4 h. ago Sri Lanka closes schools and offices as damage from heavy rains kill 56 people

The country has been hit with heavy downpours, flooding buildings and infrastructure and causing landslide in several parts of the country

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5 h. ago Sri Lanka closes offices and schools as death toll from landslides and floods rises to 56

Sri Lankan authorities say they have closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from landslides and floods across the country rose to 56

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8 h. ago Flash flooding in Sumatra kills 69 as rescue crews search rivers for survivors

Monsoon rains cause devastation on Indonesian island, sparking landslides and flash floodingFlash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have killed 69 people, with 59 missing as emergency workers search in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies and possible survivors.Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province on Tuesday. The deluge tore through mountainside villages, swept away people and submerged more than 2,000 houses and buildings, the National Disaster Management Agency said. Nearly 5,000 residents fled to government shelters. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago BREAKING: Sri Lanka mass evacuation as brutal storm triggers fatal flooding and landslides

At least 31 people have already been killed and 14 others are missing after the powerful monsoon brought 100 millimetres of rainfall - and another 250 are expected today

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21 h. ago More than 30 dead and 14 missing as heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some parts of the country where landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have caused more than 30 deaths

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46 h. ago London travel diary: shooting cult eats and iconic sights with travel creator Alana Rainer

Travel creator Alana Rainer spends much of her time exploring Asia, from Thailand and China to Sri Lanka and the Philippines, capturing the striking surroundings in her trademark vibrant, raw and naturalistic style. Here, back in the UK, we follow Alana as she seeks out (and shoots) some spicy Asian eats at London restaurant Sticky Mango, before heading along the South Bank to shoot Tower Bridge at night, all captured using the impressive camera specs and Galaxy AI capabilities of the new Samsung Galaxy S25 FE device. Simply click the video to watch.

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63 h. ago 25 years since death of Damilola Taylor his charity still fighting to help UK youngsters

New boss of charity set up after death of Damilola Taylor describes how, 25 years after the schoolboy died, they are helping thousands of children across the country

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64 h. ago Man who caused deaths of friends in horror crash handed another road ban after driving motorbike drunk

A motorist who caused the death of three school friends in a horror crash 12 years ago has been banned from the road after admitting to driving a motorbike while drunk.

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68 h. ago Major UK airport begins shutdown of terminal after half a century in ‘end of an era’

A MAJOR UK airport has officially closed part of a terminal after 60 years of operation. Large sections of the departures and arrivals halls have shut, with only one airline remaining in the terminal. Manchester Airport's Terminal 1 has now closed to all passengers, except those travelling with Ryanair. The terminal was opened by Prince...

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68 h. ago Police investigation as boy, 15, dies after becoming unwell on school bus

Police are treating the death as unexplained, with investigations continuing into the circumstances

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69 h. ago Terror suspect of Sri Lankan bombings seeking asylum in UK on grounds he 'fears persecution' at home

The Sri Lankan man was arrested in 2022 but released on bail before he left his home country and travelled to the UK

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2 d. ago Thailand deploys navy to help flood victims as death toll rises after record rainfall

Thirteen people have died in the floods in southern Thailand

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3 d. ago Family speaks out after stepbrother emerges as suspect in death of Florida teen on cruise

Anna Kepner, 18, from Titusville, was found dead of asphyxiation under a bed on a Carnival cruise shipThe grandparents of a high school senior found dead on a cruise ship earlier in November say they fear they had lost two grandchildren after her stepbrother has emerged as a suspect in the case.“No matter what we find out, no matter what they tell us, it’s not going to bring either one of these children back,” Barbara Kepner, the grandmother of the late 18-year-old cheerleader Anna Kepner told ABC News on Monday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Islamist terror suspect questioned over Sri Lankan bombings which killed 269 people seeks asylum in Britain

The asylum seeker, from Sri Lanka, was held over allegations that he was involved in the Easter Sunday bombings in April 2019, which killed 269 including eight Brits.

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4 d. ago Grandma decapitated by bin lorry in full view of horrified schoolchildren

Maria Rubalcava de Ruesga, 69, was tragically killed by a bin lorry as she crossed a road near a primary school, with the cancer survivor's death leaving her family 'in complete shock'

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4 d. ago Cyril Ramaphosa bangs gavel to close G20 summit after US handover row

South Africa rejects proposal from US, which hosts next summit, for president to hand over to embassy officialSouth Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, closed the G20 summit in Johannesburg by banging a gavel, having rejected a US proposal for him to hand over to a relatively junior embassy official for the next summit in Florida in a year’s time.South Africa presented the two-day event as a triumph for multilateralism but it was marred by a boycott by the US, which has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against white minority Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Cyril Ramaphosa closes G20 summit after US boycott and handover row

South African president bangs gavel after rejecting plan from US, which hosts next meeting, for him to hand over to junior officialSouth Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, closed the G20 summit in Johannesburg by banging a gavel, having rejected a US proposal for him to hand over to a relatively junior embassy official for the next summit in Florida in a year’s time.South Africa presented the two-day event as a triumph for multilateralism but it was marred by a boycott by the US, which has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against white-minority Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago How cult leader ‘Commander Butcher’ plotted to sow mayhem across US

Guilty plea by far-right activist lays bare plans for bombings, school shootings and Santas handing out poisoned candiesMichail Chkhikvishvili, a self-described cult leader who called himself “Commander Butcher”, did not look like a Hollywood vision of a contemporary terrorist, despite the bizarre, almost made-for-TV extremist actions he planned, such as having people dressed as Santa Claus hand out poison candies on the streets of New York.Chkhikvishvili appeared in a Brooklyn court last week as one might find an office IT tech: close-cropped hair and black-rimmed glasses, attentive, clear-spoken and cooperative as he was questioned about his understanding of a plea that could see him imprisoned for up to 18 years at his March sentencing. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Washington man thought to be first to die from rare strain of bird flu

Health officials said they will monitor anyone who came in close contact with the man

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5 d. ago Vietnam flooding death toll reaches 90 amid landslides and relentless rain

Environment ministry says most of the deaths were in the mountainous central province of Dak LakThe death toll from major flooding in Vietnam has risen to 90, with 12 more people missing, the environment ministry said on Sunday after days of heavy rain and landslides.Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October and popular holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding. Continue reading...

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