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Sydney shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed was shot four times after disarming gunman during deadly Bondi terror attack that killed 15 people on 14 December 2025 during a celebration of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah

The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.

The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.

The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.

The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.

In the Gobi Desert outside Golmud in the northwestern province of Qinghai, a row of white tanks stands tall in the open wilderness. Inside, air is compressed and cooled to -194 degrees Celsius (-317 Fahrenheit), and then it becomes liquid. When released, it expands by more than 750 times, drives turbines and generates electricity. This is the world’s largest liquid-air energy storage plant. Also known as the Super Air Power Bank, it is built by China Green Development Investment Group and...

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland.

Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland.

More amenities should be provided to residents in Tseung Kwan O, district councillors have urged, after a plan by the Hong Kong Jockey Club to build its fourth public riding school in the neighbourhood was floated last week. Some residents were also worried about the light and noise issues that could potentially arise from the proposed school, and the club should address those concerns, the councillors said on Monday. “Some residents have said amenities in the area are insufficient,” Christine...

New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to become the US city's first Muslim mayor, and the youthful optimism of his Democratic Socialist platform will be put to the test as he takes office Thursday for a four-year term that…

Online artificial intelligence-generated videos of distraught middle-aged single women regretting not getting married and having children are being used to push young people to tie the knot. Several videos made using artificial intelligence (AI) depicting crying single women at hospitals have circulated on a short video platform. In one, a 58-year-old woman regrets not getting married and having children when she was young and complains that she has to go to hospitals alone. In another, a...

Authorities say the actions of Ahmed al Ahmed, a shop owner, saved countless lives.