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Dec 2, 2025 - World

Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive stormsDeath toll from Indonesia floods passes 700 as 1 million evacuatedFamilies stranded on their rooftops. Homes buried by fast-flowing mud. Jagged brown craters scarring lush green hillsides.The scenes are the result of a series of cyclones and storms in a heavy monsoon season that have struck Asia with torrential rains, gutting essential infrastructure and reshaping landscapes. The violent weather has killed at least 1,200 people in the past week and forced a million to flee without knowing whether their homes will still be standing when they go back. Continue reading...

Dec 2, 2025 - World

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan incarcerated in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail on corruption charges he has called politically motivated is alive and has been allowed to meet his sister, Dr Uzma Khan.

Dec 2, 2025 - World

The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump's trade wars, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday, upgrading its outlook for global and US economic growth this year.

Dec 2, 2025 - World

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been given special security as she remains very critical. Bangladesh's elite Special Security Force (SSF) protection has been allotted to the ailing leader.

Dec 2, 2025 - World

Relations between French company Dassault and the German unit of Airbus are reportedly ‘very strained’The leaders of France and Germany have a “strong willingness” to build a new fighter jet together despite bitter internal rivalries, according to the chief executive of engine manufacturer Safran.A row over who should lead between French aerospace company Dassault and the German unit of Airbus has threatened to break apart the countries’ efforts to make a next-generation fighter jet. Continue reading...