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Gunman shot dead by police at NYC church after concert
A gunman shouting “Kill me!” opened fire from the steps of New York City’s Cathedral Church of St John the Divine just after an outdoor choir performance there on Sunday, and was himself shot dead by police, according to police and a Reuters photographer at the scene.
14 December 2020, 05:08 AM
US Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government: sources
A sophisticated hacking group backed by a foreign government stole information from the US Treasury Department and a US agency responsible for deciding policy around the internet and telecommunications, according to people familiar with the matter.
13 December 2020, 19:27 PM
Dozens of militants, 7 civilians killed
Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said yesterday.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Rich nations ‘lagging badly’
Rich nations are “lagging badly” on a longstanding pledge to channel $100 billion a year in funding, from 2020 onwards, to help poorer countries develop cleanly and adapt to the worsening impacts of climate change, the UN chief said on Saturday.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
Israel established relations on Saturday with Bhutan, a majority-Buddhist nation neighbouring India, as it looks to continue to expand its diplomatic links internationally.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Clashes erupt as Trump supporters rally across US
Four people were stabbed and one shot as rallies backing President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud led to clashes in major US cities on Saturday.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
About 70 anti-Lukashenko protesters detained in Belarus
Police in Belarus yesterday detained about 70 of demonstrators, the Belarusian rights group Viasna-96 (Spring-96) said, as weekly protests
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Azerbaijan says four killed in recent Karabakh clashes
Four Azeri servicemen have been killed in recent weeks in clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said yesterday, in
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Indonesia arrests Islamist cleric over virus rule breaches
A firebrand Indonesian Muslim cleric was arrested yesterday for allegedly breaching coronavirus restrictions after he held a series of sermons with
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Parents pray for hundreds of students kidnapped in Nigeria’s Katsina
Parents converged on a secondary school in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, begging authorities to save hundreds of boys abducted by gunmen.
13 December 2020, 16:15 PM
Going ‘the extra mile’: UK, EU keep up Brexit trade talks
Teetering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit departure, Britain and the European Union stepped back from the void Sunday and agreed to continue trade talks, although both downplayed the chances of success.
13 December 2020, 16:13 PM
Covid-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort
The first trucks carrying a Covid-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States pulled out of a Michigan manufacturing facility Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation’s coronavirus outbreak beginning in earnest a day later.
13 December 2020, 15:59 PM
Moon rocks on their way back to Earth in Chinese space capsule
A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades started its three-day return to Earth on Sunday.
13 December 2020, 10:05 AM
Four stabbed and one shot after pro-Trump rallies
Four people were stabbed and one shot as rallies backing President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud led to clashes in major US cities on Saturday.
13 December 2020, 07:32 AM
UK ministers warn supermarkets to stockpile food on no-deal Brexit fears
British ministers have warned supermarkets to stockpile food amid possibilities of a no-deal Brexit, with shortages feared as talks with the European Union remain deadlocked, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
13 December 2020, 03:47 AM
US moves forward with $1b Moroccan arms deal
President Donald Trump’s administration moved forward with $1 billion in sales of drones and precision-guided weapons to Morocco on Friday,
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Iran executes dissident journo
Iran has executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, authorities have said.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Talks near make-or-break moment
Britain yesterday readied armed Royal Navy ships to patrol its fishing waters if tempers flare after a “no-deal” Brexit as a make-or-break deadline approached for talks with the European Union.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Countries must declare ‘climate emergency’
World leaders should declare states of “climate emergency” in their countries to spur action to avoid catastrophic global warming, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in opening remarks to a climate summit yesterday.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
One civilian killed in Kabul rocket attack
A series of rockets struck Kabul yesterday, killing one person and wounding two, officials said, the second such attack to rock the Afghan capital in less than a month.
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM