Ohio police officer killed after being ‘ambushed’ on disturbance call; suspect sought
An Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being “ambushed” while answering a disturbance call over the weekend, and a suspect was being sought, authorities said Sunday. Police in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said officers were dispatched just before 10 p.m. Saturday to a home due to a...
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Fourth Indian held suspected role in killing of Nijjar
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Israel battles regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
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House rejects Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Johnson
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Yoon rejects S Korean opp calls for probe against wife, top officials
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Prez pins Sri Lanka’s economic stability on IMF programme
(): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday told lawmakers that there was no “alternative path” to economic recovery for the island nation other than the IMF-prescribed reform plans. Sri Lanka has been facing the worst economic crisis, leading to a sharp rise in the prices of essential commodities, including...
Pak leadership vows not to allow May 9 ‘executors’ to get away
Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership Thursday strongly condemned the unprecedented violence by the supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on May 9 last year and vowed not to allow its “executors” to get away with their acts which were aimed at establishing an “individual’s dictatorship”. On May 9...
Spanish court shelves tax probe against Shakira
A Spanish investigative magistrate on Thursday provisionally shelved the latest probe into an alleged case of tax fraud by pop star Shakira following recommendations by prosecutors. The Colombian singer had been under investigation for the alleged evasion of 6.7 million Euros (USD 7.2 million) in taxes on her 2018 income...
IS group claims bombing in Af
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeast that killed police officers who were part of an anti-poppy crop campaign. A motorcycle was booby-trapped and exploded, targeting a Taliban patrol in Faizabad town in Badakhshan province, killing and wounding 12 members of the patrol as well as...
Japanese aircraft makes emergency landing after glitch
A Japanese defence aircraft carrying eight people made an emergency landing at a commercial airport in central Japan on Thursday after a cockpit window inadvertently slid open during its training flight, officials said. No damage or injuries were reported. The Japan Air Self-Defence Force said its C-2 transport aircraft experienced...
Taliban sound warning to journalists, experts
The Taliban on Thursday warned journalists and experts against working with Afghanistan International TV. It’s the first time they have told people not to cooperate with a specific outlet. Afghanistan International TV, which is headquartered in London, is accessible through satellite, cable and social media. A spokesman for the Taliban-controlled Ministry of...
Putin accuses West of fueling global conflicts
Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II by hailing his forces fighting in Ukraine and blasting the West for fueling conflicts around the world. Even though few veterans of what Russia calls the...
