BANGKOK, Dec 16 — Malaysia’s Megan Ding Min Ern claimed gold in the individual dressage event at the SEA Games Thailand 2025 in Chonburi today.

MANILA, Dec 16 — The father and son accused of Australia’s deadly Bondi Beach shooting spent almost all of November in the Philippines, authorities confirmed, with the father entering the country as an “Indian national.”

TOKYO, Dec 16 — Japan has lifted a rare megaquake advisory a week after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off its northern coast, the weather agency said.

LONDON, Dec 15 — Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has expressed his desire for Mohamed Salah to remain at the club, despite the Egyptian star’s recent outburst criticizing the team. However, Van Dijk admitted he is unsure what will unfold in the coming weeks.

HONG KONG, Dec 15 — Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken Beijing critic, was convicted Monday on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of sedition under China’s national security law, facing a possible life sentence.

SYDNEY, Dec 15 — Australians are praising a “hero” whose courageous confrontation with a gunman on Sunday resulted in the disarming of an attacker during the country’s deadliest mass shooting in years.