King Charles III’s annual Christmas message from Buckingham Palace includes sustainable touches
London (TIP): King Charles III will be giving his second Christmas message from Buckingham Palace in front of a live…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)120 kilos of cocaine wash up on Australian beaches
SYDNEY (TIP): Australian police said December 27 they were scouring beaches after mysterious packages believed to contain more than 120…
Read MoreIsraeli strikes kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza
Deir Al-Balah (TIP): Israeli forces bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza overnight and into December 28, killing dozens…
Read More10 dead, 57 hurt in pile-up on Turkish road due to fog
Ankara (TIP): A chain-reaction crash on December 28 involving seven vehicles on a motorway in northwest Turkey killed at least…
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Group turned away at Mexican holiday party returned with gunmen killing 11, say investigators
Mexico City (TIP): Survivors of a Sunday massacre in central Mexico told investigators that a group of people turned away…
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North Korea, Russia clash with US, South Korea and allies over Pyongyang’s latest missile launch
United nations (TIP): North Korea and Russia clashed with the United States, South Korea and their allies at an emergency…
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Lava flows from Iceland volcano slow as heavy snow sets in
Reykjavik (TIP): Lava flows from a volcano in Iceland were slowing on December 20 as heavy snows cloaked the area,…
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Israeli strikes on Gaza intensify even as truce talks grow ‘serious’
Gaza (TIP): Fighting in the Gaza Strip escalated on December 21 with what residents described as some of the most…
Read MoreDeath toll in China’s earthquake rises to 131; victims pulled to safety in subfreezing weather
Haidong, Qinghai (TIP): Braving below-freezing conditions, rescuers pulled to safety victims of an earthquake that rocked a remote area in…
Read MoreBeijing warns Manila against S China Sea ‘miscalculation’
BEIJING/MANILA (TIP): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned the Philippines that any miscalculation in their escalating dispute in the South…
Read More15 killed as gunman goes on rampage in Prague varsity, shot
PRAGUE (TIP) : A gunman killed at least 15 people and wounded 24 others at a Prague university on December…
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Israel parliament passes new wartime budget
JERUSALEM (TIP): The Israeli parliament passed an amended 2023 budget on December 14 with new funds for the war against…
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UK court finds Mirror Group newspapers guilty of hacking Prince Harry’s phone
LONDON (TIP): Prince Harry won his historic phone hacking lawsuit on December 15 against the publisher of the Daily Mirror…
Read MoreHungry, thirsty and humiliated: Israel’s mass arrest campaign sows fear in northern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH (TIP): The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and…
Read More515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital
BEIJING (TIP): Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with…
Read MoreTens of thousands rally in Georgia to celebrate European Union candidate status
TBILISI (GEORGIA) (TIP): Tens of thousands took to the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi on December 15 to celebrate…
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Two attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike container ships in vital Red Sea corridor
DUBAI (TIP): A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels slammed into a cargo ship on December 15 in the…
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China formally accords diplomatic recognition to Taliban govt in Afghanistan
BEIJING (TIP): China has become the first country to confer diplomatic status to a Taliban-nominated official as Afghanistan's Ambassador to…
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Italy withdraws from China’s Belt and Road project
ROME (TIP): Italy has formally withdrawn from China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming…
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Israel battles Hamas in south Gaza City; armoured tanks bulldoze into Khan Yunis
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli troops battled Hamas militants December 7 in the heart of southern Gaza's main city where a suspected…
Read MoreFour killed in bomb attack on Catholic mass in Philippines
MARAWI (TIP): At least four people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb attack on a Catholic mass in…
Read MoreUK cautioned against ‘unfair’ visa crackdown on Indian professionals, students
LONDON (TIP): Groups representing skilled professionals and students from India on December 4 expressed concerns over a lack of clarity…
Read MoreGerman tourist stabbed to death in Paris ‘terror’ attack
PARIS, FRANCE (TIP): A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a…
Read MoreIsrael and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners
TEL AVIV (TIP): Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past November 28, raising the…
Read MoreCosta Rica celebrates 75 years of peace and democracy without an army
Costa Rican (TIP): At a time where the world is dealing with two major armed conflicts, Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas, Central…
Read MoreRussia jails man for writing ‘No to war’ using his finger in snow
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia has sentenced a man to 10 days in jail for tracing the words "No to war" on…
Read MoreTwo planes crash on same day in Tanzania national park; no casualties reported
DAR ES SALAAM (TIP): Two passenger planes carrying tourists crash-landed at the same airport and on the same day in…
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Truce in Gaza extended another day but talks over remaining hostages could get tougher
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute November 30 to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by another…
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COP28 president denies using climate talks to push oil deals
DUBAI (TIP): The Emirati host of the UN climate conference in Dubai denied November 29 reports that he used his…
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Ukraine says storms killed 12, 800 villages without power
KYIV (TIP): Extreme weather that stormed through Ukraine's south earlier this week killed 12 people, while bad weather and the…
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