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Australians vote amid concerns over Trump tariffs, living costs

Shawdesh desk: Australians began voting Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. From dusty desert

Checking your bags? TSA bans item before Real ID deadline. Here’s what’s no longer allowed

Shawdesh Desk: The TSA has banned another travel item ahead of the May 7 Real ID deadline. Travelers using portable chargers or power banks should double check their batteries for lithium,

Nine killed as Druze fighters clash with forces in Syria

Shawdesh Desk: A Syria war monitor on Tuesday said at least nine people were killed in clashes between Druze fighters and security forces loyal to the Islamist government who stormed

68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre in Yemen

Shawdesh desk: Huthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes targeted a migrant detention centre in the movement’s stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68 people. The US

Pope Francis passes away: Vatican

Shawdesh Desk: Pope Francis died on Monday, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. He was

Israeli strikes kill 24

Shawdesh desk: Gaza’s civil defence rescue agency said on Friday that Israeli strikes killed at least 24 people, including 10 from the same family, after Hamas signalled its rejection of

Iran has serious doubts over US intentions: FM

Shawdesh Desk: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday cast doubt over the intentions of the United States a day before a second round of nuclear talks with Washington. The

US judge limits Musk’s DOGE access to social security data

Shawdesh desk: A US judge ruled Thursday to restrict access to Americans’ social security data for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, after unions raised concerns about the unelected billionaire’s