Showing 1 - 10 of 2,594
Accused Bondi killer Naveed Akram appears in court by video link
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» SYDNEY - Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in an Australian court via video link Monday, in his first public hearing since the nation's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.
Japan PM wins Trump backing ahead of snap election
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» TOKYO — Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi won United States President Donald Trump's full endorsement on Friday, two days before snap elections that polls suggest may see her coalition romp home with a super-majority.
Dreams of youth die behind bars in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2026
» Shwe Theingi was instantly drawn to Wutt Yee Aung when they met at the start of their second year at Dagon University in Yangon in 2019.
US government shuts down again but quick fix expected
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - The US government entered a partial shutdown on Saturday as a midnight funding deadline passed without Congress approving a 2026 budget, though disruption was expected to be limited with the House set to move early next week to ratify a Senate-backed deal.
Israel prepares to bury last Gaza hostage
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» MEITAR, Israel - Grieving relatives of Ran Gvili gathered on Wednesday as Israel prepared to bury the last hostage returned from Gaza, marking the end of a painful national saga triggered by Hamas’s 2023 attack.
Who Owns TikTok in the US Now?
Published on 23/01/2026
» NEW YORK - TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has just spun out an American venture to operate the popular video app in the United States. The deal, announced on Thursday, is part of an effort to comply with a 2024 federal law that aimed to separate TikTok from ByteDance to address national security concerns over the app’s ties to Beijing.
Japan ex-PM Abe's alleged killer faces verdict
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» NARA — The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe faces a verdict Wednesday, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world.
Ninth policeman dies in Guatemala gang riots, attacks
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» GUATEMALA CITY - Authorities in Guatemala said Monday a ninth police officer died of his injuries following an outbreak of gang violence, over which the government declared a state of emergency.
US pulls some personnel from Qatar as Iran warns of response to attack
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran warned the United States on Wednesday that it was capable of responding to any attack, as Washington appeared to be pulling personnel out of a base that Iran targeted in a strike last year.
Death toll from Iran approaches 2,600, rights group reports
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2026
» DUBAI/JERUSALEM — The death toll from unrest in Iran climbed to almost 2,600, a rights group said on Wednesday, as Tehran stepped up diplomatic contacts with US-allies in the region over a crisis that has drawn threats of intervention from President Donald Trump.