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Australia
Bondi Beach attack hero wanted to protect ‘innocent people’
Recovering from gunshot wounds, Syrian Ahmed al Ahmed says he ‘saved lots’ but mourns the 15 victims of the tragedy.
29 Dec 2025 - 6:52PM
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Australia
Australia probes after car with Hanukkah sign torched in Christmas Day attack
25 Dec 2025 - 12:07PM
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Australia
‘Almost daily surgery’: policeman hurt in Bondi attack wakes from coma
23 Dec 2025 - 7:41PM
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Australia
Australian PM Albanese booed as Bondi Beach attack victims honoured
Tens of thousands attended Sunday’s memorial. The Sydney event was heavily guarded by police, including snipers on rooftops and police boats.
22 Dec 2025 - 12:25PM
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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his wife are booed as they arrive at the Light Over Darkness vigil in Sydney, Australia on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Israel
Jews worldwide urged to ‘come home’ to Israel after Bondi massacre
Gideon Saar says ‘Jews are being hunted across the world’ following the December 14 Isis-inspired shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia.
22 Dec 2025 - 10:40AM
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Bondi Beach attack sparks global misinformation crisis, and AI-driven hate
A leading counterterrorism expert warns that ‘agentic AI’ and political point-scoring are fuelling a toxic symbiosis between extremists.
21 Dec 2025 - 3:30PM
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The Philippines
Bondi shooter visited Philippine gun shop before attack: police
Police retrace Sydney shooters’ steps in Davao City as CCTV shows Sajid Akram at a gun shop, but officials deny ample time for extremist training.
20 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
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People add to a floral tribute outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Thursday. Photo: AP
Australia
Australia’s Albanese faces battle over gun laws after Bondi Beach shooting
The prime minister’s call for tighter gun controls is meeting resistance from right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives.
20 Dec 2025 - 9:10AM
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Australia
‘I am angry’: hate spreaders in Australia to lose visas after Bondi shooting
Prime Minister Albanese vowed to fight the ‘evil scourge’ of division and outlined measures to punish preachers stoking violence.
18 Dec 2025 - 11:21AM
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The Philippines
Philippines rejects ‘outdated’ violent extremism label linked to Bondi attack
National Security Adviser Ano denied the alleged gunmen who killed 15 people in Sydney received military training in Davao.
18 Dec 2025 - 9:15AM
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Australia
Millions raised for ‘hero of Australia’ who stopped gunman at Bondi Beach
Over 40,000 people have donated about US$1.5 million to Ahmed al Ahmed, the Syrian-Australian Muslim hero who saved Jewish lives.
17 Dec 2025 - 8:38PM
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) meets Ahmed al Ahmed at a hospital in Sydney on Tuesday. Photo: Australian Prime Minister Office/AP
India
Indian police reveal Bondi Beach shooting suspect’s background
Police said the Indian family of Sajid Akram, who got a degree in commerce in Hyderabad, was unaware of his ‘radical mindset’.
17 Dec 2025 - 12:08PM
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Australia
Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram charged with terrorism, murder
Akram, who regained consciousness after being in a coma, also faces multiple charges related to other offences.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM
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Australia
‘He was a nice person’: alleged Bondi gunman’s path to violence stuns Australia
Police investigate how Naveed Akram went from a teenager interested in Islam to one of Australia’s worst alleged killers.
16 Dec 2025 - 4:09PM
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Australia
Isis-inspired Bondi gunmen visited Philippines before shooting: police
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sajid Akram and his son Naveed had been radicalised by an ‘ideology of hate’.
16 Dec 2025 - 2:30PM
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Mourners place flowers at a makeshift memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Australia
‘Expect action’: Australia to strengthen gun laws after Bondi massacre
There could also be reviews of licenses, as it emerged the older attacker had legally owned six ‘long’ guns, with a firearm permit for years.
15 Dec 2025 - 8:45PM
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‘Terrified’ Sydney man with same name misidentified as Bondi gunman
After an online photo was shared thousands of times with ‘terrible’ comments, the young man pleaded for ‘help to stop this propaganda’.
15 Dec 2025 - 5:33PM
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‘Genuine hero’: bystander who tackled Bondi gunman lionised
Ahmed al-Ahmed, a 43-year-old father of two from south Sydney, was shot twice as he wrestled a weapon from the shooter’s hands.
15 Dec 2025 - 3:06PM
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Ahmed al-Ahmed, 43, is seen tackling one of the Bondi gunmen in this screengrab from a social media video. Photo: X
Australia
World leaders express horror at Bondi Beach attack as vigils held for victims
Israel’s Herzog condemned the ‘cruel attack on Jews’ by ‘terrorists’; Trump branded the shooting that killed 15 people ‘purely antisemitic’.
15 Dec 2025 - 6:28AM
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Netanyahu accuses Australia’s PM of inaction in tackling antisemitism
After the Bondi Beach shooting, the Israeli PM said he warned Albanese months ago that Australia’s policy was ‘encouraging antisemitism’.
15 Dec 2025 - 2:41AM
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‘Worst fears happened’: Bondi shooting feels tragically inevitable to some
Amid firebombing, graffiti and hate speech, which surged during the Gaza war, a special envoy was appointed last year to combat antisemitism.
14 Dec 2025 - 11:40PM
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Gunmen kill 15 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach
Police say the alleged attackers who opened fire at a Jewish celebration were a 50-year-old father and his son.
15 Dec 2025 - 1:25PM
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Police patrol Bondi Beach on Monday as they investigate the scene following a shooting in Sydney on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Australia
Why US review of Aukus submarine deal for Australia is kept secret
One reason is to maintain public support for the alliance by preventing any shortfalls of the deal from being made known, analysts say.
12 Dec 2025 - 6:17PM
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Australia
UK woman jailed after drunk e-scooter crash killed father in Australia
Backpacker Alicia Kemp was over Australia’s legal blood alcohol limit when she hit Thanh Phan in Perth in May.
12 Dec 2025 - 3:04PM
Australia
Skydiver survives 4,600-metre fall after parachute snags plane tail
The pilot issued a mayday distress call, but managed to safely land the aircraft following the September incident.
12 Dec 2025 - 4:12PM
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