Australian PM says gunmen motivated by extremism

Australia's prime minister has said the two men who shot and killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Bondi beach in Sydney were not part of a wider militant cell. We have the latest from Australia and speak to our Jihadist media expert from BBC Monitoring.

We also hear from the father of bystander Ahmed al Ahmed, who was filmed wrestling a gun off an attacker. He has been telling the BBC his son was driven by "conscience and humanity".

We bring together members of Australia’s Jewish community to reflect on and discuss the Bondi beach shooting, and to share their experiences of being Jewish in the country.

Ukraine's lead negotiator at high level peace talks with the US in Berlin says there's been real progress in the push to end the war with Russia. We monitor the press conference in Berlin.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Floral tributes are laid at Bondi Pavilion to pay respect to the victims of a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025. Credit: Hollie Adams/Reuters)