By Brittany Ruppert
- Live updates on the siege in the Lindt cafe
- Hostage siege ends: What we know and don't know
- Martin Place gunman identified as Man Haron Monis
- Police clear Martin Place
- Cafe worker missed siege by moments
- Horror in the everyday is terrorists' goal
- Flag in Lindt cafe not Islamic State
The Martin Place siege that ended in a dramatic shootout in Sydney early on Tuesday morning has made global headlines.
Major international newspapers led their sites with the incident, after a gunman stormed the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in Martin Place and forced hostages to hold an Islamic flag against the window.
The New York Times homepage on Monday morning (AEDT).
A 16-hour standoff followed as police secured a perimeter around the scene and tried to negotiate with the gunman.
The gunman was identified by police as Man Haron Monis about three hours before a deadly shootout took place just after 2am.
The Al Jazeera English homepage on Monday morning (AEDT).
The New York Times, the Telegraph UK and The Times were among the major news sites that featured the Sydney siege as a lead story.
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal and al-Jazeera English ran rolling updates via live blogs.
Major newspapers in the United States, including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and the New York Times, carried the story on their front pages in print.
The Times homepage on Monday morning (AEDT).
Most sites featured the image of the hostages holding the black Islamist flag, but not all headlines directly linked the incident to recent terror fears.
The #sydneysiege hashtag was trending on Twitter both within Australia and worldwide.
The Wall Street Journal homepage on Monday morning (AEDT).
Sydney's CBD was in lockdown as police negotiated with the gunman. A number of hostages were being forced to hold an Islamic flag against the window shortly after the siege began at 9.45am.
Thousands of workers across the city have been sent home early and some of the city's major buildings evacuated.
An unknown number of staff and customers are being held at gunpoint inside the cafe. It was earlier reported that 20 hostages were being held.
- with Daniel Fallon