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Americas

Tillerson Says US priority in Syria Limited to Defeating ISIL: Report

America’s top diplomat reportedly told the UN secretary general that the US priority in Syria was limited to defeating ISIL terrorist group,. an article in Foreign Policy magazine mentioned. According to the magazine, three diplomatic sources said Rex Tillerson, the secretary of state, admitted to Antonio Guterres last week that ...

July 3, 2017

Europe

Saudi King Cancels Visit to G20 Summit: Germany

King Salman of Saudi Arabia has cancelled attendance at this week’s G20 summit in Hamburg, the German government said Monday, as Riyadh is engaged in a diplomatic standoff with Qatar. “The government has received official notification that King Salman will not travel to the G20 summit,” a spokesman told AFP.

July 3, 2017

African countries

Nine Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attack in Niger

Nine people were killed and dozens kidnapped after an attack in southeastern Niger by suspected members of Boko Haram, local authorities said Monday. The attack happened Sunday night, between 2100-2200 GMT. “About 30 to 40 women and children were taken by the assailants,” local mayor Abari El Hadj Daouda told ...

July 3, 2017

Europe

Radical Extremists in Sweden Rise to 2,000: Intelligence

Sweden is home to some 2,000 radical extremists, the nation’s intelligence chief said Monday, a nearly 10-fold increase in less than a decade. Anders Thornberg, head of domestic spy service Sapo, attributed the rise primarily to the sophisticated propaganda machine of ISIL terrorist group. Although “few extremists” have “the will ...

July 3, 2017

Live News

Xi told Trump US-China ties hit by ‘negative factors’

Chinese President Xi Jinping told US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday that Sino-US relations have been hit by “negative factors” in a phone call following days of US actions that have vexed Beijing. Trump held separate calls with Xi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that focused on tensions on ...

July 3, 2017

Europe

About 60% of Britons Don’t Want to Give EU Citizenship Up: Poll

Six out of 10 Britons, especially the younger generation, do not want to lose their EU citizenship following Brexit, with many prepared to pay large sums to retain rights to live, work, study and travel in the European bloc, a survey led by the London School of Economics showed. The ...

July 2, 2017

Live News

Afghanistan Says Taliban District Chief Killed in Battle

Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says a Taliban shadow district chief was killed in fighting with security forces in eastern Wardak province. According to a statement released Saturday, Mullah Bashir, the Taliban-appointed governor of the Nirkh district, was killed and two militants were wounded late Friday night. In a separate statement, the ...

July 1, 2017

Americas

Six people have been killed and eight injured at a mosque in Quebec City, police have said, in a shooting Canada’s prime minister denounced as a “terrorist attack”.
The shooting was carried out by three people at the Quebec City Islamic cultural center, witnesses said, and happened during evening prayers on Sunday. Police received the first calls just before 8pm.
Two arrests have been made, a police spokesman said. Local newspaper Le Soleil said police accepted a third suspect could still be on the run, though spokeswoman Chistine Coulombe later said: “Nothing right now makes us believe that there would be other suspects related to this event.”
One of the suspects was carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and one was aged 27, Le Soleil reported.
Trudeau spoke of his anger after hearing the news: “We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge.
“While authorities are still investigating and details continue to be confirmed, it is heart-wrenching to see such senseless violence. Diversity is our strength, and religious tolerance is a value that we, as Canadians, hold dear.”
At a media conference, police said the victims were aged between 35 and 70.
At the time of the attack, more than 50 people were thought to be in the two-storey building, also called the Grande Mosque de Quebec, which is equipped with several CCTV cameras.
The mosque’s Imam, Mohamed Yangui – who was not inside the mosque when the shooting occurred – said he got frantic calls from people at evening prayers. He said the injured were taken to different hospitals across Quebec City. “Why is this happening here? This is barbaric,” he said.
The city’s police said the site had been secured and all occupants evacuated. A large security cordon has been set up around the site. Witnesses reported seeing heavily armed police entering the mosque after the shooting.
The premier of Québec, Philippe Couillard, called the killings a “terrorist act” and said the government stood in solidarity with the city’s Muslim population. he tweeted: “#Quebec rejects categorically this barbaric violence. All our solidarity to the families of the victims, the injured and their families.”
“Quebec is mourning,” the mayor of Quebec, Regis Labeaume, said, looking shaken. “I want to express my revolt to this villainous crime.”
Canada’s publics safety minister, Ralph Goodale, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths.
Local politician Manon Masse said: “We know little at the moment, but one or two people have assumed the right to kill our fellow Muslim Québec citizens. When intolerance goes from debate to murder, solidarity is essential.”

Police: Multiple people shot inside New York City hospital

Police say multiple people have been shot at a New York City hospital. The gunfire broke out at 2:50 p.m. Friday inside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in the Bronx. Police had no immediate information on whether anyone was killed. Television images showed the hospital surrounded by police cars and fire ...

June 30, 2017

Int'l Organizations

UN: Call to Close Al-Jazeera ‘Unacceptable Attack’ on Free Speech

The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down, describing it as “an unacceptable attack on the right to freedom of expression and opinion.” The closure of the broadcaster is one of 13 wide-ranging demands placed on Doha by Saudi Arabia and ...

June 30, 2017

Int'l Organizations

Nearly Half a Million Displaced Syrians Return Home: UN

Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year, mainly to find family members and check on property, the UN refugee agency said Friday. The agency said it had seen “a notable trend of spontaneous returns to and within Syria in 2017.” ...

June 30, 2017