9 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Witnesses describe moment Sydney mall attack A knife-wielding man who killed six people in a Sydney shopping centre before being shot dead has been identified by Australian police. Joel Cauchi, 40, walked through the crowded Westfield Bondi Junction complex on Saturday afternoon, fatally wounding five women and a man….
5 hours ago About sharing Ashlee Good, 38, who was killed in the stabbings at a Sydney shopping centre, has been described as a “beautiful person” By Doug Faulkner BBC News A mother who died protecting her baby from a knifeman at a Sydney mall on Saturday was an “outstanding human”, her family has said….
2 hours ago About sharing Israeli and US aircraft and air defence systems shot down 99% of the drones launched by Iran. By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House The White House has warned Israel that the US will not participate in any retaliatory strikes on Iran, senior administration officials have said. Over 300…
7 hours ago About sharing Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu convened a war cabinet to discuss the attack, which has been condemned by President Joe Biden and the UN Secretary General By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent The Israeli military says 99% of the missiles and drones fired by Iran overnight were intercepted without hitting their…
55 minutes ago About sharing The Americans helped Israel greatly in defending against Iran’s missile attacks, and in return want restraint By Jeremy Bowen BBC Middle East editor Israel’s war cabinet has used a tried-and-trusted phrase to describe its next moves against Iran. Israel would respond “in the manner and at the time of our…
1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Sirens ring through Jerusalem as objects shot down from sky By Raffi Berg, Tom Spender and Jonathan Beale, defence correspondent BBC News Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel after vowing retaliation for a deadly strike on its consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus. Israel has not said it…
7 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Sirens ring through Jerusalem as objects shot down from sky By Doug Faulkner BBC News Iran has warned Israel that any “reckless” retaliation to its unprecedented aerial attack would receive a “much stronger response”. More than 300 drones and missiles were launched at Israel by Iran overnight, following the…
39 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Sirens ring through Jerusalem as objects shot down from sky By Tom Spender BBC News For the first time ever, Iran has carried out strikes against Israeli territory. In the middle of Saturday night, air raid alerts went off in Israel, residents were urged to seek shelter while explosions…
1 hour ago About sharing Parents ‘can’t forgive’ boy’s infected blood death By Nicola Bryan & Sam Ferguson BBC News When 10-month-old Colin Smith contracted HIV after receiving contaminated blood, his parents’ house was daubed with “Aids dead”. His father was also forced to leave his job. Now 34 years on from his death from…
22 minutes ago About sharing A RAF Typhoon preparing to take part in air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen on 3 February By Adam Durbin BBC News British fighter jets have been deployed to shoot down drones fired at Israel from Iran. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the Royal Air…