Australia shooting, Ukraine, Jimmy Lai, Chile and Republicans

Australia vows stricter gun laws after a father and son shot and killed 15 people at Bondi Beach. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Kyiv can drop its NATO membership goal. A Hong Kong court finds media tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of foreign collusion. And a poll shows Republicans still hold the edge with older voters. Plus, Chile makes a sharp rightward shift.   Listen to Morning Bid podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Freuters.sng.link%2FEng86%2F0flfc%2Fr_b612e09fe6&data=05%7C02%7CGayle.Issa%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cfe333a929eb6465da87a08de37c5c566%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C639009519726119035%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hR1p7TscfJ4QAoFOsm2EOgKpsOm97mvXEmMiHlp29e8%3D&reserved=0) . Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ (https://www.reuters.com/newsletters/reuters-econ-world/) . Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.chtbl.com%2FAbxd8GDx&data=05%7C02%7CGayle.Issa%40thomsonreuters.com%7Cfe333a929eb6465da87a08de37c5c566%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C639009519726142636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=u4qkq18C4YBcntg7XiPGhKLmJHUZ5HGiAQm%2Fl%2Bn6beI%3D&reserved=0) . Find the Recommended Read here (https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/culture-current/kirk-haworth-getting-meat-eaters-love-plant-based-dining-2025-12-13/) . Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices)