SYDNEY: Ahmed al Ahmed, the bystander who intervened during the deadly Bondi Beach shooting earlier this month, has said his only aim was to protect “innocent people” as chaos unfolded during what authorities have described as an anti-Semitic terrorist attack. Read More: Bondi hero receives millions after brave act In an interview published on Monday with […]
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Australia pledges tougher hate speech laws after Bondi attack
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday pledged a crackdown on hate speech and violent extremism following a deadly attack on a Jewish holiday gathering at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. The announcement came as the youngest of the 15 victims was laid to rest, deepening national grief and anger. Read More: Pakistan seeks apology from […]
Bondi Attack Linked to ISIS Influence
Australian police say the Bondi attack targeted a Hanukkah event in Sydney. The Bondi attack killed 16 people, including one gunman. Authorities are treating it as terrorism. The incident shocked the nation. Police said the alleged attackers were a father and son. Both had traveled to the Philippines before the attack. Investigators are examining the […]
Sydney Muslim leaders reject Bondi shooter’s body
Muslim community leaders in Sydney have refused to receive the body of the Bondi Beach shooter, following the deadly attack that claimed 16 lives and injured 42 others, including two police officers who remain in serious but stable condition. Read More: ‘Dark Day’ for Australia as 12 killed in Bondi Beach shooting The attackers were […]
Tens of Thousands Rally for Palestine in Sydney and Across Europe Amid Fragile Gaza Ceasefire
SYDNEY: Tens of thousands of people joined pro-Palestinian rallies across Australia and Europe this weekend, calling for an end to Israel’s occupation and showing doubt about the new ceasefire in Gaza. In Sydney, about 30,000 protesters marched through the city’s business district on Sunday after a court blocked their plan to gather at the Sydney […]
Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun step out for date night
Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun had a euphoric outing together. After news broke that the Euphoria star and music manager are dating, the couple took their budding romance on a date night. Indeed, Sydney and Scooter were seen eating dinner at Jon & Vinny’s in Los Angeles on Sept. 24, according to photos obtained by […]
Flood warnings as southeast Australia lashed by heavy rain
Flood warnings were issued, hundreds of homes were evacuated, thousands more lost power and a man was missing as heavy rain lashed southeast Australia on Thursday. Rivers across Australia’s most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, and the island state of Tasmania were rising dangerously with catchments soaked by months of above-average rainfall. Around […]
Pakistani Boxer Asif Hazara wins WBL Asia Pacific Title in Sydney
Sydney: Pakistani Boxer Asif Hazara wins WBL Asia Pacific. Asif Hazara clinched the World Boxing League (WBL) Asia Pacific title as he beat his Fijian opponent in a championship match held in Sydney, Australia on Saturday. According to the details, Hazara defeated Shamal Ram Anuj of Fiji to bag the title with the winner being […]
First aid flights reach Tonga
Sydney: The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific nation off from the rest of the world. Tonga has been inaccessible since Saturday, when one of the largest volcanic explosions in decades cloaked the kingdom in a layer of ash, triggered a Pacific-wide […]
Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic: read how
SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic as a fast-moving Omicron outbreak continued to push up hospitalisation rates to record levels, even as daily infections eased slightly. Australia is dealing with its worst COVID-19 outbreak, fuelled by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus that has put more people in hospitals and […]