A 13-year-old Palestinian attacker opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday. The shooting in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem, near the historic Old City, wounded a father and son, ages 47 and 23, paramedics said.
Aryna Sabalenka makes history as the first player competing under a neutral flag to win a grand slam
Belarusian-born Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in three sets to win a thrilling women’s Australian Open final Saturday, becoming the first player competing under a neutral flag to secure a grand slam.
Peru Congress rejects President Boluarte’s request to hold early elections
Peru’s Congress rejected on Saturday a request by embattled President Dina Boluarte to bring forward elections to December 2023, as protests that have killed dozens rage on against her leadership.The South American country has been embroiled in a poli…
Tyre Nichols’ mother says police blocked her from seeing dying son
Nichols, 29, died in Memphis on 10 January, of injuries sustained during his arrest three days earlier by members of the city’s police department
Search underway for missing radioactive capsule in Western Australia
Officials have warned the public of the risks in touching a small capsule containing a radioactive substance that was lost during transportation in Western Australia.
Russian Antarctic vessel docks in South Africa as green groups protest
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Deadly attacks in Israel highlight escalating violence in Middle East
A day after Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians in a West Bank raid, a Palestinian gunman killed seven people near a Jewish house of worship in East Jerusalem Friday. Ramy Inocencio reports.
In Brazil’s Amazon, malnourished Yanomami children get needed care
In a hospital in Brazil’s Amazon, half a dozen Yanomami children are dozing in blue hammocks. Some are suffering from pneumonia, others from malaria. Some even have snake bites. All of them are underfed.Cases of malnutrition and malaria in the region …
Pope Francis clarifies recent remarks on ‘sin’, decriminalizing homosexuality
Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments about homosexuality and sin, saying he was merely referring to official Catholic moral teaching that teaches that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin.And in a note Friday, Francis recalled that ev…
Japan firm opens whale meat vending machines to push sales
Conservationists say they are worried the move could be a step toward expanded whaling.