World News

The attack happened in a busy center for tourists and beachgoers in the eastern suburbs, an affluent area of Sydney.

The police have yet to determine a motive for Saturday’s attack, which left six people dead, but said the assailant had mental-health problems.

Experts say Tehran does not want a broader war. But it is far from clear whether Iran or Israel will choose to escalate a conflict that has become more direct and out of the shadows.

Also, the Australian authorities are searching for a motive in the deadly stabbing attack.

The president told Israel that the interception of nearly all of the Iranian drones and missiles used to attack it constituted a major victory, and so further retaliation might not be necessary, U.S. officials said.

As Biden urged Israel to show restraint, Iran signaled that it would not strike further unless attacked. Calm mostly prevailed in Israel after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones overnight, nearly all of them intercepted.

In a deeply polarized country that has again come under attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate may depend on what happens next.

Tehran fired hundreds of drones and missiles in what was believed to be its first direct assault on Israel after years of a shadow war.

Speaker Mike Johnson left unclear whether the vote on the security package, coming after Iranian attacks on Israel, would also include aid for Ukraine.

The volley of drones and missiles was the first time that Tehran directly attacked Israel from its own territory, one expert said.