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Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Monday pledged an overwhelming police response to Sunday night's fatal mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

Trump says former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is top choice to lead Fed: media2025-12-13
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh is his top choice to lead the U.S. central bank, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell's leadership term ends next May.

Thai king endorses decree to dissolve parliament2025-12-12
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua has endorsed a royal decree to dissolve the parliament, an announcement published in the Royal Gazette said on Friday.

U.S. Senate rejects Democratic and Republican health care bills as ACA subsidies set to expire2025-12-12
The U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to advance competing Democratic and Republican health care bills, which means over 20 million people could face much higher premiums because the expanded subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are set to expire at the end of the month.

Putin, Maduro discuss bilateral cooperation over phone: Kremlin2025-12-12
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday, discussing bilateral cooperation and Venezuela's situation, the Kremlin said in a statement.

Europe decries "political war" over new U.S. national security strategy2025-12-11
Washington now believes that a weaker, more divided Europe, with a more assertive U.S. influence on its internal politics, serves American interests.

Venezuela demands end to U.S. intervention2025-12-11
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday demanded that the United States cease its policy of intervention in the South American nation, as well as across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Group of Friends of Global Governance established at UN headquarters in New York2025-12-10
The Group of Friends of Global Governance was officially established at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday.

Syria's interim authorities mark first year of political transition with military parade2025-12-09
Syria's interim authorities staged a major military parade in the capital, Damascus, on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the country's political transition.

6.7-magnitude quake hits 127 km south of Honcho, Japan -- USGS2025-12-09
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 127 km south of Honcho, Japan at 2152 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

4 Cambodian civilians killed in Cambodia-Thailand border conflict2025-12-09
Cambodian Information Minister Neth Pheaktra said on Monday that four Cambodian civilians have been killed in a Cambodia-Thailand border conflict and nine others were wounded, as tens of thousands of people have fled their homes near the border for safe shelters.

Thailand says deploys fighter jets, Cambodia claims Thai soldiers open fire amid border tension2025-12-08
The Thai Army said on Monday it deployed fighter jets in response to Cambodian attacks that left two soldiers killed and four wounded. Meanwhile, a Cambodian defense spokesperson said Thai soldiers on Monday opened fire on Cambodian armed forces for the second straight day, adding that Cambodia did not fire back.

S. Korean president's approval rating falls to 69.4 pct: poll2025-12-08
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating fell 1.7 percentage points from a week earlier to 69.4 percent last week, a weekly poll showed Monday.

Russia urges U.S. to avoid conflict with Venezuela2025-12-08
Russia stands with Venezuela's leadership and calls on the U.S. government to refrain from "sliding" into a full-scale conflict with Caracas, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Sunday.

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PV systems could be upgraded across Pakistan under CPEC: Pak engineer

At a solar power project site in Sahiwal, sunlight shines on the gleaming blue solar panels. A Pakistani engineer wearing a safety helmet and a yellow engineering vest, is intently inspecting the equipment.