Al Jazeera: Twin Falls, Idaho – Three people have been killed and seven others wounded after a gunman opened fire at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in the US state of Idaho. The gunman was among the dead following the attack in Twin Falls on Saturday afternoon, Chief of Police Matthew Hicks said. “We believe the threat […]
BBC: Donald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran provided a deal was struck “rapidly” with the country. In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to “cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL” – which would include the immediate opening of the […]
BBC: A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials. The aircraft, a Cessna Caravan C-208, had been flying over Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board. The passengers included […]
BBC: The European Union will hold emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss the migration crisis in Ceuta after tense exchanges between Spain and other member states. Twenty-two member states issued a joint letter calling for co-ordinated action and the strengthening of the EU’s external borders, after some 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco. […]
BBC: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the biggest in the country’s history, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. As of 30 July, there were 3,605 confirmed cases including 1,587 deaths – a fatality rate of 44%. The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. It […]
BBC: US President Donald Trump has threatened to revive a controversial fund to compensate his allies amid a standoff with two Republican senators who are holding out on confirming his pick for attorney general. Todd Blanche, who has been acting in the role since April, needs the support of all Republicans on the Senate Judiciary […]
NDTV: Nepal’s veteran mountaineer Nirmal Purja was among six climbers missing after an avalanche struck an expedition on Pakistan occupied Kashmir’s Broad Peak, where rescuers recovered four bodies and continued search operations despite adverse weather on Friday. Broad Peak (8,051 metres), located in the Karakoram range near K2, is the world’s 12th-highest mountain and is […]
Al Jazeera: Palestinian group Hamas has announced that it has agreed to a deal aimed at fully ending Israel’s war on Gaza, which has inflicted death and destruction on the enclave for nearly three years. The agreement, which was confirmed on Thursday and Friday by the United States and other mediators, requires Hamas to make provisions […]
(Reuters) AMSTERDAM, Aug 1 – Hundreds of thousands of revellers will line Amsterdam’s canals on Saturday for the flagship event of WorldPride, promising a boisterous LGBT celebration that organisers say is particularly urgent after last week’s deadly attack on Berlin’s Pride. Scores of boats festooned with rainbow flags and balloons are expected to cruise through the […]
(Reuters) CAIRO/DUBAI, July 31- Oil prices rose on Friday after Iran said it had stopped two vessels seeking to exit the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring concerns over global energy supplies following a drone attack on ships in a Mediterranean Egyptian port this week. Iran said four other tankers turned back after its forces intervened, although […]
