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World set to ring in another pandemic Christmas

Sydney, Dec 24 (AFP/APP):Omicron’s rise has heralded another pandemic-tinged Christmas for billions, with Santa’s arrival and longed-for family reunions overshadowed by the prospect of yet more Covid restrictions. Festive jokes about reindeer having “herd immunity” and millions isolating “Home Alone” may be wearing thin, but […]

Trump asks Supreme Court to block records release to Jan 6 probe

Washington, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):Former US president Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the release of documents to a congressional committee investigating the January 6 assault on the Capitol by his supporters. Trump asked the nation’s highest court to reverse a ruling […]

US woman pleads guilty to beating up flight attendant in mask dispute

Los Angeles, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):A California woman has pleaded guilty to punching a flight attendant in the face — bruising her and chipping three of her teeth — during an argument over mask wearing and other air safety requirements. Vyvianna Quinonez, a 28 year old […]

At least four dead as migrant boat sinks off Greece

Athens, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):At least four migrants died after their boat was grounded on an islet north of the Greek island of Antikythera on Thursday, the Greek coastguard said. Some 90 migrants are currently stranded on the islet but cannot be evacuated before early Friday […]

Putin says sees ‘positive’ US response to Russia security proposals

Moscow, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Washington’s willingness to discuss Russia’s security proposals to curb NATO’s eastward expansion was “positive”, amid Western fears over a major military escalation in Ukraine. Russia last week presented the United States and NATO with draft proposals, […]

Iran announces anti-missile system for its tanks

Tehran, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):Iran is to mount an anti-missile system on the turrets of T-72M tanks to protect them from attack, the Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. The report came during Iranian military exercises, and after the United States said it was preparing “alternatives” […]

Fury over 110-year sentence for US driver whose brakes failed

Los Angeles, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):More than 4.5 million people including Kim Kardashian have called for a US truck driver’s 110-year prison sentence to be reduced over a 2019 crash in which his brakes failed and he plowed into traffic, killing four people. Cuban immigrant Rogel […]

Israel PM meets US national security adviser on Iran

Jerusalem, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):The US national security adviser held talks Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who warned that negotiations in Vienna on Iran’s nuclear programme had “profound ramifications” for Israeli security. Bennett’s government has remained firmly opposed to ongoing international efforts to revive […]

Art stolen in France by Nazis back to Jewish owners: ministry

Paris, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):Four works of art looted in France by the Nazis during World War II have finally been returned to their Jewish owner’s legal heirs, the culture ministry announced Wednesday. The aquarelles and drawings by French 19th-century artists were seized in 1940 from […]

Russia expects security talks with US, NATO in January

Moscow, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday he expects negotiations with the United States on Moscow’s security demands to begin in January, with concerns mounting over the Ukraine conflict. His comments come after the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and […]

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