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The rankings were changed after the UN used new criteria to give a more accurate picture of the rapid urbanisation driving the growth of megacitiesJakarta has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s most populous city, according to a UN study that uses new crit…
Pope Leo XIV begins his first trip outside Italy as Catholic leader on Thursday with a visit to Turkey, where he is set to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and appeal for peace in the region. The pontiff will follow in the footsteps of his predeces…
Fire officials say operation to extinguish inferno is nearly complete, saying they have had calls from 25 people they are yet to reachA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still havin…
Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is widely by construction workersDeath toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingA deadly fire in an apartment complex in Hong Kong appears to have spread in pa…
At least 13 people died and an unknown number were trapped Wednesday after a massive fire spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district, the city’s fire services said, adding that a 37-year-old firefighte…
Three arrests made after huge blaze broke out at Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po district on WednesdayHong Kong fire – latest updatesBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireThe death toll from a huge fire…
President Lai Ching-te declared there was ‘no room for compromise on national security’ in face of escalating harassment and espionageBeijing’s threats to Taiwan are “intensifying” and its preparations to invade are speeding up, Taiwan’s government has…
Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ yet still signing $2.5bn deportation dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news pod…
Hakyung Lee was found guilty of murdering her children and concealing their remains in a storage lockerA mother who murdered her two children and hid their bodies in suitcases stored inside a rented locker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in New…
Villagers demonstrate against drive for alternative funeral practices instead of burial to preserve land resourcesProtests have erupted in China’s southern Guizhou province, the latest in a string of rural demonstrations that have seen incidents of unr…