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Australian police charge alleged Bondi killer with 15 murder counts

Sydney:  Police charged alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram with terrorism, 15 counts of murder and a litany of other crimes on Wednesday after Australia's deadliest mass shooting in decades."Police will allege in...

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Japan local authorities approve restart of world's biggest nuclear plant

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Indonesians flee homes after volcano erupts

TOPSHOT - People walk on ground covered in volcanic ash after a pyroclastic flow during yesterday痴 eruption of Mount Semeru in Supiturang village, Lumajang, East Java on November 20, 2025. (Photo by Agus Harianto / AFP)

Japan's biggest fire in 50 years ravages 170 buildings

Smoke rises from a site where a massive fire blazed through more than 170 buildings, in Oita. — Reuters

Thousands of Kenyans displaced by flooding

Residents wade through flood water carrying long poles as they make for suitable fishing grounds at what used to be their homes at Kihoto estate in Naivasha on November 17, 2025. Heavy rains in Kenya have caused the waters of Lake Naivasha, a hundred kilometres northwest of capital Nairobi, to flood nearby homes, displacing families. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)

Afghanistan needs $129 million for quake recovery

A boy cries as he sits next to debris, in the aftermath of an earthquake in the district of Zinda Jan, Afghanistan. — Reuters file photo

Bangladesh court sentences ex-PM to be hanged

Security personnel stand guard as demonstrators attempt to demolish the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Dhaka. — AFP

S. Korean military proposes talks with North to avoid border clashes

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Bangladesh's ousted PM sentenced to death

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Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina convicted in students crackdown case

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Over 40 Indians killed in Medina bus crash

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Philippines draws huge crowd to rally

Members of religious group Iglesia ni Cristo attend an anti-corruption protest at a park in Manila on November 16, 2025. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

Trump tariff rollback offers relief for Indian farmers

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How many people die in India from the hot weather?

Numerous studies suggest that India undercounts such deaths. In part, that is because most government doctors follow a narrow definition of what classifies as a heat-related death, sticking to easily identifiable causes like heat stroke, experts say.

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