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Thousands attend funeral of Bangladesh student leader

DHAKA: Massive crowds gathered in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday for the funeral of a slain student leader, held under tight security after two days of protests and violence. Tens of thousands of people joined the...

Mourners attend the funeral of the deceased youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, in Dhaka on December 20, 2025. Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on December 20 for the funeral of a student leader, after two days of violent protests over his killing. (Photo by Abdul Goni and Abdul Goni / AFP)

Thailand airlifts patients, rushes supplies as floods kill 33

Residents are rescued on a boat in flood waters in Hat Yai in Thailand. — AFP

Four dead after fire engulfs residential high-rise buildings in Hong Kong

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Pakistan denies deadly strikes as Afghanistan vows retaliation

Residents remove debris from a damaged house, in Jige Mughalgai, Khost province. — AFP

South Korea's Lee warns of clashes with North

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung

Severe floods displace thousands in Thailand

People wade through a flooded area in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, Thailand, November 22, 2025.

Veteran Indian actor Dharmendra dies

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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 90

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Aftershock rocks Bangladesh as death toll rises

Residents stand in an alley after vacating their house next to a fallen scaffolding following an earthquake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Japan local authorities approve restart of world's biggest nuclear plant

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Indonesians flee homes after volcano erupts

TOPSHOT - People walk on ground covered in volcanic ash after a pyroclastic flow during yesterday痴 eruption of Mount Semeru in Supiturang village, Lumajang, East Java on November 20, 2025. (Photo by Agus Harianto / AFP)

Japan's biggest fire in 50 years ravages 170 buildings

Smoke rises from a site where a massive fire blazed through more than 170 buildings, in Oita. — Reuters

Thousands of Kenyans displaced by flooding

Residents wade through flood water carrying long poles as they make for suitable fishing grounds at what used to be their homes at Kihoto estate in Naivasha on November 17, 2025. Heavy rains in Kenya have caused the waters of Lake Naivasha, a hundred kilometres northwest of capital Nairobi, to flood nearby homes, displacing families. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)

Afghanistan needs $129 million for quake recovery

A boy cries as he sits next to debris, in the aftermath of an earthquake in the district of Zinda Jan, Afghanistan. — Reuters file photo

Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM to be hanged

Security personnel stand guard as demonstrators attempt to demolish the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Dhaka. — AFP

S. Korean military proposes talks with North to avoid border clashes

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