Month: December 2025

By Jessie Yeung, Sandi Sidhu, Jinky Jorgio, Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — The father and son duo suspected of carrying out a massacre at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday were “driven by Islamic state ideology,” police say, as Philippines authorities confirmed the pair recently traveled to a part of that country which has long

By Laura Sharman, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A bystander who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach has been identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, whose refugee parents had just arrived from Syria, according to Australian officials and media. Ahmed, a 43-year-old father to two girls,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ayad Allawi, the former interim Prime Minister of Iraq. Personal Birth date: 1945 Birth place: Iraq Marriage: Thana Allawi (1987-present) Children: Three Education: Studied medicine/neurology in Baghdad and London. Religion: Shia Muslim Timeline 1960s – Joins the Baath Party while in medical school

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ashraf Ghani, former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: 1949 Birth place: Logar Province, Afghanistan Birth name: Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Father: Shah Pesand Mother: Kawkaba Lodin Marriage: Rula (Saade) Ghani Children: Tarek and Mariam Education: American University in Beirut, Lebanon, 1973; Columbia University,

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Palestinian officials have warned of “forced displacement” after the Israeli military ordered a series of demolitions in the occupied West bank, citing security and “operational need.” The Palestinian Refugee Affairs Department condemned the decision by the Israeli authorities to demolish 25 residential buildings in the Nur Shams