Australian PM Announces National Gun Buyback Following Bondi Beach Shooting

CANBERRA, Dec 19 (NNN-AAP) – Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, today, announced that, a national firearm buyback scheme will be established, to reduce the number of guns in the community, following the Bondi Beach shooting. Albanese said at a press conference in Canberra that, the federal government will establish a…

US imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges for Israel probe

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on two more judges of the International Criminal Court after they rejected an attempt by Israel to end a war crimes probe in Gaza.Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had already ordered sanctions on judges and prosecutors in the case, explicitly linked the new…

Germany to take in more than 500 stranded Afghans from Pakistan

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt BERLIN, Dec 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German government said 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 RND media network Berlin wanted to complete the processing of…

Six Men Charged After Australian Police Intercepted 46 Kg Cocaine Shipment

SYDNEY, Dec 18 (NNN-AAP) – Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), said today, six men have been charged after authorities intercepted a 46 kg shipment of cocaine. The NSW Police Force said in a statement that, the cocaine was found concealed in a shipping container on…

Seven Trapped In S. Korea’s Subway Construction Site Accident

SEOUL, Dec 18 (NNN-YONHAP) – Seven workers were trapped today, in South Korea’s subway construction site accident. It was reported to the police at about 1:22 p.m. local time (0422 GMT), that, people were pinned under the collapsed steel bars at the construction site, for a new subway line in…

167 Released Afghan Detainees Return Home From Pakistan

KABUL, Dec 18 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 167 Afghan detainees, released from Pakistani prisons over the past week, have safely returned to Afghanistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced, today. According to the ministry, these individuals had been detained for periods ranging from one day to two months.…

Japanese Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence For Shooter Of Former PM Abe

TOKYO, Dec 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese prosecutors demanded a life sentence for Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, in 2022, during the trial of the case at the Nara District Court, today. The trial proceedings have now concluded, and the court is…

UK police make arrests for alleged ‘intifada’ protest chants

LONDON, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK police made their first arrests Wednesday since announcing officers will detain people who publicly chant pro-Palestinian calls to “globalise the intifada”, in a change prompted by Australia’s Bondi Beach attack. London’s Metropolitan Police said two people “who shouted slogans involving calls for intifada were…

Two Charged With Murder Over Fatal Shooting In South Australia

CANBERRA, Dec 18 (NNN-AAP) – Two men have been charged with murder, over the fatal shooting of a third man, in South Australia (SA), police said, today. A statement issued by SA Police (SAPOL), said that, emergency services were called to reports that a man had been shot, during an…

Cambodia-China Relation Symposium Held In Cambodian Capital

PHNOM PENH, Dec 18 (NNN-AKP) – A symposium on Cambodia-China relations was held here in the Cambodian capital on Tuesday, to explore ways to further deepen bilateral ties and cooperation. Co-hosted by the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC), China Intercontinental Press & Media Co., Ltd., and Jiujiang University, and organised…
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