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The gospel world is in shock after the sudden passing of Musabyimana Gloriose, best known as Gogo, a Rwandese gospel singer and viral TikTok sensation. She died in Kampala, Uganda, on the morning of Thursday, 4…
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will visit London next Thursday, just weeks before Britain is expected to recognise the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly, The Guardian reports citing two sources familiar…
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned 22,000 taxpayers who collectively owe $11 billion that it will step up enforcement as it seeks to recover a growing pool of unpaid tax. According to 9News, ATO…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were overheard speculating about longevity and even the prospect of immortality during a brief exchange at a military parade in Beijing, according to live…
China showcased its military power on Wednesday with a massive parade in the capital, commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II. The event, held in Tiananmen Square, was the country’s largest military parade…
The Court of Cassation of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced Constant Mutamba, former Minister of Justice, to three years of forced labor. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, September 2, also bans him from…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected claims of secrecy surrounding a $400 million agreement with Nauru to resettle hundreds of non-citizens, despite refusing to reveal details about the deal’s payments and…
More than 2.5 million children across Israel returned to school and kindergarten on Monday for the start of the 2025–2026 academic year, marking a day of both resilience and division nearly two years after the October…
At least 800 people have been killed and 2,500 injured after a magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan just before midnight local time. UN Secretary-General António Guterres…
This past weekend, Australia’s cities became the stage for a national reckoning. Under the banner of the “March for Australia,” thousands rallied in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth to oppose…
This past weekend, Australia’s cities became the stage for a national reckoning. Under the banner of the “March for Australia,” thousands rallied in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth to oppose…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on Sunday on the sidelines of a major summit in Tianjin, underscoring their “limitless” partnership as Beijing pushes for alternatives to…
Israel confirmed on Sunday that Hudayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout, better known as Abu Obeida, the longtime masked spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza City. According to the Times of…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pledged fresh strikes deep inside Russia after a wave of Russian drone attacks overnight on energy facilities in northern and southern Ukraine left nearly 60,000 people…
The United States announced Friday it will not allow Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to travel to New York next month for the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where several US allies…
The Albanese government has struck a deal to pay Nauru more than $408 million to resettle hundreds of non-citizens affected by the High Court’s landmark NZYQ ruling. The agreement was signed during an unannounced visit…
The Constitutional Court of Thailand has removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra following a leaked phone conversation with Hun Sen, the President of Cambodia’s Senate, in which she was heard calling him “uncle”…
U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked the Secret Service protection that had been provided to Kamala Harris as a former Vice President. The decision was announced on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Under U.S. law, former…
Israeli forces have recovered the body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss in a complex operation in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Sunday. His remains were found alongside those of another hostage whose identity…
The search for accused cop killer Dezi Freeman has entered its fourth day, with more than 450 police officers now deployed in Victoria’s high country as authorities work to capture the 56-year-old fugitive believed to…
Masai Ujiri, who has invested in basketball and founded the Giants of Africa festival that brings together and empowers African youth, has been appointed to the group that supports the United Nations in achieving the…
Around 165 million years ago, in what is now Morocco, a heavily armoured dinosaur roamed the Jurassic landscape, sporting some of the most elaborate defences ever seen in the fossil record. The dinosaur, named…
Victoria remains in shock as the manhunt for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman continues following the fatal shooting of two police officers at Porepunkah, near Mount Buffalo. The tragedy unfolded on Rayner Track at the foot…
A massive manhunt is underway in rural Victoria after two police officers were shot dead and another wounded during a warrant operation in Porepunkah. The accused gunman, identified as 56-year-old Dezi Freeman, also…