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Afghan national to be charged with murder in White House guard shooting

In August, US president Donald Trump had asserted that his government would seek capital punishment in every murder case that occurred in Washington, DC

Despairing Hongkongers stranded by fire seek help amid housing shortage

The scale of the disaster unfolding in northern Hong Kong - which killed at least 128 - presents an acute challenge to a city notorious for its housing shortage and sky-high rents

Hong Kong fire sparks calls to end bamboo scaffolding, tighten safety laws

Some 200 residents of Wang Fuk Court were still unaccounted for as of Friday, with Secretary for Security Chris Tang saying at a briefing that officials couldn't rule out finding more bodies

Global markets roiled after data-centre failure near Chicago halts trading

Even after trading was largely restored on Friday, disruptions extended well into the US session, with CME Direct, a trading platform provided by the exchange, offline for most of the day

Zelenskyy exposed after top aide resigns amid US and Russia pressures

Andriy Yermak's departure, amid a spiraling corruption scandal, comes just as Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to make concessions to Russia in order to end almost four years of fighting

Trump declares most Biden orders void, citing use of autopen signatures

Trump alleged Biden's staff used the autopen illegally and that the former president wasn't in control of his own presidency when the tool was being used

Two tankers catch fire in Black Sea after being struck, crew safe: Turkey

All crew members aboard the Virat were safe, although heavy smoke was reported in the engine room, authorities said

Swiss wealth tax proposal to test public appetite for redistribution

Around 2,500 taxpayers in Switzerland have assets worth more than 50 million francs, according to Swiss tax authorities, with a total wealth of about 500 billion francs

US stocks rise as CME trading resumes, Fed rate-cut expectations hold

Markets seem to be driven mostly by changes in monetary-policy expectations, according to Annex Wealth Management's Brian Jacobsen

UN urges Washington to keep doors open to asylum seekers after DC attack

The comments mark a further escalation of migration measures Trump has ordered since the shooting on Wednesday that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national who entered the Us in 2021

Southern Thailand reels from floods; 145 killed after 630 mm rainfall

Southern Thailand is struggling after severe floods that killed 145 people and affected millions; heavy rain of 630 mm in three days caused major damage, with rescue work improving as waters recede

Hungary's Viktor Orbn to meet Russia's Putin in Moscow for energy talks

Hungary remains among the only EU countries to continue importing large quantities of Russian fuels, and has strongly opposed efforts by the bloc to wean its member nations off Russian energy supplies

Indonesia floods, landslides kill 79; rescuers struggle amid damaged roads

At least 48 people died, and 88 were missing as rescue teams were struggling to reach affected areas in 12 cities and districts of North Sumatra province

At least 128 people dead in Hong Kong blaze as rescue efforts underway

Officials said firefighters were still working on a handful of apartments and trying to enter all of the units in the seven towers to ensure there were no further casualties

Russian drones target civilians, turn Ukrainian city into 'human safari'

Kherson was among the first places where Russian forces began using short-range, first-person view, or FPV, drones against civilians

Trump to 'permanently pause' migration from 'all third world' countries

The post didn't include specifics on what the president considered a "third world" country, an ill-defined term typically used to refer to poorer nations

Hong Kong officials warned of tower fire risk days before killer blaze

Multiple written warnings were issued to the contractor about the need to adopt appropriate fire safety measures at the estate then home to 4,600 people

5 Colombo-bound flights diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to bad weather

Two were Srilankan Airline flights, one each from Dubai and Doha, one was an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi and one an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur

'He is fine': Pak govt, PTI dismiss rumours about Imran Khan's condition

Speculation intensified on social media after reports suggested the 73-year-old could be shifted to a high-security facility, a move that would further restrict interaction

Singapore official says country's talent strategies must remain flexible

Singapore was ranked the world's most attractive place to develop, attract and retain talent, topping the Global Talent Competitiveness Index for the first time