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Three people shot dead in Australia's New South Wales, police say town in lockdown

Two women and one man have died, and another man has been taken to the hospital in a serious but stable condition, the New South Wales Police said.

(Illustrative) Australian police patrol in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017.
Tetsuya Yamagami, suspected of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, is escorted by police officers as he is taken to prosecutors, at Nara-nishi police station in Nara, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 10, 2022.

Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe

A memorial of pebbles in remembrance to the lives lost during the Bondi Beach mass shooting on December 14, 2025, in Sydney, Australia, January 16, 2026.

Australia’s Parliament honors Bondi Beach shooting victims with moment of silence, speeches

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Doctors in Tehran report hundreds of eye injuries from gunshots during Iranian protests


US immigration agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis, city spokesperson says

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey confirmed the shooting in a post on X, blaming the Trump administration for heightening tensions around immigration enforcement.

Members of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stand guard after a driver of a vehicle was shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 7, 2026.

Three shot dead in Shfaram as Arab society murder toll reaches eight since start of 2026

According to figures released Wednesday morning by Abraham Initiatives, eight Arab citizens have been killed since the start of the year. Seven of the victims were shot to death.

Israeli police tape.

Transcripts show Brown University gunman planned attack months in advance

Federal prosecutors released transcripts of videos in which the Brown University shooting suspect said he planned the attack months in advance, offering limited insight into motive.

 The Van Wickle Gates stand at the edge of the main campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., August 16, 2022.

Three Arab Israelis murdered in Nazareth, Kafr Qara shootings

Two separate murders occurred in Nazareth and Kafr Qara, claiming the lives of two Arab men and one teenager, as violence continues to plague the Israeli-Arab sector.

A Magen David Adom ambulance, pictured in March 28, 2024; illustrative.

Suspect smashes windows at JD Vance's Cincinnati residence, arrested by US authorities

The Vance family was not home during the incident, as they had returned to Washington, Vance confirmed on X/Twitter

US Vice President JD Vance attends a Breitbart News policy event in Washington, November 20, 2025; illustrative.

Suspect caught at Ben-Gurion Airport after Kadima shooting, while drugs were found in Netanya

The suspect was transferred for questioning. Police said a decision on seeking to extend his detention will follow the interrogation and the review of evidence.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Iranian authorities tighten crackdown on fourth day of protests as unrest continues

A video carried by state media showed a group of people trying to break open the gate of the governor’s office in Faza. Demonstrators were heard chanting slogans critical of the Islamic Republic.

A person walks past a sign at a currency exchange, as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.

Fmr. chief justice Robert French urges Australia-wide royal commission into Bondi Beach massacre

Antisemitism should be viewed "not as just another species of racism or prejudice, but as a societal evil with its own longstanding and bloody history," French said.

A man with an Australian flag draped over him attends the 'Light Over Darkness' vigil honouring victims and survivors of a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2025.

Nine killed, 10 injured in South Africa shooting, police hunt for suspects

Ten people were killed in a shooting incident in Bekkersdal township, SABC News said.

Riot police line up as they confront members of the anti-immigration vigilante group known as Operation Dudula, which means "push back" in Zulu confronting police officers during a protest near the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on November 22, 2025.

Trump administration moves to pause visa lottery after Brown University attack

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that the Brown and MIT shooter, Claudio Neves Valente, entered the US in 2017 through the visa lottery program.

MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.