Police in Las Vegas announced today that a gunman has been killed at the University of Nevada after a shooting was reported on the university's campus. "There are injuries in the shooting at the University of Nevada that have been transported to local hospitals," Las Vegas Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a press conference. The investigation is ongoing,…
Train drivers of the German railway operator Deutsche Bahn will strike from tomorrow evening until Friday evening, the GDL union said. The nationwide strike is likely to lead to the cancellation of thousands of rail journeys. The work stoppage affects intercity and regional trains and suburban railways in Hamburg and Berlin. Freight trains will also be stopped...
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Authoritarian regimes are increasingly reaching beyond their borders to attack, intimidate and detain journalists in an effort to control information and stamp out dissent, according to a new report released today by Freedom House. The report reveals that in the period from 2014 to 2023, at least 112 acts of transnational...
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Four people were wounded in a shooting on one of the busiest shopping streets in central Brussels, police said. The attackers fled the scene by the time police arrived, after being called around 19:30 p.m., police spokeswoman Ilse Van de Ker said. "At this point, there is nothing that would lead us to believe that ...
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A shooting was reported on the campus of the University of Nevada in Las Vegas today and there were injuries, local police said. The police do not announce the condition of the injured, but appeal to avoid the area around the campus.
The German police closed the highway on the border with Poland for a few hours today because of a Russian who was carrying a fake explosive device, the German newspaper "Bild" reported. A possible bomb threat has been declared at the former car border crossing Ludwigsdorf (near Görlitz) in Saxony after a suspected explosive device was found in the car of a 43-year-old Russian, the newspaper reports. Like what …
US lawmakers must approve funding for Ukraine's war effort this month or risk giving Russia's Vladimir Putin "the greatest gift of all," US President Joe Biden warned today. "It can't wait," Biden said in an address from the White House. "Congress to pass additional funding for Ukraine before recess - …
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Today, UNESCO approved the inclusion of "iftar" - dinner during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan - in the list of cultural heritage of humanity. Due to Azerbaijan, Iran, Uzbekistan and Turkey, "iftar" is included as "intangible heritage" in the field of "social and cultural tradition". That decision was made by UNESCO's Interstate Committee for the Preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage,...
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The IDF says it has seen a massive turnout of female recruits training in combat units amid the war in the Gaza Strip. Over the past week, the IDF has been recruiting young women into various combat units where female soldiers can currently serve. The IDF says it has seen a response of over 100 percent and that 12 percent of the…
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Israel announced that the United States of America (US) has sent more than 10 tons of military equipment to the Israeli army in 200 cargo planes since October 7, when the attacks on the Gaza Strip began, Turkish media reported. The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that the 200th cargo plane with military equipment for the Israeli army has arrived in the country from the United States. Deliveries, …
