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Hospital security guards carry a students injured in the shootout at a school under attacked by Taliban gunmen in Peshawar, Pakistan,Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military school in the northwestern Pakistani city, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, in the latest militant violence to hit the already troubled region. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Hospital security guards carry a students injured in the shootout at a school under attacked by Taliban gunmen in Peshawar, Pakistan,Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military school in the northwestern Pakistani city, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, in the latest militant violence to hit the already troubled region. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) Hospital security guards carry a students injured in the shootout at a school under attacked by Taliban gunmen in Peshawar, Pakistan,Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military school in the northwestern Pakistani city, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, in the latest militant violence to hit the already troubled region. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. PAKISTAN SCHOOL ATTACK KILLS MORE THAN 80

The Taliban claim responsibility for storming a military-run school in the troubled region of Peshawar in one of its bloodiest operations in recent times. Most of the dead are children who were attending class.

2. AUSTRALIA MOURNS SYDNEY VICTIMS

The nation’s prime minister joins mourners at the city’s business district where two people died after an Iranian-born gunman took 17 hostage in a cafe for 16 hours.