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Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee (C) and other government officials observe three minutes of silence to mourn victims of the Wang Fuk Court residential estate fire, at the Central government offices in Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2025.Peter Parks | Afp | Getty ImagesHong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a massive fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to rise with 200 others still unaccounted for days after the disaster.Authorities have arrested 11 people in connection with the city’s worst blaze in nearly 80 years as they investigate…

A Latam Airlines Airbus A320 sits on the tarmac at El Dorado airport in Bogota on Nov. 28, 2025. Sergio Yate | Afp | Getty ImagesParts of the world’s air travel network were disrupted Friday after Airbus ordered immediate software fixes for 6,000 A320-series aircraft, a move that affected more than half of the narrow-body fleet and forced airlines to ground jets during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said in a directive that a JetBlue flight on Oct. 30 experienced an “uncommanded and limited pitch down event.” The U.S. Federal Aviation…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least two people in the early hours of Saturday, local officials said. The attacks came just before a second round of peace negotiations was set to begin, as a renewed U.S.-led push to end the war gathers steam this week.Writing on its official Telegram channel, the Kyiv City Military Administration said two people were killed in the strikes. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 15 people were wounded, noting that falling debris from intercepted Russian drones hit residential buildings. He also said the western part of…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 123, with 130 people still missing, authorities said Saturday. Nearly 44,000 people have been displaced and are in temporary shelters, the South Asian country’s disaster management center said.The death toll is expected to rise. Social media posts on Saturday showed several areas affected by overnight mudslides that authorities have yet to reach.Sri Lanka has been battered by severe weather since last week and the conditions worsened Thursday, with heavy downpours that flooded homes, fields and roads and triggered…

PARIS (AP) — In a dimly lit office in a corner of the French National Institute for Art History, Sudanese archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo studies a photograph of pottery made in her country around 7,000 B.C. She carefully types a description of the Neolithic artifact into a spreadsheet.As the war between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) rages on, the curator from Sudan’s National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) is on a yearlong research grant in France with one mission: to build an online database of the African nation’s archaeological sites, museum collections and historical…

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey’s Christian leaders where he again emphasized the need for Christians to be united.Leo took his shoes off and, in his white sock,s toured the the 17th-century mosque, looking up at its soaring tiled domes and the Arabic inscriptions on its columns as an imam pointed them out to him.The Vatican had said Leo would observe a “brief moment of silent prayer” in the mosque, but he didn’t. An imam…

Snow and chilly temperatures have already greeted some Thanksgiving travelers and plenty more could be on its way this holiday weekend, with winter storm warnings Saturday across much of the northern part of the country.Storm warnings and advisories extended from Montana to New York, the National Weather Service said. Snow was expected to start Friday and last well into the weekend in some areas with Iowa and Illinois getting the brunt of it. Six inches (about 15 centimeters) to a foot (30 centimeters) or more of snow is expected in much of west-central Illinois Friday night through Saturday night. So…

Catarina Macario scored two goals as the United States defeated Italy 3-0 on Friday night in a friendly match at Orlando’s Inter&Co Stadium.It was the first of two friendlies between the teams, with the second scheduled for Monday in Fort Lauderdale.Olivia Moultrie also scored while goalkeeper Claudia Dickey earned the shutout in just her fifth appearance at the senior level.”I think obviously we wanted to keep building on the performances we had last camp, and the emphasis on coming out strong and sticking to our principles, and I think that’s what we did,” said U.S. veteran Rose Lavelle, who earned…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers…Premier LeagueManchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are set to engage in a tug of war for £100m-rated Elliot Anderson – The Sun Manchester City are believed to have made Anderson one of their top priorities next season and want to ensure they pip their rivals to the signing – Daily Mail Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Speaking to Sky Sports Paul Scholes chooses which Premier League midfielder will be the best match for Manchester United A former Chelsea employee has pleaded guilty to stealing over…

Emily KeoghNov 28, 2025, 05:47 PM ETCloseBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLGermany were once again haunted by their greatest weakness: wastefulness in the final third.On paper, they outperformed Spain in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Nations League final, yet their inability to convert a host of promising chances left them with only a 0-0 stalemate, leaving everything to play for in the second leg.Ordinarily, a goalless draw against the reigning world champions in the opening leg of a final would be welcomed. But in this case, Germany know…