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Precious metals fall again, Asian stocks swing as traders wind down

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Gold and sikver prices have fallen from record highs this week - Copyright AFP/File DAVID GRAY Precious metals extended losses Tuesday on profit-taking after hitting recent records, while equities f...

China fires missiles on second day of military drills around Taiwan

NewsDecember 30, 2025

China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island...

Yemen declares state of emergency as separatist conflict flares

NewsDecember 30, 2025

The leader of Yemen’s presidential council declared a state of emergency and cancelled a security pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday after Abu Dhabi-backed separatists seized swathe...

Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting suspects ‘acted alone’, were not part of terrorist cell

NewsDecember 30, 2025

A father and son accused of a mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach “acted alone” and were not part of a wider terrorist cell, police said on Tuesday. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly...

China says to launch digital currency action plan

CryptoDecember 30, 2025

China will on January 1 launch an "action plan" for boosting management and operations of its digital currency, a deputy governor of the country's central bank said Monday."The future digital yuan wi...

Indian navy sails into history with wooden ship

NewsDecember 30, 2025

THE INSV Kaundinya, a wooden ship inspired by a fifth century design, lies anchored along the Arabian Sea coast in Porbandar, Gujarat.—AFP NEW DELHI: India’s navy boasts...

Netanyahu meets Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza, Iran

NewsDecember 29, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Monday to hold crucial talks on Gaza and Iran. The US president will push the Israeli leader ...

Hamas confirms death of spokesman Abu Obeida, says he was killed by Israel in August

NewsDecember 29, 2025

Hamas’s armed wing confirmed on Monday the death of its spokesperson, Abu Obeida, months after Israel announced he had been killed in an air strike in Gaza. The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades released ...

Bondi Beach attack hero says wanted to protect ‘innocent people’

NewsDecember 29, 2025

Bondi Beach shooting hero Ahmed al Ahmed recalled the moment he ran towards one of the attackers and wrestled the gun from him, saying in an interview published Monday with a US outlet he wanted to pr...

‘Shivering from cold and fear’ as winter rains batter Gaza

NewsDecember 29, 2025

KHAN YUNIS: It only took a matter of minutes after the heavy overnight rain first began to fall for Jamil al-Sharafi’s tent in southern Gaza to flood, drenching his food and leaving his blankets sop...