Bondi inquiry calls for better policing of Jewish events

The Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service covers multiple global developments in its 1815-second episode. A major focus is the Australian royal commission's interim report into the 2025 Bondi Beach anti-Semitic attack, which killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration. The report calls for increased policing at high-risk Jewish events, a review of joint counterterrorism units, and urgent implementation of a national firearms registry and gun buyback scheme. It also highlights the ongoing legal proceedings against Naveed Akram, son of the gunman Sajid Akram, who was killed at the scene. The podcast further examines the global economic impact of escalating tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran, with oil prices briefly surging above $120 a barrel due to fears of a prolonged US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This has raised concerns about inflation, fuel costs, and agricultural disruptions, particularly in the southern hemisphere. In other news, the US has charged Mexico’s Sinaloa state governor, Ruben Rocha Moya, over alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel, sparking political tension between Mexico and the US. Meanwhile, Kenyan athlete Sebastian Sawi returns home to jubilant celebrations after becoming the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours in competitive conditions. The episode also touches on rising cancer rates in young people in England, a potential link to obesity, and the discovery of a previously unknown 7th-century copy of Cadman’s Hymn in Rome, hailed as a major literary find. Finally, the Panini World Cup sticker album expands to nearly 1,000 stickers, making completion increasingly costly and challenging for collectors.