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‘Anonymity online is an illusion’: NSW teen charged over alleged mass shooting hoax in US

Police say the boy is part of an alleged decentralised online crime network falsely claiming mass shootings are taking place

A teenager in New South Wales was charged after allegedly making multiple hoax reports to emergency services – a practice known as “swatting” – falsely claiming mass shootings were taking place at major retail and educational institutions in the US.

The Australian federal police (AFP) charged the boy on 18 December, claiming he is part of an alleged decentralised online crime network hiding behind keyboards in order to trigger an “urgent and large-scale emergency response”.

Officers seized a number of electronic devices and a prohibited firearm in the juvenile’s possession as part of Taskforce Pompilid established in October 2025.

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© Photograph: AFP

© Photograph: AFP

© Photograph: AFP

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China pressing European countries to bar Taiwan politicians or face crossing a ‘red line’

Exclusive: Chinese officials are using a ‘highly specific’ interpretation of EU rules to suggest Taiwanese figures should not be granted visas, officials say

Chinese officials have been pushing “legal advice” on European countries, saying their own border laws require them to ban entry to Taiwanese politicians, according to more than half a dozen diplomats and officials familiar with the matter.

The officials made demarches to European embassies in Beijing, or through local embassies directly to European governments in their capital cities, warning the European countries not to “trample on China’s red lines”, according to the European diplomats and ministries who spoke to the Guardian.

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© Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

© Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

© Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

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