Alabama: Video shows chaos after mass shooting in Birmingham nightlife area Police are offering a $50,000 (£37,400) reward for any information that leads to an arrest as the hunt continues for a group of attackers after a deadly shooting in the US city of Birmingham, Alabama. Four people were killed and 17 others were injured … Read more
It is becoming the bloodiest day in Lebanon since Hezbollah attacked Israel in support of Hamas on 7 October last year. Israel launched a massive series of air strikes this morning that have so far killed 274 people according to the Lebanese government and the Israelis are warning of more attacks to come. The war … Read more
At least 30 decomposing bodies have been found on a boat off the coast of Senegal, military authorities say. The navy was informed of a vessel that was adrift about 70km (45 miles) from the capital Dakar, according to a military statement on X. They brought the wooden canoe, or pirogue, into port on Monday … Read more
An Egyptian ship has delivered a significant consignment of military equipment to Somalia, security officials in the capital, Mogadishu, are quoted as saying. Somali Defence Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur thanked Egypt in a social media post without specifically mentioning the weapons. This is the second such delivery from Egypt in a month as relations deteriorate … Read more
Reuters Smoke rose from areas near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre during the first wave of Israeli strikes on Monday morning More than 270 people have been killed and 1,000 injured in intense Israeli air strikes across Lebanon, the country’s health minister says, after Israel warned it was “deepening” its attacks on the armed … Read more
Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake officially entered office as the president of Sri Lanka on Monday. Dissanayake, 55, defeated President Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose party was accused of leading the country into an economic crisis. The new leader’s party is the People’s Liberation Front, a Marxist group that launched two armed insurrections during the 1970s and … Read more
Video from a beach in Tyre, southern Lebanon – just 19km (12 miles) north of the Israeli border – shows several clouds of smoke rising after Israeli air strikes in the region. At least 274 people were killed and more than 700 injured in the strikes on Monday, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel’s army … Read more
An advertisement for Hugo Boss AG in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European luxury stocks tumbled Monday as analysts warned of a deteriorating demand outlook, particularly among high-spending Chinese consumers. Germany’s Hugo Boss was among the worst performers on the Stoxx 600 index by midday, … Read more
Seamus Coleman of Everton gives the team instructions during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Burnley FC at Goodison Park on April 06, 2024 in Liverpool, England. Matt Mcnulty | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images LONDON — The investment group run by U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin on Monday agreed to buy Everton … Read more
A suspected gunman arrested near Donald Trump’s golf-course wrote a note months earlier saying he intended to kill the former president, a court filing shows. “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump,” the note says. In court documents filed on Monday, prosecutors said the letter was dropped off at the home of a witness … Read more