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Death of surfer in Sydney shark attack ignites debate over nets

SYDNEY, Australia: The death of a surfer at a popular Sydney beach on the weekend marked the city's first fatal shark attack in more than three and a half years, and prompted the closure of multiple beaches. The incident occurred just after 10 a.m. on Saturday at Dee Why Beach, located on Sydney's northern coastline in New South Wales. Police said the victim, 57-year old Mercury "Merc" Psillakis, was surfing with friends about 100 meters from ...

Emergency appeal in US stops flights of migrant children to Guatemala

Sep 8,2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. federal judge stopped the Trump administration on August 31 from deporting a group of Guatemalan children, some of whom were...

US Powerball prize soars to $1.7 billion after 41 draws without winner

DES MOINES, Iowa: The Powerball jackpot has soared to a staggering US$1.7 billion after no one won the top prize in the September 3...

Longest lunar eclipse since 2022 to be visible across Asia

Sep 7,2025

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Skywatchers are in for a cosmic treat this weekend as the year’s second total lunar eclipse makes its appearance — and...

Portugal mourns after Lisbon streetcar derails, killing 15

LISBON, Portugal: Fifteen people were killed and 18 others, including a child, suffered injuries when one of Lisbon’s most famous tourist attractions, the yellow-and-white...

Brazilian court hears ex-president Bolsonaro’s defense in coup case

BRASILIA, Brazil: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is fighting a high-stakes legal battle that could decide his future. His lawyers told the Supreme Court...

Pressure mounts on Health Secretary Kennedy as critics urge exit

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing intensifying pressure to resign after more than 20 leading medical organizations accused him...

Federal judge rules Trump’s Harvard funding cuts were unconstitutional

BOSTON, Massachusetts: A federal judge has handed Harvard University a significant victory in its escalating clash with the Trump administration, ordering the government to...

India again warns Pakistan of cross-border flooding from heavy rains

LAHORE, Pakistan: India has issued a second warning to Pakistan within two weeks about the risk of cross-border flooding as relentless monsoon rains continue...

Afghanistan earthquake death toll, UN warns of rise

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: The United Nations has warned that casualties from the powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are likely to rise. The latest count is...

Venezuelan opposition welcomes US pressure on Maduro

Sep 6,2025

CARACAS, Venezuela: On September 1, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned that he would “declare a republic in arms” if foreign forces attacked Venezuela. His...

Emergency workers saving stranded families in flooded Pakistan

JHANG, Pakistan: Emergency workers in Pakistan’s Punjab province are racing against time to save people trapped by record-breaking floods. Drones were being used to...

Flowers, books, and bunkers: Kharkiv kids head underground to learn

KHARKIV, Ukraine: For thousands of children in Kharkiv, the first day of school meant not just new books and teachers, but a descent underground....

World Liberty token slides in trading debut despite $7 billion value

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Donald Trump’s latest venture into digital finance stumbled out of the gate, with the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial token...

Number killed in Afghanistan earthquape tops 2,200

Sep 5,2025

KABUL, Afghanistan: The strong earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan late last week, wiping out villages and causing heavy destruction,...

China pushes for new world order challenging US dominance

TIANJIN, China: Chinese President Xi Jinping has used China’s major regional summit to call on leaders to make better use of their shared “mega-scale...

Economists warn of inflation risk if Trump gains control of the Fed

Sep 4,2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve, long seen as a bedrock of economic stability, is facing its sharpest challenge in decades...

UN Security Council debates overhaul of Haiti mission

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: The United Nations Security Council has started discussions on a new draft resolution for Haiti, aimed at strengthening international efforts to fight...

Court in Brazil tells Volkswagen to pay $30 million in labor damages

SAO PAULO, Brazil: Automobile major Volkswagen must pay 165 million reais (around US$30 million) after a Brazilian labor court found the company responsible for...

Thailand’s Shinawatra dynasty faces major setback with removal of PM

Sep 3,2025

BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand’s Constitutional Court has removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, ruling that she broke ethics rules during a phone call with...

Cooter, Patnaik appointed as new envoys in Ottawa and New Delhi

OTTAWA, Canada: India and Canada have restored diplomatic ties by appointing new high commissioners to each other’s capitals, ending a ten-month standoff that began...