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Bondi gunmen threw explosives at start of attack and practised shooting weeks before, police allege

Helen Livingstone,Sydneyand Emily Atkinson Supplied A screenshot from a video found on Naveed Akram’s phone shows his father conducting firearms training, police allege The suspected gunmen in the Bondi Beach attack threw explosives at the start of the deadly incident and had practised shooting weeks before, according to new court documents. They allege the pair…

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China Lodges Complaint About Japan Official Visiting Taiwan

BEIJING, Dec ‌22 (Reuters) – ​China ‌has lodged a ​diplomatic complaint ‍with Japan ​regarding ​the ⁠visit by a high-ranking official of Japan’s ruling ‌Liberal Democratic Party ​to ‌Taiwan, the ‍Chinese foreign ⁠ministry said on Monday. “China is firmly opposed ​and has lodged solemn representations with the Japanese side,” spokesperson Lin Jian said, urging Japan to…

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Reward countries that toe the line, punish those that don’t: that’s how Trump is exerting control in Latin America | Jordana Timerman

For the past generation, Latin America has been a place of unstable stability. Marked on the surface by protests, political pendulum swings and spectacular scandals, most of the region has, since the democratisation of the 1980s and 1990s, remained firmly democratic and free of war between states. Though scarred by the violence of armed groups…

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CBS News: Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life

CBS News celebrates the life and legacy of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner in a one-hour special featuring emotional new interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Jerry O’Connell, Mandy Patinkin and Kiefer Sutherland. Plus, hear from Reiner in his own words as CBS News draws on its vast archive of interviews with…

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Case against alleged Bondi shooter revealed; ‘historic’ gas reservation policy announced; and a Boxing Day film guide | Australia news

Good afternoon. New details about the police case against the alleged Bondi terrorists have been released, including details of an alleged video manifesto linked to the Islamic State and the undetonated explosives – including a “tennis ball bomb” – found at the scene. Alleged gunman Naveed Akram has been discharged from hospital and transferred to…

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