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BBC News - World

Dashcam video shows couple trying to stop gunman before being killed in Bondi attack - Boris Gurman, 69, "charged straight towards the danger" and grabbed one of the attacker's guns, a witness said. 12 hrs ago - Australia

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Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick to face murder charges in parents' deaths -- Rob Reiner, the Hollywood director, and his wife Michele were both found dead with stab wounds on Sunday.

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Sudan's RSF trying to cover up mass killings in el-Fasher, researchers say -- Satellite images show the paramilitary force is burying and burning bodies, Yale University researchers say. -- Africa

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Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain -- The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws. -- Europe

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US designates Colombian cocaine gang a terrorist group -- The move is seen as a further escalation of the Trump administration's war on drugs in Latin America.

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EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035 -- Carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions to the planned rules.

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Trump's chief of staff disputes Vanity Fair story in which she bashed Vance and Musk -- In the interview, Wiles describes Donald Trump as having an "alcoholic's personality" and JD Vance as having been a "conspiracy theorist" for a decade.

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Second doctor sentenced in Matthew Perry overdose death -- Dr Mark Chavez, one of five people who pleaded guilty in the Friends star's death, was sentenced to eight months of home detention.

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Trump repeats criticism of killed Hollywood director Rob Reiner -- Reiner was a longtime Democrat, liberal activist and outspoken opponent of the US president.

12 hours ago

'Best of our country': Australian PM visits Bondi hero in hospital -- "Your heart is strong", Anthony Albanese tells the father-of-two, calling him "a true Australian hero".

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Eight killed in latest strikes on alleged drug boats, US military says -- The US has carried out more than 20 strikes in international waters on alleged drug vessels since September.

13 hours ago

Lizzo celebrates as fat-shaming claims dismissed -- The star says the allegations "haunted" her, but she still faces allegations of sexual harassment.

8 hours ago

Ukraine struggling to keep lights on under Russian attack, says energy boss -- DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover.

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Who are the Bondi shooting victims? -- Authorities say two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims.

12 hours ago

How divides emerged at the heart of Trump's Maga world -- The next presidential election may seem a long way off, but current frictions within Trump's coalition suggest the jockeying to succeed Trump is well under way

15 hours ago

Balloons from Belarus are causing chaos in Lithuania. Is it smugglers or a hybrid attack? -- Lithuania has declared an emergency after the balloons started to cross the border.

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How Bondi's Hanukkah festival turned from joy to horror within minutes -- Videos and eyewitness accounts reveal how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

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Mountain of flowers at Bondi as Sydney mourns attack victims -- Crowds of people have left flowers and candles as a tribute to the 15 people who were killed in the attack in Sydney.

14 hours ago

New footage reveals how people tried to stop Bondi Beach shooting -- Eleven minutes of video captures the moment Australia's iconic beach turns into a scene of horror.

6 hours ago

How Bondi Beach shooting unfolded minute by minute -- Correspondent Joe Inwood pieces together what verified footage reveals about how Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

1 day ago

Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi shooter -- New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

2 days ago

BBC captures celebrations as Belarus frees political prisoners -- Southern & Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports from Lithuania, where some of the released prisoners were taken.

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MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies -- Nuno F Gomes Loureiro, 47, a nuclear science and engineering professor was shot "multiple times" on Monday.

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No vote coming on extending healthcare subsidies, US House Speaker says -- Healthcare subsidies for millions of Americans are all but certain to expire in the new year as Mike Johnson confirms the US House won't vote on extension.

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Erasmus scheme to return for UK students, BBC understands -- The UK ended its participation in the scheme in 2020 after agreeing a Brexit deal with the EU.

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Watch: Drone footage shows extent of flooding in Washington state -- At least one person has died after a second round of heavy rain hit the region, with levee failures prompting more evacuations.

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Jim Gavin 'asked about rental dispute three times before selection' -- The controversy surrounding the former tenant later led to Mr Gavin's withdrawal from the Irish presidential campaign.

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Police release new image as hunt continues for gunman in Brown University shooting -- Two people died and nine others were injured in the attack in Rhode Island on Saturday.

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