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Trump SLAPS BBC with $10B lawsuit over Jan. 6 speech edit... as war of words erupts + Brown University gunman still on the loose... FBI offers reward as campus lockdown tightens + Ukraine’s fate hangs in the balance: Europe’s last stand for sovereignty this weekBondi Beach massacre declared ISIS inspired
Australian authorities say the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack was motivated by Islamic State ideology after finding ISIS flags and explosives and tracing suspects to training in the Southern Philippines
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15 - People killed in the Bondi Beach terror attack
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"No bomb does what this is doing — 200 to 300,000 people die every year that we know of" — President Donald Trump
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Australia says Bondi Beach massacre was inspired by Islamic State
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US offers NATO style security guarantees to Ukraine
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European leaders pledge military support for Ukraine amid talks
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Trump signs executive order designating fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction
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US halts UK tech trade deal amid regulatory disputes
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