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India, Japan deepen energy partnership with strategic oil reserves, maritime cooperation during Takaichi visit
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (601+ words) India and Japan on Thursday agreed to strengthen cooperation on strategic crude oil stockpiling, petroleum reserve systems and maritime energy transport, as the two countries sought to bolster energy resilience against an increasingly uncertain global geopolitical environment. The commitment was…...
Australian Grand Prix 2026: Things to do in Melbourne during F1
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (437+ words) For one weekend each in March, Melbourne in Australia, a city best-known for trams, cafes, and quiet laneways gives way to something far louder. The morning commute is replaced by the surge of engines, and the world's attention converges to…...
Suriname: 5 children among 9 stabbed to death in Paramaribo; suspect in custody
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (118+ words) Firstpost At least nine people, including five children, were stabbed to death overnight in Suriname's capital, Paramaribo, police said on Sunday. Authorities added that a suspect, who was wounded during the incident, has been taken into custody. "During the night…...
Australia's High Court upholds cancellation of Russian embassy site near Parliament, orders compensation to Moscow
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (296+ words) Russia's government lost its legal challenge in Australia's High Court on Wednesday over plans to construct a new embassy less than a kilometre from the national parliament. The court's decision brings an end to a prolonged diplomatic and legal dispute…...
Manchester attack was just a matter of time, say Jewish leaders
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (554+ words) British Jewish leaders have said that the Manchester attack was only a matter of time as antisemitism has been on the rise lately. A man on Wednesday rammed a car on the grounds of Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in…...
Why anti-immigration rallies across Australia are targeting Indians
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (880+ words) Australia witnessed a number of anti-immigration rallies on Sunday (August 31), particularly targeting the growing population of Indian migrants. The Australian government criticised these protests, saying that the "brand of far-right activism grounded in racism and ethnocentrism" has no place in…...
Australia: Massive anti-immigration protests erupt across cities, govt slam "neo-Nazi" campaign
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (364+ words) Thousands of Australians took part in anti-immigration rallies on Sunday, which the centre-left government denounced as divisive events linked to neo-Nazi groups. Organised under the banner of March for Australia, the demonstrations were staged in Sydney as well as in…...
Australia: Man killed, another injured in "brazen" pub shooting in Sydney
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (158+ words) A man was killed and another seriously injured in a brazen shooting outside a pub in Sydney on Sunday evening (August 18). Police said emergency crews rushed to the Harold Park Hotel in Forest Lodge around 6. 40pm after two men were gunned…...
'Hand was hanging by a thread: Indian man brutally attacked with machete in Melbourne, two accused get bail
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (438+ words) (Trigger warning: Please note that the report contains graphical details of abuse, which could be distressing to some. Reader discretion is advised.) Saurabh Anand, a 33-year-old Indian-origin man, is in hospital recovering from a brutal machete attack by a group…...
Australia: Swaminarayan temple defaced with racist graffiti days after attack on Indian national
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (243+ words) The Swaminarayan Temple in Australia's Melbourne was vandalised with racist graffiti earlier this week, local media reports say. The walls of the Hindu temple, located in Wadhurst Drive, were defaced with the words "Go Home Brown…" Similar graffiti were also…...