Statue of Liberty replica topples in Brazil windstorm
79-foot statue collapsed in Guaiba after winds exceeded 56 mph; no injuries reported.
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Bondi killer lived in Hyderabad before 1998 Australia migration
New Delhi identifies Sajid Akram, who murdered along with his son 15 people at a Hanukkah event on Sunday, as former Hyderabad resident. Preliminary investigation finds no local terror connections.
Israel moves defense headquarters to Jerusalem in major strategic shift
Defense Ministry, Jerusalem Municipality strike deal to establish 30-story military complex housing IDF chief of staff, defense minister offices.
FBI thwarts LA bomb plot by pro-Palestinian extremists
Director of the FBI Kash Patel announced that a major terrorist plot planned for New Year’s Eve celebrations in the largest city on the US West Coast had been foiled. The suspects allegedly planned to plant bombs at multiple locations across the city.
Sydney Jews light 2nd Hanukkah candle at Bondi Beach massacre site
Community gathers at scene of deadly shooting that killed 15, wounded 38. Prime minister orders flags to half-mast as two wounded victims die overnight.
Has Bashar Assad found a new job in Russia?
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is reportedly studying Russian and retraining in ophthalmology as he settles into exile in Moscow, with sources suggesting that members of Russia’s elite could one day become his patients.
ISIS flag found in terrorists' vehicle after Sydney Hanukkah attack
Australian intelligence examined the surviving attacker six years ago over suspected links to an ISIS cell in Sydney, local media reported. Fifteen people were killed and 38 wounded in the massacre at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach, among them a Holocaust survivor who shielded his wife with his body
Local Muslim identified as hero who disarmed Sydney attacker
Ahmed suffered two gunshot wounds and has been hospitalized. "He is a hero 100%," his nephew said.
Explosives at Bondi Beach as police raid suspect home
"An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian, and every Australian tonight will be like me, devastated on this attack on our way of life,” Albanese says after 11 murdered at Bondi Beach Hanukkah lighting event. One perpetrator named as Naveed Akram.
Israeli official on Bondi Beach attack: 'Iran is behind it'
A senior Israeli security source says Tehran and its proxies have stepped up efforts to target Israeli and Jewish sites worldwide, pointing to the deadly Bondi Beach terrorist attack as part of that campaign.