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Australia announces gun buyback plan just days after Bondi Beach attack -- Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday.

CBS News - 10 hours ago

Violence, extremism have no place in Islamic Establishment

Mehr News Agency - 10 hours ago

NNPCL reduces fuel price by N80

Daily Post Nigeria - 10 hours ago

"White men targeted?" Trump positions them as victims of "reverse discrimination"

Albawaba - 10 hours ago

EU finds more money for Ukraine, but fails to reach deal to release frozen Russian assets

CBC News - 10 hours ago

Philippine hotel says Bondi Beach suspects spent every night in their room -- The father and son suspects in the Bondi Beach terror attack spent most of November in a hotel in the Philippines, but the reason for their visit remains unclear. -- Dec 18

CBS News - 10 hours ago

Farmers bring tractors to Brussels to protest EU-Mercosur trade deal - Farmers drove tractors into Brussels to protest the EU-Mercosur trade deal, fearing competition. 18/12/2025

Euronews - 10 hours ago

UAE: Dubai–Sharjah ferry services temporarily suspended amid adverse weather

Times of India - 10 hours ago

Everything to know: Princess Mette-Marit's lung transplant for pulmonary fibrosis

International The News - 10 hours ago

Bangladesh newspaper staff recall 'gasping for air' as offices set ablaze -- The fresh protests are sparked by the death of one of the leaders of protests that ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina.

BBC News - 10 hours ago

Quantum computers – their potential and limits

Deutsche Welle - 10 hours ago

Dhaka, violenze per la morte del giovane leader Hadi. Assaltati i maggiori quotidiani

AsiaNews.it - 10 hours ago

Ryan Wedding's image as alleged drug kingpin inflated by U.S., says Sinaloa cartel operative -- Jorge Barrera

CBC News - 10 hours ago

Louvre Reopens Fully, Following Staff's Decision to End Strike

Deccan Chronicle - 10 hours ago

Australia plans gun buyback scheme in response to Bondi Beach killings

Sky News - 10 hours ago

Moscow claims its spy chief held call with new head of MI6

Independent UK - 10 hours ago

Spanish police evict 400 migrants from squat deemed safety hazard - The Badalona town hall had argued that the squat was a public safety hazard. In 2020, an old factory occupied by around 100 migrants in the Catalan city near Barcelona caught fire, killing four people. 17/12/2025

Euronews - 10 hours ago

NY's new archbishop expected to stick to Catholic church doctrine

New York Post - 10 hours ago

Soccer star Mario Pineida shot and killed in Ecuador -- Guayaquil has become a hotspot for gang violence linked to drug trafficking and several soccer players in Ecuador have been targeted in recent months. -- Dec 18

CBS News - 10 hours ago

EU leaders agree on €90-billion loan to Ukraine after Russian assets plan unravels -- Video -- 1:02

The Globe and Mail - 10 hours ago

German man found guilty of drugging, raping and filming his wife for years

Apple Valley News Now - 11 hours ago

Chabria: Beneath the rambling, Trump laid out a chilling healthcare plan

Los Angeles Times - 11 hours ago

Meet Trev: One of the last pub pianists in England

Deutsche Welle - 11 hours ago

UK Foreign Office hit by data hack

Peninsula Qatar - 11 hours ago

Pakistan accuses India of 'weaponizing water' and threatening stability

ABC News - 11 hours ago

20 Million Gen Z Are Jobless in Urban China

Newsweek - 11 hours ago

Honda to pause production in Japan and China as chip shortages persist

Independent UK - 11 hours ago

'Heroic' pair, gifted musician, 'woman of integrity' laid to rest in Sydney

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 11 hours ago

Manufacturing consent? Decoding Jeffrey Epstein's friendship with Noam Chomsky - after release of new photos

Times of India - 11 hours ago

The massive interest-free loan will help Ukraine meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, leaders said after more than a day of talks at a summit in Brussels.

Daily Mail - 11 hours ago

Pakistan accuses India of 'weaponizing water' and threatening stability

Toronto Star - 11 hours ago

Battleship Potemkin at 100: how the Soviet film redrew the boundaries of cinema -- Alexander Howard, University of Sydney

The Conversation - 11 hours ago

Saudi Arabia launches first electric bus network in Mecca to ease Hajj and Umrah travel in 2026

Times of India - 11 hours ago

'Alien battleship' reaches closest point to Earth

Sky News - 11 hours ago

UAE exposed as secret buyer in huge arms deal with Israel

Mehr News Agency - 11 hours ago

Mother convicted of hiding daughter's body in freezer for 20 years

Independent UK - 11 hours ago

Trump orders suspension of US green card lottery program

Peninsula Qatar - 11 hours ago

US suspends green card lottery after Brown, MIT professor shootings

Channel NewsAsia - 11 hours ago

EU agrees 90-bln-euro loan for Ukraine, without Russian assets

Hurriyet Daily News - 11 hours ago

US Suspends Imports of Chinese-Made Tires From Serbia Amid Forced...

Deccan Chronicle - 11 hours ago

Australian state premier apologises after husband caught drink driving

Independent UK - 11 hours ago

Colombia boosts military presence following police station attack - Colombia's military has reinforced Buenos Aires, Cauca, after a bomb attack on a police station injured eight officers. The government blames FARC dissidents. 18/12/2025

Euronews - 11 hours ago

China Draws Fire From Iran

Newsweek - 11 hours ago

Bondi hero is handed $2.5million cheque in his hospital bed - before asking 'I deserve it?'

