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Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block -- Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House.

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General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup -- Gen Horta N'Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters.

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Venezuela bans six major airlines after tensions with US escalate -- The affected carriers ceased flying to Venezuela after the US warned of heightened military activity.

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Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow -- The Russian president accuses Kyiv of wanting to fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he says Russia is also "in principle" ready to do.

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US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting -- The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.

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France to bring in form of military service, 25 years after conscription was phased out -- "The only way to avoid danger is to prepare for it," says President Emmanuel Macron.

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Fracking has transformed an Argentine town - but what about the nation? -- Argentina hopes that an oil and gas boom can benefit the whole country.

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Year after ceasefire, peace eludes south Lebanon as Israeli strikes continue -- A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah's efforts to recover from their war.

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Pope Leo on first foreign trip says future of humanity at stake from conflict -- The Pope makes his first foreign trip to Turkey and says a third world war is being "fought piecemeal".

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South Africa hits back after Trump says US won't invite it for G20 next year -- The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg over widely discredited claims of persecution of the white minority.

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Police investigate theft of four dogs from Malawi presidential palace -- Police search ex-President Chakwera's residence after a suspect said the dogs were being kept there.

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'I am devastated': Hong Kong residents in disbelief after fire destroys blocks of flats -- Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones.

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What we know about the Hong Kong apartment fires -- The death toll continues to rise and hundreds are missing, as firefighters struggle to put out the fire.

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They can't crush our protests, vow Georgians after year of resistance -- The demonstrations began when Georgia's prime minister called a four-year halt on moves towards joining the EU.

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'I panic every time she coughs' - Delhi's toxic air is making its children sick -- Hospitals have seen an influx of children sneezing, coughing or complaining of breathing difficulties.

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Stone-throwing anger unnerves Zambia's 'fix-it' president -- After 2021's landslide win, Hakainde Hichilema has nine months to convince voters he deserves a second term.

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Watch: Dawn aerial footage reveals scale of Hong Kong apartment blaze -- More than 800 firefighters were still tackling the blaze at Wang Fuk Court this morning.

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BBC on the scene of the Hong Kong apartment block blaze -- At least 44 people have been killed in the fire, which took local authorities 18 hours to bring under control.

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Watch: How the shooting of two National Guard members unfolded -- The two soldiers are in critical condition after being attacked blocks from the White House in Washington DC.

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Watch: Car nearly hits first responders in Midwest blizzard conditions -- Winter storm alerts and hazardous weather outlooks have been issued for parts of the US ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Watch: Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search -- Researcher Septian Andriki collapsed in tears upon discovering the rare Rafflesia hasseltii plant in Indonesia.

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Just now -- Quebec expands secularism law and limits public prayer -- A new bill introduced in the Canadian province expands on a 2019 religious symbols law with a series of new measures like limits on public prayer. -- Just now

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Palestinian-US teen freed after nine months in Israeli jail -- Mohammed Ibrahim, now 16, was on holiday from Florida when he was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.

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'Hang in there': Agonising wait for the missing after Hong Kong blaze -- Families are desperate for news of loved ones, after a huge fire engulfed seven tower blocks.

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Why is Trump deploying the National Guard to US cities? -- Trump insists the troops are needed to instill order, but Democratic states say the deployments risk escalating tensions.

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'You can't see this anywhere else' - Macy's 99th Thanksgiving parade kicks off -- The beloved New York tradition launched with 34 giant balloons and 28 dazzling floats.

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Firefighters search for hundreds still missing in devastating Hong Kong tower blocks fire -- Dozens of people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for after Wednesday's blaze.

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What we know about shooting of National Guard in Washington DC -- The victims, who remain in a critical condition, have been named as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24.

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