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Residents in an Australian region engulfed by bushfires were given two hours to return home to collect their belongings before Christmas on Tuesday, as emergency crews try to contain the blaze. Communities around the Grampians, in Victoria, have been evacuated amid warnings from authorities that conditions there in the days ahead could be the worst … Read more
Reports of vandalism and mob violence are real, but wilder accusations emanating from India muddy the picture.
In his traditional Christmas address, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for national unity days after a deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg reopened a debate on immigration and security weeks before a crunch federal election.
Five people, including a nine-year-old boy, were killed when a man drove a car into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20. More than 200 people were injured in the attack on Friday evening, including about 40 people who sustained serious or critical injuries. On Tuesday, Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier used his … Read more
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike on Monday in Syria, where they killed a pair of ISIS operatives and destroyed a truckload of weapons, according to U.S. Central Command. A precision airstrike in the Dayr az Zawr Province, which was formerly controlled by the Syrian regime and Russians, killed two ISIS operatives and wounded another, … Read more
Technology has long been key to success in motorsports. F1 teams have been technologies like cloud computing to AI and machine learning to improve performance. But with AI advances gathering pace each day, race car giants are doubling down. Peter Fox – Formula 1 | Formula 1 | Getty Images WOKING, England — Inside McLaren’s … Read more
Watch military band playing Shchedryk – also known as Carol of the Bells – using weapons as improvised instruments Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is the birthplace of one of the world’s favourite carols. But there are few signs of Christmas in the city this year. Just a dusting of snow on deserted streets and skeletal … Read more
The U.K. government has pledged to remove hereditary peers from Parliament in 2025. For Lord Cromwell and 87 others, it is a wistful departure.
Romanian lawmakers narrowly approved a new pro-European coalition government on Monday, led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The move seeks to end a political crisis sparked by far-right gains in recent elections and the annulment of the presidential race.
Constitutional Council validates results of the October polls that extended Frelimo party’s half-century grip on power. Mozambique’s top court has confirmed the governing party Frelimo’s victory in an October election which prompted massive protests by opposition groups who say the vote was rigged. The Constitutional Council’s Monday ruling is likely to trigger further protests in … Read more