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People gather at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025
People in Örebro light candles in tribute to victims of Swedish mass shooting
OREBRO — Mourners in the Swedish city of Örebro on Thursday paid tribute to the victims of the country's deadliest shooting in history that left 11 dead.The shooter was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon, law enforcement said on Thursday.Authorities said the gunman, who has not yet been officially identified, may have attended school there before Tuesday's violence on the school campus west of Stockholm. The shooter was later found dead with three guns, 10 empty magazines and a large amount of unused ammunition next to his body, officials told a news conference.It was not clear how he died but officials said officers did not return his gunfire.The school offers primary and secondary educational classes for adults age...
February 07, 2025

People in Örebro light candles in tribute to victims of Swedish mass shooting

Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands by the Venezuelan government airplane he announced is being seized during a press conference in the Dominican Republic, on February 6, 2025
US seizes second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Maduro
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally seized a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government on behalf of the United States on Thursday.The relationship between Caracas and Washington has been marked by tensions for decades and the plane’s seizure follows a similar instance in September when a Venezuelan aircraft was seized while in the Dominican Republic.Both aircraft were used by high-level Venezuelan officials throughout their travels, according to Edwin Lopez, the country attaché for US Homeland Security Investigations in Santo Domingo. The other aircraft was flown to Florida at the time of its seizure in September, under the Biden administration.The plane seized on Thursday, a Dassault Falcon 200EX with the tail number YV-3360, was...
February 07, 2025

US seizes second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Maduro

This photo shows the wreckage of airplane in a rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines
US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four
MANILA — A US-contracted surveillance plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday morning, killing all four personnel on board, including one US military service member, according to US Indo-Pacific Command.The crash occurred in Maguindanao del Sur in the southern Philippines. Images from the crash site, confirmed by a US defense official, show the wreckage of a Beechcraft King Air 350 in a rice field.The official said the service member killed in the crash was a US Marine. It is unclear if the three defense contractors were also US citizens.The twin-engine turboprop aircraft was contracted by the Defense Department to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance at the request of the Philippines, Indo-Pacific Command said. The crash occurred during a “routine mission,”...
February 07, 2025

US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four

Five adult snakes and 97 newborns were recovered from the garden
102 snakes removed from Sydney homeowner’s garden 
SYDNEY — Living in Australia means you might have to accept coming across a snake or two on your property at some point. But one Sydney homeowner got more than he bargained for when a snake catcher unearthed 102 of the slithery reptiles hiding in his garden.David Stein had spotted a few snakes in a pile of mulch in his backyard in suburban Sydney and called Reptile Relocation Sydney to take a look.By the time snake catcher Dylan Cooper had finished digging through the mulch, he’d recovered a total of 102 snakes — five adults and 97 newborns, Reptile Relocation Sydney owner Cory Kerewaro told CNN on Thursday.Red-bellied black snakes are a kind of venomous snake, and the females are known to congregate to give birth, said Kerewaro.What is unusual in this case is the fact that someone...
February 07, 2025

102 snakes removed from Sydney homeowner’s garden 

Members of the Congolese Red Cross and Civil Protection unload the bodies of the victims of the recent clashes in Goma for burial, on February 3, 2025
150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak 
GOMA — More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango told CNN that most of the 165 female prisoners who were raped by escaping male inmates died in the fire.Between nine and 13 female inmates, “all of whom had also been raped,” survived the blaze, Magango added, citing a judicial source in the DRC.“We did not independently verify the judicial official’s report ourselves, but we do consider his account to be credible,” Magango told CNN Thursday.The male inmates, some of whom were killed by prison guards, plotted a mass escape on January 27 as the...
February 07, 2025

150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak 

People protest with signs in support for US government workers
US judge halts Trump's government worker buyout plan
WASHINGTON — A US judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump's plan offering incentives to federal workers to voluntarily resign before a Thursday midnight deadline.Federal Judge George O'Toole Jr said the plan would be paused until a hearing on Monday when he could determine the merits of a lawsuit filed by federal employee unions, reported CBS.The offer is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to slash the size of the federal government.The White House says more than 40,000 employees have accepted the offer to resign in exchange for pay until 30 September. Some workers have voiced confusion about the terms of the deal.The order came hours before Thursday's 23:59 EST (04:59 GMT Friday) deadline for federal workers to accept the offer.A lawyer for the...
February 07, 2025

US judge halts Trump's government worker buyout plan

Syrian defector Caesar looks toward the White House after a meeting with the US administration officials in a nearby building (File photo).
Farid Al-Madhan from Syria's Daraa is Caesar, the defected Syrian whistleblower
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The identity of "Caesar," the defected Syrian whistleblower, is revealed as Farid Al-Madhan from the town of Sheikh Maskin in Syria's Daraa governorate, according to Okaz newspaper. Okaz had kept the name of "Caesar" as a secret for four years, as he requested anonymity in the interview conducted with him along with his partner Sami and published on May 17, 2020 in the newspaper."Caesar" was a first assistant in the Syrian army, who defected from the Assad regime and leaked tens of thousands of photos of torture victims among Syrian civilians, which the international investigation committee, tasked with investigating war crimes in Syria, relied on to prove the atrocities and crimes of the former regime. "Caesar" was...
February 06, 2025

Farid Al-Madhan from Syria's Daraa is Caesar, the defected Syrian whistleblower

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday
Top US officials walk back parts of Trump's plan to 'take over' Gaza
WASHINGTON — Some of US President Donald Trump's top aides have sought to soften parts of his proposal to take over Gaza and permanently relocate Palestinians from the war-stricken enclave, following backlash at home and abroad and questions over the plan's legality.During a Tuesday press conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said he saw the US having a "long-term ownership position" of Gaza, and talked of "permanently" resettling 1.8 million Palestinians in neighbouring countries. Trump left the door open to deploying US troops there as part of a massive rebuilding operation.Trump's proposal was met with immediate condemnation from officials around the world on Wednesday, with Arab states and European leaders expressing...
February 06, 2025

Top US officials walk back parts of Trump's plan to 'take over' Gaza

Almost 70% of Gaza's buildings are estimated to be destroyed or damaged following 15 months of war
Israel minister tells army to plan for Palestinians leaving Gaza
TEL AVIV — Israel's defense minister has told its military to prepare a plan to "allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave to do so", in line with President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take over the territory and resettle the 2.1 million Palestinians there.Israel Katz said Gazans should have "freedom of movement and migration" and countries critical of Israel's war with Hamas were "obligated" to take them in.The US secretary of state meanwhile insisted the resettlement would be temporary during Gaza's reconstruction, though Trump had said it would be permanent.Palestinian leaders and Arab states have rejected the plan and said that forced displacement would violate international law.The UN secretary-general has also warned that...
February 06, 2025

Israel minister tells army to plan for Palestinians leaving Gaza

A ship passing through locks on the Panama canal
Panama denies US claims over free canal passages
PANAMA — Panama denied a claim made by the State Department on Wednesday that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government ships to transit the country’s famous canal.“In response to a publication released by the United States Department of State, the Panama Canal Authority, which is authorized to set tolls and other fees for transiting the Canal, reports that it has not made any adjustments to them,” the authority said in a statement, adding that it stood ready to establish a dialogue with the US.Panama’s statement directly contradicted the State Department’s claim earlier in the evening.“US government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the US government millions of dollars a year,” the State Department...
February 06, 2025

Panama denies US claims over free canal passages

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