Fires

Japan’s biggest fire in nearly 50 years ravages 170 buildings, kills one

A general view shows the scene of a major fire at a residential area in Saganoseki, Oita City late on November 18, 2025. One person was unaccounted for while 175 others were evacuated as a major fire engulfed a residential area in Japan, the local government said on November 19. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

Temple blaze in China blamed on tourists’ ‘irresponsible’ handling of candle, incense

Although initially reported to be 1,500 years old, the Wenchang Pavilion was constructed in January 2008, and completed in October 2009. No cultural relics are housed in the pavilion.

Thousands demand justice over North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63

Relatives of those who died led the rally in the North Macedonia capital of Skopje on Nov 15.

British man pleads guilty to plotting bomb attack

Ilyas Akhtar, 20, appeared at London’s Old Bailey court by video link and pleaded guilty to four charges.

Villagers struggle with aftermath of intense Iberian wildfires

Residents use tree branches as they try to extinguish flames from a wildfire in Vilar de Condes, in the province of Ourense in Galicia, Spain, August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Ukraine attack on Russian port disrupts 2% of global oil supply

An apartment building damaged during what the local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack in Novorossiysk, Russia, on Nov 14.

Ukrainian capital comes under ‘massive’ attack

A drone exploding during a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv on Nov 14, where almost every district was under “massive” attack, its mayor said.

1 person taken to hospital after fire breaks out in Yishun HDB flat

The fire affected the second-floor unit's kitchen and was extinguished by the SCDF with a water jet.

Fire occurs at South Korean high school, possibly caused by power bank

The fire started in a classroom locker, and is thought to have been sparked by a portable power bank stored inside it.

Rain helps tame wildfire in New Zealand’s oldest national park

The fire in Tongariro National Park broke out on Nov 8 and has so far burnt through 2,500ha of alpine bush.

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