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Today — 18 December 2025Main stream

Australia Mourns the Youngest Victim of the Bondi Beach Shooting

18 December 2025 at 14:43
Sydney’s devastated Jewish community gathered for the funeral of “Matilda Bee,” an ebullient, smiling 10-year-old girl.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

A mourner carrying a balloon bearing Matilda’s name and an illustration of a bee, an insect she was known to love, before her funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday.

Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Attack

18 December 2025 at 11:59
New legislation will be drafted to target those who promote violence and to increase penalties for hate speech, the prime minister said Thursday.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

New South Wales police officers escorting the hearse carrying Rabbi Eli Schlanger after his funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.
Yesterday — 17 December 2025Main stream

Grief Mixes With Anger at Funeral of Rabbi Killed in Bondi Beach Attack

17 December 2025 at 14:33
The funeral for Rabbi Eli Schlanger on Wednesday was the first held for one of the 15 people killed in a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration in Sydney, Australia.

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Mourners arriving at the Chabad of Bondi on Wednesday for the funeral of Eli Schlanger, in Sydney, Australia.

Suspect in Bondi Beach Killings Is Charged With Murder and Terrorism

17 December 2025 at 22:01
The Australian authorities said the 24-year-old man, who had been shot by the police, woke from a coma on Tuesday afternoon.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Before yesterdayMain stream

Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting

16 December 2025 at 22:26
The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

A memorial in Sydney on Tuesday. The shooting, which left at least 15 dead and scores of others injured, has forced a hard look at gun control in Australia.

Dashcam Footage Shows Couple Confronting a Suspected Bondi Beach Gunman

16 December 2025 at 22:05
Dash cam footage has emerged of Boris and Sofia Gurman trying to disarm one of the suspected attackers. The couple was killed, but their bravery was lauded by Australians.

© Jenny, via Reuters

ISIS ‘Ideology’ Is Linked to Australia Killings, and Trump Files New $10 Billion Lawsuit

16 December 2025 at 19:00
Plus, how foreign patients are paying for U.S. organs.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Belongings left near the site of a mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Monday. The gunmen targeted a Hanukkah party and killed 15 people.

At a Dark Time, Jews in New York Celebrate the Festival of Lights

After the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, Jewish New Yorkers said they felt the need to stand up for their community.

© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

Some people at a menorah lighting at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn said the mass shooting in Australia had moved them to attend.

What to Know About the Victims of the Bondi Beach Shooting

15 December 2025 at 22:45
At least 15 people were killed in the attack in Sydney, Australia, including a 10-year-old girl, a long-serving rabbi and a Holocaust survivor.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Emergency services responding at the scene of the shooting on Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

How the Bondi Beach Shooting Unfolded at a Hanukkah Celebration

Two men toting long guns opened fire on hundreds of people who were celebrating Hanukkah on Bondi Beach in Sydney, the core of the Australian city’s Jewish community.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

A makeshift memorial at Bondi pavilion, near the site of the attack, in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.

A Massacre in Australia, and Rob Reiner Is Found Dead in ‘Apparent Homicide’

15 December 2025 at 20:49
Plus, the hunt for the gunman in a shooting at Brown University.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Arriving for a vigil in Sydney, Australia, on Monday to commemorate the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.

What We Know About the Bondi Beach Shooting in Australia

15 December 2025 at 03:32
Two gunmen opened fire at dozens of people who were at a Jewish holiday event. At least 15 people were killed in the attack, and so was one of the shooters, the police said.

© Matthew Abbott for The New York Times

Paramedics waiting to assist other emergency responders at the scene of a shooting in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.

Witnesses Fled Bondi Beach as Gunmen Targeted Jewish Event

Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, killing at least 12 people.

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Emergency responders moving a man on a stretcher to an ambulance after a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday.
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