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Israel demolishes east Jerusalem building, evicting Palestinians

NewsDecember 23, 2025

Excavators demolish a building in Wadi Qaddum area, near the Silwan neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.—AFP JERUSALEM: Israeli bulldozers tore through a four-storey buil­ding i...

Moscow car blast kills Russian general hours after US talks on plan to end Ukraine war

NewsDecember 22, 2025

A car bomb killed a senior Russian general in southern Moscow on Monday morning, the latest high-profile army figure to be blown up in a blast that came just hours after Russian and Ukrainian delegate...

Moscow car blast kills Russian general: investigators

NewsDecember 22, 2025

A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which exa...

Alleged Bondi shooters conducted ‘tactical’ training in New South Wales countryside, police say

NewsDecember 22, 2025

Two suspects in last week’s deadly mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach trained for the attack in the countryside, police alleged in court documents on Monday, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese v...

Alleged Bondi shooters conducted ‘tactical’ training in countryside, police say

NewsDecember 22, 2025

Two suspects in last week’s deadly mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach trained for the attack in the countryside, police alleged in court documents on Monday, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese v...

Israel, in illegal move, approves 19 new settlements in West Bank

HealthDecember 22, 2025

JERUSALEM: Israel’s security cabinet approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country’s far-right finance minister said on Sunday was aimed at preventing ...

US senator urges military action if Hamas, Hezbollah remained armed

NewsDecember 21, 2025

United States Senator Lindsey Graham called on Sunday for renewed military action against Hamas and Hezbollah if they fail to disarm and accused the Palestinian group of consolidating its power in Gaz...

Afghans in US unsure about future after attack on troops

NewsDecember 21, 2025

ANAHEIM: Afghans who worked alongside US troops during almost two decades of war were once promised a home in the United States to shelter them from the extremist intolerance of the Taliban. But after...

7 elephants killed by train accident in India

NewsDecember 20, 2025

A passenger train smashed into a herd of elephants in India’s northeast, killing seven animals on the spot, officials said Saturday. No travellers were injured in the accident in Assam state, home to ...

Three killed in Taipei metro attacks, suspect dead

NewsDecember 19, 2025

Attacks at metro stations in Taipei on Friday involving smoke bombs and stabbings killed at least three people, the Taiwanese city’s fire department said, adding that the suspect was also dead. Taiwan...