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Germany to take in more than 500 stranded Afghans from Pakistan

NewsDecember 18, 2025

The German government said on Thursday that it would take in 535 Afghans who had been promised refuge in Germany but have been stuck in limbo in Pakistan. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told the...

UK teachers to tackle misogyny in classroom as govt deploys new strategy

HealthDecember 18, 2025

UK teachers will be trained to tackle misogyny in the classroom under a new strategy aimed at halving violence against women and girls over the next decade, the government said Thursday. The new strat...

England Ashes dreams on life-support as Australia rip through batting

TechnologyDecember 18, 2025

A pumped-up Australia ripped through England’s fragile batting Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle...

Hong Kong's crypto exchange makes stock market debut

CryptoDecember 18, 2025

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US deploys military to Ecuador for anti-drugs operation

NewsDecember 17, 2025

The United States announced a temporary deployment of Air Force personnel to Ecuador on Wednesday as part of its regional anti-narcotics campaign. There was no indication of the scale of the deploymen...

World number one Alcaraz announces ‘difficult’ split with coach Ferrero

NewsDecember 17, 2025

Men’s tennis world number one Carlos Alcaraz announced on Wednesday he is splitting from his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after seven hugely successful years together. Alcaraz has won six Grand Slams a...

Emotional Carey slams ton to give Australia upper hand in 3rd Ashes Test

NewsDecember 17, 2025

An emotional Alex Carey slammed a majestic 106 on his home ground and Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 Wednesday to put Australia in the driving seat of the third Ashes Test against England. Batting aft...

Amnesty urges halt of forced Afghan deportations

NewsDecember 17, 2025

PARIS: Amnesty Inter­national on Tuesday called on countries to stop forcibly returning people to Afghanistan, saying they are being “unlawfully” deported by Pakistan and Iran as well as some Eur...

Asian markets retreat ahead of US jobs as tech worries weigh

CryptoDecember 17, 2025

Investors are awaiting the release of key US jobs data later in the day - Copyright AFP Geoff Robins Asian markets extended losses with Wall Street on Tuesday as investors jockeyed for position ahea...

Lawmakers grill Trump officials on US alleged drug boat strikes

NewsDecember 16, 2025

Donald Trump’s top national security officials faced a grilling from lawmakers Tuesday on US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific — operations that have raised alarms ab...