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Taiwan says its military can respond rapidly to any sudden Chinese attack

Taiwan has repeatedly warned that China could try to suddenly shift its regular drills into active combat mode to catch Taiwan and its international supporters off guard

16 Dec 2025 10:08 pm
Pakistani court awards 35-year jail term to top leader of banned TLP

ATC Lahore Judge Arshad Javed announced the verdict in jail proceedings. The convict was then handed over to the superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore.

16 Dec 2025 10:00 pm
Watch: PM Modi meets King Abdullah II in Jordan to boost trade, digital ties and infrastructure collaboration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his four-day, three-nation tour with a key stop in Jordan, where he met King Abdullah to discuss trade, investment, technology and regional stability

16 Dec 2025 9:54 pm
Watch | Behind the Scenes: How Indian diplomats made Bangladeshs liberation possible | Part 2

This is the untold story behind Bangladeshs liberation and the diplomacy that made 1971 possible.

16 Dec 2025 7:08 pm
Watch | Behind the Scenes: How Indian diplomats made Bangladeshs liberation possible | Part 1

This is the untold story behind Bangladeshs liberation and the diplomacy that made 1971 possible.

16 Dec 2025 7:05 pm
Daily Quiz: On Boston Tea Party

A dramatic act of defiance in colonial Boston on December 16, 1773, now known as the Boston Tea Party, helped turn protest into revolution and reshape the course of modern history

16 Dec 2025 5:10 pm
Pakistans 'unique way' of respecting people's will is jailing PM, giving lifetime immunity to army chief: India at UNSC

India also rejected the Pakistani envoy's assertion that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir should be settled in accordance with the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and the will of the Kashmiri people

16 Dec 2025 11:10 am
Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State

The suspects were a father and son, aged 50 and 24, authorities have said

16 Dec 2025 9:07 am
General Hospital star Anthony Geary dies at 78 following health complications

Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the longrunning soap opera General Hospital, has died

16 Dec 2025 6:59 am
Watch: Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted in Hong Kong national security trial

The 78-year-old British citizen and founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and publishing seditious articles, in a case closely watched by the U.S., the U.K. and the European Union.

15 Dec 2025 9:59 pm
South Korea's ousted president Yoon plotted martial law to eliminate rivals, probe finds

Yoon Suk Yeol has steadfastly maintained that his martial law declaration was a desperate attempt to draw public support for his fight against the main liberal opposition Democratic Party, which obstructed his agenda

15 Dec 2025 3:07 pm
L.A. police investigate two deaths at home of actor-director Rob Reiner as apparent homicide

The LAPD gave no details about the identities of the two deceased individuals

15 Dec 2025 9:58 am
Flash floods kill 21 in Moroccan coastal town

At least 70 homes and businesses in the historic old city were flooded; 32 people were injured and taken to hospital

15 Dec 2025 7:46 am
'Hero' who disarmed Bondi gunman recovering after surgery, family says

Forty-three-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed was identified on social media as the bystander who hid behind parked cars before charging at the gunman from behind, seizing his rifle and knocking him to the ground

15 Dec 2025 7:45 am
13 dead in clashes in Guatemalan Indigenous region: mayor

Arevalo announced at a press conference that he was declaring a 15-day state of prevention in the Solola department where the two communities are located

15 Dec 2025 7:02 am
Hong Kong court to deliver verdicts on media mogul Jimmy Lai on December 15

The Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy to foreign collusion under the security law, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, as well as one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications

15 Dec 2025 7:00 am
School bus accident in Colombia kills 17, injures 20

The students had been celebrating their graduation on the beach, the governor of Antioquia, Andres Julian, said

15 Dec 2025 6:18 am
Chile's leftist candidate concedes defeat to ultra-conservative Kast in presidential runoff

Vowing a harsh security crackdown to address heightened fears about uncontrolled immigration and crime, Jose Antonio Kast's popularity has surged in recent months.

15 Dec 2025 5:01 am
Pakistan security forces kill three TTP terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The operation was conducted in the area close to the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur district after the reported presence of the terrorists

14 Dec 2025 10:14 pm
Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory

Zelenskyy said that since the U.S. and some European nations had rejected Ukraine's push to join NATO, Kyiv expects the West to offer a set of guarantees similar to those offered to the alliance members

14 Dec 2025 10:02 pm
Hamas chief negotiator says Israel's killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire

Hamas chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya confirmed the killing of the groups senior commander Raed Saed in an Israeli strike; this is the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas figure since a U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect in October

14 Dec 2025 5:01 pm
Thailand declares curfew along coast as Cambodia border fighting spreads

Thai forces said they had destroyed a bridge that Cambodia used to deliver heavy weapons and other equipment to the region and launched an operation targeting pre-positioned artillery in Cambodias coastal Koh Kong Province

14 Dec 2025 12:08 pm
Donald Trump boxed in as Republican health care revolt grows

Democrats say theyre open to talks on any initiative making health care more affordable but skeptical of Republican resolve

14 Dec 2025 8:57 am
How will Australias social media ban work? | Explained

Why did the government think this was necessary? What are the platforms blocked for children under 16? What do companies which dont comply with the rules face? What did internal filings of certain social media firms reveal with respect to their handling of accounts of teenagers?

14 Dec 2025 2:15 am
Why are Nvidia chips being sold to China again? | Explained

What are H200 graphics processing units? Why were their exports to China restricted in the past?

14 Dec 2025 2:05 am
America, First in the World

The document outlining the foreign policy thinking of the second Trump administration says the U.S. should not be seeking global dominance or trying nation-building in other countries; it seeks strategic stability with Russia, a new balance of power with China, and new terms of engagement with Europe.

14 Dec 2025 1:09 am
20,000 Myanmar soldiers and 200 officials deserted, says former Army officer who sought refuge in India

Capt. Kaung Thu Win urges India to convey to Myanmars military that the people of Myanmar have rejected the election that will take place on December 28

14 Dec 2025 12:10 am
Bangladesh interim government orders security clampdown as fresh unrest grips country

The fresh unrests are in response to the shooting of a right-wing cultural groups youth leader, Sharif Osmann Hadi; the government has announced the second phase of Operation Devil Hunt to find the suspect

13 Dec 2025 9:03 pm
Israel issues evacuation warning for village in southern Lebanon ahead of strike

It would be the second such attack within days, after Israel hit what it described as Hezbollah infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (December 9, 2025)

13 Dec 2025 7:58 pm
U.S., Syrian forces wounded by unidentified fire in central Syria

U.S. helicopters evacuated the injured to a U.S. base in Syrias Al-Tanf region near the Iraqi border

13 Dec 2025 7:56 pm
Britain's King Charles III reveals good news in cancer fight, urges early screenings

According to palace sources, the King has chosen not to reveal the kind of cancer he has been treated for partly because he does not want one type of cancer to appear more significant or attract more attention than others

13 Dec 2025 7:03 pm
Families of Pakistani fishermen arrested by India urge government to seek their release

Indian media reported that their Coast Guard had apprehended the 11 Pakistani fishermen December 10 after their boat was found inside Indian waters near Jakhau

13 Dec 2025 3:03 pm
North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission, State media says

Nine soldiers were killed during the mission; their deaths are a heartrending loss. The regiment would be awarded the Order of Freedom and Independence, says Kim Jong Un

13 Dec 2025 11:12 am