Los Angeles, Feb 16 (IANS) Ed Sheeran has shared the reason he ditched his mobile phone and how the decision went on to inspire one of his songs. The Grammy-winning singer also revealed that he has switched to sending emails to communicate instead of texts. During his recent Loop Tour stop at Sydney’s Accor Stadium, the 34-year-old singer opened up to fans about the fallout from his 2015 Marvin Gaye copyright lawsuit, which ended in his favour as the court ruled he did not copy Let’s Get It …
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Sydney, Feb 16 (IANS) Accused Bondi Beach terror attack perpetrator Naveed Akram made his first appearance in a Sydney court on Monday after being charged with 59 offenses over the fatal mass shooting.Akram appeared on Monday morning via videolink from a supermax prison where he has been held since being discharged from the hospital in the wake of the attack on December 14, 2025, Xinhua news agency reported.The 24-year-old was charged with 59 offenses, including 15 counts of murder and one count…
Canberra, Feb 11 (IANS) The perpetrators of the terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in December demonstrated high levels of awareness to hide their plans, Australia’s intelligence chief said.Mike Burgess, director-general of security of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), told a Senate hearing that law enforcement and intelligence agencies did not know that the perpetrators of the Bondi attack were planning anything prior to the fatal mass shooting on December 14, Xinhua …
Sydney, Feb 9 (IANS) Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Sydney Monday morning to begin a four-day visit to Australia that is intended to show support for the Jewish community following a terror attack at Bondi Beach last December, but has also sparked controversy due to Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians.Herzog said in a statement that he would visit Jewish communities across Australia to “express solidarity and offer strength to the community in the aftermath of the attack,” Xinhu…
Sydney, Feb 5 (IANS) A 19-year-old from Sydney has been charged by authorities over an alleged death threat to Israeli President Isaac Herzog ahead of his visit to Australia.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday that the man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with allegedly making an online threat towards a foreign head of state.The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that the head of state was Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who is set to arrive in Australia on …
Tokyo, Jan 28 (IANS) Early voting for Japan’s House of Representatives election scheduled for February 8 started at Japanese diplomatic missions worldwide and designated places in Japan on Wednesday, local media reported. Polling stations have been set up at 233 places in other countries, including embassies and consulates, for around 103,000 registered overseas voters, according to the Japanese government, Japan’s Kyodo News reported. People in Japan can also vote in advance at designated place…
Sydney, Jan 23 (IANS) Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) were on Friday morning continuing to search for a man accused of killing three people in a domestic violence-related shooting on Thursday. Tactical officers and police helicopters were deployed on Thursday night to the small town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 km west of Sydney, to conduct a large-scale manhunt for a suspect identified as 37-year-old Julian Ingram following the shooting at around 4:20 pm local time, Xinhua Ne…
Sydney, Jan 22 (IANS) Three people have died following a shooting west of Sydney in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday afternoon. The NSW Police Force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of a shooting in the small town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 km west of Sydney, around 4:40 pm local time on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.Police confirmed that three people, two women and a man, had died.A second man has been taken to hospital in a s…
Canberra, Jan 22 (IANS) Australians have been asked to light a candle and observe a minute of silence on Thursday night to commemorate the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting attack, which occurred on December 14, targeting people celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the iconic beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.Thursday marks a national day of mourning declared by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for the 15 fatal victims.It is the first time that Australia has observed a national day of…
Canberra, Jan 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that hate speech laws passed by the federal parliament in response to the Bondi Beach terror attack will make Australians safer.Albanese told reporters on Wednesday morning that the hate speech laws, which were passed by the parliament on Tuesday night, are the strongest that have ever been in place in Australia.”We have prioritised national unity and national healing,” he said.”We want to make sure that light triumphs ove…