Last week, a home in Sydney’s southwest was sprayed with bullets during a drive-by shooting. No one was injured, although it was the second time in six months the house had been targeted and came after three assassinations over three weeks and a total of 13 in two years. “What can you do? It’s everyday …
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This picture taken on January 29, 2016 in Lagos shows 1000 naira banknotes Having paid a ransom three times to secure the freedom of his loved ones, Nigerian businessman Lawal Ado is not impressed by moves to outlaw payments to kidnappers. A controversial bill to criminalise ransom payments is the latest attempt to curb the …
PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) — As the nation marked 1 million deaths from COVID-19 last week, the milestone was bookended by mass shootings that people simply living their killed: grocery shopping, going to church, or attending the fourth grade. The number, once unthinkable, is now an irreversible reality in the United States — just like the …
Stories have begun to emerge about the 19 fourth-graders and their two teachers who were gunned down behind a barricaded door at their primary school in Texas, shedding light on the deep anguish their killing leaves behind. One student was an avid runner. Another loved baseball and video games. One girl sensed something was wrong …
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The Gambian government has said it will prosecute former President Yahya Jammeh for murder, rape, torture and other alleged crimes committed during his more than 20-year rule. The Ministry of Justice said on Wednesday that it accepted all but two of the 265 recommendations made by a commission that probed alleged crimes committed by the …
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The gunman who opened fire at a primary school in Texas, killing 19 children and two teachersbarricaded himself in a classroom and “began shooting anyone that was in his way”, a Texas official has said, as the attack continues to fuel calls for gun control in the United States. Lieutenant Chris Olivarez, a spokesman for …
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Twitter/Kremlin Pool Russian President Vladimir Putin Visited a Russian hospital Wednesday to meet with soldiers that have been injured in the war in Ukrainein what is believed to be the first time he has met with wounded service members since launching the war in Ukraine over three months ago. Putin, accompanied by Russian Defense Minister …
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Tacoma, Washington State – Marcia Carter, 62, stands on the sidewalk gazing solemnly at the single-storey housing unit with its peeling white and blue paint. The front porch of the decaying property is sealed off with plywood. Beside Marcia, on a patch of dying grass, is a small wooden crucifix, wrapped in a Seattle Seahawks …
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BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese security chief has met US officials in Washington as part of mediation between Washington and Damascus for the release of an American journalist missing in Syria, the head of a mission that assists hostages said Wednesday. Nizar Zakka, President of the US-based Hostage Aid Worldwide, told The Associated Press by …
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Reuters attributed mistranslation of Qatari foreign minister’s comments to Al Jazeera, which was not the original source. Al Jazeera Media Network has demanded that Reuters retract a news report that attributes a misquote of the Qatari foreign minister to Al Jazeera. The report, published on Saturday, quoted the Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman …
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