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The man who fatally stabbed six people at a Sydney shopping centre might have been targeting women, police have said.Joel Cauchi, 40, killed five women and a male security guard at a Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon before being shot dead by a female police officer.On Monday morning, New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb was asked by the Australian broadcaster ABC about footage of the massacre that appeared to show Cauchi targeting women.She replied: “The videos speak for themselves, don’t they?””It’s obvious to me, it’s obvious to detectives that seems to be an area of…

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the November 2024 US presidential election, is no stranger to the courtroom. In January 2024, a jury in New York ruled that he would have to pay writer E. Jean Carroll millions of dollars in damages for sexually abusing and then defaming her, a decision that Trump is appealing. That was a civil case. Now, Trump is about to become the first former US president ever to go on trial for criminal charges. The case, which will be heard in a New York court beginning on April 15, centers on whether he paid hush money to bury stories…

Somali pirates released the hijacked ship MV Abdullah on Sunday after its Bangladeshi owners reportedly paid a $5 million (€4.7 million) ransom. Meherul Karim, CEO of shipping company KSRM, said the 23 crew members had been released unharmed. “The pirates called us when they reached near the Somalia coast” and one of them spoke English, Karim told reporters in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on Sunday. “He communicated with us till we finalized the negotiation,” he added. “We will not discuss or reveal the amount of ransom money.”The executives of KSRM held a press conference in the Bangladeshi port city of ChittagongImage: AFP/Getty…

President Biden was in the Situation Room at the White House throughout Saturday evening watching, in real time, Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel unfold.Surrounded by a small group of his closest advisers, this was, I am told, a moment of significant intensity.More than a hundred Iranian ballistic missiles were hurtling towards Israel along with drones and cruise missiles.So many times since 7 October, the Middle East has threatened to spiral. Was this the moment?Follow live updates after Iran’s attack on IsraelDescribing the tension, a US official who was in the room said: “At one point, we knew that over 100…

Bayer Leverkusen have broken Bayern Munich’s stranglehold on the Bundesliga title after a 5-0 win over Werder Bremen confirmed Xabi Alonso’s side as champions with five games to spare. Fans rushed from the stands to the pitch to celebrate the moment. Leverkusen were not among the favorites for the title at the beginning of the season, with Bayern expected to wrap up a 12th consecutive title and Borussia Dortmund, pipped to the post last year, anticipated to be their closest challengers. Time to celebrate But Spanish coach Alonso has led his team to the verge of the first invincible season in…

Skip next section Ukraine says Moscow planning false flag operation at nuclear power plant04/14/2024April 14, 2024Ukraine says Moscow planning false flag operation at nuclear power plantThe Ukrainian military on Sunday accused Russia of planning an imminent false flag operation on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a post on Facebook that it feared Russia would attempt to make Ukraine appear responsible for whatever happened at the plant — the largest nuclear power facility in Europe. No further information or evidence of a planned operation was given. “Russia is…

“There are extreme levels of suffering across the country, the needs are growing by the day, but the humanitarian response is deeply inadequate.” This is how the head of Doctors Without Borders, Christos Christou, recently described the impact of the war that broke out in Sudan a year ago. The conditions are appalling in refugee camps in some of the hardest hit areas, he said. There’s not enough drinking water, food or other aid, and hygiene facilities are non-existent. “I urge international organizations to scale up their response,” Christou wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on April 8. According to the United Nations,…

It’s a new day in Israel but the unprecedented attack by Iran has left this country feeling shaken.Schools and universities were closed for security reasons. We met students Talia and Simona at a cafe in west Jerusalem. They said the crisis was all they’d discussed all day.Follow live updates after Iran’s attack on Israel”I hope we’ll be smart enough that it won’t get worse and I think last night was a big win for us because our army saved us,” Talia said. The events of 7 October are still raw – but the attack on Saturday night has increased a…

The appointment of Xabi Alonso Though the stunning unbeaten campaign of 2023-24 has captured global attention, Bayer Leverkusen’s charge to a first Bundesliga title has its origins in a miserable start to the previous campaign. Gerardo Seoane, who had overseen a third-placed finish the season before, was gone by October 2022, having won just five points from the first eight games. The subsequent appointment of Xabi Alonso, who had never coached a senior side before, was something of a risk, with Leverkusen in real danger of following other German heavyweights such as Schalke, Hamburg and Hertha Berlin into the second division. “This shouldn’t…

Experts monitoring developments in Iran have raised concerns about Israel’s potential response to the weekend’s drone and missile attacks, warning both sides could quickly launch a dangerous tit-for-tat exchange. General Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, said on Iranian state TV that Tehran had entered a “new equation” in which any Israeli attack on its “interests, assets, officials, or citizens would be reciprocated from its own territory.” General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, warned Iran’s “response will be much larger than tonight’s military action if Israel retaliates against Iran.” As…