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One dead, five hurt in Washington, DC shooting
Five people were wounded, two critically, in the gunfire and were rushed to nearby hospitals. Reuters could not immediately reach police to confirm the reports. "Detectives are interviewing witnesses and looking for camera footage", Emerman said. Neighbours reported hearing automatic gunfire. "That could be an accurate assessment as multiple shell cases were recovered, said Metropolitan Poli... [Full Article...]
Taiwan and Kiribati severing ties after Beijing switch: Taipei
Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Jeremiah Manele. Steele did not elaborate and USAID did not immediately respond to a request for details. Following the Beijing visit, Mr Manele will lead the Solomons' delegation to the UN General Assembly in NY. He wrote on social media that Washington and the worldwide community "must push back against Beijing's bullying, and efforts t... [Full Article...]
Facebook Employee Leaps To His Death From Company Headquarters Building
An employee at Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters has died by jumping from the fourth floor in what local police called " apparent suicide ". The building is also referred to as MPK 27. A Facebook employee apparently leaped to his death today at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. "We're cooperating with police in their investigation and providing support to employees", a Facebo... [Full Article...]
American Airlines Mechanic who Sabotaged Plane before Takeoff Suspected of ISIS Ties
Alani will stand trial for "willfully damaging, destroying or disabling an aircraft" later this year. He is a USA citizen. But prosecutors presented what they said was new evidence in court, alleging that Alani lied about traveling to Iraq in March to visit his brother, whom he had previously told a colleague was a member of ISIS, the Miami Herald reported . [Full Article...]
Woman threatened mass shooting at McAlester High School, authorities say
She told her coworker at a pizza restaurant on Monday that she had purchased a semi-automatic AK-47, according to a report from the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office. Randy Hughes, the superintendent of McAlester Public Schools, said in a video posted to Facebook Monday that the school district understands someone is in custody, and offered safety tips for students to abide by. [Full Article...]
Two members of Cuba's United Nations mission ordered to leave US
The US also announced that all remaining members of Cuba's mission to the United Nations will have their travel restricted to the island of Manhattan - the tightest limitations the US now places on any foreign mission to the United Nations, according to the State Department. [Full Article...]
Juncker says European Union open to dropping 'backstop' from Brexit deal
He says it was a routine measure, but opponents claim he was trying to stop lawmakers scrutinizing his Brexit plans. He said that if the court intervened it would violate the "fundamental constitutional principle" of the separation of powers. [Full Article...]
Russia, China veto resolution on Syria ceasefire
Idlib is home to some 3 million people, many of them already displaced from other parts of the war-torn country. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a rebel group led by Syria's former al-Qaeda affiliate, controls most of the province. It specifies that the ceasefire would not apply to military operations against individuals, groups or entities "associated with terrorist groups". It was defeated becau... [Full Article...]