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3 killed in shooting outside US church
The incident took place on Thursday evening in Ames, a city in Story County about 50 km north of state capital Des Moines, reports Xinhua news agency. Taking to Twitter, the Story County Sheriff's Office said they received multiple calls reporting that a male individual had shot two people in the parking lot of the Cornerstone Church.
President Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid partisan tensions
In his address on Thursday night, he urged Congress to ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, or at least raise the purchasing age from 18 to 21, reports Xinhua news agency. Other proposals included expanding background checks, passing "red flag" laws and repealing the liability shield for gun manufacturers and dealers. The remarks came after the US was shaken by a spate of mass shootings over the past few weeks.
NY mass shooting perpetrator pleads not guilty
Gendron is scheduled to appear before the court again on July 7. A grand jury on Wednesday indicted the gunman on charges of domestic act of terrorism motivated by hate in the first degree, murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree as a hate crime, attempted murder in the second degree as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, Xinhua news agency reported.
Ottawa signs landmark settlement with indigenous people
The 1.3 billion Canadian dollar ($1.04 billion) settlement is one of the largest agreements of its kind reached in Canada, according to a news release on the Prime Minister's website. The settlement aims to right past wrongs dating back over a century when the Canadian government broke promise and wrongfully took almost half of Siksika Nation's reserve land, including some of the most productive agricultural and mineral-rich lands.
Gang-rape of woman on moving train sparks anger in Pakistan
Three men -- one of them a ticket checker -- have been accused of raping the woman, a 25-year-old mother of two, as she traveled from the city of Karachi to Multan in Pakistan's Punjab province last week, according to Pakistan's Railway Ministry. It added the attack took place after the men asked her to move to a carriage with air conditioning, CNN reported.
EU sanctions on Russia fuel high inflation, expose internal rifts
But the move, part of a wider array of sanctions, is also likely to result in still higher energy prices, while exposing political rifts within the 27-nation bloc, experts said. The European leaders' move covers only seaborne imports of Russian oil, allowing a temporary exception for pipeline oil. This carve-out from the ban benefits Hungary, a land-locked EU member state that gets nearly all of its crude from Russia through pipelines, Xinhua news agency reported.
US announces new sanctions targeting Russian elites
The new round of sanctions were announced by the US on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. According to a fact sheet from the White House, the Treasury Department will impose sanctions on Sergei Roldugin and his family members. Roldugin, the White House said, is a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a money manager of Putin's offshore wealth.
Iran says latest 'destructive' statement proves GCC's 'strategic bewilderment'
Such "threadbare" GCC statements fail to have any other function but create regional tensions, and are apparently aimed at "neutralising" the outcomes of the Islamic republic's diplomatic move and interactions with neighbours, friendly states and partners, said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Thursday.
Record 2 million people in UK have long Covid: Survey
Based on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey of people living in private households in Britain, an estimated 3.1 per cent of the population were experiencing long Covid symptoms as of May 1, Xinhua news agency reported. This is 200,000 more people than the ONS's previous estimated prevalence of 1.8 million, as of April 3.
US raises concern over 'rising' religious attacks in India
Neither official named names or made any specific mention of incidents. Their remarks came at the release of the State Department's 2021 annual report on the state of freedom of religion around the world. Also mentioned by US officials were China, for its repression of Uyghur Muslim minorities, Myanmar, for its treatment of Rohingyas, and Pakistan, for its continued use of the draconian blasphemy law that is punishment by death.
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