The Petersburg Post

Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 - More than 1,160 people have been killed by extreme weather events across Asia. Authorities in Indonesia are scrambling to help residents of Sumatra, after flooding killed nearly 600 people. Sri Lanka and Thailand are also moving to support those effected by deadly flood events. Indonesia's president has called for more action to confront climate change as countries across Asia grapple with the aftermath of extreme ...

Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requested a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing it was in the "public interest." In a letter addressed to President Isaac Herzog, Netanyahu wrote that his trial has become "a focal point of fierce controversy" for which he bears "broad public and more responsibility, with an understanding of the overall ramifications of these events." Netanyahu ...

Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 - The remains of some of those killed in last week's inferno at a Hong Kong apartment complex may never be recovered, a city official said Monday, as a painstaking search effort continues at the site. The death toll has risen to 151 people and at least 30 remain missing, officials said Monday, after the city's worst fire in decades, which tore through seven high-rise towers of the Wang Fuk Court complex. The housing ...

Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 - prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and to a region torn by conflict. Bells rang out as Leo's covered popemobile snaked its way through the rain and thousands of enthusiastic Lebanese lining his motorcade route into Annaya, around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Beirut. Some waved Lebanese and Vatican flags and tossed flower petals ...