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France faces budget showdown as lawmakers race to avoid deadlock
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – France’s 2026 budget faces a make-or-break moment on Friday as lawmakers scramble to avert a fiscal deadlock in last-ditch talks to agree a compromise bill. […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to meet Poland’s Trump-backed president at key moment in war
WARSAW, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw on Friday, as the Ukrainian leader tries to shore up relations with a key ally […]
Australian teen wounded while shielding children during Bondi attack says she is not a hero
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – As two gunmen opened fire on hundreds celebrating Hanukkah on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, 14-year-old Chaya Dadon’s mind was clear. Read full story Date: 19 December, […]
Islamic State, in first comment, calls Palmyra attack a blow to US and Syrian forces
Dec 19 (Reuters) – The Islamic State group said the killing of U.S. Pentagon personnel in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra was a “blow” to U.S. forces and Syrian armed […]
Australia’s ‘Bondi Hero’ handed $1.65 million collected from fundraising
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – A man credited with saving lives for wrestling a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach received […]
Wisconsin judge found guilty of obstructing Trump immigration crackdown, media says
Dec 18 (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge was found guilty on Thursday of helping a migrant evade a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom, a victory for U.S. President Donald […]
Analysis-Australia’s gun control consensus frays after Bondi Beach attack
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – When a gunman murdered 35 people in Tasmania in 1996, Australia’s political leaders united to implement some of the West’s toughest gun laws. Nearly three […]
US military says it carried out strikes on two vessels, killing five
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Thursday it carried out kinetic strikes on two vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Eastern Pacific. Read full story […]
Bangladesh rocked by unrest over death of student leader
Dec 19 (Reuters) – Bangladesh was rocked by violent protests in several cities after the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi late on Thursday, with concerns of further unrest […]
Australian PM announces gun buyback, day of ‘reflection’ after Bondi shooting
SYDNEY: Australia will mark one week since the Bondi Beach mass shooting with a national day of “reflection”, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday as he outlined plans for a […]