Police armed with rifles will be part of a beefed up security presence at the third Test between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval after the Bondi Beach shooting attacks, officials said, while flags will be flown at half-mast.
Despite the catastrophic state of the Palestinian economy, Faraj al-Atrash, operator of a quarry in the occupied West Bank, proudly points to an armada of machines busy eating away at sheer walls of dusty white rock that stretch into the distance.
US President Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking at least $10 billion from the BBC over a documentary that edited his 2021 speech to supporters ahead of the US Capitol riot.
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Fit-again opener Usman Khawaja was overlooked for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide on Wednesday as Australia skipper Pat Cummins and veteran Nathan Lyon were named to make their return.
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US President Donald Trump said Monday that a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine was closer than ever, as European leaders proposed a "multinational force" to enforce a potential peace accord.
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France's agriculture minister Monday defended planned mass cattle culls and vaccines to control an infectious bovine disease, after farmers vowed no let-up in their protests against what they view as excessive slaughtering.
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US actor Angelina Jolie revealed her double mastectomy scars in a photo shoot for Time France, in the magazine's first French edition that launched this week.
December 15, 2025
The "net cost" of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics to the French state has been adjusted down to 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion), a government think tank announced on Monday.
December 15, 2025
Politics
Chile's next president jettisoned his typical far-right anti-migrant rhetoric Monday and vowed to lead a government of "national unity" despite a landslide election victory.
December 15, 2025
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Rob Reiner's cinematic career spanned decades and defied categorization, embracing courtroom drama, fantasy, horror, comedy, and satire.
Born to Hollywood royalty, Rob Reiner made a string of movie hits showcasing remarkable range and was prominent in Democratic Party circles as a backer of liberal causes.
Observers from the Americas and Europe said Monday there was no reason to suspect fraud in the recent Honduran election but criticized a sluggish vote count, as US President Donald Trump's preferred candidate maintained a slim lead.
European leaders on Monday proposed a European-led "multinational force" with US support to enforce a potential peace deal in Ukraine, as key powers met in Berlin to push forward efforts to end the war.
December 15, 2025
Culture
Donald Trump faced a storm of condemnation on Monday after posting "perverse" and "sick" remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker's criticism of the US president.
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The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday it had authorized US military aircraft to use its airports, amid growing fears Washington may be preparing an attack on nearby Venezuela.
The daughter of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was convicted on Monday, warned China her father would be a "martyr" if he dies in prison, as she voiced alarm again for his health.
The new head of Britain's armed forces warned on Monday that "more" Britons will need to be ready to fight for their country due to an increasingly dangerous world.
The double killing of movie director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner in their Los Angeles home sent shockwaves through Hollywood and the political world Monday.
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