Bondi Beach suspect visited Philippines on Indian passport

Australian PM said that the two men had likely been radicalised by "Islamic State ideology".
16 December 2025, 07:55 AM

Trump says has asked Xi to release Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai

His conviction is part of a clampdown by China on Hong Kong following mass protests in 2019.
16 December 2025, 04:11 AM

Tourist arrivals to Vietnam hit record high despite pollution, floods

Vietnam has emerged as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Southeast Asia
16 December 2025, 04:02 AM

Two Islamic State flags in Bondi gunmen's vehicle: Australian police

Australia PM visited Bondi Beach shooting hero in hospital, lauding efforts to help stop deadliest gun attack in decades
16 December 2025, 03:03 AM

Trump seeks up to $10 billion in damages from BBC over editing of January 6 speech

Facing one of the biggest crises in its 103-year history, the BBC has said it has no plans to rebroadcast the documentary on any of its platforms.
16 December 2025, 00:41 AM

Australia mourns victims of mass shooting

Australia vowed stricter gun laws yesterday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father-and-son duo of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach.
15 December 2025, 18:18 PM

2nd phase of gaza truce: Israel, Hamas trade blame for delay

Israel and Hamas have traded accusations that the other is delaying the second phase of the US-brokered peace plan in Gaza.
15 December 2025, 18:12 PM

UN urges release of 10,000 arbitrarily detained in Eritrea

The United Nations yesterday called for the unconditional release of the estimated 10,000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists and students.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Two killed in Pak militant raids on banks

Heavily armed militants looted several banks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province yesterday before clashing with security forces, with one policeman and a civilian killed, authorities told AFP.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli army to knock down 25 buildings

The Israeli army is to demolish 25 residential buildings in the north West Bank’s Nur Shams refugee camp later this week, local authorities told AFP yesterday.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Security trial: Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty

Hong Kong’s High Court yesterday found tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in the city’s highest-profile trial under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Chile elects Kast as president in rightward shift

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over rising crime and migration to steer the country in its sharpest rightward shift since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

'For all I know, she could be dead,' says son of Suu Kyi

'Nobody has seen her in over two years. She hasn't been allowed contact with her legal team, never mind her family,' he says
15 December 2025, 09:34 AM

Who is Ahmed al-Ahmed, the unarmed bystander who disarmed a Sydney shooter

Australian PM says his actions may have saved lives during deadly Bondi Beach attack
15 December 2025, 09:18 AM

Person held over Brown University shooting to be released: US officials

A person who was detained over the shooting that killed two students was to be released
15 December 2025, 05:12 AM

Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty in national security trial

The case has drawn international scrutiny of Hong Kong's judicial independence amid a years-long crackdown on rights and freedoms in the global financial hub.
15 December 2025, 03:45 AM

Father and son behind Bondi Jewish festival shooting: Police

Police did not release the shooters' names, but said the father had held a firearms license since 2015 and had six licensed weapons.
15 December 2025, 03:39 AM

Australian PM proposes 'tougher gun laws' after Bondi mass shooting

Australia's prime minister proposed "tougher gun laws" on Monday a day after gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting targeting a Jewish festival at a Sydney beach
15 December 2025, 03:36 AM

Far-right Jose Antonio Kast wins Chile election in landslide

For Kast, a 59-year-old father of nine, it was third time lucky, after two failed attempts at the presidency
15 December 2025, 02:30 AM

Bus plunges into ravine in Colombia, killing 17

At least 16 high school students celebrating their graduation and a driver were killed
15 December 2025, 02:27 AM