The United States convened the first G20 Sherpa meeting of its 2026 Presidency in Washington on December 15 and 16, 2025, describing the discussions as “successful.” The meeting brought together …
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Australia Mourns After Deadly Hanukkah Shooting in Sydney, PM Says Attack “Tears at Our Nation’s Soul”
by Pooja Bhardwaj 6 minutes readAustralia continues to mourn the loss of victims of a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney, an attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, “tears at our nation’s soul.” …
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Condemns Antisemitic Attack at Sydney Hanukkah Celebration
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong on December 14, 2025, to discuss the “antisemitic terrorist attack” at Sydney’s Bondi Beach during …
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From Sydney to Rhode Island, Indian American Lawmakers Condemn Antisemitic Attack and Deadly Campus Shooting
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readIndian American lawmakers have strongly condemned a terrorist attack targeting a Hanukkah celebration on December 14, 2025, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, expressing solidarity with the victims, their families, …
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Germany Men, Netherlands Women Claim Junior Hockey World Cup Titles as Quality Gap Raises Format Questions
by Prabhjot Singh 4 minutes readGermany in the men’s competition and the Netherlands in the women’s event closed the year with Junior Hockey World Cup titles, reaffirming their dominance in global hockey. Although the expanded …
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AUKUS Ministers Signal Full Steam Ahead in Washington
by Pooja Bhardwaj 4 minutes readThe AUKUS partnership entered what ministers repeatedly described as a full steam ahead phase on December 10, 2025, in Washington as defense leaders from Australia, the United Kingdom and the …
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England Secures Ninth Place as Australia Records Its Lowest Finish at Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup
by Prabhjot Singh 5 minutes readAustralia, long regarded as a global hockey force, recorded its lowest-ever finish at the FIH Junior Men’s World Cup in Chennai, placing 11th after a 4-2 win over South Africa …
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Quad Partners and India–US Joint Working Group Advance Counterterrorism Cooperation, Condemn Recent Attacks
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 4 minutes readQuad partners, including the governments of the United States, India, Japan, and Australia, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening counterterrorism cooperation and agreed to convene the next Quad Counter Terrorism …
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France Stuns Australia 8-3 as Day 3 of Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup Delivers High-Scoring Thrillers
by Prabhjot Singh 5 minutes readFrance delivered one of the most dramatic performances of the FIH Hockey World Cup for Junior Men in Tamil Nadu, staging a remarkable comeback to defeat Australia 8-3 after trailing …
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India’s October Trade Slump Deepens as U.S. Tariffs Bite, Imports Surge on Gold Frenzy
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia’s export engine sputtered in October, hit by U.S. punitive tariffs, a slowing global economy, and a sudden spike in gold inflows that helped push the country’s trade deficit to …