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Watch: Moment Nick Reiner is arrested after being seen in convenience storeSurveillance footage shows a man, appearing to be Nick Reiner, wandering in a convenience store before being arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Nick, son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his producer wife Michele Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after the deaths of his parents.
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Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela 43 minutes agoShareSaveAoife WalshShareSaveGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has said he is ordering a “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela.
In a post on Truth Social, he said Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's government had been designated a foreign terrorist organisation and accused it of stealing US assets, as well as “Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking”.
“Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela,” he added.
His remarks came a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. In a statement, Venezuela's government said it rejected Trump's “grotesque threat”.
In his post, Trump said Venezuela was “completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America”.
He added that it will “only get b..

Dashcam video shows couple trying to stop gunman before being killed in Bondi attack16 hours agoShareSaveFrancesca GillettandAnna LamcheShareSaveWatch: Dashcam video shows couple fight with attackerA couple killed in the Bondi Beach shooting tried to stop one of the alleged attackers by grabbing his gun, dramatic dashcam footage shows.
Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia, 61, courageously stepped in to try and protect others before being shot themselves, their family said in a statement.
Video of the incident shows Mr Gurman, who was retired, wrestling with one of the gunmen and taking the weapon off him, before they both fall onto the road.
Mr Gurman then gets up and appears to hit the attacker with the gun. The attacker is then thought to have got another gun which he used to kill them.
“While nothing can lessen the pain of losing Boris and Sofia, we feel an overwhelming sense of pride in their bravery and selflessness,” the couple's family said.
“This encapsulates who Boris a..

How Bondi's Hanukkah festival turned from joy to horror within minutes10 hours agoShareSaveJohanna ChisholmandBBC VerifyShareSaveHow the Bondi shooting unfoldedIt was a night that promised to bring “joy and light” to Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach as crowds of Jewish families gathered at a park to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, also known as the festival of light.
They were among thousands of other swimmers, surfers and sunbathers who had flocked to Australia's most famous beach on a scorching summer's afternoon.
But not long after the Hanukkah event kicked off at 17:00 local time and the first free donuts were doled out, festive music was drowned out by the sounds of screams and the echo of gunshots.
It's unclear exactly when the first shot was fired, but the initial call to police was made at 18:47. In the minutes that followed, two gunmen would kill at least 15 people, and injure dozens more, authorities said.
A local high school teacher, Chavi, told th..

A 10-year-old, two rabbis and a Holocaust survivor – Who are the Bondi shooting victims? 14 hours agoShareSaveHelen LivingstoneShareSaveAFP via Getty ImagesAt least 15 people have been confirmed dead in Sunday's shooting attack at Bondi beach.
Many were attending an event to mark the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Authorities have confirmed that two rabbis, a Holocaust survivor and a 10-year-old girl were among the victims.
This is what we know about those identified so far:
Matilda, 10Ten-year-old Matilda was described as a bright and joyful childAuthorities confirmed that a 10-year-old girl, named by her family to local media as Matilda, was among the dead.
Irina Goodhew, who organised a fundraiser for the girl's mother and said she was the child's former teacher, wrote: “I knew her as a bright, joyful, and spirited child who brought light to everyone around her.”
The Harmony Russian School of Sydney also confirmed that she was one of its students.
“W..