Father and son behind Bondi Hanukkah festival shooting that killed 15, Australian police say
Two alleged gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia began mourning victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years, Reuters reported.
The father, a 50-year-old, was killed at the scene, taking the number of dead to 16, while his 24-year-old son was in a critical condition in hospital, police said at a press conference on Monday. Officials have described Sunday's shooting as a targeted antisemitic attack.
Forty people remain in hospital following the attack, including two police officers who are in a serious but stable condition, police said. The victims were aged between 10 and 87, according to Reuters.
Three Americans killed by IS gunman in Syria, US military says
Two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter have been killed in Syria in an ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman, the US Central Command (Centcom) has said, BBC reported.
Officials said three other service members were injured in the attack, during which the gunman was "engaged and killed". Syria's state news said two Syrian service personnel were also injured.
US President Donald Trump wrote on social media that it was "an ISIS attack" against the US and Syria and said there would be "a very serious retaliation". Syria's president sent condolences to Trump after the attack, according to BBC.
Chile elects far-right Jose Antonio Kast as next president
Chile has elected the far-right wing Jose Antonio Kast to be its next president, after an election campaign that was dominated by themes of security, immigration and crime, BBC reported.
Kast won decisively with more than 58% of the vote in his third attempt at running for president.
It marks the biggest shift to the right since the end of Chile's military dictatorship in 1990. Kast has openly praised Chile's former right-wing dictator, Augusto Pinochet, according to BBC.
Dick Van Dyke turns 100
Comedian Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, six decades after starring alongside Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins and headlining The Dick Van Dyke Show. Reflecting on his milestone, Van Dyke told ABC News from his Malibu home, “A hundred years is not enough. You want to live more, which I plan to.”
The celebration includes a nationwide screening of a new documentary, Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration, honoring his decades-long career. Van Dyke, a Tony, Grammy, and four-time Emmy winner, also starred in Bye Bye Birdie, Diagnosis: Murder, and remains the oldest Daytime Emmy recipient for a guest role on Days of Our Lives.
Having overcome alcoholism in the 1970s, Van Dyke has shared his journey publicly. On aging, he noted he often played older characters as grumpy men, but at 100, he says his own experience is far more upbeat, embodying the humor and charm that made him an enduring icon.
