The United States said Monday that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by gunfire from Israeli positions but that there was no reason to believe her death was intentional. The State Department also said the United States could not…
Israel, Poland to restore relations
Israel and Poland have agreed to improve relations that had deteriorated after Warsaw introduced a law last year limiting the ability of Jews to recover World War Two properties, saying on Monday they would mutually restore ambassadors. The move marked…
Copenhagen shooting: Three killed, several injured
Three people were killed and several wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen mall on Sunday, Danish police said, adding that they had arrested one suspect, a 22-year-old Dane. The young man, who witnesses alleged was armed with a large rifle, was arreste…
Egypt, Turkey banks to operate in Somalia
Somalia said on Sunday it had awarded licences to two foreign banks as the troubled Horn of Africa nation opens up the industry to international lenders. State-owned Banque Misr of Egypt and Turkey’s Ziraat Katilim will become the first international b…
Video shows US police kill Black man in hail of bullets
Video released on Sunday showed eight police officers in Akron, Ohio in the US, were involved in a shooting that killed an unarmed Black man whose body was found with some 60 gunshot wounds after he fled a traffic stop last week. Police played multiple…
6 Jan committee: More evidence will come in July hearings
More evidence is emerging in the House’s 6 January 2021 investigation that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol where they rioted, a committee member said on Sunday. “Ther…
Jabeur defeats Else Mertens to reach Wimbledon quarters
World number two Ons Jabeur reached her second consecutive Wimbledon quarter-final on Sunday, beating Elise Mertens 7-6 (11/9), 6-4. The Tunisian fended off five set points for her 24th-seeded Belgian opponent in the first set tie-break to edge ahead. …
UK army says Twitter, YouTube accounts breached
Britain’s army said its Twitter and YouTube accounts had been breached on Sunday. As of 19:00 UK time (1800 GMT), the @BritishArmy handle, which is verified by Twitter, had retweeted a number of posts promoting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its timelin…
West Africa bloc lifts sanctions on Mali junta: delegate
West African leaders on Sunday lifted financial and trade sanctions they imposed on Mali’s military regime, accepting the junta’s date for a March 2024 return to civilian rule, a delegate at a regional summit said. Heads of the Economic Community of We…
Nigeria rescues 77 from church where awaiting Christ return
Nigerian police have rescued dozens of people, including many children, from a church basement where they had been told to wait for what they believed would be second coming of Christ, police said. Police raided the Whole Bible Believers Church in sout…