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Nov 25, 2025 - World

Sudan's top general rejected a ceasefire proposal provided by US-led mediators in a blow to efforts to stop a devastating war that has gripped the African country for over 30 months.

Nov 25, 2025 - World

China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Donald Trump that Beijing’s claims to Taiwan remain unchanged, in a phone call that came amid rising tensions over the self-governing island.Xi told Trump on Monday that Taiwan’s return to China was an “integral part of the postwar international order” forged in the joint US-China fight against “fascism and militarism”, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Continue reading...

Nov 25, 2025 - World

A new lawsuit against a cryptocurrency company whose billionaire founder was recently pardoned of federal crimes by President Donald Trump argued that the firm "knowingly" helped finance the Oct. 7, 2021, attack on Israel by Hamas, Reuters reported on Monday.The firm, Binance, serves as an exchange for cryptocurrency trading, and was the primary competitor to FTX before the latter firm was implicated in a fraud scheme by its CEO and declared bankruptcy in 2022."According to a complaint made public on Monday, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange laundered money for Hamas even after pleading guilty in November 2023 and paying a $4.32 billion criminal penalty for violating federal anti-money-laundering and sanctions laws," reported Reuters.The plaintiffs, who include 306 American victims and relatives of victims, "accused Binance of knowingly enabling Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Iran's Revolutionary Guard to move more than $1 billion through its platform, including more than $50 million after the October 7 attack," according to the report."Binance intentionally structured itself as a refuge for illicit activity," the complaint said. "To this day, there is no indication that Binance has meaningfully altered its core business model."Binance's former CEO and founder, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in 2023. Earlier this year, Trump gave him a full pardon, claiming that he was politically targeted by the Biden administration.However, that pardon came after Binance spent months promoting a stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture owned by Trump family members that has netted them over $1 billion in profit.

Nov 25, 2025 - World

Officials on Monday said progress was made in urgent weekend talks on amending the US peace proposal for Ukraine that many saw as favoring Russia, but the Kremlin said it hadn't seen the changes.

Nov 25, 2025 - World

Winds the biggest contributor to power outages as city saw more than 880,000 lightning strikes and 12cm diameter hailFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNearly 100,000 households were left without power across Queensland and a dozen public schools closed after a mammoth storm brought 110km/h winds and 12cm hail that tore through parts of the state on Monday.Queensland SES officials responded to about 2,200 calls in the hours to 2.30am, more than two-thirds of which were for structural issues with homes and buildings, including damaged roofs and windows. Continue reading...