The Australian parliament of New South Wales has passed a law regulating gun control and protests, following a shooting attack in Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Under the new legislation, an individual will be allowed to hold a maximum of four firearms licenses, while farmers will be permitted to hold up to 10. Membership in a gun club will be mandatory for those holding firearms licenses. The law also grants police additional powers to impose restrictions on protests for up to three months in the event of a terrorist attack.
The police have charged a 24-year-old man, Naveed Akram, with 59 counts, including terrorism, in connection with the Bondi Beach shooting. Akram was injured during the police response to the attack. The shooting occurred during a Jewish holiday event on Sydney’s coast, resulting in the deaths of 15 people and injuries to over 30.
In a separate development, US Justice Department records have revealed that former President Donald Trump frequently traveled on a private jet owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the 1990s. Prince William, the younger brother of Prince Harry, has expressed anger over the fact that Harry continues to receive financial benefits from the royal family despite his decision to step down from his royal duties.
A 20-year-old student at a private university in India’s Greater Noida has died by suicide. The deceased has been identified as Akash Deep. The university has stated that such unilateral actions are not only a violation of international law but also a breach of the university’s code of conduct.
In a separate development, a woman has been sentenced to over 21 years in prison by a British court for selling heroin. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has met with a Hamas delegation in Ankara.
The Turkish government has announced that it will soon be abolishing the requirement for passport officials to stamp documents and affix their seal on them at borders. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the Indian state of Telangana has filed a lawsuit against a deputy transport commissioner, alleging that he possesses assets worth more than his known sources of income.
A professor at the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi has been suspended for including a contentious question in a semester exam. The head steward of the Ellesmere Palace has reported the theft of valuable silverware.
The Turkish Interior Minister has stated that the flight recorders from the plane that crashed have been recovered, and a post-mortem examination will be conducted to determine the cause of death. The plane was carrying the Libyan Army Chief, Mohammed Ali al-Haddad, when it crashed after taking off from Ankara.
A report has revealed that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan lacks any legal or financial standing, according to human rights advocates. In a separate incident, a husband in Bangalore, India, shot and killed his wife just a week after she had filed for divorce. The husband then surrendered to the police. The muezzin of the Masjid-e-Nabwi, Sheikh Faisal Nauman, has passed away.
