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Australian authorities say the men accused in Sunday's Bondi Beach shooting were motivated by Islamic State.

Plus, President Trump takes his legal campaign against media outlets across the pond and get ready for a jobs report with a twist.

It's Tuesday, December 16th.

I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal.

And here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has shared new information from police investigating the shooters who attacked a Hanukkah event in Sydney over the weekend, where 15 people were killed and dozens injured.

Police said they found two homemade Islamic State flags, as well as improvised explosive devices, in a car registered to a 24-year-old man, accused alongside his 50-year-old father of carrying out Australia's worst mass shooting in 30 years.

Journal senior reporter John Emott says authorities are also examining a trip by the accused gunman to the Philippines last month.

Prime Minister Albanese said Australia is reaching out to international security partners to see if they know more about the suspects.

President Trump is suing the BBC for defamation over the British broadcaster's edit of his speech before the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

At issue is a documentary aired by news program Panorama in the run-up to the 2024 U.S.

election that combined two sections of Trump's remarks

and according to him, omitted his statement calling on supporters to march peacefully to the Capitol.

The suit, filed in a federal court in Florida, seeks $10 billion in damages.

The BBC didn't immediately return a request for comment.

Its chairman has issued an apology to the president and previously told staff there was no basis for a defamation case.