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A wooden Star of David stands in a makeshift memorial to pay tribute to the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting on Bondi Beach. Photo: Reuters
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.

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Brown University (US)

How right-wing misinformation hurt the Brown University shooting investigation

United States

Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown, MIT shootings

Australia

Editorial | Restoring safety and unity key for Australia in Bondi shooting aftermath

Pledges to toughen laws against hate speech and on gun ownership are welcome as Australia reels from the horrifying violence.

People pay tribute outside Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 18. Photo: AP
Brown University (US)

Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead

Portuguese national suspect took his own life as investigators reveal a years-old academic connection to a slain MIT scientist.

Brown University (US)

Brown University shooting: police seek witness who came close to gunman

The hunt has stretched into its fifth day, after a man with a rifle burst into a campus building and killed two students.

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Crime

Homicide investigation launched after MIT professor fatally shot at home

Police are seeking a suspect who murdered Nuno Loureiro, the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Centre.

Nuno Loureiro. Photo: Jake Belcher/MIT via AP
Donald Trump

Trump expands US travel ban and restrictions to include another 20 countries

The clampdown affects people seeking to travel to the US as visitors as well as those hoping to emigrate there.

Video | Manhunt continues for Brown University gunman

Authorities say the investigation has shifted more than 30 hours after the attack killed two and injured nine.

Crime

Hunt for Brown University shooter continues as police release detained man

Investigation going in a ‘different direction’ hours after an attack that left two students dead and nine injured.

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Authorities on Saturday released a short video clip of a person of interest dressed in black. Photo: Providence Police Department via AFP
Crime

Suspect arrested in US after 2 students shot dead at Brown University

Nine others were injured in Saturday’s attack in Providence, Rhode Island. US President Donald Trump called the shooting ‘terrible’.

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Law enforcement officials walk on a street in a neighbourhood near Brown University. Photo: AP
United States

FBI charges man with planting pipe bombs on eve of January 6, 2021 Capitol riot

The arrest of 30-year-old suspect Brian Cole Jnr is the first breakthrough in the nearly five-year-old case that had long vexed law enforcement.

National Guard (US)

National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder from hospital bed

The judge ordered Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, held in custody without bond, citing the ‘sheer terror’ of the fatal ambush in Washington.

Crime

Alleged CEO killer tries to exclude evidence from US murder trial

Luigi Mangione’s defence argues police conducted an illegal warrantless search of his backpack, threatening his right to a fair trial.

Luigi Mangione appearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday. Photo: Yuki Iwamura via Reuters
United States

National Guard shooting suspect was ‘radicalised in US’, Noem says

Authorities believe Afghan immigrant embraced extremism after arriving in the US in 2021, leading to last week’s attack in Washington.

Members of the National Guard patrol in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Photo: AP
United States

4 dead, 11 injured in shooting at child’s birthday party in California

Police appealed to the public for help in finding the person responsible for the shooting in the city of Stockton near Sacramento.

United States

National Guard shooting suspect faces murder charge after 1 soldier dies

Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot in the alleged attack by Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was described by Trump as ‘outstanding in every single way’.

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US immigration

Trump orders review of immigrant visas after National Guard attack

The sweeping new policy follows Wednesday’s attack in Washington by an Afghan national that has caused one death.

A makeshift memorial in Washington a day after two National Guard members were shot. Photo: Reuters
National Guard (US)

National Guard member dies as Afghan attacker’s past CIA link emerges

Shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal is a former member of a CIA-backed Afghan Army unit who entered the US under a special programme.

National Guard (US)

FBI probes motive in ‘ambush’ shooting of soldiers near White House

The suspect, identified as an Afghan national with no criminal history, was shot and subdued after ambushing a patrol.

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United States

US policeman found not guilty of murdering pregnant black woman Ta’Kiya Young

Connor Grubb fatally shot Young, a shoplifting suspect, in a case that drew national attention amid a wider debate over police use of force.

Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb greets a family member after the “not guilty” verdict was read in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday. Photo: The Columbus Dispatch via AP
Education

US teacher shot by 6-year-old pupil wins US$10 million in lawsuit

Abby Zwerner accused ex-school administrator Ebony Parker of ignoring repeated warnings that the child had a gun.

Abby Zwerner, a teacher who was shot at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, talks to a reporter in Virginia Beach in January 2024. Photo: The Virginian-Pilot via AP
United States

US teacher shot by 6-year-old sues assistant principal: ‘I thought I had died’

Abby Zwerner, who had six surgeries and still has a bullet in her chest, says multiple warnings that the child had a gun were ignored.

United States

US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The news came as Trump posthumously awarded the right-wing activist the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honour.

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United States

Alex Jones loses appeal over US$1.4 billion Sandy Hook defamation

Jones claimed the award infringed on his free speech and due process right, in what is believed to be the largest US libel judgment in history.

American far-right, alt-right radio show Alex Jones addresses the conservative Turning Point People’s Convention in June 2024. Photo: AFP
Crime

Mass shooting at crowded South Carolina bar kills 4, injures 20

Attack occurred at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St Helena Island, which was packed for a high school alumni event.

A man uses a power washer to clean blood off the front steps at Willie’s Bar and Grill. Photo: AFP
Crime

Alabama capital rocked by ‘mass shooting’ as rival gunmen open fire in crowd

Police said shooters with ‘no regard for human life’ exchanged fire, killing two and injuring 12.

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United States

FBI’s Patel sparks scandal in New Zealand with illegal gun gifts

The FBI director’s 3D-printed pistols were illegal in New Zealand and destroyed, sparking controversy and diplomatic tensions with China.

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