Terrorism

Australian lawmakers approve sweeping new state gun laws, protest ban

Police stand outside Eslite Spectrum Nanxi store near Zhongshan station, following an incident in which several people were injured after a man released smoke bombs and attacked bystanders, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec 19, 2025.

Four dead in smoke bomb, knife attack at Taipei train station

For Australia’s neighbours in Asean, the Bondi incident is a stark reminder that the region’s shared security bubble remains fragile.

Bondi attack: A grim reminder for security across Australia and Asia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) during a visit to the NSW Police headquarters, Sydney, Australia, Dec 16, 2025.

Australian PM says ‘Islamic State ideology’ drove Bondi Beach gunmen

New South Wales Police Force says that 16 people have died and another 40 remain hospitalised following the shooting, with two police officers among the injured.

16 killed in Bondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack; shooters were father-son duo, police say

Tourists in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, with the Atomic Bomb Dome – the only structure that remained standing in the area around the US' atomic bombing of the city on Aug 6, 1945 – in the background.

Nuclear threat still hangs over our world, 80 years on

Passengers at US airports have been required to take off shoes during screenings since 2006.

US scraps shoe removal at airport screening

Shamsud-Din Jabbar served in the US Army as a human resources specialist and an IT specialist from 2007 to 2015, and then in the army reserve until 2020.

New Orleans killer acted alone, professed loyalty to jihadist group: FBI

Police investigators surround a white truck that has been crashed into a work lift in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured.

Driver in fatal New Orleans truck ramming may not have acted alone, had ISIS flag

The incendiary devices were planted at DHL shipping hubs in Leipzig, Germany, and Birmingham, England, Western officials said

Russia plotted to put incendiary devices on cargo planes, officials say