Getty Images Hongkongers are mourning the worst blaze the city has seen in more than 70 years Hongkongers have voted in an election seen as a test of public sentiment following a deadly fire that angered some in the city. The government mounted a huge campaign to encourage residents to choose members of the Legislative…
The death toll rose to 159 on Wednesday after police finished searching all seven of the high-rise towers that were engulfed in flames that took 40 hours to put out, officials said. The blaze elicited grief, anger and fear in the densely packed city of 7.5 million people, which returned to China from British colonial…
Nairobi — Nairobi has been ranked the third most attractive city in Africa in the newly released Jeune Afrique 2025 African Cities Attractiveness Index, marking the capital’s strongest showing yet as it cements its position as a regional tech and investment hub. The rise comes despite recent socio-political tensions, with the report highlighting Nairobi’s expanding…
HONG KONG — Kan Shui-ying was home alone on Wednesday, watching television at her Hong Kong apartment while her husband and son were at work. It was around 3 p.m., she said, when she “smelled a strong burning odor.” She thought she might be boiling something, so she went to check. “I opened the window…
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NewsFeed US President Donald Trump labelled New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ‘a communist’ and claimed New Yorkers would flee the city when he becomes mayor. In his election victory speech, Mamdani called Trump ‘a despot’ and said he had ‘betrayed the country’. Published On 6 Nov 20256 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social…
Madeline HalpertNew York City REUTERS/Jeenah Moon Zohran Mamdani, 34, has won New York City’s race for mayor in a contest that rallied young voters and sparked debate about the future direction of the Democratic Party. The Ugandan-born Mamdani, a Democrat, beat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, to become the youngest…
Sudan’s military chief has confirmed the army’s withdrawal from its last western stronghold of el-Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declared control of the city. In a televised address on Monday evening, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he had approved the withdrawal in response to the “systematic destruction and killing of civilians”. He…
Damian Zane and Danai Nesta Kupemba Reuters Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes because of the ongoing conflict Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has taken control of the western city of el-Fasher, marking a turning point in the civil war. The group said in a statement…
World Athletics (WA) has announced that the selection of Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial hub, as the host city for its inaugural Africa Road Running Conference was influenced by its extensive commercial connections across the African continent and beyond. Mr Alessio Punzi Cisternino, WA’s head of road running, revealed this information during a press conference held…
