US press gala shooting suspect charged with attempting to kill Trump
Prosecutor says Cole Tomas Allen 'attempted to assassinate the president of the United States' in Saturday attack.
Mexico warns US involvement in anti-drug operation should not be repeated
Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico was not aware of US participation until four officials were killed in car crash
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Monday that her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of US officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated.
The incident came to light after two US officials, along with two Mexican officials, were killed in a car crash on 19 April after the operation. Sheinbaum has said the federal government was not aware of the participation of the US officials, who were widely reported to be CIA officers.
Continue reading...Endangered orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross public road in Indonesia: “A world first” – CBS News
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Ceasefire at risk as Pakistan and Afghanistan report cross-border attacks
The strikes were the first since the two agreed to halt the violence at peace talks last month.
German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt
Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German police
A German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have said.
The 57-year-old man was watching the snake-charming show at a hotel in Hurghada, a popular beach holiday destination on the Red Sea, in early April.
Continue reading...Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves 21 dead amid pre-election violence
Cocaine-trafficking rebels blamed for worst attack on civilians in decades, which also left 56 people injured
The death toll in a Colombian highway bombing blamed on cocaine-trafficking rebels has risen to 21, the government said on Monday, in the country’s worst attack on civilians in decades and just ahead of elections.
The attack on Saturday left 56 injured and buses and vans mangled on the Pan-American Highway, in the restive south-western Cauca department.
Continue reading...Gunmen kidnap 23 children from Nigerian orphanage
Mass kidnappings are a common way for gangs and armed groups to make quick money in Nigeria.
Venice opera house drops incoming music director after nepotism remarks
Beatrice Venezi's appointment had been marred in controversy since being announced last September, prompting orchestra members to go on strike.
Four killed, 70 wounded in mortar, rocket attacks by Pakistan, Afghan Taliban says – Reuters
- Four killed, 70 wounded in mortar, rocket attacks by Pakistan, Afghan Taliban says Reuters
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- Six Pakistani soldiers killed, one captured amid fresh Taliban-Pakistan border clashes The Times of India
- Afghan officials say Pakistani strikes killed 7 and wounded 85 in first attacks since peace talks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks
Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.
Mali attacks: Russia’s Africa Corps confirms withdrawal from Kidal – BBC
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Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks
Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.
French coastguard rescues more than 100 migrants crossing Channel
A boat carrying 106 people broke down at sea, while others were rescued attempting to board the vessel.
Russian drone attack wounds 14 while Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia-held area – AP News
Daughter of former Uzbek president goes on trial in Switzerland over money laundering – AP News
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Plane crash in South Sudan kills all 14 on board
The authorities are investigating but early reports suggest bad weather and poor visibility may be to blame.
Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university
Air attacks on the province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, sources tell the BBC.
Clashes over water access kill at least 42 people in Chad – AP News
Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children
The attack saw 23 children and the facility's proprietress kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday.