Category: 3. Middle East

By Kirsty Needham

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The deadly attack on a Jewish festival at a famed Australian beach has deepened diplomatic tensions between Prime ​Minister Anthony Albanese and his Israeli counterpart, as domestic pressure mounted…

Chile elected its most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast scoring a thumping victory over his leftist runoff rival.

Kast won some 58 percent of the vote and held an unassailable…

When she first started learning to ride a motorbike, Iranian Maryam Ghelich, now an instructor, would drive through Tehran’s empty streets at night to avoid scrutiny over her clothing or lack of a licence.

Fifteen years on, Ghelich has trained…

Father-in-law of murdered Chabad rabbi: ‘They’re looking to us to continue’

In tearful remarks delivered during morning prayers following the deadly terror shooting at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday…

By Scott Murdoch and Christine Chen

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Stories of horror and heroism emerged as Australians mourned the 15 ​people killed by two gunmen at Sydney’s Bondi Beach during ​a Hanukkahevent.

Police said two shooters, a…

BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) – China and Saudi Arabia agreed ​to have closer communication and ​coordination on regional and international issues, with Beijing lauding ⁠Riyadh’s role in Middle East diplomacy, statements following a meeting…

Two Chabad rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a recent immigrant were among the 15 people confirmed to have been killed on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in one of the deadliest terror…

By Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) – ​Australian police said on Monday ​that the alleged offenders behind an attack at a ⁠Jewish celebration in Sydney’s Bondi beach that killed 15 people, were a father and son duo. One…