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From solid-fuel ICBMs to hypersonic glide vehicles, North Korea now fields an arsenal that can reach any point in the continental United States North Korea has spent the past decade doing what few believed was possible: quietly transforming itself into one of the world’s most heavily armed nuclear states. Despite a struggling economy and crushing sanctions, Pyongyang has poured enormous resources …

A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pickup truck, slightly …

A man died after being crushed by a cow as he slept. Joao Maria de Souza was killed by the animal as he was lying in his bed, though his wife, lying beside him, miraculously survived. The 45-year-old died after the one-tonne cow plunged through the roof of a house in Brazil. The animal had been grazing on a hillside …

Jair Bolsonaro was recently detained after months under house arrest while appealing his 27-year sentence for plotting a coup Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s alleged attempt to tamper with his electronic ankle monitor while under house arrest was the result of health problems and medication side effects, his lawyers said on Sunday. Bolsonaro was earlier placed into custody after months …

A Singapore court has cleared the way for a US$2.7 billion lawsuit against Standard Chartered Bank over its alleged role in 1MDB fraud, liquidators seeking to recover the funds said on Monday. Singapore High Court dismissed an application by the bank to strike out a suit filed against it by liquidators, the liquidators said in a press release, calling it …

Police confirmed two people had died following a horror three-vehicle crash in Ireland this morning. Emergency services rushed to Gormanstown in Co. Meath on Monday, November 24, following a serious collision involving a bus, car and truck. The incident happened on the R132 near The Huntsman Inn.   The male driver of the truck and the male driver of the bus were …

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has thwarted an alleged Ukrainian-sponsored attempt to derail a train in Siberia’s Altay Region, the agency announced on Monday. According to the FSB, two men acting on behalf of a “terrorist group and in coordination with Ukrainian special services” were intercepted last week while attempting to install a derailment device near a bridge along the …

At least one person died and 10 others were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd in Japan. The car smashed into a crowd of around 12 people in central Tokyo before he attempted to run away from the scene. A man in his 80s walking in the street was said to have died from the impact after the …

Viral social media footage shows a woman being rescued from Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in Hung Hom on November 19, 2025. The rescuer was later reported to be a senior AS Watson executive from Europe, Ed van de Weerd. Internet users have expressed support for the visiting businessman and the company in response to his actions. “Demonstrating true leadership and …

The pontiff delivered a surprise video address to young people gathered outside a cathedral in Kosice Pope Leo XIV has made a surprise appearance via video at a rave in Slovakia, extending his blessing to the crowd of young people during a DJ set. The event, held outside the 14th-century St. Elizabeth Cathedral in Kosice, marked the 75th birthday of …