Day: 16 December 2022
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Wieambilla: Australia police killers posted video during shootout
Six people – including two officers and a neighbour – died in the ambush in Queensland on Monday.
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Twitter threatened with EU ‘sanctions’ over journalists’ ban
The EU says it requires respect of media freedom after Twitter banned some journalists who cover Elon Musk.
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Berlin’s giant AquaDom aquarium containing 1,500 fish explodes
Two people are injured as the aquarium, containing a million litres of water, bursts open.
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Russia launches renewed strikes across Ukraine
Power is down in Kharkiv and blasts are reported in several cities as alerts go off across the country.
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Former US President Donald Trump launches $99 NFT collection
They depict the former president in various guises including superhero, astronaut and Nascar driver.
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Malaysia landslide leaves campers dead and dozens missing
Rescuers are scrambling to save scores of people at a camping site just north of the capital
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Ten dead, including five children, in French fire
And four people are in a critical condition after the fire in an apartment block near Lyon.
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Ukraine war: Kyiv says Russia planning major ground offensive in new year
President Zelensky and senior officials warn that Kyiv and its allies must guard against complacency.
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Atatiana Jefferson: Ex-US officer guilty of killing woman in bedroom
Burned hamburgers led to a Texas officer shooting Atatiana Jefferson through her bedroom window.
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TikTok tests landscape videos in major shake-up
The world’s fastest-growing social media platform has become known globally for its vertical format.