Browsing: World News

The Independent says a 32-year-old French journalist has died after being hit by shell shrapnel as he documented an evacuation operation in eastern Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron has said.

The Guardian says Joe Biden has said the US will not supply Ukraine with rockets that can reach into Russia.

CNN says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced the introduction of a bill that would place a national freeze on handgun ownership across Canada.

TRT World says grieving families are to hold the first funerals for Texas massacre victims one week after a school shooting left 19 children and two teachers dead, with President Joe Biden vowing to push for stricter US gun regulation.

Arab News says protesters angry over a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 32 people shouted down an emissary sent by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

France24 says EU leaders on Monday backed a ban on most Russian oil imports, after a compromise deal with Hungary to punish Moscow for the war in Ukraine.

The Independent says The wreckage of a plane which went missing with 22 people on board has been found in the mountains of Nepal’s Mustang district, the army said on Monday.

The Independent says Russian president Vladimir Putin has been given just three years to live by doctors, it’s claimed.

TRT World says the United States Department of Justice will conduct an independent review of the police response to the recent mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.

Aljazeera says Nepal’s army has located the wreckage of a plane that crashed with 22 people on board. Narayan Silwan said on Monday that “search and rescue troops have physically located the plane crash site.”

Arab News says Saudi Arabia reported 530 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health. As a result, the total number of cases in the Kingdom over the course of the pandemic grew to 766,726.

France24 says Torrential rains in northeastern Brazil have left at least 79 people dead and dozens missing, civil defense officials said Sunday, as rescuers capitalised on a lull in downpours to search for survivors.

Euronews says Hundreds of Lithuanians have chipped in together to buy an advanced military drone for Ukraine in its war against Russia in a show of solidarity with a fellow former Soviet Union country.

Protesters gather outside NRA convention. A huge and passionate group of protesters angered over the shooting deaths of Texas elementary school students converged Friday outside the gun lobby annual convention…

NRA supporters push back in the wake of the Texas shooting massacre. Donald Trump said ‘the various gun control policies made by the left would have done nothing to prevent…

Gov. Abbott cancels appearance at NRA convention for fears of public backlash. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — who was scheduled to speak Friday on the first day of the National…

Texas school shooting – the Husband of killed teacher dies of grief. His heart simply couldn’t take it anymore. The husband of Mrs Garcia, one of the teachers slain in…

The Guardian says The Texas gunman who shot and killed 19 children and two teachers was inside the school for about 40 minutes before being killed by Border Control agents.

The Independent says Several major cities in Pakistan have become battlegrounds as supporters of ousted prime minister Imran Khan march toward Islamabad.

The Metro says The mother of Texas elementary school shooter Salvador Ramos has claimed that he was not violent and that she was shocked he opened fire and killed 21 people.

The Metro says Eleven newborn babies have died in a fire that ripped through a hospital’s neonatal wing in Senegal.

The NRA’s annual meeting starts Friday in Texas, but republicans feel no pressure to act on gun control. The National Rifle Association is set to hold its 2022 annual meeting…

Wind power a vital source of energy for Finland – energy bills to rise as the Finns move towards an independent energy supply. The end of Russian electricity imports in…

Euronews says the yachts and lavish houses of Russian oligarchs that have been seized under EU sanctions could be confiscated to finance Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction.

France24 says four bombs ripped through minibuses and a mosque in Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, with at least some of the attacks claimed by the IS group.