Philippine hotel in Davao City says Bondi Beach suspects stayed for a month and were there every night

Authorities investigating the Bondi Beach terrorist attack have been looking into a month-long trip taken by the suspects, father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram, to the Philippines, where there’s been a decades-long Islamist insurgency in the south of the country. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said this week that the attack was inspired by…

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Trump administration plan to sell Taiwan a record $10 billion in arms draws angry response from China

Washington — The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, drawing an angry response from China. The State Department announced the sales late Wednesday during a nationally televised address by President Trump, who made scant mention of foreign…

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Republicans redrew a North Carolina district held by a GOP incumbent. A war veteran Democrat is looking to take advantage.

North Carolina Republicans redrew the state’s congressional maps this fall, in the hopes of improving their chances at ousting a Democrat in one of the country’s most competitive districts.  In doing so, they may have created a window for a Democrat to make what has been a reliably Republican neighboring seat more competitive.  CBS News…

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4 days after Bondi Beach attack, Australian police conduct dramatic operation as intel suggests possible new plot

Australian police carried out a dramatic operation in a Sydney suburb on Thursday, with heavily armed officers in tactical gear reportedly ramming a car and at least briefly detaining several men amid the ongoing investigation into the Sunday terror attack on a Jewish holiday gathering at the city’s Bondi Beach. The New South Wales state…

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