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Nov 11, 2026 - World

Charities warn of lack of protection amid health fears for more than 940,000 displaced people living in flood-prone areasTens of thousands of Palestinians have been left in waterlogged and damaged tents after deadly storms at the weekend, while 150,000 new shelters are held outside Gaza awaiting Israeli approval to enter, aid agencies have said.At least four Palestinian children and woman were killed as heavy rains and wind battered fragile, leaky tents. Thousands have been left without shelter and sanitation infrastructure has been destroyed, with sewage spewing into people’s tents. Continue reading...

Nov 11, 2026 - World

Regional diplomats say China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress on a South China Sea pact but won’t be able to conclude negotiations this year as agreed

Nov 11, 2026 - World

Fire officials in South Korea say a commuter bus struck more than 30 vehicles stopped at a traffic light during the morning rush hour Wednesday

Nov 11, 2026 - World

Analysts are examining how recent Democratic wins in the U.S. midterm elections might impact Latin America during President Donald Trump's final two years

Nov 11, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump's war victory claims drew jeers after one of his top officials quietly went into hiding.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has left his Washington-area home for a military base after Iran threatened his life, The New York Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.Bessent has spearheaded the administration's effort to strangle Tehran's finances since August, a role the Times' sources said put him high on Iran's target list. He's the latest in a string of senior Trump officials, including White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, to trade a private home for a military base or other guarded housing.The news landed awkwardly for a president who launched the war on Feb. 28 and has repeatedly promised to end the widely unpopular conflict, the Times noted.Former State Department lawyer Brian Finucane needled the administration on Bluesky."One thing I really appreciate about the Trump administration is the fearless leadership by alpha males," he wrote. "Also, if Trump has 'won' the war with Iran, what is there to be afraid of?"Political analyst Anthony LaMesa was among those who found the development unsettling."It's a bit scary how drone warfare has led to a situation where now people need to move to little fortresses to be safe," he posted on X. "Like back in medieval times."Hawks in Trump's orbit, meanwhile, turned their fire on the administration for not escalating.Far-right activist Laura Loomer, a Trump ally, raged that "all of our cabinet secretaries have to cower in fear and live on military bases because our country just won't finish the damn job in Iran," calling the situation “f— pathetic."She added that she "preferred living in America when we bombed Islamic terrorists and made playing cards with their faces on the cards."Two officials told the Times that U.S. intelligence shows Iran's hard-line leaders are determined to keep power whatever the cost, a sign that financial pressure alone may not topple them.