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All We Know About Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against BBC

While the BBC has previously apologised for its "mistake", it insists there is no basis for a defamation case and said on Tuesday it would fight the lawsuit.

Published on: 17.12.2025 08:01
India Summons Bangladesh High Commissioner After "Seven-Sisters" Remark

India has summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner in New Delhi, Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah, to issue a formal diplomatic protest over recent threats to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.

Published on: 17.12.2025 08:00
"Multiple Murders, Deadly Weapon": Nick Reiner Charged For Parents' Killings

Nick Reiner, 32, was charged Tuesday with killing the 78-year-old actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced at a news conference with LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:48
"China, India Know The Struggle": Offer Of Help As Delhi Battles AQI Crisis

As Delhi and swathes of northern India choke under a blanket of toxic smog the AQI in the national capital was 437 at 4 pm Tuesday and 370 8 am Wednesday the Chinese embassy posted a note on X to underline relative success in Beijing's AQI fight.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:47
Opinion: Opinion | The Dangerous Logic Behind America's $1.25 Billion 'Mining' Deal With Pakistan

Rhetoric seems to have eclipsed the grim realities of Pakistan, once again.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:45
Over $2 Million Raised For Sydney Hero Who Disarmed Bondi Beach Shooter

Extraordinary footage shows Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43-year-old father-of-two who arrived in Australia from Syria in 2006, emerging from behind a parked car, grabbing the shooter from behind and wrestling the weapon from his hands.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:38
Bondi Beach Shooter Comes Out Of Coma As First Funeral Held

The surviving gunman from the father-son duo that killed 15 people on Sydney's Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration has regained consciousness after being in a coma.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:27
Tata, Infosys To Bear Brunt Of Trump's $1,00,000 H-1B Worker Fee

A Bloomberg News analysis found Trump's $100,000 H-1B worker fee could have a disproportionate impact on multinational staffing firms that act as middlemen for companies seeking H-1B workers.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:17
"It Was My Duty": Schizophrenic Indian-Origin Man Kills Father In US With Sledgehammer

A 28-year-old Indian-origin man has been charged with first-degree murder by US authorities after he allegedly beat his 67-year-old father to death with a sledgehammer at their home in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Published on: 17.12.2025 06:53
Director Rob Reiner, Wife Were Dead For Hours Before They Were Found: Report

People familiar with the investigation said rigor mortis had already begun by the time Romy arrived, a development that typically occurs hours after death.

Published on: 17.12.2025 05:56
"Might Never See Him Again": Imran Khan's Sons On His "Psychological Torture" In Pak Jail

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan is being subjected to "psychological torture" in a "death cell", according to his sons Kasim Khan and Sulaiman Isa Khan, who fear they might never see their jailed father ever again.

Published on: 17.12.2025 05:32
16 States Sue Trump Administration For Holding Over $2 Billion In EV Funds

The lawsuit addresses withholding of funds for two programs: $1.8 billion for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant program, and about $350 million for the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator program.

Published on: 17.12.2025 05:04
Suspected Shooter Seen Recceing Brown University In New FBI Video

Authorities in the United States have released a new video timeline and a slightly clearer image of a man suspected to be the Brown University shooter.

Published on: 17.12.2025 04:38
Hackers Threaten To Expose Premium Users Of Pornhub, Demand Bitcoins

Pornhub, which claims more than 100 million daily visits and 36 billion visits per year, is one of the web's most popular purveyors of sexual content, particularly videos, many of which are free to view.

Published on: 17.12.2025 04:16
MIT Nuclear Science Professor Nuno Loureiro Killed After Shooting At His Home

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Nuno Loureiro was killed in a shooting at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Published on: 17.12.2025 03:49
Teetotaler Trump Has "Alcoholic's Personality": Chief Of Staff Susie Wiles

Donald Trump said Tuesday he stood by his chief of staff Susie Wiles after she said the US president had an "alcoholic's personality" in an astonishing interview with Vanity Fair.

Published on: 17.12.2025 03:44
AI Romance Blooms As Japan Woman Weds Virtual Partner Of Her Dreams

Hoon and Satoshi Sugiyama OKAYAMA, Japan, Dec 17 (Reuters) Music played in a wedding hall in western Japan as Yurina Noguchi, wearing a white gown and tiara, dabbed away her tears,

Published on: 17.12.2025 03:44
Trump Slams Radical Islamic Terrorism At Hanukkah Event After Sydney Shooting

US President Donald Trump has urged nations to have a united front against radical Islam after an Islamic State-inspired terror attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach claimed 15 lives.

Published on: 17.12.2025 03:12
Sydney Shooters' 28-Day Trip: A Look Inside Extremism In Philippines

On Tuesday, that lingering threat came under renewed scrutiny after Australian authorities disclosed that the suspects in the Bondi Beach massacre in Sydney were motivated by ISIS ideology, had travelled to the Philippines shortly before the attack.

