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One of the 14 victims of the New Orleans attack has been named as Auburn University graduate, Drew Dauphin. In a statement, the university’s president, Christopher B. Roberts, said: “On behalf of Auburn University, I send my sincere condolences to the family and loves ones of 2023 graduate Drew Dauphin, who was taken from us…
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday condemned the massacre of innocent people by Hamas and mourned the loss of civilian lives in Gaza in a call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog as the world marks the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. Expressing his “deepest condolences” to the 1,200 innocent people killed…
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that at least four people are dead, and nine others have been hospitalized with injuries after students were evacuated from Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., on Wednesday following a school shooting. A suspect is in police custody. All schools in Barrow County, near Atlanta, went into lockdown following an unspecified…
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Russia cannot be a target for Islamic fundamentalists, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, nearly two weeks after at least 144 people were killed near Moscow in a mass shooting that was claimed by Islamic State militants. “We have every reason to believe that the main goal of those who ordered the bloody, awful terrorist act in…
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Vladimir Putin has held another phone call with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in the wake of the concert hall attack. All four men suspected of carrying out the massacre have been identified as Tajik nationals by Russian media. According to Russia’s foreign ministry, Mr Rahmon said today there “could not be any justification” for the…
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Survivors of Friday’s attack near Moscow have described the frantic scenes they witnessed as it unfolded. Four gunmen opened fire on people at Crocus City Hall shortly before Russian rock band Picnic were due to play. The concert hall was also set on fire. At least 137 people were killed. Concertgoer Dave Primov said “popping…
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Inside Crocus City Hall, members of Russia’s emergencies ministry have been carrying out search and rescue operations. Photographs show staff clearing rubble and dismantling metal supports following the blaze. Elsewhere in the building, a white piano was pictured surrounded by ash.
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has given an interview this morning, and he was asked about the sentencing of Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane. Calocane was sentenced to detention in a high-security hospital after prosecutors accepted his manslaughter plea rather than pursuing a murder conviction. The sentence could be referred to the Court of Appeal after…
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A group, Initiative for Better and Greater Nigeria, IBBN, has urged the Federal Government to establish State Police as a solution to the current security challenges confronting the nation. The Convener of the group, Isa El-buba, made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Jos. El-buba was reacting to the Christmas eve killings…
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Protesters piled pressure on Iran’s leadership on Sunday with demands for top authorities to quit after the Iranian military admitted it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner at a time when it had feared U.S. strikes. “They are lying that our enemy is America, our enemy is right here,” dozens of protesters outside a…
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They were teachers, engineers and accountants. Some had migrated to New Zealand decades ago, fleeing conflict or seeking a better life, while others were only in the Pacific Island country for short visits. Many died while trying to protect others, according to family members. Officials in New Zealand have not yet released the names of the at…
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President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian cattle herder doesn’t carry anything more than a stick, save when they need something to cut grass. This mirrors the same thing he told US President Donald Trump during a visit in April, when he said: “The problem of herders in Nigeria is a very long historical thing.…
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Since after the outrageous Zaria massacre where the senseless Nigerian Army extra Judicially killed thousands of brothers and sisters of the Islamic Movement members at Husainiyyah, Darul Rahmah, Film Village, and Sheikh Zakzaky’s house, sympathizers from across the World were conducting gatherings and prayer sessions in solidarity with what befell brothers and sisters of the…
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The arsonist who set a public bus on fire in January killing a total of 17 and injuring 32 persons has been arrested, detained and arraigned in court today. The suspected arsonist set a bus on fire in northwest China after he failed to resolve a financial dispute with a construction contractor. The massacre of innocent bus…
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