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Nov 27, 2025 - World

Some think leader John Lee’s focus on blaming bamboo scaffolding deflects from actual causeThe inferno that engulfed Wang Fuk Court residential compound in Hong Kong is still burning, but questions are already being asked about what the deadliest fire in more than 70 years means for Beijing’s grip on power in the city.The death toll from the blaze, which tore apart seven of the eight high-rise apartment buildings in Wang Fuk Court, a residential compound home to 4,800 people, is still rising. Hundreds of people are still missing. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

Firefighters were still dousing a devastating fire Thursday which ripped through a Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing at least 55 people and leaving hundreds missing according to authorities.

Nov 27, 2025 - World

S&P Global Ratings warns Lord Rothermere’s RCHL could face credit downgrade as it seeks funding for £500m dealThe Daily Mail’s parent company has been warned it could face a credit downgrade if it loads up with debt to fund its £500m takeover of the Telegraph titles.The US credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings said Rothermere Continuation Holdings Ltd (RCHL) – the Jersey-based parent company of Lord Rothermere’s assets including the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Metro and the i Paper – had been put on “credit watch” as it seeks to put a funding package in place to table a formal deal in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, worked with agency-backed military units during US war in AfghanistanThe suspected shooter of two national guard members in Washington DC on Wednesday worked with CIA-backed military units during the US war in Afghanistan, the agency has confirmed.The alleged gunman, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, came to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program that gave some Afghans who had worked for the US government entry visas to the US. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisionsUK politics live – latest updatesStructural corruption and the rise of “conduits for unelected power” are reshaping British politics, according to a stark report from the Equality Trust.Unelected influence has increased over the past two decades, the report claims, driven by the growing political clout of the ultra-rich and the institutions that enable it. Continue reading...