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• ADB, Timor-Leste sign 3 mln USD grant to boost workforce skills development

  13-12-2025 03:24 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Timor-Leste signed on Friday a 3-million-U.S.-dollar grant agreement to support workforce skills development in the country. The agreement...
  
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• Bondi beach shooting – latest: PM demands tougher gun laws after ‘evil’ attack by father and son kills 15

  15-12-2025 07:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ten-year-old girl was among those killed in attack at Hanukkah celebration
  
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• Who Is Rob Reiner? 'When Harry Met Sally' Director, Wife Found Dead In Apparent Homicide

  15-12-2025 06:31 via article.wn.com
  Reiner was best known for directing the iconic romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally and for his early acting success on the 1970s CBS sitcom All in the Family. ......
  
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• Shots, Screams, Chaos: Video Shows 6 Minutes Of Relentless Gunfire In Sydney

  15-12-2025 06:31 via article.wn.com
  At least 16 people have been killed, and over 40 others, including two police officers, were injured in a shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia after two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah... ......
  
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• 24-Year-Old Sydney Shooter Was Probed For ISIS Links In 2019: Report

  15-12-2025 06:31 via article.wn.com
  Australia's intelligence service investigated one of the alleged gunmen in the Bondi Beach shooting for links to the Islamic State group six years ago, the national broadcaster said Monday. ......
  
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• Mongolia's inflation slightly declines to 8.2 pct in November

  15-12-2025 06:29 via article.wn.com
  ULAN BATOR, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, eased to 8.2 percent in November, data from the country's...
  
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• Update: Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting

  15-12-2025 06:27 via article.wn.com
  Officials in Providence say they will release a person of interest detained following a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine. ......
  
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• Terrorists Who Killed 15 at Chanukah Celebration in Sydney Identified as Pakistani Father and Son

  15-12-2025 06:25 via article.wn.com
  Two gunmen opened fire during a Chanukah celebration...
  
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• Asian shares slip after Wall Street logs its worst day in 3 weeks

  15-12-2025 06:25 via article.wn.com
  Asian shares are mostly lower after...
  
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• Antisemitic Shooting Targets Jewish Family Celebrating Chanukah in California [VIDEO]

  15-12-2025 06:25 via article.wn.com
  Police are investigating an antisemitic incident...
  
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• Trump's pardon claim for Tina Peters stirs controversy over limits of presidential power

  15-12-2025 06:24 via article.wn.com
  LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump announced earlier this week that he had granted a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county election official serving a nine-year prison sentence for orchestrating a breach of her county's election system. Colorado state officials, however, immediately rejected the move as unconstitutional, setting the stage for a clash over the limits of presidential power in the U.S. federal system. Peters, 70, was convicted in Colorado state c
  
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• While Trump bashes the E.U., other leaders want to join it

  15-12-2025 06:22 via article.wn.com
  Whatever the White House’s animus, the European Union remains an institution that embodies an ideal to which many nations aspire. ......
  
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• 2 people found dead at Rob Reiner’s home, homicide detectives investigating Los Angeles

  15-12-2025 06:22 via article.wn.com
  Reiner turned 78 in March....
  
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• Japan to send 2 pandas back to China amid row

  15-12-2025 06:21 via article.wn.com
  Twin pandas at a zoo in...
  
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• New York steps up security following Sydney mass shooting

  15-12-2025 06:19 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- New York City on Sunday increased security measures around Hanukkah events and synagogues, following a mass shooting targeting a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach. At a press conference on Sunday, Jessica...
  
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• Rob Reiner and wife found dead at their home in Los Angeles

  15-12-2025 06:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators
  
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• We have legitimate right to weapons, says Hamas chief

  15-12-2025 06:16 via article.wn.com
  DOHA: Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday that the group had a “legitimate right” to hold weapons and that any proposal for the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire must uphold that right. “Resistance and its weapons are a legitimate right guaranteed by international law and are linked to the establishment of a Palestinian state,” Hayya said in a...
  
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• Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai, founder of former pro-democracy newspaper, in landmark national security trial

  15-12-2025 06:15 via article.wn.com
  Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai, founder of former pro-democracy newspaper, in landmark national security trial. ......
  
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• Australia's PM proposes tougher gun laws after shooting

  15-12-2025 06:15 via article.wn.com
  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese proposed tougher gun laws after gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting targeting a Jewish festival at Sydney's Bondi Beach. The alleged attackers, a father and son, fired into crowds at the beach for the start of Hanukkah on yesterday evening. The father was killed at the scene, taking the number of dead to 16, while his 24-year-old son is in a critical condition in hospital, police said at a press conference. Police confirmed the 50-year-old father
  
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• 1st LD: Lord Fakafanua elected as new Tongan PM

  15-12-2025 06:13 via article.wn.com
  SUVA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Lord Fakafanua has been elected Tonga's next prime...
  
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• Urgent: Lord Fakafanua elected as new Tongan PM

  15-12-2025 06:12 via article.wn.com
  SUVA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Lord...
  
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• Sydney Mass Shooting: Hero Shop Owner Disarms Gunman At Bondi Beach Hanukkah Event, Saves Lives

  15-12-2025 06:06 via article.wn.com
  Sydney Mass Shooting: Hero Shop Owner Disarms Gunman At Bondi Beach Hanukkah Event, Saves Lives ......
  
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• PM Anthony Albanese Condemns 'Evil' Hanukkah Terror Attack At Bondi Beach As Death Toll Hits 16

  15-12-2025 06:06 via article.wn.com
  PM Anthony Albanese Condemns 'Evil' Hanukkah Terror Attack At Bondi Beach As Death Toll Hits 16 ......
  
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• No proof of India entry, but Dhaka asks Delhi to arrest politician's shooters

  15-12-2025 06:06 via article.wn.com
  No proof of India entry, but Dhaka asks Delhi to arrest politician's shooters ......
  
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• Bondi Beach shooting: 16 killed, 40 injured, police ID father-son duo as shooters at Hanukkah ...

  15-12-2025 06:02 via article.wn.com
  Bondi Beach shooting: At least 16 have died and another 40 rushed to the hospital say ambulance staff. Media reports have identified a father-son duo as the shooters at Hanukkah celebration. Here are the top five updates. ......
  
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• Lord Fakafanua elected as new Tongan PM

  15-12-2025 06:01 via article.wn.com
  SUVA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Lord Fakafanua was...
  
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• Australian PM flags stricter gun laws after Bondi Beach mass shooting

  15-12-2025 06:01 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that his government will consider introducing stricter gun ownership laws in response to the fatal mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach. Albanese said at a press conference...
  
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• Australian intelligence probed Bondi gunman for IS links: report

  15-12-2025 06:00 via article.wn.com
  Reports say one of the shooters, Naveed Akram, was believed to be closely connected to an Islamic State member who was arrested in July 2019 and convicted of preparing a terrorist act in Australia ......
  
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• Trump Said It Would Be Easy to Free Jimmy Lai. He Should Prove It.

  15-12-2025 05:58 via article.wn.com
  The Hong Kong publisher’s fate will reveal whether democracies still have the resolve to defend their own values. ......
  
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• Who is Nick Reiner? Rob Reiner, wife Michele killed by their son: report

  15-12-2025 05:57 via article.wn.com
  Legendary director and actor Rob Reiner, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son Nick Reiner, multiple sources told people. Authorities have yet to confirm this information. Who is Nick Reiner? Rob Reiner, wife Michele killed by their son: report (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)(Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) The couple were found dead inside their Brentwood home on Sunday, December 14. LAPD Robbery Homicide Division detectives were assigned to the case. There was a huge police pr
  
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