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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
UN chief says six peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a UN facility in Sudan

Eight other peacekeepers were wounded in the strike; all the victims are Bangladeshi nationals, serving in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei, UNISFA.

14 Dec 2025 2:47 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
Sacred claims

The ancient Hindu temple built by Khmer kings sits at the heart of the ongoing border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia

14 Dec 2025 1:36 am
Trump says U.S. will retaliate after three Americans killed in Syria attack

This is an ISIS attack, Trump told reporters at the White House; he paid condolences to the three Americans killed and said three others who were wounded seem to be doing pretty well.

14 Dec 2025 1:18 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
Israeli settlements in West Bank growing at highest level since 2017: U.N.

In 2025, plans for nearly 47,390 housing units were advanced, approved, or tendered, compared with some 26,170 in 2024, the report said

13 Dec 2025 10:52 pm
U.S. releases heavily redacted warrant for tanker seized off Venezuelan coast

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has been piling pressure on Venezuela for months, with a major naval buildup in the region accompanied by deadly strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats that have killed nearly 90 people

13 Dec 2025 10:44 pm
Israel says it has killed top Hamas commander in Gaza

Hamas in a statement did not confirm the death of Raed Saad, the official in charge of manufacturing and previously led the militant group's operations division

13 Dec 2025 10:27 pm
Peace is not far away says Erdogan, returning from Putin meeting

Erdogan met Putin in Turkmenistan on Friday, and they evaluated comprehensive peace efforts to end the war

13 Dec 2025 10:20 pm
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
Belarus frees 123 prisoners, including protest leader Kolesnikova: rights groups, State media

U.S. envoy earlier said Washington was lifting sanctions on Belarusian potassium

13 Dec 2025 7:31 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