22-12-2023 BERLIN/ PRAGUE: A gunman killed at least 14 people and wounded at least 25 others at a Prague university on Thursday before he was killed, according to police and Prague emergency services, marking the country’s worst-ever mass shooting. Czech police responded to the shooting at Charles University’s faculty of …

22-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE: Pro-Palestinian protestors have attempted to block an Israeli cargo ship from entering the Yarra River by paddling into its path. A series of videos show about a dozen demonstrators moving alongside the 41,000-tonne freighter under Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge in the early hours of …

22-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ IMPHAL/ GUWAHATI: More than 80 people killed in ethnic clashes in India’s northeastern Manipur state over the past seven months were laid to rest on Wednesday, officials said, as sporadic violence continued in the region. At least 180 people have died since fierce …

22-12-2023 CAIRO/ GAZA/ JERUSALEM: The U.S. said “very serious” negotiations were taking place on a new Gaza ceasefire and release of more Israeli hostages, but prospects for a deal remained uncertain as Hamas insisted it would not discuss anything less than a complete end to Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian …

22-12-2023 LUANDA: An Angolan billionaire who has been described as Africa’s richest woman has lost a High Court battle to stop her assets being frozen. Isabel Dos Santos, the daughter of a former president, is being sued by telecoms firm Unitel. The Angolan company is seeking damages of $733m (£580m) …

22-12-2023 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has defended a controversial immigration reform, describing it as a “shield”. He said the tougher legislation – passed by MPs on Monday was needed to cut an influx of illegal migrants. It makes it more difficult for migrants to bring family members to France …

22-12-2023 DENVER, COLORADO: One of the court challenges to Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president in 2024 has finally struck gold. The Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling to disqualify the former president from the Republican Party’s upcoming primary ballot is yet another unprecedented moment in US politics. It’s a decision …

22-12-2023 GAZA CITY: The Hamas-run Gaza government says 20,000 people have been killed there since Israel launched its military campaign against the militants. Israel took action after Hamas broke through the heavily guarded Gaza perimeter on 7 October, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostages, some of whom have been …

New Delhi’21 Dec 2023:Parliament has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha(Second) Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, with the Rajya Sabha approving them today. Lok Sabha has already passed the Bills. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 will replace the Indian Penal Code …

New Delhi, Dec 21:  Party President Mallikarjun Kharge said during the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Thursday that the biggest challenge now is people holding constitutional positions, who are responsible for providing protection to the opposition MPs, are themselves becoming part of party politics using caste, region and occupation …