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Record-setting rain has brought chaos to parts of Hong Kong, with submerged streets, stranded buses and landslides. Residents were advised to avoid going out.

Very few people know what it’s like to recover, physically and emotionally, from a shark bite. But some of the ones who do are ready to help.

Original designs for a structure at the end of the runway stipulated that it should break apart easily on impact. It ended up being made of concrete.

Also, a hit musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The New York Times identified a series of missteps that made a Jeju Air flight’s catastrophic end much more deadly.

A business called Northern Lights is seen as a model for efforts to pump carbon dioxide deep into wells, but high costs remain an obstacle.

A State Department pilot program will tie the cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high visa overstay rates.

As Zohran Mamdani gets within striking distance of becoming New York’s first Muslim mayor, he is drawing fire from supporters of India’s populist prime minister, who accuse him of being anti-Hindu.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro, whose case has partly motivated President Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, was ordered to remain under house arrest as he awaited trial.

New Jersey officials called it the largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.

Once a cog in the Malaysian economy, the solar industry profited from Chinese investment. Now it’s becoming a case study of what happens when the United States closes its markets.

The United States has accused Russia of violating the pact, which expired in 2019, for more than a decade.

The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.

Also, a hit musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, lies in a cove about 80 miles from the powerful earthquake that struck near the Kamchatka peninsula last week.

Lawmakers approved constitutional changes abolishing term limits and allowing President Nayib Bukele to stay in power indefinitely. Why now?

Bidding for the Tolkien classic, which was discovered in a home in Bristol, England, has already exceeded $25,000.

Israel’s leader is now pushing for an “all or nothing” deal with Hamas. He has not made the compromises needed to make it happen.

Also, Catholic influencers.

Plus, influencers feted by the Vatican.