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Tausende Menschen aus der ganzen Stadt strömten in einen kleinen Park nahe den verkohlten Überresten des Wohnkomplexes Wang Fuk Court, um weiße und gelbe Blumen niederzulegen und handgeschriebene Botschaften des Gedenkens zu hinterlassen. Damit hat eine offizielle dreitägige Trauerperiode um die mindestens 128 Todes…
Police report that 11 residents have died after floodwaters swept through an elderly care home in Nalawalana, Pannala.
In 2023, a 15- and a 17-year-old plotted to attack a Christmas market in Leverkusen (North Rhine-Westphalia). In online chats, the two supporters of the "Islamic State" (IS), considered a terrorist organization by German domestic intelligence, plotted to kill as many people as possible by driving a truck into the cr…
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US President Donald Trump on Friday expressed his intention to pardon ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted of drug trafficking in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
During a special search operation conducted in Maradana, Beruwala area with the assistance of Police Special Task Force, two persons were arrested along with 800 grams of Crystal Methamphetamine (ICE) yesterday (28).
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The United States said Friday it will halt all asylum decisions following the shooting of National Guard members near the White House.
Tri-Forces and Police engaged in coordinated rescue and relief efforts in the disaster stricken areas due to the effects of cyclonic storm Ditwah.
United States President Donald Trump said he plans to suspend immigration from “all Third World countries”, the day after an Afghan national was named as a suspect in the shooting of two members of the National Guard in Washington, DC.
At least 115 people have been killed across South-East Asia after a week of record-breaking rain, flash flooding and landslides which metrologists say stemmed partly from a ‘rare’ tropical cyclone.
Hong Kong’s worst fire in memory was still smouldering in several apartment towers late on Thursday and into Friday morning as firefighters struggled to rescue dozens of people who remain unaccounted for.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya Kurunegala District MP J. C. Alawathuwala requested in Parliament yesterday a State of Emergency be imposed immediately as the country is facing a severe disaster situation. The MP also requested that this step need to be taken to legally enable the Army, Police and District Secretaries to car…
The International Criminal Court ruled Friday that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention after appeals judges rejected a request for his provisional release.
One of two National Guard members who were critically injured in a shooting near the White House on Wednesday has died, while the other is fighting for his life. According to US law enforcement sources, the suspect is a 29-year-old Afghan refugee, who entered the US in September 2021.
Acht Wohntürme gehören zum Komplex Wang Fuk Court im Stadtteil Tai Po im Norden von Hongkong. Erbaut in den frühen 1980er-Jahren liefen an den Fassaden der Gebäude gerade Sanierungsarbeiten. Trotz ihrer 31 Stockwerke waren die sehr eng beieinanderstehenden Hochhäuser ganz traditionell eingerüstet: mit Bambus.
د پاکستان پخوانی لومړی وزير عمران خان، د ۲۰۲۳م کال کې له اګست میاشتې راهېسې په زندان کې دی او د فساد د يوې قضيې په ترڅ کې د ۱۴ کلونو بند سزا تیروي. نوموړی له ډېرو تورونو سره لاس او ګريوان دی چې دی یې سیاسي غچ اخيستنه ګڼي او تور لګوي چې پوځ د سياست څخه د نوموړي د لېرې ساتلو په موخه دا قضيې په لوی لاس جوړې کړي دي. خو …
Israeli security forces killed two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday, after they had seemingly surrendered.
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Thousands of firefighters worked around the clock to contain the city’s deadliest blaze in decades at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po.
Volunteers offered food, supplies, services and their time to help people affected by the deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court.
Ho Wai-ho was dispatched to fight a 5-alarm fire at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court complex.
MANILA, Philippines – The International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals chamber will issue its decision on Friday, November 28, on the interim release request of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.
Peru's Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced former leftist President Pedro Castillo to over 11 years in prison for rebellion.
Flames had moved quickly through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po district on Wednesday afternoon, spreading through the eight high-rises and transforming the densely packed complex into an inferno.
Several areas in Colombo have been affected by the ongoing adverse weather, with reports of fallen trees and flooding blocking key roads, according to the Police Media Division.
Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 90 people in Indonesia this week as unusually intense monsoon rains slammed the island of Sumatra.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala announced that the leave of all police officers and civil security personnel has been suspended until further notice.
This case centres on a land dispute where the plaintiff initiated legal action in the District Court of Pugoda against three defendants, seeking a declaration of title to the land described in the plaint’s second schedule, along with desired reliefs. The plaintiff’s claim was based on four main contentions. Firstly,…
At least 65 people have been killed in a huge fire that engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong – the city’s deadliest blaze in more than 70 years.
Globally policing continues to evolve in response to new technology, demographicchange, diversifying societal demands and urbanisation. For example, crime has become more complex and expensive to investigate due to increasing mobility andtechnological advances. Across the world, there is growing interest in developi…
With the conclusion of COP30 in Brazil, the message emerging from global negotiations is unmistakable: the world has now slipped past the 1.5 °C threshold, and the window for meaningful action is rapidly narrowing. Despite urgent warnings from the UN Secretary-General and decades of promises, the global north contin…
Every year, on 25 November, the world pauses to observe the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This day marks the start of 16 Days of Activism, a global call for compassion, justice, and action. While campaigns, speeches, and hashtags raise awareness, one form of violence continues to l…
The Chair of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection, Member of Parliament (Dr.) Najith Indika, stated that the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board must take the lead in streamlining the Procurement process and easing existing Legal barriers related to importing equipment used…
CR and FC, eager to reclaim the A Division League title, will look to make it three wins in a row when they face Police Sports Club today at Police Park in their Maliban A Division League Inter-Club Rugby Tournament match at 3.30 pm.
Amid heavy rainfall in the Moneragala region, a private bus carrying 23 passengers was swept away by strong floodwaters in the Kumbukkan Oya area along the Wellawaya-Colombo main road yesterday (27). Reportedly the water level had risen to nearly six feet, creating extremely hazardous conditions. Nevertheless, resid…
The world looks on in shock: a devastating fire in Hong Kong engulfed a high-rise complex within 24 hours. Seven of the eight 31-story buildings in the Wang Fuk residential complex in the northern district of Tai Po went up in flames in a very short time. Authorities report more than 50 dead and hundreds missing, wh…
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The city’s deadliest fire in recent decades has united residents to donate food, clothes, goods and services to those affected.
Two West Virginia National Guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday near the White House in Washington, DC.
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Thursday condemned a military takeover in Guinea-Bissau. The bloc called for the release of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and other arrested officials.
O incêndio que deixou dezenas de mortos no complexo residencial de Wang Fuk Court, o mais mortal da história de Hong Kong, trouxe à tona novamente o debate sobre o risco do uso de andaimes de bambu e materiais inflamáveis nas construções locais.
Three people arrested for manslaughter as police search, seize documents at offices of housing estate’s building maintenance firm in San Po Kong.
د امريکا متحده ایالاتو ولسمشردونالد ترمپ، د چهارشنبې په ورځ وویل چې شکمن بریدگر یو نارینه دی چې په ۲۰۲۱ م کال کې له افغانستان څخه راغلی دی. د نوموړي په خبره له افغانستان څخه ټول هغه افغانان باید تر څېړنې لاندې ونیول سي چې د پخواني ولسمشر جوبایدن پروخت دغه هیواد ته تللي دي. د فدرالي پولیسو (اف بي آی) په حواله په د پل…
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The number of people who were killed in Hong Kong’s devastating apartment building fire has risen to at least 55, the city’s fire department said Thursday.
Em Moçambique, os exames finais da nona classe do ensino público foram anulados pelo Governo devido a fraude. Os enunciados foram vazados dias antes, com destaque para o de Matemática. O Ministério da Educação e Cultura (MEC) disse, entretanto, ter reagendado os exames para 8 e 9 de dezembro.
A woman was killed and a man seriously injured in a shark attack on Thursday at Crowdy Bay on Australia's east coast, police said.
The Kumbukkana area on the Monaragala-Colombo main road has been flooded, causing traffic disruptions. A bus traveling on the same road was caught in flash floods this morning, but all 23 passengers were rescued safely, police said.
