- Friday, 28 November 2025
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Largest ever police raid in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 64 dead
At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security officials told CNN Brasil. Among the dead are four Brazilian police officers, officials added.
Frantic rush to reach scores of students missing for days after boarding school collapse in Indonesia
Indonesian rescue teams are frantically searching for scores of young students buried for two days under concrete rubble after their Islamic boarding school collapsed on them during afternoon prayers.
‘Total internet blackout’ sparks panic in Afghanistan
Afghanistan faced a sweeping internet blackout on Tuesday after the ruling Taliban vowed to cut off access as part of a crackdown on “immoral activities,” sparking fears of further isolation for millions living under their increasingly harsh rule. Internet watchdog Netblocks said late Monday that multiple networks in Afghanistan had been disconnected and that telephone services had also been impacted, resulting in what it said was a “total internet blackout” in the nation of 43 million people.
Youth of Jajarkot engaged in preserving indigenous art and culture
The youth of Jajarkot have engaged in preserving indigenous art and culture. Young people and students from seven local levels of Jajarkot have started working to safeguard their local art and culture. They are striving to save traditions that are gradually disappearing.
A TikTok deal has finally been reached with China, the Trump administration says
A deal has been reached between the Trump administration and China to keep TikTok operational in the United States, administration officials announced Monday, concluding a yearslong effort that began during President Donald Trump’s first term.
People are getting fired for allegedly celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder. It looks like a coordinated effort
Dozens of social media posts and messages about the murder of Charlie Kirk, including some that celebrated his death, are being spotlighted by conservative activists, Republican elected officials and a doxxing website as part of an online campaign to punish the posters behind the messages.
Trump pushes Europe to stop buying Russian oil and up pressure on China in effort to end Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump told a meeting of world leaders Thursday that Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil and put economic pressure on China to try to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine, a White House official told CNN, as the administration seemed to put the onus on its allies to get more involved in stopping the conflict.
Dust storm slams Phoenix, causing damage, airport delays and power outages
A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of metro Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility. The dust storm was quickly followed by severe thunderstorms that tore through the city, leaving behind downed trees, wind damage and widespread power outages. At Phoenix Sky Harbour Airport, a connector bridge was shredded by 70 mph wind gusts.
Extreme heat threatens tropical birds, even in untouched forests, scientists warn
From the rainforests of Central and South America to the savannas of northern Australia, the world’s equatorial regions are home to thousands of unique bird species, from macaws to toucans to hummingbirds, who thrive in hot and humid environments. But as climate change accelerates, tropical regions are seeing ten times the number of dangerously hot days than they did 40 years ago, threatening the survival of some of the world’s most colourful birds, new research shows. Between 1950 and 2020, extreme heat events reduced tropical bird populations by 25% to 38%, according to a study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.
Over 2 million people in Japan under evacuation orders as 4-foot waves crash on eastern shores
More than 2 million people across Japan were issued with localised evacuation orders, the country’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday, as waves measuring up to 4.2 feet (1.3 meters) hit the east coast of Hokkaido.
Trump files libel lawsuit over Wall Street Journal report
U.S. President Donald Trump filed a libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and reporters who wrote a story about a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, including a note bearing Trump’s name and an outline of a naked woman. The lawsuit, which seeks at least $20 billion, is an extraordinary escalation of Trump’s ongoing legal campaign against media companies he views as opponents. Trump denied that he had written the note.
Children make up half of more than 170 killed in Pakistan floods
Relentless floods have claimed the lives of more than 170 people in eastern Pakistan, about half of them children, in the latest catastrophe that underscores the country’s vulnerability to the escalating climate crisis. At least 54 of the deaths came in the past 24 hours, according to the National Disaster Management Authority, after torrential rains swept through the most populous province of Punjab, collapsing homes and destroying roads.
Iran expels half a million Afghans in 16-day stretch: UN
More than half a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran in the 16 days since the conflict with Israel ended, according to the United Nations, in what may be one of the largest forced movements of population this decade. For months, Tehran has declared its intention to remove the millions of undocumented Afghans who carry out lower-paid labour across Iran, often in tough conditions.
First genome sequenced from ancient Egypt reveals surprising ancestry, scientists say
In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were built. The man, whose remains were found buried in a sealed clay pot in Nuwayrat, a village south of Cairo, lived sometime between 4,500 and 4,800 years ago, which makes his DNA the oldest ancient Egyptian sample yet extracted. The researchers concluded that 80% of his genetic material came from ancient people in North Africa, while 20% traced back to people in West Asia and the Mesopotamia region.
New dog-sized dinosaur species discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur — one that was dog-sized and roamed what is now the United States around 150 million years ago alongside familiar dinosaurs like stegosaurus and diplodocus. The Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, as researchers named it, was about the same size as a Labrador retriever, with a tail that made up about half of its length, according to a study published in the Royal Society Open Science on Wednesday.
