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Bondi terror attack live: light in the darkness and menorahs lit around the nation as communities gather to mourn and pray

Hanukkah events and vigils were held in unison across Australia on Monday night. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDreyfus says Australians rising to support community in wake of terror attacksThe former attorney general and special envoy for international human rights, Mark Dreyfus, just been on Radio National. He said this type of hatred will not divide Australia.People are going to unite to reject this hatred. It’s much worse than anyone’s worst nightmares.It’s the event that we in the Jewish community feared, the murder of 15 of our community members celebrating Hanukah ... Continue reading...

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From Hollywood to Brentwood, LA mourns beloved director Rob Reiner

Fans pay tribute to When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride film-maker and his wife after apparent homicideLos Angeles mourned the death of beloved Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle on Monday morning, as police announced the arrest of their son on suspicion of murder.News of the apparent homicide of the film-maker behind When Harry Met Sally, Misery, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride and This is Spinal Tap sent shockwaves across LA, from the wealthy Brentwood neighborhood where he and his wife were found dead, to Hollywood Boulevard. Continue reading...

The Guardian 17 minutes ago

Politicians and celebrities mourn Rob Reiner as Trump condemned for ‘disgusting’ statement on director’s death – live

US president fiercely criticized for claiming Hollywood director was killed due to his having ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’Trump’s post on Rob Reiner’s death sparks outrage from politicians and celebritiesNick Reiner: what do we know about Rob Reiner’s sonCNBC reported last week that Trump could sign an executive order “as soon as Monday” that would allow for reclassification of marijuana, citing a person familiar with the matter.Trump first floated the idea that he was “looking at reclassification” in August, and the Washington Post (paywall) was first to report last week that he’s planning to direct agencies to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug, similar to some common prescription painkillers. Continue reading...

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European leaders propose ‘multinational force’ and hail ‘significant progress’ on Ukraine talks – Europe live

Statement suggests force to ‘provide robust support’ and enforce a potential peace deal in UkraineSeparately, the commission’s deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill has just confirmed that commission president Ursula von der Leyen will attend the Berlin talks this evening.Not a surprise at all, but good to have it formally confirmed. Continue reading...

The Guardian 19 minutes ago

US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice

Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pondThe US has paused its promised multi-billion-pound investment into British tech over trade disagreements, marking a serious setback in US-UK relations.The £31bn “tech prosperity deal”, hailed by Keir Starmer as “a generational stepchange in our relationship with the US” when it was announced during Donald Trump’s state visit, has been put on ice by Washington. Continue reading...

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Man who documented Uyghur camps in China may face removal from US after ICE arrest

Guan Heng, who filmed at sites in China of alleged rights violations against Muslim group, detained by ICE in AugustA Chinese man who left his country after filming at sites of alleged human rights violations against Uyghurs now faces the risk of removal from the United States, according to his lawyer and mother.Guan Heng, 38, underwent an immigration hearing in New York on Monday after being detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in August, his mother said in an interview. Continue reading...

The Guardian 46 minutes ago

Chile’s new far-right head is latest Latin American leader to ride hardline wave to power

From the US to Hungary to Argentina, rightwing leaders are praising José Antonio Kast’s win in Chile’s presidential raceJosé Antonio Kast’s victory in Chile’s presidential election has been widely praised by leaders of the global right, with congratulations coming from the US secretary of state Marco Rubio, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Argentina’s Javier Milei and X’s Elon Musk.The son of a Nazi party member, a father of nine and a staunch Catholic known for opposing abortion and same-sex marriage, Kast won 58.16% of the vote in the runoff – more than 2m votes than the leftist Jeannette Jara, a former labour minister under the current president, Gabriel Boric. Continue reading...

The Guardian 51 minutes ago

Trump’s post on Rob Reiner sparks outrage from lawmakers and celebrities

President’s statement blaming acclaimed director’s death on his dislike of him described as ‘disgusting’ and ‘vile’Celebrities and lawmakers from both of the US’s major political parties are condemning Donald Trump after the president blamed the death of Rob Reiner on what he described as the acclaimed Hollywood director’s dislike of him.After the apparent killings of Reiner, 78, and his 68-year-old wife, Michele, who were found dead at their home Sunday in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, Trump took to social media to call the director “tortured and struggling”. Trump also claimed Reiner died “due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind-crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME”. Continue reading...

