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Alleged Bondi Beach gunman to be charged soon, Australia PM says, as funerals of victims begin

By Scott Murdoch and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - One of two men suspected of carrying out Australia's deadliest mass shooting in three decades will be charged later on Wednesday, Prime

Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - China's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Taiwan's defence ministry said, its first transit of the

Couple, man who died trying to stop Bondi Beach attackers praised for heroic efforts

SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed as a hero after disarming one of the gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a couple and another man who

Factbox-What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Jewish event

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah were two who tried to thwart the attack, and others who

Trump nominates Troy Edgar as US ambassador to El Salvador

Dec 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is nominating Troy Edgar as the next U.S. ambassador to El Salvador. Edgar was most recently a deputy secretary at the Department of

Sydney mourners remember slain Rabbi at Bondi Beach funeral

By Christine Chen and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners have gathered in a Bondi synagogue for the funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger on Wednesday, a few blocks away from the

Trump’s Gaza plan forces Pakistan Army Chief Munir into high-risk choice

Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan calls for Muslim nations to deploy a force to oversee reconstruction and economic recovery in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

Europe to vote on scheme to help abortion access

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The EU's parliament will vote on Wednesday on a scheme that would enable women from nations restricting abortion to terminate pregnancies in another member state free of

Alleged Bondi Beach gunman to be charged within hours, Australia PM says

By Scott Murdoch and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A man accused of perpetrating Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in three decades will be charged later on Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony

Belarusian president calls for fast action on Ukraine war while US is engaged

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in an interview made public in part on Tuesday, called for swift action to end the conflict in Ukraine while the United States remained

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.