Plus: What would it take to stop Putin fighting in Ukraine? ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
|
| Hello. We have the latest from Australia, where the gunmen who killed 15 people on Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration have been named, as have some of the victims. In the US, film-maker Rob Reiner and his wife have been found dead at their LA home. And, with talks continuing to end the war in Ukraine, our diplomatic correspondent James Landale looks at what it would take to stop Russia from fighting. | |
|
|
|
|
TOP OF THE AGENDA | Australia PM pushes for tougher gun laws after Bondi Beach attack |
|
| | Mourners gathered at a memorial on Bondi Beach after the shooting. Credit: BIANCA DE MARCHI/EPA/Shutterstock | The gunmen who killed 15 people on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, were a father and son aged 50 and 24, police have confirmed. The older man died at the scene, while his son is in a critical condition in hospital. Local media named them as Sajid Akram and his son Naveed. The men are reported to have links to the Islamic State group. The attack targeted those at an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. A fruit shop owner, Ahmed al-Ahmed, who disarmed one of the shooters has been hailed as a "hero", while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said "the need for tougher gun laws" will be on the agenda for a cabinet meeting on Monday. |
|
| | | | - In shock: Australia's Jewish community has been reacting to the attack, with some saying antisemitism had been bubbling under the surface.
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hollywood director and his wife found dead at home | Film-maker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead, with police investigating it as an apparent homicide. | Read more > |
| | Lai guilty of colluding with foreign forces | Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, 78, faces life in prison after being found guilty. | Get the latest > |
| | Brown shooting 'person of interest' to be released | A "person of interest" detained over a deadly shooting at Brown University will be released shortly, officials have said. | Keep up to date > |
| | Chile elects far-right president Kast | José Antonio Kast will be Chile's next president, after a campaign dominated by themes of security, immigration and crime. | Find out more > |
| |
|
|
|
| BEYOND THE HEADLINES | What would it take to stop Putin fighting? |
|
| | | Vladimir Putin could not hide his confidence as he met US envoys. Credit: Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool | As Vladimir Putin sat opposite American envoys in the Kremlin, he exuded an air of supreme confidence, writes James Landale. The Russian president reckons the diplomatic tide has turned in his favour, with an improved relationship with America and gains on the battlefield. Some analysts say Putin has no incentive to retreat from his demands, but there are a few possible scenarios that could make him reconsider. |
|
| |
|
|
SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Hidden identities revealed | Mind-altering drugs are changing how people see their own gender and sexuality. | |
|
|
|
|