Daily Mail - 11 hours ago

Bondi swimmers and surfers pay tribute to attack victims

Sky News - 11 hours ago

'Smelly b*****d' - courtroom chaos as dad cleared of murdering intruder

Daily Express - 11 hours ago

Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela

NBC News - 11 hours ago

UK government confirms official data was stolen in hacking

International The News - 11 hours ago

In the shadow of U.S. export controls, China rallies its own chip industry

NPR - 11 hours ago

Why Epstein's Links to the CIA Are So Important

The Nation - 11 hours ago

Cease-fire brings calm, not safety, as Gazans move back into ruins

Daily Sabah - 12 hours ago

Putin says Ukraine military goals will be achieved

ABC News - 12 hours ago

Watch live: Putin holds annual end of year address and phone-in

Independent UK - 12 hours ago

EU state's Interior Ministry takes down Ukrainian flag

Russia Today - 12 hours ago

See: Saudi mountains see rare snow, residents go skiing -- m read

Gulf News - 12 hours ago

What does TikTok's deal mean for America's users? -- The BBC's Asia business correspondent says it is still unclear what sort of experience TikTok users in the US will get.

BBC News - 12 hours ago

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Euronews - 12 hours ago

River in northern Alaska turns orange due to rising heavy metal pollution

Times of India - 12 hours ago

Trump suspends green card lottery program that allowed Brown, MIT shooting suspect to enter U.S.

NBC News - 12 hours ago

A sunrise crowd gathers at Bondi Beach in solace and defiance after a massacre

Toronto Star - 12 hours ago

Suspect ‍in ‌mass shooting at Brown University found dead

Evening Standard - 12 hours ago

Maristi Blu: il Natale in Siria, fra 'situazione opaca' e 'futuro incerto'

AsiaNews.it - 12 hours ago

Sweida violence reignites as Druze forces clash with HTS

Mehr News Agency - 12 hours ago

Australia announces gun buyback after Bondi Beach massacre

Daily Sabah - 12 hours ago

WW3 fears explode as Putin rushes 'unstoppable' nuke to NATO border: '8 minutes to London'

Daily Express - 12 hours ago

Husband and wife killed in sauna fire -- m read

Gulf News - 12 hours ago

U.S. avocado growers hope push for trade walls will bear fruit

The Globe and Mail - 12 hours ago

Protesters storm offices of leading Bangladesh dailies after a 2024 uprising activist dies

Bay to Bay News - 12 hours ago

EU to lend Ukraine €90 billion, but not from Russian assets

Deutsche Welle - 12 hours ago

Suspected Brown University gunman found dead

Irish Times - 12 hours ago

Alexander Nemenov / AFP via Getty Images

NBC News - 12 hours ago

Bangladesh unrest: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house damaged again; set Sheikh Hasina's poster on fire

Times of India - 12 hours ago

Saudi Arabia offers residential land in Riyadh at up to 84% discount

Times of India - 12 hours ago

US Navy test-launches Iranian drone clone "Lucas"

Mehr News Agency - 12 hours ago

Today in History: December 19, U.S. auto industry gets emergency bailout

New York Daily News - 12 hours ago

Largest gun buyback since Port Arthur begins

SBS - 12 hours ago

EU leaders agree on 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine

NBC News - 12 hours ago

How a Reddit post blew Brown University shooting investigation wide open

Sky News - 12 hours ago

Trump signs order to ease US marijuana regulations, sparking industry hopes

The Straits Times - 12 hours ago

Analysis - How Venezuelan crude could shake things up for Canadian producers - Evan Dyer - News - Politics - | December 18

CBC News - 13 hours ago

New US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in eastern Pacific - The US military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit President Donald Trump's power to use military force against drug cartels. 18/12/2025

Euronews - 13 hours ago

EU leaders agree on 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine after a plan to use Russian assets unravels

Bay to Bay News - 13 hours ago

Object that smashed windscreen unlikely to be anything 'from space'

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 13 hours ago

Tinubu to present 2026 budget without accounting for 2025 fiscal year - BudgIT

Daily Post Nigeria - 13 hours ago

Bangladesh erupts after activist's killing as protesters torch newspapers

Daily Sabah - 13 hours ago

Retail market holds steady on tourism growth

Peninsula Qatar - 13 hours ago

Bondi Beach attack: Australia launch new 'gun buyback' scheme after deadly mass shooting

Daily Express - 13 hours ago

2 pregnant women accused of Gülen ties face harsh prison treatment in Turkey, families say

Turkish Minute - 13 hours ago

US agency urges white men to report discrimination

Russia Today - 13 hours ago

Romania sentences Wiz Khalifa to 9 months for marijuana use

UPI - 13 hours ago

Ortiz: Proud of Flamengo's performance and fighting spirit

Peninsula Qatar - 13 hours ago

Canada and the US to launch formal talks to review free trade agreement in January

ABC News - 13 hours ago

Japan needs nukes – senior PM aide

Russia Today - 13 hours ago

Australia riacquisterà e distruggerà armi da fuoco dopo Bondi Beach

AsiaNews.it - 13 hours ago

Putin to send message to U.S., Europe over Ukraine ambitions at end-of-year news conference -- Yesterday

The Globe and Mail - 13 hours ago

Suspect in Brown and MIT killings found dead, officials say

Euronews - 13 hours ago

Trump administration suspends US green card lottery

Hurriyet Daily News - 13 hours ago

US Allies Putting Ship-Killer Missiles on China's Doorstep

Newsweek - 13 hours ago

Interstellar comet or alien invasion?

Sky News - 13 hours ago

British baker's criticism of Mexican 'ugly' bread triggers social media outrage

Bay to Bay News - 13 hours ago