International
At least 10 killed in mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach
At least 10 people have been killed after two gunmen carried out a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, sending a shockwave across Australia, officials said.
Attack on UN peacekeepers may constitute a war crime: UN Secretary-General
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the attack on a UN base in Abyei of Sudan, where six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured.
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran
Iranian authorities have arrested prominent human rights and women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, drawing sharp international concern.
Thailand dissolves parliament, calls election within two months
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dissolved parliament just three months into his tenure, announcing a general election within 45 to 60 days via a royal decree on Friday (December 12).
Russia could attack a NATO country within five years: Nato Secretary General
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that Russia could launch an attack on a NATO member state within the next five years.
Japan hit by another strong quake within four days
Japan’s northeastern region was struck by another powerful earthquake on Friday (December 12), just four days after a major tremor in the same area, reports BBC.
Myanmar military airstrike on Rakhine hospital kills 31
At least 31 people were killed and 68 injured when Myanmar’s military launched an airstrike on Mrauk-U General Hospital in Rakhine state, near the Bangladesh border, local aid workers confirmed to AFP.
US launches new visa programme Trump Gold Card
The United States has officially launched a new visa programme, the “Trump Gold Card,” under President Donald Trump’s administration, offerring wealthy foreign nationals immediate permanent residency—equivalent to a green card—along with a direct pathway to U.S. citizenship.
Tourists may need to reveal social media records to enter US
The United States is considering a new entry requirement that could compel tourists from visa-waiver countries—including the United Kingdom—to submit up to five years of social media history before being allowed into the country.
Machado will not attend Nobel Peace ceremony to receive award
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not receive the Nobel Peace Prize in person at an award ceremony in Oslo but she will be in the European city, the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute has said.