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Gaza’s Christian community prepares for Christmas amid ceasefire

Wednesday, December 24 by ABC News

(GAZA and LONDON) -- As Palestinian Christians prepare for their first Christmas without the constant threat of bombardment and attacks after two years of war in Gaza, rare scenes of color, glitter and light can be spotted in a city that is mostly covered... Read More.

‘Massive’ Russian strikes prompt power cuts across Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Tuesday, December 23 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Russia launched a "massive" drone and missile strike on Ukraine overnight into Tuesday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram, prompting power outages in several regions around the country, according to the Energy Ministry in Kyiv.Ukraine's air force... Read More.

Petition calls for release of Iranian Nobel laureate and other detainees in Iran

Sunday, December 21 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- More than a thousand political, social, and cultural activists signed a petition condemning the "violent arrest" of the Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi and others allegedly by Iranian security forces in the northwestern city of Mashhad earlier this month.Mohammadi, who was awarded... Read More.

Funeral held for 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest Bondi Beach victim

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(SYDNEY) -- Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday for the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, who was the youngest victim of this weekend's mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.A tiny white coffin was slowly carried... Read More.

Russia preparing for another year of war despite peace talks, Zelenskyy says

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- LONDON -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address on Wednesday that Russia is preparing "the coming year as a year of war," despite ongoing U.S.-brokered peace talks to end Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin... Read More.

Bondi Beach survivor recalls getting shot while running toward his family

Thursday, December 18 by ABC News

(SYDNEY) -- When shots rang out at a Hanukkah celebration on Australia's Bondi Beach, Arsen Ostrovsky said he thought it could've been balloons popping."Because it was the carnival, there were clowns and children's activities," he told ABC News. "But then it was just non-stop,... Read More.

Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 15 counts of murder, police say

Wednesday, December 17 by ABC News

(SYDNEY) -- The 24-year-old man who allegedly opened fire alongside his father on a Jewish gathering at Australia's Bondi Beach has been charged with committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder and dozens of other offenses, the New South Wales Police said on... Read More.

Bondi Beach evidence suggests shooting was ‘inspired’ by ISIS, Australia PM says

Tuesday, December 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The alleged father and son gunmen who killed at least 15 people in a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach traveled to the Philippines in the weeks leading up to the attack and may have been inspired by the ISIS terrorist organization,... Read More.

What we know about the man who disarmed alleged shooter at Australia’s Bondi Beach

Tuesday, December 16 by ABC News

(SYDNEY) -- A Sydney man is being praised as a hero for disarming one of the alleged shooters in the Hanukkah attack that left 15 dead and 42 injured at Australia's Bondi Beach on Sunday, as seen in video obtained by ABC NewsThe video... Read More.

Zelenskyy says no consensus reached on territory after US-Ukraine peace talks

Tuesday, December 16 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that no consensus had been reached on key territorial questions as part of a possible peace settlement with Russia, following two days of talks between Ukrainian, American and European negotiators in Berlin, Germany."In other issues, there... Read More.

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Gaza’s Christian community prepares for Christmas amid ceasefire

‘Massive’ Russian strikes prompt power cuts across Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Petition calls for release of Iranian Nobel laureate and other detainees in Iran

Funeral held for 10-year-old Matilda, the youngest Bondi Beach victim

Russia preparing for another year of war despite peace talks, Zelenskyy says

Bondi Beach survivor recalls getting shot while running toward his family

Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 15 counts of murder, police say

Bondi Beach evidence suggests shooting was ‘inspired’ by ISIS, Australia PM says

What we know about the man who disarmed alleged shooter at Australia’s Bondi Beach

Zelenskyy says no consensus reached on territory after US-Ukraine peace talks

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