The aftermath of the Bondi Beach terror attack continues to dominate headlines, with the alleged gunman charged with 15 counts of murder and ongoing discussions about ISIS motivation and gun control, while **UK police pledge to arrest those chanting ‘Globalize the Intifada’ and a New Orleans attack is thwarted**.

• U.K. Police Forces Pledge to Arrest People Who Chant ‘Globalize the Intifada’ — New York Times World -
• Two arrested on suspicion of shouting slogans calling for ‘intifada’ at protest — The Guardian -
• Palestine Action-linked hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah taken to hospital — The Guardian -

• Tony Burke has ‘full confidence’ in spy agency despite questions over Bondi attack — The Guardian -
• Bondi Beach Shooting Is a Reminder of ISIS’s Power to Inspire Attacks — New York Times World -
• Plans for New Orleans attack thwarted after ex-marine arrested — The Guardian -
• Frydenberg claims Albanese should accept ‘personal responsibility’ for Bondi attacks in escalation of rhetoric — The Guardian -
• Bondi terror suspects spent whole Philippines visit in city and rarely left hotel, staff and police say — The Guardian -
• Suspect in Bondi Beach Killings Is Charged With Murder and Terrorism — New York Times World -
• Andrew Hastie revealed conservative Liberals’ true immigration agenda in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack — The Guardian -
• Australia, After a Mass Shooting During Hanukkah, Looks for a Path Forward — New York Times World -
• Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 15 counts of murder — BBC World -
• Alleged Bondi gunman charged with 15 counts of murder — BBC World -
• PM says ‘we grieve for the light and laughter so many have lost’ – as it happened — The Guardian -
• Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Leader Says — New York Times World -
• 'An unspeakable loss': Funeral takes place for rabbi killed in Bondi shooting — BBC World -
• 'An unspeakable loss': Funeral takes place for rabbi killed in Bondi shooting — BBC World -
• ‘Our world has changed’: Sydney Jewish bakery closes after Bondi beach terror attack — The Guardian -
• Police officer shot in Bondi attack loses sight in one eye, as questions persist over security at Hanukah celebration — The Guardian -
• Wednesday briefing: What’s at stake for the BBC as it faces further funding questions — The Guardian -
• Holocaust survivor, London-born rabbi and 10-year-old girl among those killed in Bondi attack — The Guardian -
• Grief Mixes With Anger at Funeral of Rabbi Killed in Bondi Beach Attack — New York Times World -
• Until recently, Chris Minns courted the Shooters party. Now he wants tougher gun laws — The Guardian -
• Rabbi Eli Schlanger remembered as ‘a great leader’ at first funeral for victims of Bondi terror attack — The Guardian -
• Who are the Bondi shooting victims? — BBC World -
• What to Know About the Victims of the Bondi Beach Shooting — New York Times World -
• ISIS and the Bondi Beach Attack — New York Times World -
• Mourners pay tribute to Rabbi Schlanger during funeral — BBC World -
• Sydney Attackers Motivated by “Islamic State Ideology,” Officials Say — New York Times World -
• Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting — New York Times World -

President Trump's administration sees FBI deputy director Dan Bongino stepping down and Jared Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief, alongside controversial moves regarding Venezuela's oil industry and defenses against past prosecutions, while the CDC ends a hepatitis B vaccine recommendation and Trump expands US travel bans.

• FBI deputy director Dan Bongino to step down in January — The Guardian -
• Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil Fields Sets Off a Nationalist Reaction — New York Times World -
• US Senate confirms billionaire Musk ally Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief — The Guardian -

• American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr — The Guardian -
• Fani Willis defends Trump prosecution at contentious Georgia hearing — The Guardian -
• Trump attacks Democratic foes in White House presidential portraits — The Guardian -
• Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela — New York Times World -
• MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’ — The Guardian -
• Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends investigation in House testimony — The Guardian -
• FCC chair suggests agency is not independent amid fears of Trump power grab — The Guardian -
• Susie Wiles interview might be a useful distraction from how poorly things are going for Americans — The Guardian -
• Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center in Colorado — The Guardian -
• Melania: first trailer released for Amazon’s documentary on the first lady — The Guardian -
• Jack Smith defends Trump prosecutions in testimony to Congress — BBC World -
• What action is Trump taking against Venezuela’s oil industry? — The Guardian -
• Nato spending pledge is Trump's biggest foreign policy success, Rutte tells BBC — BBC World -
• Nato spending pledge is Trump's biggest foreign policy success, Rutte tells BBC — BBC World -
• Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro — New York Times World -
• Trump Revised Chevron’s Venezuela Deal. Maduro’s Oil Trader Profited. — New York Times World -
• Venezuela denounces Trump's order for ship blockade as 'warmongering threats' — BBC World -
• First Thing: Trump orders blockade of oil tankers under sanctions from entering and leaving Venezuela — The Guardian -
• Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump — The Guardian -
• What are the 'ghost ships' Venezuela is using to evade oil sanctions? — BBC World -
• Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela — The Guardian -
• CDC ends recommendation for all US newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine — The Guardian -
• Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries — BBC World -
• Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries — BBC World -
• Trump's chief of staff disputes Vanity Fair story in which she criticises Vance and Musk — BBC World -
• Trump's chief of staff disputes Vanity Fair story in which she criticises Vance and Musk — BBC World -
• California regulator puts on hold an order to suspend Tesla sales — The Guardian -
• U.S. Is Seeking Exemption From a European Climate Law, Officials Say — New York Times World -
• US Boat Strikes Shift to Pacific, Placing Colombia on Watch — New York Times World -
• Trinidad and Tobago Sides With U.S. in Battle Against Venezuela, Military Tool Suggests — New York Times World -

