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The 24-year-old appeared via video link in Downing Centre local court on Monday morning on 59 charges, including murder and terrorism offences over the Bondi beach shooting in December. He is accused of carrying out Australia's deadliest terror attack on 14 December when 15 people were killed and 40 were injured during beachside Hanukah celebrations. His father, 50-year-old Sajid Akram, was shot dead by police on the Sunday evening.

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Lebanese authorities say Israeli forces bombed a vehicle near the border, killing at least four people.

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US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the member states of his so-called "Board of Peace" have pledged more than $5 billion (4.2 billion) for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president announced that he will formally unveil the pledges when the board meets in Washington on Thursday. The event is expected to draw delegations from more than 20 countries, including heads of state.

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The UN secretary-general says the absence of African seats is indefensible'. African nations must have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, the head of the world body has told the African Union. Latin American countries and most of those in Asia do not have a permanent presence either, despite their huge populations. Can the UN be reformed? Presenter: Rishaad Salamat Guests: Olukayode Bakare visiting scholar in international relations and African politics at the University of Colorado Denver Mukesh Kapila former UN humanitarian coordinator

During the deployment, the teams rescued more than 80 people from floodwaters and damaged structures. London Fire Brigade's UK ISAR coordinator, Ian Simpson, said an elderly blind woman and a small child were among the people they saved, which "brought home how important our work out there was". LFB He added: "I could not be prouder of the team's dedication, resilience, and professionalism, which directly contributed to saving lives and supporting the wider humanitarian response."

The FATF also ramped up measures aimed at isolating Iran from global financial markets with a particular focus on virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and cryptocurrencies. It recommended member states and financial institutions around the world to: Refuse to establish representative offices of Iranian financial institutions and VASPs or consider the noncompliance risks involved. Prohibit financial institutions and VASPs from establishing offices in Iran.

Ishan Kishan skewed it definitively in their favour. In its second half a game that was dramatically off and then on again became one where a parade of Pakistan batters were dramatically in and then out again. Chasing a target of 176 they were seven down before they even got halfway, and were eventually skittled for 114 to lose by 61 runs.

Hundreds of thousands of international tourists are expected to descend on Brazil over the next few days for carnival. But you didn't need to go further than the Dolomites on Saturday to see somebody performing samba on a raised platform. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen entered Brazilian sporting folklore by snaring his country's, and continent's, first medal at a Winter Olympics and a gold at that.

It wasn't the beatdown they expected, but Team USA hockey defeated Denmark 6-3 on Saturday to remain undefeated at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The U.S. fired 47 shots on Denmark's goalies, Mads Sogaard who exited the game in the third period with an apparent injury and Frederik Dichow. The U.S. sits atop Group C at the Olympics with two wins. Jack Eichel had a team-high two points (one goal, one assist) as 13 different Americans got on the scoresheet.

MILAN -- Jack Eichel scored off his own faceoff win a minute after setting up Brady Tkachuk's first of two goals the same way, and the U.S. rode its top line to a 6-3 defeat of Denmark on Saturday night, keeping pace with also-unbeaten Canada for the top seed in the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics. The U.S. bounced back from goaltender Jeremy Swayman getting beaten by a shot from 95 feet away, just inside the center red line, 11 minutes in.

For decades, Cuba's tourism sector has enjoyed a reputation as an "economic locomotive" a term used by authorities who saw it as the lifeblood of the Caribbean island country's economy. But the industry has been in decline since its 2018 peak, and the U.S. government's squeeze on Cuba's oil supply has pushed the nation's most crucial industry closer to its breaking point.

Rick Azevedo, a resident of Rio de Janeiro, had been going from job to job for 12 years. All his positions had one thing in common: six consecutive work days, with one day off. On a Sunday night in 2023, consumed by exhaustion, he told himself that enough was enough. His boss had just called to ask him to come in early to his Monday shift as a pharmacy assistant. Feeling powerless and angry, the Brazilian grabbed his phone and logged into TikTok to vent.

Johannes Hsflot Klbo led Norway to victory in the men's 4x7.5km cross-country relay at the Milano Cortina Games on Sunday to win a record ninth career gold medal at the Winter Olympics. The 29-year-old has won four gold medals at these Games and is widely expected to take another two in the men's team sprint on Wednesday and 50km classic race on Saturday.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has won the country's crucial parliamentary election with a thumping majority, with leader Tarique Rahman poised to become the prime minister, according to local news reports. Bangladesh Election Commission results published by Dhaka Tribune and Prothomalo English news website on Saturday showed Rahman's BNP overwhelmingly winning the polls. But there has been no official announcement.

How to follow: We'll have all the buildup on Al Jazeera Sport from 9:30 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream. One of the world's most watched sporting events will take to the screens of viewers all around the globe on Sunday, but only after last-minute talks reversed Pakistan's decision to boycott their T20 World Cup match against neighbours and rivals, India.

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