Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia
10 August 2026
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Natural Disaster
9 civilians killed in Sudan drone attack
31 July 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI
15 July 2026
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Australia
Two dead, several hurt in Toronto shooting, attacker at large
12 July 2026
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Canada
Aftershock hits Caracas as rescue efforts enter critical hours in Venezuela
29 June 2026
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Natural Disaster
US military to build war-ready stockpile in Australia: docs
17 June 2026
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Australia
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
7 June 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
6 June 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
25 May 2026
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Africa & rest of the world
Close shave: laser hair removal device sparks Australia airport evacuation
21 May 2026
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Australia
Sudan general ready to talk to Trump for peace
Sudan’s de facto leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is ready to work with US President Donald Trump to resolve the conflict splitting his country, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
16 December 2025
Australia mourns victims of mass shooting
Australia vowed stricter gun laws yesterday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father-and-son duo of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach.
15 December 2025
Who is Ahmed al-Ahmed, the unarmed bystander who disarmed a Sydney shooter
Australian PM says his actions may have saved lives during deadly Bondi Beach attack
15 December 2025
Australian PM proposes 'tougher gun laws' after Bondi mass shooting
Australia's prime minister proposed "tougher gun laws" on Monday a day after gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting targeting a Jewish festival at a Sydney beach
15 December 2025
What we know about Australia's Bondi Beach attack
An attack by a father and son on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach killed 15 people
15 December 2025
Jewish holiday event: 12 killed, 29 hurt in Australia beach shooting
At least 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach yesterday in what Australian police and officials described as a terrorist attack.
14 December 2025
100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: UN source, presidency
Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media said Sunday, though the fate of the 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity remains unclear
8 December 2025
S Africa hostel shooting leaves 11 dead: police
Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa’s capital Pretoria yesterday, killing 11 people including a three‑year‑old child at a site police said was illegally selling alcohol.
6 December 2025
YouTube attacks Australia’s world-first social media ban
YouTube yesterday attacked Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s as rushed, but the government called the policy a shield to protect children from “predatory” algorithms.
3 December 2025
YouTube says Australia social media ban makes children 'less safe'
Australia will from December 10 ban users under the age of 16 from world's most popular social media platforms
3 December 2025
G20 grapples with splintering world order
G20 leaders gathered in South Africa yesterday hailed multilateralism -- even as they struggled to adapt to a changing world order beset by go-it-alone US policies, wars and deepening geopolitical rivalries.
23 November 2025
50 children kidnapped from Nigerian school have escaped: Christian group
303 children, 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen from St Mary's Co-educational School
23 November 2025
UAE announces $1b initiative to expand AI in Africa
The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it will invest $1 billion to expand AI infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa, with the aim of helping countries meet national development priorities.
22 November 2025
Gunmen seize 315 students in Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said yesterday, as security fears mounted in Africa’s most populous nation.
22 November 2025
Over 310 pupils and teachers kidnapped from Nigerian school
Nigeria is still scarred by the kidnapping of nearly 300 girls by Boko Haram jihadists
22 November 2025
Australia rejects offer to co-host UN climate summit with Turkey
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday was firmly opposed to the suggestion of co-hosting
17 November 2025
New ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Australia
As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a “lucifer” bee with devil-like horns.
12 November 2025
No US officials to attend G20 in S Africa
President Donald Trump said no US officials would attend the G20 summit in South Africa, reviving debunked claims of white Afrikaners being systematically “killed and slaughtered” in the country.
8 November 2025
Sudan defence minister says army to keep fighting after US truce proposal
No details of US truce proposal have been made public yet
4 November 2025
Nigeria urges Trump meeting after military action threat
Earlier, Trump claimed that thousands of Christians were being killed in Nigeria
2 November 2025