- Friday, 28 November 2025
CNN
Study reveals another major source of melting that could be accelerating sea level rise
A major glacier in northwest Greenland is interacting with the ocean tides, scientists have reported, resulting in previously unaccounted-for melting and potentially faster sea level rise.
Vietnam and Laos record hottest temperatures ever as heat wave grips Southeast Asia
Temperature records tumbled across Southeast Asia over the weekend as the region swelters under a weekslong heat wave that has brought misery to millions.
US fighter jet crashes in South Korea
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed during training on Saturday near a major US military base in South Korea, the US military has said. The jet, which was assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, “crashed in an agricultural area near Osan Air Base at about 9:45 a.m.” local time, the US Air Force in South Korea said in a statement.
WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency
Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency, the World Health Organization has said. WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Thursday at its 15th meeting on Covid-19, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concurred that the public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, declaration should end.
School shooting in Serbia leaves eight children dead
Eight children and a security guard have been killed in a school shooting in the Serbian capital Belgrade, officials say. Another six children and a teacher were injured in the attack, which took place in an upmarket part of Belgrade.
Taller than the Eiffel Tower, India constructs world’s highest railway bridge
India is now home to the world’s tallest railway bridge. Some 35 meters (over 10 feet) taller than the Eiffel Tower, the Chenab Bridge sits 359 meters (around 109 feet) above the Chenab River in India’s contentious Jammu and Kashmir region.
14 million jobs worldwide will vanish in next 5 years, new economic report finds
Huge disruptions will rock the global job market over the next five years as the economy weakens and companies boost the adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence. That finding comes from the World Economic Forum, which published a report based on surveys of more than 800 companies.
Thousands of foreign nationals evacuated amid fighting and looting in Sudan despite truce
Thousands of foreign nationals have been evacuated from Sudan – and thousands of local families have fled the capital Khartoum – as clashes between two rival military factions vying for control of the country continued despite a supposed truce.
Almost two-thirds of elephant habitat lost across Asia, study finds
Elephants have lost almost two-thirds of their habitat across Asia, the result of hundreds of years of deforestation and increasing human use of land for agriculture and infrastructure, a new study has found. The Asian elephant, listed as endangered, is found across 13 countries in the continent but their forest and grassland habitats have been eroded by more than 64% – equating to 3.3 million square kilometres of land – since the year 1700, researchers said.
Ima Keithel: The world’s largest women-run market
At first glance, Ima Keithel is much like any other market. Lines of vendors are here from dusk until dawn, eagerly flogging everything from fresh fruit to fish and fabrics. But after walking through its huge network of more than 5,000 stalls spread across three multi-story buildings and a sea of surrounding tin shacks, one unique aspect becomes hard to ignore: every single trader, without exception, is a woman.
Japan approves first abortion pill, decades after other countries
A panel in Japan’s health ministry has approved the country’s first abortion pill, in a major step for reproductive rights decades after other countries made abortion medication widely available.
Intense fighting in Sudan continues as death toll nears 100
Intense fighting in Sudan is continuing for a third day, sparking growing alarm among foreign governments and international organizations as the death toll ticks higher. Clashes first erupted Saturday between the country’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Man United defender Martinez out for season
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the rest of the season after fracturing a metatarsal bone in his foot, the Premier League club said Friday.
Australian father sets world record with more than 3,200 push-ups in an hour
An Australian father has set a new world record for push-ups, completing more than 3,206 in just one hour – that’s 53 every minute, or almost one a second. Lucas Helmke powered through the push-ups at his local gym in Brisbane to claim the title set by another Australian man just last year – it’s the fourth time a new record has been set for the feat in three years.
Screaming people and bodies everywhere: The horrific aftermath of Myanmar junta airstrike
Relatives were still recovering the charred bodies and limbs of victims killed in a military airstrike on a village in central Myanmar Wednesday, a day after one of the deadliest attacks since the junta seized power in a coup two years ago. An eyewitness, who hid in a tunnel during the attack, described a scene of horror as he approached the site of the military airstrike – of children dying, women screaming, and bodies heaped on the ground.
