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Seven killed and 23 missing in boat capsizing off northern Cyprus

A search and rescue operation is under way after a ferry carrying nearly 270 people turns over after leaving port.

At least 8 dead, 17 missing after ferry capsizes off Northern Cyprus

A passenger ferry capsized and sank off Northern Cyprus Sunday, killing at least eight people and leaving more than a dozen missing, officials and media reports said, as police took the captain and seven crew members into custody. Several rescued passengers told local media a blast had gone off at the bow of the ferry before it rolled over, and said the boat had an insufficient supply of life-vest...

At least 8 dead, 22 missing as ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Unal Ustel, the north’s Turkish Cypriot prime minister, told Turkish state broadcaster TRT that 237 people have so far been rescued. A search is under way for another 22 people, officials said. Ustel said...

Devastated by floods and overwhelmed by bodies, Nepalis weep for what remains of their homes

Relatives of those missing have been given PowerPoint slideshows of recovered bodies in effort to speed up identification of the deadThe bodies continue to wash up. But the morgues have already run out of room.Since the deadly floods coursed through the Himalayan valleys of Nepal and Tibet, the numbers of people killed have continued to rise. The bodies have surfaced in their hundreds and continue...

‘The river has taken everything’: people return to remains of their homes in Nepal

Precariousness of living in Devighat by the Trishuli River underlined as waters swell again and residents flee to higher groundNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesThe bodies continue to wash up. But the morgues have already run out of room.Since the deadly floods coursed through the Himalayan valleys of Nepal and Tibet, the numbers of people killed have continued to rise. The bodies have surfa...

Rival Libya factions sign deal to hold national elections within two years

Signing takes place at UN mission in Tripoli after initial draft inked by UN-backed committee in Tunis on August 20.

Rare manatees spotted along Texas coast prompt warnings for boaters

Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup

Soldiers tried to attack a key military base early on Saturday morning, authorities say, but were thwarted.

Cleverly avoids culture war issues in pitch to be next London mayor

Senior Tory says Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Burnham is ‘very anti-London’ in interview with LBCJames Cleverly has vowed to run a “classically Conservative” campaign to become the mayor of London, insisting his victory in the capital would be a stepping stone for Kemi Badenoch to become prime minister.The senior Tory denied he had resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor after...

Cleverly to run ‘classically Conservative’ campaign to be next London mayor

Senior Tory says Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Burnham is ‘very anti-London’ in interview with LBCJames Cleverly has vowed to run a “classically Conservative” campaign to become the mayor of London, insisting his victory in the capital would be a stepping stone for Kemi Badenoch to become prime minister.The senior Tory denied he had resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor after...

India and Uzbekistan deepen ties, eye $5bn trade and long-term uranium supplies

The two governments also broadened cooperation on critical minerals, defence, digital payments and transport. A new foreign minister-level mechanism will oversee implementation, alongside expanded education and regional links.

British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station

A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenheim, Bavaria.

Israeli soldiers participate in Sydney Marathon despite protests

Protesters waved Palestinian flags and criticised the Australian government for issuing visas to 40 Israeli soldiers.

What’s behind Netanyahu’s condemnation of this weekend’s settler pogroms?

Israel's rhetorical outrage masks a calculated, well-funded campaign to permanently erase Palestinian statehood.

Educated? Skilled? Ambitious? Traffickers are looking for you

Young jobseekers are being recruited into scam compounds. Urgent action is needed to disrupt these trafficking schemes.

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Pioneering Care After Crisis: It All Starts with the People

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] When the devastating fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on 26 November, the response from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) did not begin with a strategy memo. “In fact, since the very beginning, it was not a strategy,” says Professor Cherry TAM,  Associate Professor from the Department of Social and Behaviour...

Social Transformation in the Sands

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] On the southeastern rim of the Tengger Desert, where dunes can rise 30 metres high and advance significant metres a year, a private afforestation effort is attempting something larger than tree planting. At Malan Lake in Alxa, Inner Mongolia, founder Mr YUEN Shu Wah is testing whether desert restoration can succeed by rede...

CLASSy World: Reimagining Blended Learning in the Metaverse

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] As universities worldwide explore how technology can reshape teaching and learning, the CLASSy World Project is preparing to launch a bold experiment in immersive education.  Launched in July 2026, CLASSy World is a metaverse initiative designed to enhance blended and team-based learning across disciplines. Rather than rep...

Data to Direction: How Vietnam is Reinventing the Strategic State

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] For more than a decade, Vietnam has built one of Southeast Asia’s most data-driven public administrations. Ministries track performance indicators. Provinces report standardised metrics. The central government aggregates information from different localities.  But, according to Professor Bert GEORGE, Professor at the Depar...

FROM PATIENTS TO CITIZENS: RETHINKING SCHIZOPHRENIA CARE IN HONG KONG

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In Hong Kong, around 40,000 people live with schizophrenia. Many move through a system designed to stabilise symptoms—reduce hallucinations, manage medication, shorten hospital stays. But once the symptoms are controlled, a more difficult question lingers: what kind of life are people returning to? For Professor Sylvia KWO...

HOW CULTURAL INNOVATION IS SHAPING BETTER GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] When policymakers talk about sustainable development and better governance, the conversation usually centres on regulation, compliance and economic reform. Rarely does it begin with a runway. Yet in late 2025, Fashion to Reconnect: A Tale of Two Style Capitals showed how cultural innovation—through fashion—can become a pow...

HOW CHINA’S 12345 HOTLINE IS REWIRING CITIZEN SERVICES

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In cities around the world, the mechanics of local government often grind slowly: a pothole reported but not repaired, a noise complaint logged but unanswered, a maze of departments passing responsibility from one counter to another. Yet across China, a simple five-digit number—12345—is reshaping how governments respond to...

Rohingya crisis: Aid falls and hope fades

UNHCR's Bangladesh representative, Ivo Freisen, warns that dwindling aid is driving hope down among Rohingya refugees.

Theme park performer Bernice Yuen crowned Miss Hong Kong

Theme park performer Bernice Yuen Sze-hang outshone 11 other contenders to be crowned Miss Hong Kong 2026 on Sunday night. The 26-year-old, one of the heavy favourites, dazzled both judges and audiences to claim the tiara in the beauty pageant final at TVB City in Tseung Kwan O. “We went through two or three hours [during the final], rushing through many things. Until the very end, when they annou...