**The UK's decision to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus student exchange program marks a significant policy shift, while resident doctors initiate a five-day strike and local councils are set to receive a funding boost, amidst ongoing discussions about rising inflation and serious crime incidents like the murder of a nine-year-old girl**.

• UK Rejoins EU’s Erasmus Student Exchange Program That It Left After Brexit — New York Times World -
• Parents of sextortion victim sue Meta for alleged wrongful death — The Guardian -
• Acas offers to help break deadlock in resident doctors’ strike — The Guardian -

• Boy, 15, charged with murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe in Somerset — The Guardian -
• Some of England’s most-deprived councils to get funding boost in new deal — The Guardian -
• UK government plays down reports of plan to bring EV sales target review forward — The Guardian -
• Rights group challenges trans-inclusive swimming policy at Hampstead Heath — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage told to ‘come out of hiding’ over alleged election overspending — The Guardian -
• Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court — BBC World -
• £570m cost of Erasmus is ‘money coming back to UK’, says minister – UK politics live — The Guardian -
• Talks to resolve resident doctors’ strike begin at Acas — The Guardian -
• Soaring demand causing shortage of flu jab appointments across England — The Guardian -
• UK gives Abramovich final warning to transfer £2.5bn to Ukraine fund — The Guardian -
• Falling sales at Stella McCartney fuel fears over fashion label’s future — The Guardian -
• Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court — BBC World -
• Man, 86, arrested over 1993 shotgun deaths of south Wales couple — The Guardian -
• UK’s largest union elects leftwinger who was expelled from Labour — The Guardian -
• EU’s Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit at cost of £570m — The Guardian -
• BMA accused of hypocrisy as its own staff threaten to strike over pay — The Guardian -
• Duke of Marlborough charged with strangulation offences — The Guardian -
• Beachy Head Woman may be ‘local girl from Eastbourne’, say scientists — The Guardian -
• Inflation drop makes Bank of England early Christmas present to Reeves almost a certainty — The Guardian -
• Caesareans overtake natural vaginal births in England for first time, NHS data finds — The Guardian -
• Ukrainian who fled war says Liverpool attack was one of her ‘most traumatic experiences’ — The Guardian -
• UK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% amid slowdown in food price rises — The Guardian -
• Resident doctors in England begin five days of strike action — The Guardian -
• The Guardian’s Hope appeal raises more than £350,000 for charities — The Guardian -
• Nigel Farage told to apologise by 26 of his school contemporaries — The Guardian -
• 2025 is UK’s sunniest year on record, boosting solar power — The Guardian -
• Promise of seven-week driving test wait in Great Britain ‘unlikely to happen until 2027’ — The Guardian -
• ‘Lonely, terrifying and scary’: 70% of students in UK university halls feel isolated, poll shows — The Guardian -
• Adults in England with eating disorders wait up to 700 days for treatment, report finds — The Guardian -
• Government invests £120m to save UK’s last ethylene plant — The Guardian -

**Israel approves a $37 billion gas deal with Egypt as Canada's population shrinks due to tightened immigration, Finland apologizes for a racist gesture, and Russian intelligence is accused of targeting Belgian officials over seized assets, highlighting ongoing geopolitical shifts and tensions, including the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and disputes over frozen Russian assets for Ukraine**.

