10 h. ago Australia promises crackdown on hate as Bondi Beach shooting victim Matilda is farewelled

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday promised a crackdown on hate speech in the wake of an attack on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, as the youngest of 15 victims was laid to rest. Yellow toy bees topped the coffin of 10-year-old Matilda, who was remembered as a ‘ray of sunshine’ […]

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21 h. ago Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner makes court appearance on charges he murdered parents

The younger son of Hollywood filmmaker and political activist Rob Reiner made his first court appearance on Wednesday for the two murder charges he faces in the stabbing deaths of his parents, who were found slain in their Los Angeles home over the weekend. The arraignment was delayed until January 7 and Nick Reiner, 32, […]

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28 h. ago Bondi gunman charged with 15 murders as funerals of victims begin

A man who allegedly opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach has been charged with 59 offences, including murder and terrorism, police said on Wednesday. The alleged father-and-son perpetrators opened fire on the celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing 15 in an attack that shook the nation […]

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50 h. ago Liverpool parade attacker jailed for 21 years for ploughing car into fans

A British man who injured more than 130 people by ploughing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May’s Premier League victory parade was jailed for 21-and-a-half years on Tuesday, after admitting 31 criminal charges over the incident. Paul Doyle drove into the mass of fans – hitting adults and children, who […]

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58 h. ago Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner jailed on suspicion of murdering parents

The son of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner has been jailedas a suspect in the killing of his parents after they were found dead in their home over the weekend, Los Angeles police said on Monday. Nick Reiner, 32, who had struggled with substance abuse, was taken into custody on Sunday night and “booked […]

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67 h. ago Prosecution urges guilty verdict in ‘golden passports’ corruption trial

The prosecution in the ‘golden passports’ trial called on the court on Monday to deliver a guilty verdict on the two defendants facing charges of corruption and defrauding the state. Nicosia criminal court began hearing closing arguments from the prosecution and the defence as the trial winds down. The two defendants are former House president […]

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67 h. ago Australia plans tougher gun laws after police say father and son killed 15 at Bondi Beach

Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father and son of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach. The older gunman, aged 50, was killed at the scene, taking the tally […]

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3 d. ago ‘Hero’ who disarmed Bondi gunman recovers in hospital as donations pour in

Donations for a Sydney man who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach have surged past A$1.1 million ($744,000), as he recovers in hospital after surgery for bullet wounds. Forty-three-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim father-of-two, hid behind parked cars before charging at one of the […]

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3 d. ago Liverpool parade driver ploughed into crowds ‘in a rage’, prosecutors say ahead of sentencing

A British man who injured more than 130 people by ploughing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May’s Premier League victory parade did so simply because he lost his temper, prosecutors said on Monday as his sentencing hearing began. Paul Doyle, 54, last month pleaded guilty to 31 charges, including nine […]

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3 d. ago After Bondi shooting, Australia reopens question of gun licence limits

After Australia’s worst mass shooting in 1996, it took the government 12 days to ban semi-automatic weapons, organise a gun buyback scheme and introduce a licensing system to weed out people considered unfit to carry a weapon. Sunday’s shooting at a Jewish celebration in Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which left 15 people dead as well as […]

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3 d. ago Gunmen kill 11 at Australia’s Bondi Beach Jewish holiday event

Gunmen opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian officials described as a targeted antisemitic attack. One of the suspected gunmen was also killed. Asecond gunman was in critical condition and police were investigating whether a third attacker was involved, New South […]

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4 d. ago Cyprus President "horrified" by terrorist attack at Bondi Beach

Cyprus President "horrified" by terrorist attack at Bondi Beach  ΚΥΠΕ

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7 d. ago US Supreme Court wrestles with death row inmate’s intellectual disability ruling

The US Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted of a 1997 murder who a lower court found to be intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for the death penalty. The court heard arguments in the Republican-led state’s appeal of the lower court’s determination […]

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8 d. ago Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus Zhou Yunliang Attends the CUT Chinese Ambassador’s Fund Grant Ceremony_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus Zhou Yunliang Attends the CUT Chinese Ambassador’s Fund Grant Ceremony_Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China  fmprc.gov.cn

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9 d. ago Trial over alleged murder of Thanasis Nicolaou to begin before Limassol district court

Five suspects will face trial before Limassol district court as part of the private prosecution of the family of Thanasis Nikolaos, who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol in 2005, is set to begin on Tuesday. The suspects include former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos and four former police officers facing charges in relation […]

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9 d. ago Trial into death of Thanasis Nicolaou to continue in January

A private prosecution brought by the family of Thanasis Nicolaou, who was found dead under a bridge in Limassol in 2005, will continue on January 22, Limassol district court ruled on Tuesday as the defence is set to raise pre-trial objections. Former state pathologist Panicos Stavrianos and four former police officers have been named in […]

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1 week ago Bills ending unfair insurance premiums for pensioners to head to plenum

Two bills seeking to end excessive insurance charges for drivers over 70, are expected to go to a vote at the House plenum in January, Volt MP Alexandra Attalides said on Monday. The bills had been discussed earlier at the House human rights committee, where insurance companies warned that lowering premiums for older motorists “will […]

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1 week ago Man suspected of attempted murder arrested at Ledra Street crossing point

A 36-year-old man has been arrested pursuant to an international arrest warrant at the Ledra Street crossing point, and stands accused of attempted murder, among other allegations, the police said on Sunday. The man was arrested while attempting to cross into the Republic from the north at around 7pm on Saturday, with the police saying […]

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1 week ago Motorcycle crash victim becomes first in Cyprus to receive bionic arm

Motorcycle crash victim becomes first in Cyprus to receive bionic arm  Philenews

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1 week ago Close allies of north ‘PM’ Ustel face court over corruption, bribery charges

Close allies of the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel have this week faced court and sackings from their jobs within the north’s largest ruling political party the UBP and its civil service, with court cases against two of his closest associates now ongoing. His undersecretary Huseyin Cahitoglu was handed a seven-day remand on Friday after […]

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