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How the Bondi Beach shooting unfolded

Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror. Eleven minutes of video capture the moment Bondi beach turns into a scene of horror. BBC Verify has analysed dozens of videos from the attack.

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Officials say US offer of Nato-like security to Ukraine could mark breakthrough

European leaders believe Kyiv and Moscow closer to real peace process as Zelenskyy welcome ‘productive’ talksEurope live – latest updatesUS and European officials have said a new package of security guarantees backed by the White House could mark a breakthrough in reaching a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv, but added that significant differences remained over the future status of the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia.The US presented the new package at talks in Berlin this week with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as senior diplomats and security officials from European allies. Continue reading...

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Governments and rights groups condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in territoryGovernments, institutions and rights groups across the world have condemned the conviction of the former pro-democracy media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on national security charges.The 78-year-old was found guilty in West Kowloon district court on Monday of one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications and two counts of conspiracy to foreign collusion. The charges were brought under the city’s punitive national security law , introduced in 2020, and a British colonial-era sedition law that has been used in recent years by authorities. Continue reading...

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Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested in connection with deaths of his parents

Nick Reiner arrested on suspicion of murder after Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner found dead at their homeRob Reiner and wife Michele found dead in apparent homicideRob Reiner – a life in picturesReiner changed Hollywood for everNick Reiner has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of his parents, renowned actor-director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, according to the Los Angeles police chief, Jim McDonnell.Nick, 32, was taken into custody Sunday night, and his bail was set at $4m, jail records show. Continue reading...

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Labour donor Dale Vince criticised for post following Bondi beach attack

Tories accuse Vince of ‘morally repugnant statement’ after he says Israeli government is partly responsible for rising antisemitismWhat we know so far about the Bondi terror attackThe green entrepreneur and Labour donor Dale Vince has faced condemnation for saying the Israeli government is partly responsible for a rise in antisemitism globally, after the murder of 15 people at a Hanukah event in Sydney.Vince, who has given more than £5m to Labour, as well as smaller sums to the Greens and Liberal Democrats, mainly via his Ecotricity green energy company, said his comments on X were “not intended to excuse or legitimise terrorism, or any form of racism”. Continue reading...

The Guardian 1 hour ago

Spain to launch €60 monthly nationwide public transport pass

Bus and train initiative comes as government struggles to survive corruption and sexual harassment allegationsSpain’s socialist-led government is to launch a national public transport pass that will allow people to travel anywhere in the country by bus or train for a flat monthly fee of €60 (£52.70).The prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, unveiled the initiative on Monday, saying it would come into effect in the second half of January and was intended “to change the way Spaniards understand and use public transport for ever”. Continue reading...

The Guardian 1 hour ago

Labour rumour mill will rumble on but Starmer has shown he is up for the fight

Efforts to get PM to spend more time with his MPs appear to be bearing fruit – more so than any macho briefing warIn the corner of one of Westminster’s endless Christmas receptions, a Conservative veteran of the Brexit years admits they are somewhat baffled by the frenzied leadership speculation among the new Labour ranks.It was easy to forget, they said, given how many Tory leaders the party cycled through – but prime ministers were not that easy to dislodge. Continue reading...

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Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to delay net zero targets

Britain’s fifth-biggest grocer postpones goal by 15 years to 2050, saying revised plan will now cover entire supply chainMorrisons has become the first UK supermarket chain to postpone its net zero carbon emission targets, delaying them by 15 years to 2050.Britain’s fifth-biggest grocer said its new targets would cover the entire supply chain, as well as Morrisons stores, including emissions from agriculture and land-use sources. Continue reading...

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No news whatsoever as Keir bores everyone to death. He’s a natural | John Crace

The liaison super-committee has an unavoidable tri-annual encounter with the prime ministerAn afternoon with Keir Starmer isn’t necessarily many people’s idea of fun. A period of time when every minute feels like five.Sadly, for the select committee chairs who make up the liaison super-committee, they didn’t have the option of saying no. This was one of their unavoidable tri-annual encounters with the prime minister. Still, at least they all had the Xmas recess to look forward to at the end of the week. They would need a long lie down. Continue reading...

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