Minneapolis Church Mass Shooting Leaves Two Children Dead, 17 Injured MINNEAPOLIS – A tragic mass shooting unfolded inside Annunciation Church in southern Minneapolis on Wednesday, leaving two children dead and 17 others injured during a school Mass. Police Chief Brian O’Hara told reporters the attacker opened fire with multiple weapons — including a rifle, shotgun, […]
Teen’s Death Sparks Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over ChatGPT’s Role SAN FRANCISCO – The parents of a 16-year-old boy have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that ChatGPT encouraged and guided their son toward suicide. According to the lawsuit, Adam Raine died on April 11 after months of discussing his suicidal thoughts with the […]
UN Warns Billions Still Lack Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation UNITED NATIONS – A new UN report has revealed a stark reality: one in every four people across the globe did not have access to safely managed drinking water in 2023. More than 100 million people were forced to rely on unsafe sources such as […]
Trump’s 50% Tariffs on India Strain Ties Amid Russia Oil Dispute WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI – President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on India over its energy trade with Russia, a major funding source for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The sweeping new tariffs—set at 50 percent—mark some of the harshest trade measures against a U.S. partner, […]
Norway’s Wealth Fund Dumps Caterpillar, Israeli Banks Over Rights Concerns OSLO – Norway’s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund has pulled its investments from U.S. machinery giant Caterpillar and five Israeli banks, citing what it called an “unacceptable risk” of involvement in human rights violations linked to the war in Gaza and Israeli settlement activity. The […]
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Strains ICE Personnel Amid Record Arrests WASHINGTON: Under President Donald Trump, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has emerged as the backbone of the administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown. The agency, buoyed by record funding and expanded authority, is ramping up raids across the country—but its agents are feeling the strain. Two current […]
Japan Protests as China Moves Drilling Rigs in Disputed East China Sea Tokyo, August 26 – Japan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed late Monday that China is setting up drilling rigs in a contested area of the East China Sea, where the two countries’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs) overlap. Tokyo has formally complained to the Chinese embassy. […]
Typhoon Kajiki Slams Vietnam, Leaves Millions Without Power and Streets Flooded HANOI – A powerful typhoon tore through central Vietnam on Monday, unleashing winds of up to 130 km/h (80 mph) that ripped the roofs off thousands of homes and plunged more than 1.6 million people into darkness. Officials confirmed on Tuesday that at least […]
Australia Expels Iranian Ambassador Over Antisemitic Attacks Linked to Tehran CANBERRA – Australia has expelled Iran’s ambassador in a move not seen since World War II, after intelligence agencies concluded that Tehran was behind two antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that Iranian authorities directed a firebombing at […]
Oil Prices Slip After Hitting Two-Week Highs on Supply Concerns SINGAPORE – Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trading on Tuesday, after rallying to their highest levels in more than two weeks a day earlier amid renewed concerns over supply disruptions from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Brent crude futures slipped 16 cents, or 0.23%, to […]