• Israel Approves $37 Billion Deal to Deliver Gas to Egypt — New York Times World -
• Canada’s Population Shrinks Amid Tightened Immigration — New York Times World -
• A Militant’s Transformation — New York Times World -

• Finland Apologizes to China, Japan and South Korea for Racist Gesture — New York Times World -
• Heavy rains worsen conditions for displaced Gazans, UN warns — BBC World -
• Canada sees large drop in population amid international students crackdown — The Guardian -
• Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force - as it happened — The Guardian -
• Spain to open network of climate shelters — BBC World -
• Belgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assets — The Guardian -
• South Africa Arrests Workers Processing U.S. Refugee Applications — New York Times World -
• Free Nigerian Students Recount Mass Kidnapping — New York Times World -
• Brigitte Macron faces lawsuit after being filmed using sexist slur at Paris theatre — The Guardian -
• Why young people are the big losers in Europe’s dysfunctional housing system — The Guardian -
• What is the row about the EU using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine? — The Guardian -
• Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group sponsored by lobbying firm with high-profile defence clients — The Guardian -
• US accused of using illegal workers at centre processing refugee claims in South Africa — BBC World -
• US accused of using illegal workers at centre processing refugee claims in South Africa — BBC World -
• The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square — New York Times World -
• On Bali, the Holiday Vibe Masks Memories of a Massacre — New York Times World -
• Rate hikes, rising inflation and difficult decisions: key takeaways from Jim Chalmers’ budget update — The Guardian -
• India Charges Pakistan-Based Groups in April Terrorist Attack in Kashmir — New York Times World -

Indian scientists predict bird flu could spread to humans potentially triggering a health crisis, Los Angeles wildfires are linked to an increase in heart attacks, and a new flu strain puts European healthcare under severe pressure, while a rare polar bear adoption is documented and rat poisons pose unacceptable risks to wildlife, underscoring critical global challenges.

• Indian scientists predict how bird flu could spread to humans — BBC World -
• Heart attacks increased after Los Angeles wildfires, study finds — The Guardian -
• FDA recalls salad dressing after ‘plastic material’ found in ingredients — The Guardian -

• UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims — The Guardian -
• Scientists log rare case of female polar bear adopting cub: ‘They’re really good moms’ — The Guardian -
• Polar bear mother adopts cub in rarely documented case — BBC World -
• Polar bear mother adopts cub in rarely documented case — BBC World -
• New flu strain putting severe pressure on healthcare across Europe, says WHO — The Guardian -
• Farmer helping battle WA bushfire dies after tree falls on car, amid heatwave warnings in multiple states — The Guardian -
• ‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats — The Guardian -
• Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban — The Guardian -
• Team Races Against Time to Save a Tangled Sea Lion in British Columbia — New York Times World -
• Man found dead in submerged car in first reported death in Washington floods — The Guardian -

Nick Reiner is charged with the murder of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, with new details emerging about the discovery of their bodies, while an MIT director is tragically shot dead and a popular South African DJ is fatally shot in Johannesburg, marking several high-profile criminal cases.

• Rob Reiner's family breaks silence as son Nick faces judge on murder charges — BBC World -
• Watch: Moment Nick Reiner is arrested after being seen in convenience store — BBC World -
• ‘Oh how we will miss this man’: Meg Ryan posts emotional tribute to Rob Reiner — The Guardian -

• Nick Reiner appears in court on murder charges in killing of parents — The Guardian -
• Nick Reiner charged with murder of his parents Rob and Michele — BBC World -
• New details emerge of how Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s bodies were found — The Guardian -
• Shock as popular South African DJ shot dead in Johannesburg — BBC World -
• Shock as popular South African DJ shot dead in Johannesburg — BBC World -
• MIT grieves shooting death of renowned director of plasma science center — The Guardian -
• Rob Reiner’s friends Billy Crystal and Larry David remember director together: ‘He was always at the top of his game’ — The Guardian -
• Rob Reiner’s son Nick charged with murder of parents — The Guardian -

The Oscars are set to move to YouTube in 2029, parents of a sextortion victim sue Meta, and **hackers access Pornhub premium users’ data, alongside Elon Musk's X winning an appeal regarding shooting footage and Warner Bros potentially rejecting a takeover bid**, reflecting major shifts in the digital and entertainment landscapes.

• The Oscars to leave ABC and stream on YouTube starting in 2029 — BBC World -
• Oscars to move over to YouTube starting in 2029 — The Guardian -
• From Nvidia to OpenAI, Silicon Valley woos Westminster as ex-politicians take tech firm roles — The Guardian -

• Humphrey Burton, renowned arts broadcaster, dies at 94 — The Guardian -
• Hackers access Pornhub’s premium users’ viewing habits and search history — The Guardian -
• British baker outrages Mexicans with attack on their ‘ugly’ bread — The Guardian -
• Warner Bros reportedly poised to reject Paramount’s $108bn hostile takeover bid — The Guardian -
• Fallout and the secret of the perfect video game adaptation — BBC World -
• Musicians criticise BBC Radio Scotland’s decision to axe specialist late-night shows — The Guardian -
• Elon Musk’s X wins appeal to lift block on Australians seeing Charlie Kirk shooting footage — The Guardian -
• Virginia Roberts Giuffre: Epstein accuser’s memoir sells 1m copies in two months — The Guardian -
• California regulator puts on hold an order to suspend Tesla sales — The Guardian -