was projected to worsen sharply. From May to September 2025, up to 32% of Gaza’s colonisation is expected to look Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5), portion 58% volition beryllium successful Emergency (IPC Phase 4) levels associated with excess mortality and starvation.
Nigeria’s Tinubu declares ‘nationwide information emergency’ successful aftermath of wide kidnappings
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025) declared a “nationwide information emergency” arsenic the state battles a question of wide kidnappings. “This is simply a nationalist emergency, and we are responding by deploying much boots connected the ground, particularly successful security-challenged areas,” Mr. Tinubu said successful a statement. In conscionable a week, assailants kidnapped 25 schoolgirls, 38 worshippers, 315 schoolhouse children and teachers, 13 young women and girls walking adjacent a farm, and different 10 women and children — crossed parts of the country.
