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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
U.S. military says it carried out strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific

The United States struck more than 20 vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near Venezuela as part of a military campaign President Donald Trump has launched on drug smuggling from the region

16 Dec 2025 9:44 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
French first lady apologises for slur after feminist backlash

The first lady was referring to a description she made of activists who disrupted a December 7 stand-up show she attended of a French actor accused of but not charged with rape

16 Dec 2025 7:25 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
Security beefed up for Ashes Test after Bondi shooting

Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board released a joint statement to pay tribute to the victims of the Bondi tragedy

16 Dec 2025 6:44 am
U.S. officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks

In a statement, European leaders in Berlin said they and the U.S. committed to work together to provide robust security guarantees, including a European-led multinational force Ukraine supported by the U.S.

16 Dec 2025 4:37 am
Britain's MI6 spy Chief says President Putin is dragging out peace talks

Mr. Putin is 'dragging out negotiations' on stopping the conflict, and remains determined to 'subjugate Ukraine and harass NATO members, says Blaise Metreweli

15 Dec 2025 10:44 pm
Son arrested after Rob Reiner and wife found dead: U.S. media

Reiner was politically active and an outspoken supporter of progressive causes potentially a reason for the extraordinary statement by Donald Trump on Monday (December 15), less than a day after the killings

15 Dec 2025 10:21 pm
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
Watch: U.S. to start social media vetting for H-1B and H4 visa seekers

The United States will begin expanded social media and online presence vetting for H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents starting December 15, according to the U.S. Embassy

15 Dec 2025 7:37 pm
Ukraine peace talks stretch into second day at start of pivotal week for Europe

The talks come at the start of a pivotal week for Europe, with an European Union summit set to decide whether it can underwrite a massive loan to Ukraine with frozen Russian Central Bank assets

15 Dec 2025 5:29 pm
Jaishankar to visit Israel on December 16 to discuss bilateral and regional issues

His visit comes days after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and the two leaders agreed to meet very soon.

15 Dec 2025 5:26 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
Merriam-Websters 2025 word of the year is slop

It's part of a transformative technology and it's something that people have found fascinating, annoying and a little bit ridiculous says Greg Barlow, who called it an illustrative word

15 Dec 2025 2:23 pm
Jimmy Lai: A Hong Kong rags-to-riches media tycoon who became fierce critic of Beijing

Lai, 78, was convicted in the landmark national security trial, which began in 2023, and could send him to prison for the rest of his life

15 Dec 2025 11:44 am
Watch: Australia mourns 16 dead Bondi beach shooting, Bibi links attack to antisemitism

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced flags will fly at half-mast nationwide. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have called the incident a targeted antisemitic attack. Netanyahu said he had earlier cautioned Australia that backing Palestinian statehood could fuel antisemitism.

15 Dec 2025 10:49 am
Bondi Beach shooting: Australian PM proposes tougher national gun laws after mass shooting in Sydney

Albanese said he would propose new restrictions, including limiting the number of guns a licenced owner can obtain

15 Dec 2025 10:26 am
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
Brazilians protest a bill that would reduce former President Bolsonaros time in jail

Tens of thousands of Brazilians have protested against a bill that could reduce former President Jair Bolsonaros prison time

15 Dec 2025 7:18 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
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with U.S. Air Force tanker

They passed directly in our flight path. ... They dont have their transponder turned on, its outrageous, the JetBlue pilot said

15 Dec 2025 6:46 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
Father and son behind Bondi mass shooting, Australian police say

Forty people remain in hospital following the attack, including two police officers who are in a serious but stable condition, police said. The victims were aged between 10 and 87.

15 Dec 2025 5:25 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
Australia to mourn Bondi Beach shooting with flags at half-mast: PM

Flags will fly at half-mast across the country today as we pay our respects to all those lost and all those injured, Anthony Albanese said.

15 Dec 2025 3:18 am
Sri Lankan lawmakers to meet to fast-track cyclone aid

Official figures show that 643 people were killed, with another 184 still missing, following landslides and floods triggered by the cyclone

14 Dec 2025 10:36 pm
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
Bondi Beach shooting: Bystander who tackled armed man hailed as hero

The video then shows the man in a dark shirt losing his footing, backing away towards a bridge where another shooter was located, while the bystander places the gun down on the ground

14 Dec 2025 8:27 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 says Cambodian rocket fire caused its first civilian death in new border fighting

The victim, identified as Don Patchapan, was killed in the heart of a residential area near a school, according to a Thai Army statement

14 Dec 2025 4:45 pm
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after over 30 years of activism

The Democratic Party, founded in 1994, was a moderate Opposition party that pushed for universal suffrage in electing the city's leader for decades

14 Dec 2025 4:37 pm
Bondi Beach shooting: Two held after reports of gunfire at Australian beach

Authorities confirm an active investigation following the alarming incident, with emergency services on-site and a warning for beachgoers to remain indoors as the situation unfolds

14 Dec 2025 2:35 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
Chile to pick new President with far right candidate the front-runner

Polls show Jose Antonio Kast as the strong front-runner, with his tough-on-crime and anti-migrant message seemingly registering with Chileans

14 Dec 2025 8:25 am
Brown University shooting LIVE: Police search after shooter kills two and injures eight on campus

Authorities believe the shooter used a handgun, according to a law enforcement official who was not authorised to discuss an ongoing investigation

14 Dec 2025 8:18 am
A list of deadly shootings on college campuses in the U.S.

The latest shooting on a college campus in the U.S. unfolded Saturday at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island

14 Dec 2025 7:26 am
Temple collapse in South Africa: Death toll climbs to four; rescue ops suspended due to weather

A statement by the eThekwini municipality said that the temple construction was being done without approved plans, suggesting that it had been an illegal venture

14 Dec 2025 7:10 am
Police respond to reported shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island

Police say there are multiple victims who have been shot after active shooter reported at Brown University

14 Dec 2025 4:26 am