Published on: 17.12.2025 02:56
Trump Expands Travel Ban, Curbs To 20 More Countries. Check Full List

The Trump administration announced it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced on who can travel and emigrate to the US.

Published on: 17.12.2025 02:40

News from Arabic Countries

LIVE: Another Gaza home caves in as Israel keeps blocking shelter supplies

Rescuers save six Palestinians, including two children, in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp after family home collapses.

Published on: 17.12.2025 08:15
Video: Jane Austen fans celebrate 250th anniversary of her birth

Fans of English novelist Jane Austen have been celebrating the anniversary of her birth 250 years ago.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:37
Drone attacks kill over 100 civilians across war-torn Sudan’s Kordofan

Fighting intensifies as humanitarian crisis deepens with cholera outbreak and mass displacement.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:36
Knicks rally to beat Spurs, win first NBA Cup final

New York Knicks end their more-than-half-a-century trophy drought in the NBA with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:02
Arctic sees hottest year since 1900 as climate crisis continues

Report finds warmest temperatures, loss of snow cover as US joins arctic countries to push ahead with oil drilling.

Published on: 17.12.2025 07:00
Australia police charge surviving Bondi Beach attacker as first funerals held

Fifty-nine charges are being introduced after the deadly shooting that also wounded dozens.

Published on: 17.12.2025 06:12
Presidents the Arab Spring toppled, where are they now?

On December 17, 2010, Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, triggering protests across the Arab world.

Published on: 17.12.2025 06:11
Myanmar regime claims Aung San Suu Kyi ‘in good health’ despite son’s fears

Noble laureate's son says military must 'prove' Suu Kyi is healthy after years in detention following military coup.

Published on: 17.12.2025 06:07
India’s new suicide crisis: Poll workers take lives amid voter recount rush

At least 33 poll officials have died since launch of criticised revision of electoral rolls, many of them by suicide.

Published on: 17.12.2025 05:30
Trump stands by chief of staff after shock remarks about Vance, Bondi, Musk

White House's Susie Wiles gives bombshell interview about US administration, including Trump's views on Putin, Ukraine.

Published on: 17.12.2025 04:14
Ex-Harvard morgue manager who sold body parts sentenced to 8 years in jail

Judge sentences Harvard Medical School morgue manager for stealing organs and various body parts for sale to others.

Published on: 17.12.2025 02:01
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,392

These are the key developments from day 1,392 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Published on: 17.12.2025 01:45
Trump orders naval blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers

The order comes a week after the US military seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast.

Published on: 17.12.2025 00:11
Canadian MP blocked from West Bank rejects Israel’s ‘safety concern’ claims

'How is it that members of parliament are a public safety concern?' Canadian MP Jenny Kwan tells Al Jazeera.

Published on: 16.12.2025 23:02
Thousands protest in Slovakia against Fico government’s judicial reforms

Protesters called on President Pellegrini, usually an ally of Prime Minister Fico, to veto the changes.

Published on: 16.12.2025 22:51
Trump expands US travel ban to include Syria, Palestine

US adds five Arab and African countries to travel ban list as right-wing politicians intensify Islamophobic rhetoric.

Published on: 16.12.2025 22:22
Palestinian infant freezes to death in Gaza as Israel keeps blocking aid

Winter cold 'becomes lethal' as Israel restricts entry of tents, blankets and other shelter supplies to ravaged enclave.

Published on: 16.12.2025 21:51
Canada announces new methane emission standards for oil and gas sector

The new rules, which will take effect in 2028, aim to cut emissions by 75 percent by 2035.

Published on: 16.12.2025 21:44
What’s behind South America’s shift to the right?

Chileans have elected their most conservative leader in decades.

Published on: 16.12.2025 20:56
Trump’s approval rating drops to 39% amid economic concerns: US poll

Reuters/Ipsos survey suggests Americans are increasingly unhappy with Trump's handling of the economy.

Published on: 16.12.2025 20:37
Praise for people who died while trying to stop Bondi Beach attackers

One of the bystanders who tried to stop the attack came to Australia from the USSR to escape anti-Semitic persecution.

Published on: 16.12.2025 20:28
Dashcam footage captures moment couple tries to stop Bondi shooter

Dashcam video shows a couple trying to stop a gunman during the Bondi Beach attack in Australia.

Published on: 16.12.2025 20:07
US Muslim group sues Florida’s DeSantis over ‘terrorism’ designation

CAIR lawsuit says the Republican governor is targeting the civil rights group to suppress its advocacy for Palestine.

Published on: 16.12.2025 19:57
Will the Bondi Beach shooting change Australia’s gun laws?

A mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration shocked Australia. How did it become the deadliest attack in decades?

Published on: 16.12.2025 19:53
Palestinians mourn teenager killed by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

Mourners crowded the streets of Tuqu in the occupied West Bank to say goodbye to 16-year-old Ammar Sabah.

Published on: 16.12.2025 19:48