Astha Rajvanshi

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Reporter, International News and Foreign Affairs at NBC News

Staff writer, @TIME international desk. Pitches and tips: [email protected]

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Kim Kardashian jewelry heist trial: Reality star 'thought I was going to die' as robbers held her at gunpoint

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Gabrielle Nolin |Matthew Lavietes |Matt Lavietes |Astha Rajvanshi |Alexander Murray Smith

Updated May 13, 2025, 11:45 AM EDTKim Kardashian has been testifying against 10 people known as the “grandpa robbers,” who are accused of stealing jewelry worth $9 million at gunpoint in one of the most audacious celebrity heists in modern French history. For the first time since after the break-in nine years ago at the luxury suite at the Hôtel de Pourtalès, the reality star has come face to face with the suspects who are accused of armed robbery, kidnapping and other criminal charges.
Conclave elects Pope Leo XIV as Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first U.S.-born pontiff: Live updates

6 days ago | nbcnews.com | Jamie Knodel |Astha Rajvanshi |George Solis |Alexander Murray Smith

Updated The conclave chose American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the next pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Leo is the first pope to have been born in the United States. He is also a citizen of Peru, where he has spent much of his life. He was elected leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on the second day of the conclave, by 133 red-robed cardinals who were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel.
Papal conclave 2025 live updates: Cardinals return for day 2 of voting in process to pick Pope Francis’ successor

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Alexander Murray Smith |Astha Rajvanshi

Updated It's the first full day of the conclave to find a replacement for Pope Francis, with voting expected to begin around 9:15 a.m. local time (3:15 a.m. ET). Smoke is expected from a temporary chimney above the Sistine Chapel as soon as an hour after that. When 133 red-robed cardinals from around the world were locked in the chapel for a half-day of voting Wednesday. After more than three hours, two inconclusive votes were signaled by black smoke.
Israel okays plan to intensify military operation in Gaza

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Astha Rajvanshi

Israel's security cabinet on Monday approved plans to expand its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to public broadcaster Kan, and has begun calling up tens of thousands of its reserve soldiers.
Australia's prime minister wins second term, local broadcasters project

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Astha Rajvanshi

Australia’s incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has won a second term in a close general election Saturday, local broadcasters projected, in an upset for the conservative coalition that was undermined at the ballot box by its association with President Donald Trump.
Gaza activists say their aid vessel was hit by drones off the coast of Malta

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Astha Rajvanshi |Sara Monetta

/ Updated A ship carrying aid and volunteers heading for Gaza was attacked by drones in international waters off Malta early Friday, the group organizing the mission said. Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the aid group running the mission, blamed Israel for the attack but did not provide evidence for that allegation. NBC News' reached out to the Israel Defense Forces and the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but did not immediately receive any response.
Russell Brand appears in a London court on rape and sexual assault charges

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Astha Rajvanshi

British comedian and actor Russell Brand appeared in a London court Friday after he was charged last month with rape and multiple counts of sex assault. Brand has always denied having non-consensual sex since the allegations about him were first aired two years ago. On April 4, London police charged the 49-year-old right-wing wellness influencer with rape, oral rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault in cases related to four separate women between 1999 and 2005.
Russell Brand granted bail after appearing in London court on rape and sexual assault charges

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Astha Rajvanshi

British comedian and actor Russell Brand was granted bail after appearing in a London court Friday on charges of rape and multiple counts of sex assault. Brand, who was charged last month, has always denied having nonconsensual sex since the allegations about him were first aired two years ago. Brand’s appearance Friday came ahead of the first hearing of the case at Westminster magistrates’ court.
Journalist was tortured and had her organs removed in Russian captivity, report says

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Astha Rajvanshi

A Ukrainian journalist was tortured, killed and had her organs removed before her body was returned by her Russian captors, according to a newly released report by media organizations into her death.
Journalist was tortured and had her organs removed in Russian captivity, report says

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Astha Rajvanshi

1 day agoRussia Rejects President Trump’s Peace DealRussia has rejected a peace deal proposed by President Donald Trump, arguing that it did not meet the key demands of the Kremlin. Trump, who has been advocating for a “permanent ceasefire” in the region since his reentry to office, is growing “increasingly frustrated” with both Ukrainian and Russian leaders.

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