13 h. ago After the Bondi attack, a deepfaked Guardian video went viral. It won't be the last – video

In the days after the worst mass shooting in Australia since Port Arthur, a wave of misinformation spread across social media. A video of Australian federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett claiming four Indian nationals had been arrested, with a Guardian watermark on screen, was in fact a deepfake made from a genuine video of a press conference Barrett had given on 18 December. The video was flagged by online factcheckers, but not before being watched hundreds of thousands of times. As Guardian Australia's technology reporter Josh Taylor explains, these deepfakes are only getting easier to makeFake Minns, altered images and psyop theories: Bondi attack misinformation shows AI's power to confuse Continue reading...

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2 d. ago US and allies strike Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans

Military says it targeted the jihadist group throughout Syria in response to attack on US and Syrian troops in PalmyraUS and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, in the latest response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead.Washington said a lone gunman from the militant group carried out the 13 December attack in Palmyra, which killed two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter. The area is home to Unesco-listed ancient ruins and was once controlled by jihadist fighters. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde school shooting

One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack, when authorities waited more than an hour to confront the gunman

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1 week ago Australian prime minister centres New Year’s message on Bondi victims

Anthony Albanese centred his New Year's message on the victims of the Bondi terror attack.

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2 w. ago Bondi Beach hero speaks about disarming gunman during terror attack

Ahmed Al-Ahmed was hospitalised after taking on one of the gunman during the Bondi Beach terror attack.

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2 w. ago Hero who disarmed Bondi Beach gunman gives first interview since terror attack

Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen, has given his first interview since the deadly terror attack.

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2 w. ago Ecuador tourist beach shooting as six people, including girl, 2, shot dead in terrifying gunman attack

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2 w. ago Bondi shooting hero recounts terrifying encounter with gunman for first time

Sydney shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed was shot four times after disarming gunman during deadly Bondi terror attack that killed 15 people on 14 December 2025 during a celebration of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah

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2 w. ago Bondi terror attack hero says he just wanted to ‘stop’ gunman

Fifteen people died and dozens more were injured when gunmen opened fire on a crowd of more than 1,000 celebrating Hanukkah.

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2 w. ago Antisemitic terror plot mastermind's younger brother 'went to school' with Sousse beach massacre gunman

The brother of a jihadist convicted of plotting what could have been Britain's worst terror attack 'went to school with' the gunman who massacred tourists on a Tunisian beach.

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3 w. ago Australia PM Albanese accuses opposition of ‘politicising’ Bondi Beach terror attack

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said he "regrets the politicisation" of the Bondi Beach terror attack amid rising tensions in parliament.

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3 w. ago Moment Bondi Beach gunmen seen 'training' in chilling CCTV footage and video manifesto

Chilling new images show the Bondi Beach gunmen loading their car with weapons just hours before their ISIS-inspired massacre, as chilling CCTV shows Sajid Akram and son Naveed in action

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3 w. ago Bondi Beach attack suspect 'recorded motivation video,' police claim

Accused gunman Naveed Akram allegedly recorded video with father outlining justification for attack on Jewish celebration that killed 15 people, court documents reveal

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3 w. ago Police allege Bondi shooters had ‘tennis ball bomb’ and made IS

Documents released Monday outline allegations against Naveed Akram and his father Sajid over the 14 December attackNew details about the police case against the alleged Bondi terrorists have been released, including details of an alleged video manifesto linked to the Islamic State and the undetonated explosives – including a “tennis ball bomb” – found at the scene.Naveed Akram, 24, faces charges of murdering 15 people and injuring dozens more in the shooting at a Hanukah celebration on 14 December. His 50-year-old father, Sajid Akram, 50, is the second alleged shooter and died at the scene. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Bondi Beach terrorist Sajid Akram unmasked as family claim to have 'no idea' of radical mindset

A close up image of the alleged Bondi Beach gunman has been released following the horror attack that killed 15 people after the man and his son shot at a Jewish Hannukah celebration

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3 w. ago Bondi Beach hero's emotional reaction as he's handed £1.25million cheque in hospital bed

Unarmed Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, was seen grappling with a gunman in a video that went viral shortly after the attack which left at least 15 dead as Jewish families celebrated the start of Hanukkah

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3 w. ago Hero who disarmed gunman during the Bondi Beach terror attack handed $2.5 million cheque in hospital

Ahmed Al-Ahmed wrestled rifle from attacker and turned weapon on him as shooting unfolded

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3 w. ago Sickening slur is levelled at the Bondi Beach hero who saved countless lives during terror attack by disarming one of the gunman

Hundreds of people have criticised Ahmed al Ahmed after he wrestled a firearm from a shooter at Bondi Beach.

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3 w. ago Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – video

Warning: this video contains footage that may be distressing to some viewers. At 6.41pm Sunday, on a footbridge overlooking Archer Park at Bondi beach, two gunmen opened fired in what would become Australia's worst mass shooting since the Port Arthur massacre. Guardian Australia's video team has pieced together footage posted to social media, showing the attack from different angles‘We are all human beings first’: Jews and Muslims embrace at vigils for those killed in Bondi beach terror attack‘We need to be here’: a paddle-out for Bondi – in pictures‘Pandemonium’, a woman in labour and every bandage in the clubhouse: how lifesavers became first responders in the Bondi shooting Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alleged Bondi gunman Naveed Akram charged with 59 offences following terror attack

The alleged gunman will face a series of charges, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act after killing 15 people as he fired at a Jewish celebration

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