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NewsAustralian Associated PressSeven dead in Jerusalem synagogue shooting
Seven people have been killed and 10 have been injured in a synagogue shooting attack on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel's foreign ministry says.Israel's ambulance service put the death toll at five and said another five people were wounded and transported to hospitals, including a 70-year-old woman.
NewsAustralian Associated PressUkraine front situation acute: Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the situation at the front remains "extremely acute," particularly in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia is stepping up an offensive.Zelenskiy reported major battles for Vuhledar, to the southwest of Donetsk, and Bakhmut, to the northeast.
NewsAustralian Associated PressUS police video shows Pelosi husband hit
San Francisco police have released dramatic video footage of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, being struck by a hammer as police rushed in to stop his attacker.The police body camera footage was released on Friday alongside a surveillance video showing the alleged attacker, David DePape, 42, smashing through a glass window to get into the couple's San Francisco home as well as a 911 call from a distressed Paul Pelosi, who was talking to the dispatcher with DePape appa
NewsAustralian Associated PressPeru president considers December election
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte says she is considering moving up general elections to December of this year as the Andean leader struggles to keep a hold on protests that have left dozens dead.The change would need to be passed by Congress.
NewsAustralian Associated PressSpain letter bomb suspect on terror charge
Spain's National Court says it has charged a 74-year-old retired man with terrorism for allegedly sending six letters containing explosive material to Spain's prime minister and the US and Ukrainian embassies in the country.The as-yet-unidentified man appeared before a judge in Madrid on Friday and was detained without bail, the court said.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNepal deputy PM loses job over citizenship
Nepal's Supreme Court has removed the country's deputy prime minister from office and from his parliamentary seat for violating citizenship laws.Rabi Lamichhane had become deputy prime minister and the powerful home minster after his newly formed party joined the coalition government last month.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressFord recalls vehicles over camera failure
Ford Motor Co says it is recalling 462,000 vehicles worldwide because video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.The US car maker said the recall covers some 2020-2023 model year Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with 360-degree cameras and includes 382,000 in the United States.
NewsAustralian Associated PressTen charged over India bridge collapse
Police in India have charged 10 people with homicide in connection with the collapse of a colonial-era footbridge last year that killed at least 135 people.The 145-year-old suspension bridge in the town of Morbi was packed with sightseers when it collapsed on October 30, plunging hundreds into the Machchhu river below.
NewsAustralian Associated PressThai activist jailed over royal posts
A court in Thailand has sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison for posting messages on Facebook that it says defamed the country's monarchy.The court in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Thursday found Mongkhon Thirakot violated the lese majeste law in 14 of 27 posts for which he was arrested in August.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressStocks take breather after January surge
World stocks eked out a five-and-a-half month high and the dollar held close to an eight-month low on Friday, as reassuring US economic and inflation data kept the bulls largely in charge ahead of next week's slate of top central bank meetings.Asia-Pacific shares maintained their best start to a year overnight with a nine-month high despite ongoing drama in India.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNew Fiji govt suspends police commissioner
Fiji's has president suspended the commissioner of police after a general election resulted in the first change in government in the Pacific island nation in 16 years, after the military earlier warned against "sweeping changes".President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere said Commissioner of Police Sitiveni Qiliho had been suspended on the advice of the Constitutional Offices Commission, "pending investigation and referral to and appointment of a tribunal".
NewsAustralian Associated PressHaiti police riot over officer killings
Haitian police officers have blocked streets and forced their way into the country's main airport to protest the recent killing of officers by armed gangs expanding their grip on the Caribbean nation.Protesters in civilian clothes who identified themselves as police first attacked Prime Minister Ariel Henry's official residence, according to a Reuters witness, and then flooded the airport as Henry was arriving from a trip to Argentina.
