'We thought we were safe': Bondi shooting shocks Australia's Jewish community
• Dec 17, 2025, 7:46 AM
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Jewish Australians said they felt unsafe, angry and frustrated at the perceived government's failure to confront rising antisemitism after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydney’s Bondi Beach last week. One of the alleged gunmen, Naveed Akram, was charged on Wednesday with multiple counts, including terrorism and 15 murders.
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FIFA goes MAGA? The World Cup, Trump and the future of football
• 9:11 AM
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As 2025 draws to a close, all year long one question has dogged the most plugged-in of football fanatics: what's up with Gianni Infantino? Why all the cameos by the head of an international sports body at the US president's inauguration, a Middle East pe
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Farmers head to Brussels to protest EU-Mercosur treaty as European leaders meet
• 8:02 AM
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Thousands of European farmers are converging on Brussels on Thursday to protest against the EU-Mercosur treaty as European leaders meet for a summit. Protesters are worried about the prospect of an influx of South American products into the bloc and the
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China tells US to 'immediately' stop arming Taiwan after Washington approves arms package
• 7:10 AM
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China told the United States on Thursday to "immediately stop" arming Taiwan after Taipei said Washington had authorised a $11 billion weapons package to the island. Approved by the State Department but awaiting congressional approval, the sale would tak
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Live: European leaders 'will not leave' summit without Ukraine funding deal, EU chief says
• 6:22 AM
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European Union leaders will not leave today's summit in Brussels without an agreement to finance Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. Earlier that day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said no decision on fr
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Trump touts first year as success amid economic unease in White House address
• 4:15 AM
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US President Donald Trump gave an address at the White House on Wednesday, attempting to cast his first year back in office as a success, deflecting concerns about the cost of living and offering few new policy details as he looked ahead to the 2026 midt
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US Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA chief amid budget cuts and moon race
• 2:56 AM
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The US Senate has confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, installing a strong advocate of Mars missions to lead the space agency as it faces deep budget cuts and intensifying competition with China to return humans t
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Trump insists on the US economy's strength in address to nation
• 2:15 AM
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US President Donald Trump used a prime-time address from the White House to play down public anxiety about the US economy, insisting it is on the mend despite rising inflation, slowing job growth and growing voter frustration ahead of the 2026 midterm el
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Brazil Senate backs bill cutting Bolsonaro's jail term, setting up clash with Lula
• 1:40 AM
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Brazil’s Senate has approved legislation that could sharply reduce the prison sentence of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted over an alleged coup plot after his 2022 election defeat, in a move that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ha
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