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Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:26:12 GMTLyon poised to bounce back after surprise Brisbane omission
The 38-year-old was not included for a pink-ball Test against the West Indies in July, marking his first omission while fit in 12 years.
He played in the Ashes opener at Perth but was then overlooked for the day-night Test at the Gabba, where Austr...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:10:23 GMTUS police probe deaths of director Rob Reiner, wife as 'apparent homicide'
Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles mansion with what appeared to be stab wounds, US media reported Sunday.
The deaths of the "Princess Bride" director and his wife drew condolences from California political heavyw...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:52:14 GMT'Terrified' Sydney man misidentified as Bondi shooter
A father and son duo opened fire on a Jewish festival at Australia's best-known beach on Sunday evening, killing 15 people, including a child, and wounding 42 more.
Authorities have condemned the attack as an act of terrorism, though they have not...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:30:16 GMTCambodia says Thai air strikes hit home province of heritage temples
Dozens of people were killed in five days of fighting in July before a truce was brokered and then broken within months, part of a long-standing conflict rooted in the colonial-era demarcation of the countries' 800-kilometre (500-mile) frontier.
Re...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:14:14 GMTEU-Mercosur trade deal faces bumpy ride to finish line
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is due in Brazil on Saturday to sign in the agreement, which, 20 years in the making, would create the world's biggest free-trade area.
But she first needs to get approval from member states. Wrangling...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:04:12 GMTMbeumo faces double Cameroon challenge at AFCON
With veteran striker Vincent Aboubakar surprisingly axed, the responsibility for scoring falls heavily on the 26-year-old who moved to Old Trafford from Brentford last July.
Goals have been hard to come by for the Indomitable Lions lately as they f...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:00:27 GMTAustralia to toughen gun laws after deadly Bondi shootings
The duo fired into crowds packing the Sydney beach for the start of Hanukkah on Sunday evening, sending people fleeing in panic across the tourist hotspot.
A 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust survivor and a local rabbi were among those killed, while 42...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:50:17 GMTTongue replaces Atkinson in only England change for third Ashes Test
It was their only change for a must-win match, with off-spinning allrounder Will Jacks keeping his place ahead of Shoaib Bashir.
Atkinson struggled in eight-wicket defeats at Perth and Brisbane, clobbered for 236 with just three wickets to show for...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:36:13 GMTJimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media 'troublemaker' in Beijing's crosshairs
The 78-year-old was found guilty on Monday on three charges in his national security trial widely condemned by Western nations as an attack on political liberties and press freedoms.
Lai told AFP in June 2020 he was "prepared for prison", where he ...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:34:13 GMTEngland's Brook vows to rein it in after 'shocking' Ashes shots
The third Test begins in Adelaide on Wednesday with hosts Australia on the brink of retaining the famous urn.
England were beaten by eight wickets at Perth and Brisbane, with the usually prolific Brook scoring a total of 98 runs across four innings...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:32:19 GMTBondi Beach gunmen had possible Islamic State links, says ABC
Police have yet to provide a motive for Sunday's mass shooting, but they say it was clearly an antisemitic, terrorist act.
Senior officials in the investigation told the ABC that two IS flags were found in the gunmen's car at the beach, although Ne...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:58:11 GMTLakers fend off Suns fightback, Hawks edge Sixers
Luka Doncic scored 29 points and LeBron James added 26 for the Lakers, who unleashed a 24-0 scoring run in the second half and led 99-79 with 8:40 remaining.
The Suns responded with a surge of their own and seized a 114-113 lead with 12.2 seconds l...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:44:22 GMTLouvre trade unions to launch rolling strike
It is unclear if the walk-out will close the world's most-visited museum, nearly two months after it was victim of an embarrassing daylight heist that saw crown jewels worth $102 million stolen.
"I can't guarantee that the institution will be clos...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:16:11 GMTNorth Korean leader's sister sports Chinese foldable phone
Images released by state media on Sunday showed Kim holding the phone in her right hand during a trip to a hospital opening alongside her brother Kim Jong Un.
Although the brand name cannot be seen in the picture, the phone closely resembles the Ch...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 03:10:27 GMTIran's women bikers take the road despite legal, social obstacles
Fifteen years on, Ghelich has trained hundreds of women, helping them navigate not only the capital's gridlocked streets but the barriers facing women motorcyclists in the conservative Islamic republic, with a marked surge in demand for lessons in r...