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Bureaucratic mishap delayed gun license for accused Bondi Beach shooter in Australia

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- A man accused of shooting dead 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach in an antisemitic attack faced a lengthy delay in getting a gun license because of a bureaucratic mishap, not bec... Read More


Report Details Intensifying Restrictions on Ismaili Shias Since 2021

Afghanistan, Dec. 24 -- A newly published report by Rawadari, an Afghan human rights organization, alleges that the Ismaili Shia community in Afghanistan has faced widening and increasingly organized ... Read More


Will you get Trump's $2,000 Stimulus Check before 2025 ends? Latest update and eligibility

India, Dec. 24 -- For months, President Trump has been promoting $2,000 tariff dividend cheques. White House advisor Kevin Hassett told CBS News that he will present a proposal to Congress in 2026. M... Read More


Did the Libyan general's plane request an emergency landing? Turkey speaks as eight die in private jet crash

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- A private jet carrying Libya's most senior military commander and a high-level defence delegation crashed shortly after take-off from Turkey's capital Ankara, killing all eight p... Read More


Vietnamese, French FMs hold phone talks

Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 24 -- Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung Bui affirmed that Viet Nam always attaches importance to fostering multifaceted cooperation with France, the first EU m... Read More


Vietnam, Uzbekistan boost cooperation in trade, automobile industry and logistics

Hanoi, Dec. 24 -- Through the Intergovernmental Committee mechanism, Vietnam and Uzbekistan will continue to further deepen bilateral cooperation in all fields, particularly in economic-trade and scie... Read More


Libya's top military chief killed in plane crash in Turkey

Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- The head of Libya's armed forces and four other high-ranking military officials died late on Tuesday (Dec 23) when their business jet crashed shortly after taking off from Ankara... Read More


Japanese golf great 'Jumbo' Ozaki dies

Tokyo, Dec. 24 -- Japan's most successful professional golfer, Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki, has died at the age of 78. According to BBC sport, Nicknamed Jumbo because of his length off the tee, Ozaki won 9... Read More


Why Ford and GM's Good Times May Be Their Riskiest Moment Yet

India, Dec. 24 -- The essential accoutrement for auto executives this year was a cap. As in, of the red baseball variety. Tesla Inc.'s Elon Musk had one virtually glued to his head (for a little while... Read More


Calibrated Normalisation

New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- The latest assessment by the United States Department of War on China's military and strategic behaviour offers an interesting, though incomplete, lens through which to view the ... Read More