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• Some Australian Jews said they felt the government did not protect them.

  15-12-2025 08:40 via article.wn.com
  Yvonne Haber, left, with other mourners at the site of the shooting in Sydney on Monday. ......
  
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• EU adopts new sanctions targeting Russian oil traders and shadow fleet

  16-12-2025 02:08 via article.wn.com
  The EU imposed new sanctions against Russian oil traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for aiding Moscow in evading Western sanctions. ......
  
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• China agrees to control chemical subsidiaries, lists 13 precursors utilised to make Fentanyl: FBI Director

  16-12-2025 02:08 via article.wn.com
  Washington, DC: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel on Wednesday (US local time) made a historic announcement that China has agreed to effectively cut off thirteen precursors and control seven chemical subsidiaries that used to create fentanyl coming out of the country. He made the announcement during the briefing at the White House. Also In This Package Brother Wang arrested: The wild saga of 'fentanyl boss' US revokes visas of...
  
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• Canada’s new citizenship by descent rule take effect – What Bill C-3 means for Indians

  16-12-2025 02:08 via article.wn.com
  Canada has enacted new citizenship rules under Bill C-3, easing citizenship by descent for families abroad. Here’s what the changes mean for Indians and others with Canadian roots. ......
  
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• Australia grapples with fallout from Bondi Jewish massacre

  16-12-2025 02:08 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY — Following the deadliest domestic...
  
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• Bondi Beach mass shooting appears driven by 'Islamic State ideology' — PM

  16-12-2025 02:07 via article.wn.com
  A father and son appeared to be driven by "Islamic State ideology" when they opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday. ......
  
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• Crews use sandbags to shore up levee breach near Seattle after failure prompts flood warning

  16-12-2025 02:06 via article.wn.com
  TUKWILA, Wash. — Crews used...
  
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• UN commends Norway decision to halt issuance of deep-sea mining licences

  16-12-2025 02:05 via article.wn.com
  UN experts said Monday that Norway’s decision to stop issuing deep-sea mining licenses until at least the end of 2029, and to withhold all public funds for such activities, marks a major advance for ocean protection, environmental integrity, cultural identity and human rights. The statement from a group of UN Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts praised the “”...
  
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• Rights group condemns Israel attacks on civilian facilities and equipment in Lebanon

  16-12-2025 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Human Rights Watch said Monday that the Israel’s repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon throughout 2025 constitute war crimes. The extensive report documented four specific strikes between August and October that killed three civilians and destroyed over 360 pieces of heavy machinery and a major cement factory. The...
  
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• Japan's wartime horrors remain on Chinese soil

  16-12-2025 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sparked an international furor with her statement in parliament on Nov 7 suggesting that Japan might use military force if a "Taiwan contingency" leads to a "survival threatening" situation. Her remark crossed a red line of China and underscored concerns about Japan ramping up remilitarization, which would effectively violate the Article 9"no-war clause" of the nation's postwar Constitution. From my perspective, though, as a longtime researcher and writ
  
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• Australia set to further tighten gun control laws

  16-12-2025 02:05 via article.wn.com
  Australia is set to swiftly overhaul its already-tough national gun control laws in response to the shooting on Sunday at Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, which killed 15 people and wounded over 40 in what was the worst incident of gun violence in the country in nearly 30 years. Addressing a news conference on Monday in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the shooting an act of "pure evil" and "terrorism", and said the day would be remembered as "a dark day in the na
  
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• Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit

  16-12-2025 02:04 via article.wn.com
  Trump has requested billions of dollars in damages, according to court documents filed in Florida....
  
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• The killings of Rob and Michele Reiner shatter family’s gentle legacy

  16-12-2025 02:00 via article.wn.com
  By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Until Sunday’s shocking double killings, few families seemed more apart from the dark side of life than the Reiners. Related Articles Grand Canyon reopens South Rim hotels after water-line is repaired An aspiring neurosurgeon and a campus Republican died in the Brown campus shooting ‘General Hospital’ star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78 Ford scraps F150 Lightning as mounting losses and falling consumer interest hits EV pla
  
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• ‘Like a brother to me’: Sydney rabbi pays tribute to British-born rabbi killed in Bondi attack

  16-12-2025 01:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Sydney’s Newtown synagogue leader Rabbi Eli Feldman has paid tribute to British-born rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday December 14.
  
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• US offers Ukraine security guarantee but territory still key

  16-12-2025 01:50 via article.wn.com
  U.S. negotiators offered more significant security guarantees to Kyiv as part of President Donald Trump’s renewed push to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but the effort still appeared part of a bid to pressure President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on territory. ......
  
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• EU blacklists former Haitian President Martelly, 2 former senators for alleged gang ties

  16-12-2025 01:50 via article.wn.com
  Former Haitian President Michel Martelly has been blacklisted by the European Union alongside two once powerful lawmakers and a criminal gang, the EU said Monday, citing their alleged roles in Haiti’s escalating gang violence. ......
  
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• England and Australia players to wear black armbands in Ashes tribute to Bondi shooting victims

  16-12-2025 01:50 via article.wn.com
  England and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday in an Ashes tribute to the victims of the Bondi beach shootings. On Sunday night, two gunmen killed 15 people ......
  
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• Trump declares fentanyl a 'weapon of mass destruction' with executive order

  16-12-2025 01:49 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump signed an...
  
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• \u2018We\u2019re closer than ever\u2019: Donald Trump offers Ukraine security guarantees as peace talks with Russia continue

  16-12-2025 01:48 via article.wn.com
  US officials said Washington is...
  
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• Trump weighs�order to loosen federal marijuana restrictions

  16-12-2025 01:48 via article.wn.com
  The shift would represent one of the most significant federal changes to marijuana policy in decades. ......
  
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• Rob Reiner seen arguing with son at Conan O’Brien party on eve of his death

  16-12-2025 01:48 via article.wn.com
  A party attendee recalled Rob Reiner telling his son that his behaviour was inappropriate. ......
  
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• Europe to launch international commission for Ukraine war damages

  16-12-2025 01:48 via article.wn.com
  THE HAGUE, Dec 16 - European leaders...
  
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• Donald Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security\u00a0

  16-12-2025 01:48 via article.wn.com
  Trump had the East Wing...
  
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• Peanuts fans are rushing to grab Brightland's newly released Snoopy pizza night gift set

  16-12-2025 01:46 via article.wn.com
  Get it while it’s fresh. Snoopy is throwing a pizza party with a new collaboration from Brightland. ......
  
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• Is Mienfoo shiny in Pok�mon Go?

  16-12-2025 01:46 via article.wn.com
  Shiny Mienfoo is available in Pokémon Go! Read more ......
  
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• How Trump’s freeze on state AI laws could make your next home cost even more

  16-12-2025 01:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  State and local officials are racing to limit algorithmic real estate pricing, which critics say amount to automated market-fixing
  
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• Bondi Beach shooting appears to be motivated by ‘Islamic State ideology’, says Australian PM

  16-12-2025 01:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prime minister Anthony Albanese said the killers were motivated by an ‘ideology of hate’
  
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• Watch: Private jet crashes during emergency landing in Mexico; new footage shows moments before deadly crash

  16-12-2025 01:45 via article.wn.com
  A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing on Monday, killing at least seven people, Mexico State Civil Protection...
  
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• Stock futures are little changed as traders await payrolls report: Live updates

  16-12-2025 01:45 via article.wn.com
  The three benchmark U.S. indexes closed lower on Monday, pressured by losses in key artificial intelligence names. ......
  
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• Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision

  16-12-2025 01:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January
  
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