World | - Part 105

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Australia decides to halve migrant intake, govt. aims to tighten student visa rules.

ION correspondentDecember 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil will unveil a plan on Monday that could return migration to pre-pandemic numbers by the next financial year. Australia announces stricter visa rules for...

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US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, says resolution divorced from reality

ION correspondentDecember 9, 2023December 9, 2023

An extraordinary UN bid to call for a ceasefire in Gaza was blocked by the United States on Friday while Israeli forces continued a relentless offensive to destroy Hamas...

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UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls for full humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

ION correspondentDecember 8, 2023December 8, 2023

UN Chief Antonio Guterres has called for a full humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, invoking a rarely used power to urge the Security Council to take action and avert a...

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Will turn Beirut into Gaza, Netanyahu warns Hezbollah

ION correspondentDecember 8, 2023December 9, 2023

Israelian Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened devastation in Beirut and southern Lebanon if Hezbollah opens a second front in Israel’s war with Hamas. “If Hezbollah decides to open...

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PM Narendra Modi holds talks with President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto in New Delhi.

ION correspondentDecember 6, 2023December 6, 2023

Updated, Dec. 5, 2023. 2.29 PM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto in New Delhi this afternoon. Five Memorandums of Understanding were...

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Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured.

ION correspondentDecember 4, 2023December 4, 2023

Armed police approach Paris suspect. A German man has died and two others, including a British man, have been injured in a knife and hammer attack on a street...

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UK braced for further snow and ice on Monday.

ION correspondentDecember 4, 2023December 4, 2023

North Wales, the West Midlands, northern England and parts of Scotland expected to be affected. Sun 3 Dec 2023 20.37 GMT. School’s out for thousands of kids across the...

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Indonesia on high alert as Mount Semeru volcano erupts in Java. Volcanic warning at highest level.

ION correspondentDecember 4, 2023December 4, 2023

Volcano’s plume reached an altitude of 15 km. Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano erupted on Sunday, December 4, 2022, engulfing its surrounding with smoke and ash. Over 2000 residents living...

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Four killed in bomb attack on Catholic mass in Philippines.

ION correspondentDecember 4, 2023December 4, 2023

Military personnel stand guard at the entrance of a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi following a suspected bombing Sunday that left at least four people dead. MARAWI,...

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US charges Indian govt official for plotting to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Pannun.

ION correspondentDecember 1, 2023December 1, 2023

ğ 29 Nov 2023, 08:36 PM IST. United States authorities have charged an Indian government hired official with murder-for-hire charges for attempt to kill Khalistani separatist and leader of...