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16-12-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: The Israeli military sets it has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad in a strike in Gaza City. The attack on Saturday killed five people and wounded at least 25, according to Gaza health authorities. Hamas in a statement did not confirm the death of Raed …

15-12-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: New South Wales (NSW) Police say 11 people have been killed in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community, with 29 taken to hospital – including a child. Eli Schlanger, a British-born rabbi, was among those killed in the attack, his family …

15-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s cabinet has approved sweeping changes to atomic energy laws and fully opened the insurance sector to foreign investors, two government sources said on Friday, key policy moves aimed at attracting billions of dollars in two critical sectors. India, which plans to expand nuclear power …

15-12-2025 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: United States forces raided a cargo ship travelling from China to Iran last month, according to the Wall Street Journal, in the latest reported instance of increasingly aggressive maritime tactics by the administration of US President Donald Trump. Unnamed officials told the newspaper that US military personnel …

15-12-2025 NEW YORK: A New York Times reporter told Jeffrey Epstein that he could write an article that would define the financier on his own terms as he faced allegations of sexually abusing minors in the months leading up to his 2008 conviction, newly uncovered emails reveal. After a negative …

15-12-2025 GAZA STRIP: Storm Byron has swept across the Gaza Strip, killing dozens people and injuring others as harsh winds, relentless rain and collapsing structures crush families already displaced by Israel’s devastating assault on the enclave, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Interior and National Security. The ministry said five people …

15-12-2025 WASHINGTON. BANGKOK: US President Donald Trump has said the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will halt fighting “effective this evening”. Trump made the announcement after telephone conversations with the two leaders following deadly border clashes in recent days which have left at least 20 people dead and half …

15-12-2025 TEHRAN: Iranian security forces have “violently arrested” Nobel Peace Prize winner and women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi, her foundation has said. The Narges Foundation said Ms Mohammadi, 53, was detained in the eastern city of Mashhad, along with other activists. The Nobel Committee said it was “deeply concerned by …

15-12-2025 BERLIN: Germany has accused Russia of a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference, and summoned the Russian ambassador. A foreign ministry spokesman said Russian military intelligence was behind a “cyber-attack against German air traffic control in August 2024”. The spokesman also accused Russia of seeking to …

Sydney, Sunday-Dec 14:(PMI) At least 11 people were killed after two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish community event held at Sydney’s popular Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australian authorities said. The incident has been declared a terrorist attack. According to police, the attackers began shooting at the gathering, triggering panic …