WorldMar 25, 2024
Russia concert hall attack suspects appear in a Moscow courtroom
Suspects in the Russia concert hall attack, which left more than 130 dead, arrived at a Moscow district court on Sunday night.
There was a heavy police presence around the court, which is expected to determine pretrial restrictions for the men, who are suspected of opening fire on crowds of concert goers at the capital’s Crocus City Hall.
One of the suspects was led blindfolded into the courtroom. His blindfold was removed and a black eye was visible.
Friday’s attack, which has been claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State group, is the deadliest on Russian soil in years.
Russian autho
WorldMar 25, 2024
North Korea says Japan's prime minister proposed summit with leader Kim Jong Un
North Korea said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Kim’s sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, made the comments in a state media dispatch Monday.
Kim Yo Jong said that Kishida used an unspecified channel to convey his position that he wants to meet Kim Jong Un at an early date.
Kim Yo Jong said whether to improve bilateral ties hinges on Japan.
She said if Kishida sticks to his push to resolve the alleged past abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea, he cannot avoid criticism that he would only pursue talks to boost
WorldMar 22, 2024
'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales
Canadians are wishing the Princess of Wales a speedy recovery after she announced she has cancer.
Kate says in a video that she has been diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.
She asks for “time, space and privacy.”
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on social media that he joins all Canadians in wishing her a "speedy recovery, and her family support in a difficult time."
Prince William and Kate first toured Canada as a couple in 2011 a few months after they were married.
They returned in 2016 with the oldest of their three children, P
WorldMar 22, 2024
Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in theIsrael-Hamas warin Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 millionhungry Palestinians.
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favor, three against and one abstention.
Before the vote, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Moscow supports an immediate cease-fire, but he questioned the language in the resolution and accused U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas
WorldMar 22, 2024
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won't run in Democratic primary
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday that he will not run in the Democratic primary as he facesfederal corruption charges, but he left open the possibility that he would reenter the race as an independent later this year if he is exonerated at a trial.
Menendez made the announcement in a video released Thursday afternoon.
The decision comes as Menendez fights federal bribery charges, along with his wife, Nadine, and three business associates.
Menendez and his spouse are charged with taking bribes of gold bars, cash and a Mercedes-Benz in return for the senator’s help with proje
WorldMar 21, 2024
Changes will be made in the Anand karj Marriage Act 2018: Ramesh Singh Arora
The Sikh Anand karj Marriage Act 2018 of the Punjab province of Pakistan will be amended. This information was given by Ramesh Singh Arora, the first Sikh minister in the Maryam Nawaz government. He said that through this, marriage under the age of 18 will be banned in the Sikh community.
While presiding over the meeting of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Arora said that the new amendments in Pakistan's Sikh Act are going to be in favor of the minority community.
Arora is the Cabinet Minister for Minority Affairs in Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's government. He said that Punj
WorldMar 21, 2024
Weeping, weak and soaked, dozens of Rohingya refugees rescued after night on hull of capsized boat
An Indonesian search and rescue ship located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees, and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety Thursday.
An AP photographer aboard the rescue ship said 10 people had been taken aboard local fishing boats and another 59 were being saved by the Indonesian craft.
Men, women and children, weak and soaked from the night’s rain, wept as the rescue operation got underway and people were taken aboard a rubber dinghy to the rescue boat.
WorldMar 21, 2024
Ukraine's capital Kyiv attacked by Russia for first time in 44 days with 13 people hurt
Ukraine's capital was attacked by Russia for the first time in 44 days Thursday as Kyiv residents woke early to loud explosions.
Ukraine's Emergency Service said 13 people were wounded, including one child, and that dozens of people were evacuated from their homes.
Around 30 cruise and ballistic missiles were shot down over the city, said Serhii Popko, the head of Kyiv City Administration.
In the Shevchenkivskyi district in western Kyiv, an apartment in a multistory building and cars were set on fire as a result of the Russian attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
The attack comes after Ukraine
WorldMar 20, 2024
Toddler gets behind wheel of truck idling at a gas pump, killing a 2-year-old
A toddler climbed out of a car seat and got behind the wheel of a truck idling at a gas pump in Northern California, rolling toward a taco stand and killing a 2-year-old child, police said.
The owner of the truck was inside the gas station store at the time of the tragedy over the weekend in the city of Woodland, northwest of Sacramento, the Woodland Police Department said in a statement.
The child died after being taken to a hospital by family members. Police did not reveal any identities of those involved but said everyone has cooperated and there has been no arrest.
Police said the results