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Blaze was world’s deadliest residential fire since 1980, but some survivors and bereaved families say justice has yet to be served Hong Kong’s leader has apologised for government shortcomings that contributed to a fire that killed 168 people in the city last year, a rare sign of public contrition that nevertheless failed to impress some victims’ families. The chief executive, John Lee, and seven other officials bowed in apology at the release of a report that pointed to “decades of failure” by government bodies. Continue reading...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party won more votes than his main challenger, but both sides will likely struggle to cobble together a coalition.

Arab parties won one in six seats, emerging as potential kingmakers amid Netanyahu’s fraud allegations.

Musician wrote a ‘love letter’ to Canada with a new album – and some pointed commentary about the US president Lake Ontario, the vast body of water that straddles the US-Canada border, has gone by many names over the centuries: Lac Saint-Louis, Lacus Ontarius, Skaniadorio, Cataraqui Lake. But one thing it will never be called, says the Canadian rock star Bryan Adams , is Lake America. In his new song Lake Ontario, Adams takes aim at the US president, Donald Trump , accusing him of “breaking the peace” between the people who live on the lake’s shores. The ‘lake of shining waters ’ is what the Iroquois called her It’s a First Nations name – not an executive order. But things weren’t going his way in Iran So like a baby tossing the toys from the pram You can push us to the brink But where the open road divides Continue reading...

The trouncing of the far right provides a playbook for social and environmental movements in other countries facing elections, including the US, Spain and France Thank you, Brazil, for demonstrating how the far right can be trounced while protection for the Amazon is strengthened. In a world where nature and democracy appeared to be bleeding out in tandem, voters and forest defenders in this global south powerhouse have shown it is possible to staunch the flow. This should provide much needed inspiration and, more practically, a playbook for social and environmental movements in other countries facing elections, including the US, Spain and France. The astonishing comeback victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s presidential runoff against his extreme right challenger Flavío Bolsonaro has brought oceans of rapturous supporters on to the streets, while also thrilling conservationists, climate activists and social justice campaigners across the world. Continue reading...

Luke Lindberg says 37 World Food Programme employees are detained by Houthis in Yemen, with some separated from families for nearly two years.

Communist parties, Palestinian solidarity groups and socialist activists are coordinating strikes at 113 ports across five continents on Oct. 30.

A Russian drone hit two trains at a station in central Ukraine, killing at least 14 people, but a local truce credited to Melania Trump is bringing some hope elsewhere.

The Treasury Department accused Rwanda of undermining a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by supporting a rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor Gadi Eisenkot won a majority in Israel’s Parliament, leaving both with a chance to form a government. Our Jerusalem bureau chief, David M. Halbfinger, explains the possible coalitions and the obstacles to an opposition alliance that could include Arab parties.

Coins, jewelry and other artifacts were found in a sealed closet in Pompeii, giving new insight into life in the historic Roman city before it was destroyed in A.D. 79.

Racing in Chicago showed your newsletter host firsthand how warming is disrupting the sport.

Europe’s largest countries are already jockeying over who will succeed Lagarde—and inherit responsibility for an economy facing mounting problems.

In a memo, the department told lawmakers it was redirecting up to $125 million in foreign aid, including nearly $49 million that Congress appropriated for family planning programs in low-income countries.

India's Ministry of Finance has increased its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year. But it also warned about inflation, particularly for fuel and energy, amid continued instability in the Middle East.

King Charles III faces renewed calls for a slavery apology and reparations on a visit to the Caribbean, as protesters demand: "Pay us what you owe us."

The announcement Wednesday is the latest action by the allies, who have repeatedly expressed alarm over China's growing assertiveness in Asia.

This move comes about a year before President Xi Jinping is expected to secure his fourth five-year term.

Poland's main opposition leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, suggests that countries led by nationalist parties could negotiate leaving the European Union