World leaders condemn Bondi Beach shooting, praise heroism as Australia mourns
World leaders have expressed condolences and solidarity after 15 people were killed in a mass shooting during Hanukkah celebrations at Sydney’s Bond...
Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace on Monday as the Royal Air Force flypast began, with members of the royal family observing from the palace balcony.
Hundreds of spectators lined the Mall and gathered near the Queen Victoria Memorial to witness the RAF flypast, a ceremonial highlight marking the event. Police officers were seen guiding the crowd forward to ensure an orderly view of the palace.
Despite grey skies and windy conditions, the mood was festive. Many in the crowd waved flags and held up phones to capture the moment. Children perched on shoulders to catch a glimpse of the palace and the aircraft overhead, according to the PA news agency.
As the flypast began, the royal family appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the display. The moment drew cheers from the public, who snapped photos and videos of both the royals and the planes soaring above central London.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Ankara, at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks took place on the sidelines of the international Forum for Peace and Trust in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Friday (12 December).
Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, has said that Ukraine has not provided Moscow with a list of thousands of children it alleges were taken illegally to Russia, despite the issue being discussed during talks in Istanbul.
Iranian authorities have seized a foreign tanker carrying more than 6 million litres of smuggled fuel in the Sea of Oman, detaining all 18 crew members on board.
Russian forces struck Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa for a second consecutive day on Saturday (13 December), deploying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in the conflict, Ukrainian authorities said.
World leaders have expressed condolences and solidarity after 15 people were killed in a mass shooting during Hanukkah celebrations at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday (14 December).
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Thailand has stopped fuel shipments passing through its border with Laos over fears they were being diverted to Cambodia, as fierce fighting between the two neighbours shows no sign of easing.
Two people were found dead at the Los Angeles home of actor-director-producer Rob Reiner, with law enforcement treating the deaths as an apparent homicide, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said on Sunday (14 December).
Hong Kong’s High Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner and media tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and to publish seditious material under a China-imposed national security law, a ruling that could see the 78-year-old jailed for life.
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