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Bondi beach was a laid-back haven before a mass shooting horror unfolded
Read full article: Bondi beach was a laid-back haven before a mass shooting horror unfoldedA Hanukkah celebration on warm summer's evening at Sydney's Bondi Beach became a scene of horror on Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing chaos and fear.
Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial
Read full article: Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trialJimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, has been convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for bravery
Read full article: Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for braveryA bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official says
Read full article: Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces, official saysA Syrian security guard who attacked and killed three U.S. citizens in Syria had joined the internal security forces two months earlier.
Mass shooting at Jewish event on Bondi Beach follows rising antisemitism in Australia
Read full article: Mass shooting at Jewish event on Bondi Beach follows rising antisemitism in AustraliaAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called an attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a Sydney beach that killed at least 11 people an act of antisemitism and terrorism.
Israel's Netanyahu lashes out while world shows shock and sympathy over Australia shooting
Read full article: Israel's Netanyahu lashes out while world shows shock and sympathy over Australia shootingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Australia's leader, linking calls for a Palestinian state to rising antisemitism.
Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
Read full article: Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territoryUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO bid in exchange for Western security guarantees.
Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach
Read full article: Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi BeachA child is one of at least 15 people killed in an attack in Australia at one of the world’s most famous beaches.
Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fighting
Read full article: Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fightingThailand's government reports a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager.
What to know about the trial of former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai
Read full article: What to know about the trial of former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy LaiA Hong Kong court convicted pro-democracy former media mogul Jimmy Lai of conspiracies to commit sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a case that marks how much the semi-autonomous Chinese city has changed since Beijing began a wide-ranging crackdown on dissent five years ago.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisoners
Read full article: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and others who took on Belarus' president are among the freed prisonersBelarusian authorities have freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka, as part of a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions on the Eastern European country’s vital fertilizer exports.
Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
Read full article: Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on ISPresident Donald Trump says “there will be very serious retaliation” after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.
Thai villagers stay behind to guard empty homes as border clashes force mass evacuations
Read full article: Thai villagers stay behind to guard empty homes as border clashes force mass evacuationsFighting along the Thai-Cambodian border has forced hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers to flee since Monday.
Treason trial of South Sudan's suspended VP is further eroding peace deal, UN experts say
Read full article: Treason trial of South Sudan's suspended VP is further eroding peace deal, UN experts sayU.N. experts warn that the treason trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president is further eroding a 2018 peace agreement he signed with President Salva Kiir.
Rare fresco of Jesus as the 'Good Shepherd' uncovered in Turkish town visited by the pope
Read full article: Rare fresco of Jesus as the 'Good Shepherd' uncovered in Turkish town visited by the popeArchaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a significant fresco of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" from Anatolia's early Christian era.
New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killed
Read full article: New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killedNew footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah while held captive in Gaza months before they were killed.
Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump
Read full article: Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under TrumpA Danish intelligence agency report has warned that the United States is using its economic power to assert its will and threaten military force against both allies and adversaries.
Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine's Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says
Read full article: Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine's Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official saysA senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war.
Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the West
Read full article: Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the WestBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko has hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West.
Russia's Central Bank sues Belgian financial institution as EU mulls using Moscow's frozen assets
Read full article: Russia's Central Bank sues Belgian financial institution as EU mulls using Moscow's frozen assetsRussia’s Central Bank says it has filed a lawsuit against Belgian financial institution Euroclear.
UN chief recommends Iraqi ex-President Barham Salih take over refugee agency, letter says
Read full article: UN chief recommends Iraqi ex-President Barham Salih take over refugee agency, letter saysFormer Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency.
Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference
Read full article: Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interferenceAn official says Germany has summoned the Russian ambassador following accusations of sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference.
EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can't veto their use for Ukraine
Read full article: EU indefinitely freezes Russian assets so Hungary and Slovakia can't veto their use for UkraineThe European Union has indefinitely frozen Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly governments, can’t prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine.
Skydiver dangles at 15,000 feet after parachute catches on plane's tail in Australia
Read full article: Skydiver dangles at 15,000 feet after parachute catches on plane's tail in AustraliaAustralian accident investigators have released dramatic images showing a skydiver's parachute entangled on an airplane's tail, leaving him dangling at 15,000 feet.
Chileans are divided in a presidential runoff tilted toward the far right
Read full article: Chileans are divided in a presidential runoff tilted toward the far rightChile is heading into a high-stakes presidential runoff defined by sharply contrasting visions of the country’s recent past and visions for its future.
Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute
Read full article: Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resoluteInternational Criminal Court judges and prosecutors are trying to live and work under the same financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden.
Oscar winner Morricone’s lost opera debuts in Naples after 30 years
Read full article: Oscar winner Morricone’s lost opera debuts in Naples after 30 yearsAt long last, vindication has arrived for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was as capable of breathing life into Italy’s grand theaters as into gritty Hollywood films.
Spectacular loss by Honduras' governing party spurs reflection and criticism
Read full article: Spectacular loss by Honduras' governing party spurs reflection and criticismHonduras’ governing LIBRE party experienced a spectacular collapse in the presidential election, going from more than 50% of the vote four years ago to less than 20% this time.
Thailand's parliament is dissolved for a new election early next year
Read full article: Thailand's parliament is dissolved for a new election early next yearThailand is preparing for a new election early next year after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives.
US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet
Read full article: US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleetThe recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues.
Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts
Read full article: Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug effortsHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has linked the seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela to the Trump administration's counterdrug efforts.
UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland's yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage
Read full article: UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland's yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritageThe U.N.'s cultural agency has listed Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of intangible cultural heritage.
In stunning reversal for Europe, Greek finance minister elected as Eurogroup president
Read full article: In stunning reversal for Europe, Greek finance minister elected as Eurogroup presidentGreek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has been elected as president of the Eurogroup — a move that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago, when the country was in the throes of a deep financial crisis that almost saw it tossed out of the eurozone altogether.
Rare Dom Pérignon champagne from Charles and Diana's wedding fails to sell during Denmark auction
Read full article: Rare Dom Pérignon champagne from Charles and Diana's wedding fails to sell during Denmark auctionA rare magnum of Dom Pérignon Vintage 1961 champagne that was specially produced for the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana has failed to sell during an auction.
Homeland Security Secretary Noem defends Trump’s hard-line immigration policies during tense hearing
Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Noem defends Trump’s hard-line immigration policies during tense hearingHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended the Trump administration's immigration policies during a contentious House committee hearing.
Bulgaria's government resigns after mass protests and just weeks before nation due to join eurozone
Read full article: Bulgaria's government resigns after mass protests and just weeks before nation due to join eurozoneBulgaria’s government has resigned as mass protests gripped the country just weeks before it’s due to join the eurozone.
Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in Congo's South Kivu kills over 400 civilians
Read full article: Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in Congo's South Kivu kills over 400 civiliansMore than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in eastern Congo, officials said.
Zelenskyy says US-led peace talks wrestling with Russian demands for Ukrainian territory
Read full article: Zelenskyy says US-led peace talks wrestling with Russian demands for Ukrainian territoryUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says negotiators are tackling territorial issues in U.S.-led peace talks with Russia.
Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify with airstrikes and artillery attacks
Read full article: Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify with airstrikes and artillery attacksCambodia says Thailand has launched more airstrikes as heavy fighting flares along their border.