Australia's most populous state passed sweeping new gun and anti-terror laws following the recent mass shooting on Bondi Beach, tightening firearm ownership, banning public display of terrorist symbols and strengthening police power to curb protests.

Libya's prime minister said the chief of staff of the country's army was killed in an airplane accident in Turkey on Tuesday after he visited Ankara.

A gas explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia triggered a plume of black smoke and trapped people inside the building, authorities said.

The United States and Iran traded barbs at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over conditions for reviving nuclear talks, with the US saying it remains ready for direct negotiations and Iran rejecting Washington's terms.

Bangladesh's Finance Advisor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Tuesday that the interim government does not want a "bitter relationship with a big neighbour like India", and that they are aiming to develop bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to ease political tension in the country, days after the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each.

Days after the brutal killing of factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh's Mymensingh district, Education Adviser CR Abrar visited his family on behalf of the Interim Government and expressed sympathy while also giving assurance of support.

New archaeological excavations at the Tower of London have uncovered over 20 mediaeval burials, including possible plague victims and rare grave goods, offering new insights into the people and structures linked to the historic site.

A day after the death of anti-India Bangladeshi leader Sharif Osman Hadi, Pakistan launched a coordinated propaganda campaign on social media to implicate India in his killing, an investigation by NDTV reveals.

The Louvre Museum on Tuesday installed metal bars over the windows of the Apollo Gallery, where thieves broke into the Paris landmark to make off with crown jewels in a recent daylight robbery.

A woman in Pakistan strangled her teenage daughter to death after an argument over smoking, police said on Monday. The incident happened in Basti Sokar, Bahawalpur district of Punjab, some 400kms from Lahore on Saturday.

Canadian MP Shuv Majumdar has called for an end to the "pogroms" against minorities in Bangladesh, demanding the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus for accountability.

A senior youth leader from Pakistan's ruling party has issued a sharp warning to India, invoking military retaliation if Bangladesh's sovereignty is threatened.

A Pakistani lawmaker has called out the hypocrisy of his country's leadership, drawing a parallel between Islamabad's military actions against Kabul and India's 'Operation Sindoor'.

As Bangladesh descends into chaos, the interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is now facing criticism at home.

At least 8,000 new documents related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were available on Tuesday on the US Department of Justice's site (DOJ).

London police on Tuesday arrested Swedish activist Greta Thunberg at a demonstration in support of pro-Palestinian hunger strikers, Palestinian activist groups said.

Vince Zampella, the acclaimed co-creator of the "Call of Duty" video game series, has died in a car crash in California. He was 55. His death was confirmed by Electronic Arts, which owns Respawn Entertainment, a game studio he co-founded.

A 19-year-old girl died after falling from the roof of a five-storey abandoned building in US, which was used as a filming location for Netflix's Stranger Things.

Several organisations and political parties have been protesting outside the mission against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh.

The victim, 25-year-old Anastasia, was found in her hotel room with at least 15 stab wounds to her neck, torso, and limbs.

Vince Zampella, the creative force behind Call of Duty, died aged 55 following a car crash in California.

FBI director Kash Patel is once again at the centre of a controversy after reports that the bureau purchased luxury armoured BMW X5 vehicles for his use, replacing the Chevrolet Suburbans traditionally used to transport FBI leadership.

Tarique Rahman, the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is set to return to the country on December 25 after nearly 17 years in self-imposed exile.

A 34-year-old woman was killed in her Sydney apartment by her ex-partner following a long history of abuse.