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Staff and shoppers return to ‘somber’ Sydney shopping mall six days after mass stabbings
There was a large police and security presence, with guards wearing black stab-proof vests posted on each level of the mall.
US envoy to UN visits Nagasaki A-bomb museum, pays tribute to victims
Nagasaki Gov. Kengo Oishi said that he believed Thomas-Greenfield's visit and her first-person experience at the museum "will be a strong message in promoting momentum of nuclear disarmament for the international society at a time the world…
Eight killed in overnight Russian strikes, as Ukraine downs bomber
Strikes hit the region's Synelnykivsky area, where at least two children -- aged six and eight -- were among those killed, and the regional capital of Dnipro, the interior ministry said.
UAE floods: Embassy advises Indians to reschedule non-essential travel
Due to disruption caused by unprecedented weather conditions earlier this week, Dubai International Airport has temporarily limited the number of inbound flights, the advisory said.
Israel attacks Iran in retaliation, targets several towns including Teheran
Our sources are on high alert and will keep sending latest developments on the situtaion in West asia
US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel
Iran’s attack on Israel early Sunday came in response to what it says was an Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria earlier this month.
China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza
Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view about the importance of a cease-fire.
Indonesia evacuating thousands after volcano erupts, causes tsunami threat
Authorities said they were rushing to evacuate more than 11,000 residents from the area around Tagulandang, home to around 20,000 people.
Trump meets with Polish president in New York
The Trump campaign said the two men discussed Duda's proposal for NATO countries to increase their target for defense spending from two percent of GDP to three percent.
India-US jet engine deal is revolutionary, says Defence Secretary Austin
The landmark deal was announced last June during the historic Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US.
India not reaping benefits of demographic dividend: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan
He emphasised that there is a need to focus on improving the human capital and enhancing their skill sets.
New study calculates climate change’s economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049
The world’s poorest countries will suffer 61% bigger income loss than the richest ones, the study calculated.
Snake on a train delays Japanese bullet service
First launched in 1964, the shinkansen network has never suffered an accident resulting in any passenger fatalities or injuries, according to Japan Railways.
Canada budget woos young voters, asks rich to pay more
Ottawa: The government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday unveiled a federal budget that seeks to woo young voters while asking the wealthy to pay higher taxes.
Trailing his main rival, conservative leader Pierre…
OJ Simpson was chilling with a beer on a couch before Easter
Simpson died April 10, after being diagnosed last year with prostate cancer. He was 76.
Croatia votes after bitter PM-president fight
For months, Plenkovic and his ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) seemed poised for an easy victory that would secure his third term as premier.
Pakistan High Court orders government to restore X in one week: lawyer
The ruling came after more than two months of disruption ordered by the interior ministry.
Heavy floods hit Dubai, airport as Oman toll rises to 18
Schools were shut across the UAE and were expected to remain closed on Wednesday, when further storms, including hail, are forecast.
NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
Uri Berliner, a senior editor on NPR’s business desk, was suspended five days without pay, according to an article posted Tuesday by NPR’s media correspondent, David Folkenflik.
Volcano erupts in Indonesia’s outermost region, hundreds evacuated
The first eruption pushed an ash column two kilometres (1.2 miles) into the sky, with the second eruption pushing it to 2.5 kilometres, Muhammad Wafid, head of the geological agency said in a statement.