A truck is stranded in the river at an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan |
- Rescue teams in western Indonesia were battling to clear roads cut off by cyclone-induced landslides and floods, as improved weather revealed more of the scale of a disaster that has killed close to 700 people in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, flooding in Thaliand has hit PM Anutin's popularity ahead of snap polls.
- Hong Kong authorities said they had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city's deadliest fire in decades, pointing to substandard renovation materials for fueling a blaze that has claimed at least 151 lives.
- The sons of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan fear authorities are concealing "something irreversible" about his condition after more than three weeks with no evidence that he is still alive, one of them said.
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- US and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges to ending the more than 3-year-long war.
- President Donald Trump has confirmed he's spoken by phone to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. Julia Symmes Cobb tells the Reuters World News podcast Trump's airspace comments continue to cause confusion and anxiety in Caracas.
- Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar as well as European countries moving to withdraw from the treaty banning their use, a new report showed.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said last week's budget had retained market confidence which was key to providing stability for investors and businesses, and would in time lead to economic growth.
- Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by the US President, leads Honduras' presidential election with just over 40% of votes counted, preliminary results showed.
- On the Chad-Sudan border, refugee families are finding little international humanitarian aid available to them. For many, the only source of food comes from donations from other refugees, some who arrived here recently and others many years ago, during an earlier conflict in Sudan.
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Community members at the Montour County Planning Commission meeting in Danville, Pennsylvania. November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah Beier |
- Some loyal Trump supporters are bristling at Washington's push to fast-track artificial intelligence infrastructure, which has driven data-center growth in rural areas around the US where land is cheap.
- Fund managers are picking Chinese industrial stocks and holding volatile tech shares, betting a two-year-old equities rally can withstand an economic rough patch, as valuations and steady returns lure foreign investors back.
- Airbus fleets were returning towards normal operations after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than expected, averting a prolonged crisis over the discovery of a space-related computer bug.
- India's telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app that cannot be deleted, a government order showed, a move likely to antagonise Apple and privacy advocates.
- Electric-vehicle maker Tesla has sold more cars in Norway in 2025 than any other automaker ever did in a full year, registration data showed, beating the country's annual sales record with one month to spare in a rare bright spot for CEO Elon Musk.
- Bitcoin fell back below $90,000, extending losses after its steepest monthly decline since the 2021 crypto crash, as renewed risk aversion drove investors out of stocks and digital assets.
- Hawkish comments from the Bank of Japan put stock markets under pressure. Record-breaking Black Friday spending suggests US shoppers are still splurging online - but inflation and shaky confidence tell a more complicated story. Listen to our Morning Bid podcast for these stories and more.
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Yevhen Yushchenko, Pavlo Broshkov and Kuzma were among hundreds of Ukrainians aged 18 to 24 who volunteered to fight on the front lines against Russia this year. |
Pavlo Broshkov had high hopes when he joined the Ukrainian army in March as a fresh-faced recruit eager to defend his country and earn a bumper bonus to buy a home for his wife and baby daughter. Three months later, the 20-year-old lay broken and prone on the battlefield, his dreams in tatters. Broshkov is among hundreds of 18 to 24-year-olds who have volunteered to fight on the front lines this year, lured by generous pay and perks in a national youth recruitment drive designed to breathe fresh life into Ukraine's aged and exhausted armed forces of about one million. |
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A chef prepares a vegan dish on the menu at Plates restaurant in London, Britain, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Sam Tabahriti |
At Plates, the first vegan restaurant in Britain to earn a coveted Michelin star, the tables are packed – but not with vegans. About 95% of diners still eat meat or fish elsewhere, chef-owner Kirk Haworth says, proof that plant-based fine dining is breaking out of its niche. |
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