Australian police seized 2.7 metric tonnes of cocaine from underground bunkers beneath shipping containers in western Sydney, the country’s largest-ever cocaine bust. Two men were charged, and investigators are probing links to a suspected mother ship detained in Solomon Islands.
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Thousands gathered in Belfast and Londonderry for anti-racism rallies after unrest linked to a knife attack spread across parts of Northern Ireland. Police have made 23 arrests, and 17 people have been charged to court, the BBC reported.
Police used a water cannon in Northern Ireland after a second night of unrest linked to a Belfast knife attack. The victim’s family appealed for peaceful protest and warned against using the attack to fuel hostility toward migrants.
Disorder broke out across Belfast and other parts of Northern Ireland after a 30-year-old Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder over a knife attack. Homes, vehicles and a bus were set on fire as officials appealed for calm.