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Nov 27, 2025 - World

Suspect in custody after two West Virginia guard members shot in ‘targeted’ incident, Washington mayor saysUS politics live – latest updatesTwo West Virginia national guard members shot near the White House are in critical condition.The incident happened near the Farragut West metro station and comes amid a controversial deployment of troops to the capital ordered by the Trump administration. FBI director Kash Patel, Washington mayor Muriel Bowser and other officials confirmed in a press conference that both the guardsmen were in hospital in critical condition. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

Swimmers aged in their 20s bitten at Kylies beach in Crowdy Bay early on Thursday morning, with woman dying at the sceneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has died after a shark attack on the New South Wales mid-north coast at Kylies beach.NSW police said the woman, aged in her 20s, had been killed at the beach at Crowdy Bay on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district. Follow the latest updates liveFull report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingWhat we know so far about the blazeBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

Queensland supreme court orders Pennings, a campaigner against the Carmichael coalmine, not to seek to acquire Adani’s confidential informationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndian mining company Adani has agreed to end its marathon legal pursuit of environmental activist Ben Pennings.Pennings declared victory on Thursday, after the Queensland supreme court signed off on orders on Wednesday, ending the five-and-a-half-year court battle. The order requires Pennings not to seek to acquire Adani’s confidential information or to ask others to do so. Continue reading...

Nov 27, 2025 - World

NASA's Perseverance rover has obtained evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is electrically active, detecting electrical discharges - what one scientist called "mini-lightning" - often associated with whirlwinds called dust devils