public safety

Los Angeles erupted in violent protests over the weekend as demonstrators took to the streets to denounce the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration‐enforcement actions. In downtown LA, protesters set self‐driving cars ablaze, hurled chunks of concrete and motorized scooters at law enforcement officers, and blocked major thoroughfares. Police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and mass arrests, escalating tensions in a city already grappling with the impact of high‐profile ICE raids targeting undocumented communities.

Federal immigration authorities have taken the family of 45-year-old Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman into custody with plans to deport them as soon as possible. The decision follows Soliman’s arrest on Sunday after he allegedly hurled Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel rally on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall. In the wake of this violent attack, Homeland Security officials indicated that Soliman’s wife and five children—two teenagers and three younger children—are subject to “expedited removal,” meaning deportation could occur within 48 hours unless they successfully make a legal claim to remain in the United States.

On Sunday afternoon, a man armed with a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails opened fire on a group of peaceful protesters at the Pearl Street pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado. Eight people—ranging in age from their early fifties to late eighties—sustained burn injuries. The FBI has labelled the attack a “terror attack,” though local authorities are investigating motive and caution against premature conclusions.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Istanbul on Wednesday during a national public holiday, shaking the city and prompting panic among residents. Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) reported that the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres, with its epicentre located in the Sea of Marmara, about 40 kilometres south-west of Istanbul.

Two British tourists have been confirmed among the four fatalities in a devastating cable-car crash near Naples, Italy, that has prompted a manslaughter investigation by local prosecutors.

Health authorities have issued a warning after six people were hospitalised with Legionnaires’ disease following visits to Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD) over the past three weeks. NSW Health is urging anyone who has been in the area within the last 10 days to remain vigilant for symptoms of the potentially life-threatening infection.

A catastrophic roof collapse at one of the Dominican Republic’s most iconic nightclubs has claimed nearly 100 lives, leaving a nation in mourning and prompting urgent questions about safety and oversight in one of the Caribbean’s top tourist destinations.

Fans attending the AFL Round Four clash between Richmond and Brisbane Lions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday were subjected to long delays as a result of heightened security protocols. The new measures come in response to a serious breach that occurred less than 48 hours earlier during the high-profile Collingwood-Carlton game, where two men allegedly entered the venue with loaded firearms.