USA

Jay-Z, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Jimmy Iovine are among the high-profile public names implicated in the Diddy allegations.
Music
Poppy Reid

Every celebrity named so far in the allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

The scope of these allegations has sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry.

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US President Joe Biden awards the Presidential Citizens Medal to Liz Cheney at the White House.
US Politics
The Washington Post

Trump critic honoured by Biden weeks before handover

President Joe Biden has awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, honouring one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics at the White House.

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Two people have died after a plane crashed into a building in California.
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World
Max Corstorphan

Two dead after plane crashes into California building

Emergency services have rushed to a commercial building in California after a plane crashed into a structure near Disneyland.

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Las Vegas police displayed a US Army ID belonging to Matthew Livelsberger, found inside the Tesla Cybertruck involved in the explosion outside the Trump Hotel.
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USA
Staff Writers

Trump hotel Tesla Cybertruck attacker named and ID released

Las Vegas police have named the man found dead from a gunshot to the head in a Cybertruck that exploded outside Donald Trump’s hotel.

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US authorities say a man posted five videos on Facebook before killing 14 people in a car attack.
USA
Reuters

FBI says New Orleans attack suspect acted alone

The FBI says a suspect who drove a truck into a crowd in New Orleans, killing 14 people, acted alone after investigations uncovered chilling footage of Shamsud-Din Jabbar speaking about his plans.

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A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025.
Opinion
Editorial

Attacks show what’s at stake in terror fight

EDITORIAL: The attacks in the US are a chilling reminder that the terrorists’ hatred of us has not dissipated, and their desire to see us defeated has not been blunted. 

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In a series of videos, the suspect in the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple officials briefed on the investigation. 
USA
Digital Staff

Chilling recordings unearthed of New Orleans terror suspect

In a series of videos, the suspect in the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family.

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A mass shooting has unfolded at a nightclub in Queens, New York.
World
Max Corstorphan

Gunman on the run after mass shooting at New York nightclub

Just hours after 15 people were killed in a horrifying terror attack in New Orleans, 11 people have reportedly been injured in a mass shooting at a New York nightclub. 

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President Joe Biden makes a statement on the latest developments in New Orleans from Camp David.
World
Max Corstorphan

‘Inspired by ISIS’: Biden condemns New Orleans attack

US President Joe Biden has condemned the ‘despicable attack’ in New Orleans after a man ‘inspired by ISIS’ killed 15 people celebrating the new year. 

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The incident was first reported to police as a person armed with a knife.
USA
Peta Rasdien

SWAT team swarms Vegas bus hours after Cybertruck explosion

Police have swarmed a bus in Las Vegas hours after a Cybertruck exploded outside one of Donald Trump’s hotels in the tourist mecca. 

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Victims of a terror attack in New Orleans have been identified.
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World
Max Corstorphan

Victims of New Orleans terror attack identified

The first victims of a horrifying terror attack in New Orleans have been identified, with a former college footballer, a student nurse and two young parents among those who lost their lives.

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The scene Wednesday in New Orleans's French Quarter where a person drove a pickup into a crowd of people.
World
The Washington Post

How New Orleans attacker gained access to pedestrian zone

A key piece of infrastructure was undergoing repairs in New Orleans when a driver slammed into a crowd of New Year’s revealers in the famous French Quarter, and backup security measures failed to stop him.

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Atrocities, especially in the US, act as recruiting sergeants for IS as it tries to indoctrinate sympathisers into taking part in terror activities and mass murder. 
Opinion
Mark Almond

Is Islamic State planning new wave of attacks?

MARK ALMOND: Almost a quarter of a century on from the devastating terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, America is once again haunted by the risk posed by global terrorist groups. 

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Shamsud-Din Jabbar was named as the suspect in the attack in New Orleans.
USA
The New York Times

Suspect in New Orleans attack had an ISIS flag with him

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In recent months Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a native of Texas had been acting erratically, ‘being all crazy, cutting his hair’ after converting to Islam.

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Reggie Hunter, 37, has been identified as one of 15 people killed in the US New Orleans truck attack.
World
Taylor Galgano

New Orleans attack victim’s final text in family group chat hours before death

At least 15 people have been killed and at least 30 injured in the attack.

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