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December 9, 2025
Top court rejects Russia’s challenge to embassy eviction
MELBOURNE (AP): Australia’s highest court on Wednesday rejected Russia’s challenge to a law that evicted the state on security grounds from a site where Moscow wanted to build its new embassy. Seven…
December 9, 2025
Air travellers face frustration as FAA's further drop in flights takes effect
Air travellers could face more frustration as busy US airports need to meet a higher Federal Aviation Administration target for reducing flights Tuesday after already cancelling thousands to scale…
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December 9, 2025
A suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27, minister says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan's interior…
December 9, 2025
UK government defends the BBC as critics circle and Trump threatens to sue
LONDON (AP) — Britain's government rallied to the defence of the BBC on Tuesday after allegations of bias from its critics and the threat of a lawsuit from US President Donald Trump over the way…
December 9, 2025
The latest US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six in the eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs, killing six people in attacks on two vessels in the eastern…
December 9, 2025
BBC says Trump has threatened to sue over edited speech that sparked resignations by news bosses
LONDON (AP) — US President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC over the way a speech he made was edited in a documentary aired by Britain's national broadcaster. BBC…
December 9, 2025
College students, stressed about federal food aid uncertainty, look to campuses for support
SACRAMENTO (AP) : Acorn squash, Spam and baby food lined the shelves on a recent day at a college food pantry in California’s capital city, a resource that students receiving federal aid to purchase…
December 9, 2025
Photo captures tenderness amid chaos as Typhoon Fung-wong hits
MANILA (AP): Judy Bertuso, 63, leans forward inside a bright orange tent set up on the floor of a basketball court in Quezon City, carefully spooning porridge into her husband Apollo’s mouth. Apollo,…
December 9, 2025
Boat from Myanmar with hundreds of migrants capsizes, one body found, 10 rescued
KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A boat carrying about 300 migrants from Myanmar capsized last week in the Indian Ocean close to the maritime border between Thailand and Malaysia, with at least one body recovered…