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Top News Stories for Monday, December 1st 2025
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Hong Kong — As the confirmed death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire climbed to at least 151 on Monday, officials said their investigation into the blaze had found that mesh used to cover scaffolding for ongoing renovations was not up to fire-safety codes. Frustration over what appears to have been clear safety lapses ahead of the devastating fire — which took more than two days to ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The House and the Senate have opened inquiries into the reported 'double tap strike' on the alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean President Donald Trump has defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over reports that he ordered a second military strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Two conservative challengers were practically tied for the lead in Honduras' with votes from about 55% of polling places counted early Monday, according to preliminary and partial results. The previous day's vote had come just days after U.S. President The National Electoral Council said that fewer than 5,000 votes separated Nasry "Tito" Asfura of the National Party who had 40% of ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Georgia and Oregon climb into the top four and Texas A&M drops in the penultimate USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 of the regular season. Georgia is up to No. 3 and Oregon to No. 4 after both capped the regular season with rivalry wins. The Bulldogs smothered Georgia Tech and the Ducks did the same to Washington. The Aggies are down two spots to No. 5 after losing 27-17 to Texas . The move up one spot to No. 14 ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Australia on Monday said they have arrested and charged four Sydney men for their alleged role in what they called "an international satanic child sex abuse material ring." The suspects were detained Thursday when police executed six search warrants in the Sydney regions of Waterloo, Ultimo and Malabar, the New South Wales Police said Monday in a statement . At the Waterloo residence, ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
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Source: huffpost.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says talks with Ukraine over a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war were productive, but there's "more work to be done". The talks, held in Florida, were attended by a Ukrainian delegation led by national security council secretary Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's new chief negotiator. Also at the meeting were President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law, Jared ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
TEL AVIV (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country's president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges, seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Netanyahu, who has been at war against Israel's legal system over the charges, said the request would help unify the country at a time of momentous change in the region. But it immediately ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
By Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. The Miami Dolphins benefited from the return of three starters — right tackle Austin Jackson, tight end Darren Waller and cornerback Rasul Douglas — en route to their 21-17 victory of the New Orleans Saints. While the game itself was far from the most entertaining game in NFL history, in large part due to the four field goals, the trio certainly made its ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Four-time Formula One (F1) world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing kept the three-way 2025 drivers' championship battle alive with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after securing victory in the penultimate race of the season at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen closed to within 12 points of McLaren's Norris, who finished fourth at Lusail Circuit, heading into the 24th and final round in Abu Dhabi ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
The decision is seen as a win for Zarah Sultana, who favoured collective leadership - but allies of Jeremy Corbyn say this is a missed opportunity for him to lead the party. Your Party will be led by its members rather than a single MP, avoiding a battle between its two co-founders, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana. Members have voted for a collective leadership model rather than a single leadership model, by a ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
College football's strangest saga of the season is finally over. Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin will take the same job with the LSU Tigers, he announced Sunday, leaving the seventh-ranked team in the nation for its conference rival. "After a lot of prayer and time spent with family, I made the difficult decision to accept the head coaching position at LSU," Kiffin wrote in a social media post. The Tigers ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Some residents of the flood-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday, while Sri Lankan officials said deaths from floods and mudslides in that island nation have risen to 193. The floods, which hit Indonesia nearly a week ago, have killed 303 people — with the number expected to rise as more bodies are recovered — and displaced ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Head of the Swiss right-to-die group Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, has died through an assisted death, the organisation has confirmed. Minelli, who founded Dignitas in 1998, died on Saturday, just days before his 93rd birthday. The group said he spent his final years looking for new ways to help people make their own choices about the end of life. "Right up to the end of his life, he continued to search for further ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Police said four people had died, and 10 were wounded in the incident in Stockton. Later, the city's vice mayor confirmed that the shooting happened at a child's birthday party. Children are among the fatalities in a mass shooting at a child's birthday party in California. Police said four people had died and 10 were wounded in the incident in Stockton, about 60 miles east of San Francisco. Officers were called on ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren't ready to begin their retirements, either. Tadeo Allende scored three goals — Alba and Busquets, a pair of longtime Messi teammates who will retire when this season ends, had the assists on his first two — and Inter Miami topped New York City FC 5-1 on Saturday night for the Eastern ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Nov 29th, 2025 -
Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Covid vaccinations were related to the deaths of at least 10 children between 2021 and 2024, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Director Dr. Vinay Prasad issued the finding in a 3,000-word memo obtained by NBC News . "This is a profound revelation," Prasad said in the memo. "For the first time, the U.S. FDA will ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Nov 29th, 2025 -
Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, announced Saturday that he would not seek re-election next year. Nehls, a close ally of President Donald Trump who co-sponsored legislation that proposed putting the president on the $100 bill and renaming Washington's Dulles International Airport after Trump , said he came to his decision after consulting his family during the Thanksgiving holiday — and that he intends to "focus on ...
Source: aol.com