PoliticsAustralian Associated PressBiden attacks Republicans over debt threat
President Joe Biden has cast Republicans as representing the party of "chaos and catastrophe" and sharply criticised their refusal to approve an increase in the US debt ceiling unless they get a deal on spending cuts.In an impassioned speech at a steamfitters union hall in Virginia, Biden launched attack after attack on Republicans who control the US House of Representatives, saying some of their proposals are dangerous for the American economy.
NewsAustralian Associated PressJury convicts New York bike path killer
A US juryhas convicted a man who used a truck to kill eight people on a New York City bike path in 2017 on murder and terrorism charges, in the first federal death penalty trial of US President Joe Biden's administration.After finding Sayfullo Saipov guilty of committing murder with the goal of joining the militant group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, the Manhattan jury will return on February 6 to consider whether to apply the death penalty.
NewsAustralian Associated PressUS military kills IS leader in Somalia
US special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia, senior Biden administration officials say.The operation targeted Bilal al-Sudani, a key financial facilitator for the global terrorist organisation, in a mountainous cave complex.
NewsAustralian Associated PressCanadian sent Trump ricin letter in 2020
A Canadian woman has pleaded guilty to mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-president Donald Trump at the White House.The letter from Pascale Ferrier directing Trump to "give up and remove your application for this election", was intercepted at a mail sorting facility in September 2020, before it could reach the White House.
NewsAustralian Associated PressUS cops charged over Tyre Nichols' death
Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, a black man who died three days after a traffic stop, prosecutors said.Nichols, a 29-year-old father, died in a hospital on January 10, three days after sustaining injuries during his arrest by the five police officers.
NewsAustralian Associated PressUkraine under Russian missile onslaught
The danger of Russian air attacks remains high, a day after Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 people in what appeared to be a response to promises by Western allies to supply Ukraine with tanks.Russian forces trained tank, mortar and artillery fire on more than 60 towns and villages on Thursday in an arc of territory extending from Chernihiv and Sumy regions in the north through Kharkiv region in the northeast and in the focal points of Russian attempts to advance in Donetsk region
NewsAustralian Associated PressUS says Hive ransomware gang taken down
The FBI says it has secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a manoeuvre that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more than $US130 million ($A183 million) in ransomware demands from more than 300 victims.At a news conference, US Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy US Attorney General Lisa Monaco said government hackers broke into Hive's network and put the gang under surveillance, surreptitiously stealing the
ScienceAustralian Associated PressAsteroid to zip by close to earth
An asteroid the size of a delivery truck is set to whip past earth in one of the closest such encounters ever recorded.NASA insists it will be a near miss on Friday, with no chance of the asteroid hitting earth.
NewsAustralian Associated PressAustralia ties move in right direction: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping says relations with Australia are moving in the right direction in the latest sign of an improvement in ties between the major trading partners.Xi made his comments in a congratulatory message for Australia Day to Australian Governor-General David Hurley, the Xinhua state-run news agency reported.
NewsAustralian Associated PressIsrael hits Gaza amid unrust over raid
Israeli forces have killed nine Palestinians, including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman, in the deadliest single incident in the occupied West Bank in two decades, Palestinian officials say.Two rockets were fired from Gaza early on Friday and Israel responded with air strikes on the territory, further escalating tensions.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMag 5.5 earthquake hits southwestern China
Rescuers are heading to the site of a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in a region of southwestern China at the base of the Tibetan plateau that is prone to deadly quakes.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressHopes of rate hike slowdown, US GDP due
Stocks firmed on Thursday as investors bet that central banks meeting next week will signal a slowdown or even a pause in interest rate hikes for later in the year to make recession less likely and ease pressure on corporate earnings.Oil prices were steady after US crude stocks rose less than expected, while gold hit a 9-month peak.
NewsAustralian Associated PressSchool 'warned before child shot teacher'
Authorities at a US school were warned three times that a first grader had a gun before he shot and wounded his teacher, her lawyer says, while the school board has voted to oust the superintendent.Abigail Zwerner, 25, was "shot purposely" in front of other students at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, this month after administrators ignored warnings the six-year-old student posed a threat, lawyer Diane Toscano said at a news conference.
