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Australian police confirmed on Monday that the two alleged gunmen responsible for the deadly attack at a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach were...
ByNews DeskDecember 15, 2025Renewed clashes broke out on the Cambodia-Thailand border on Thursday, with combat reported near centuries-old temples, just ahead of a planned phone call...
ByNews DeskDecember 11, 2025WASHINGTON/CASTEL GANDOLFO: US President Donald Trump intensified his confrontation with European leaders in an interview with Politico published Tuesday, accusing the continent of...
ByNews DeskDecember 10, 2025Ukraine’s European allies expressed strong support for President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, meeting in London to discuss ongoing negotiations over a potential peace...
ByNews DeskDecember 9, 2025Thailand announced on Tuesday that its forces had launched operations to push Cambodian troops out of what it says is Thai territory, as...
ByNews DeskDecember 9, 2025In a region beset by conflicts ranging from Afghanistan to Gaza, Qatar on Sunday emphasised the importance of inclusive political engagement, including with...
ByNews DeskDecember 8, 2025ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on Saturday with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, urging him to maintain open channels of...
ByNews DeskDecember 8, 2025Thailand launched air strikes along sections of its disputed border with Cambodia on Monday, the Thai military announced, as both neighbours traded accusations...
ByNews DeskDecember 8, 2025Several of Iran’s most senior leaders have been killed in what Tehran described as “unprovoked and unwarranted” airstrikes carried out by Israel and...
ByNews DeskMarch 1, 2026TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been assassinated following large-scale strikes carried out by the United States and Israel, according to...
ByNews DeskMarch 1, 2026Tensions across the Middle East have dramatically escalated following coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, triggering a wave of retaliatory missile...
ByNews DeskFebruary 28, 2026