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Chinese jet targets Japanese fighters with radar lock as tensions escalate

The latest incident is set to further fuel tensions between the two nations sparked by Takaichi's comments on Taiwan last month, which is worrying to other Asia-Pacific countries

Timeline of deadly nightclub fires worldwide over the last 10 years

In March 2025, fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia, killed 62 people. Blaze broke out when sparks from indoor fireworks hit the ceiling and set it alight

Why does AI write like that? Exploring strange patterns of machine text

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive - and grating - voice

Security forces foil attack on Jaffar Express in Pak's Balochistan

Unidentified insurgents planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on the track used by the Peshawar-bound train in the Nasirabad area of the province on Saturday

Criminal sentencing hinges on remorse, but how do we assess if it is real?

While a lack of remorse will not aggravate (increase) a sentence, a sincere expression of remorse can reduce a sentence, especially if accompanied by an early guilty plea

Strong quake of magnitude 7.0 jolts Canada, no causalities reported so far

Earthquakes Canada registered a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near the Alaska-Yukon border that was five kilometres in depth

Earthquakes, heatwaves and floods: How extreme weather shaped 2025

From deadly heatwaves and massive floods to powerful quakes and cyclones, 2025 witnessed severe natural disasters across the globe

Hong Kong votes in legislative election after deadly apartment fire

The poll, coming less than two weeks after an apartment fire that killed at least 159 people, is a possible test of public sentiment about the government's handling of the tragedy

Trump's equity stake plan doesn't apply to big US defence firms: Boeing

Govt wants industry to make investments in facilities, and large contractors are expected be able to do this, Steve Parker, Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security said

Chernobyl shield loses confinement ability after drone strike: IAEA

The agency noted that the New Safe Confinement (NSC) was "severely damaged" during a February attack and has "lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability

Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza

Christmas celebrations are slowly returning to the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

At least 12 killed in mass shooting at bar in South Africa's Pretoria

Another 13 people were wounded and being treated in the hospital. Police didn't give details of the ages of those who were injured or their conditions

Indian envoy discusses reconstruction in cyclone-hit Lanka with minister

High Commissioner Santosh Jha met Vijitha Herath and discussed the ongoing Indian assistance to Sri Lanka under #OperationSagarBandhu High Commission of India in Colombo

US SC weighs another step in favour of presidential power sought by Trump

The justices could take the next step in a case being argued Monday that calls for a unanimous 90-year-old decision limiting executive authority to be overturned

Hong Kong police arrest man for posts about deadly fire that killed 159

Police said he had been accused of posting information with seditious intention on social media

China fired flares toward patrol plane in South China Sea: Philippines

It was not clear how far the flares that Filipino officials said were fired from the Chinese-occupied Subi Reef were from the Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft of the Philippine fisheries bureau

Life restored to normalcy: SL President after Ditwah claimed 600 lives

The island nation has been grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse following Cyclone Ditwah

Doctors postpone Bangladesh's ex-PM Zia's travel abroad for treatment

Zia, 80, is being treated at the coronary care unit (CCU) at Dhaka's specialised Evercare Hospital under an extended medical board comprising Bangladeshi and foreign doctors

Russia unleashes massive drone, missile attack on Ukraine as talks continue

Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day

Gaza ceasefire is at critical moment as first phase winds down: Qatar PM

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told an international conference in the Qatari capital that international mediators, led by the US, are working to force the way forward