Suspect charged with murder over 4 July attack

WASHINGTON, US – July 06 (ONLINE) A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago has been charged with seven counts of murder, officials say. Robert Crimo, 21, would be punished “for the killing spree he has unleashed against our […]

DR Congo and Rwanda agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions

Kinshasa, July 6 (AFP/APP): The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a “de-escalation process” following weeks of rising tensions over rebel fighting in eastern DRC, the Congolese presidency said Wednesday. It said a “roadmap” had been established towards normalising diplomatic ties, including […]

Maskless pilgrims launch largest hajj of Covid era

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6 (AFP/APP): The biggest hajj pilgrimage since the Covid pandemic began kicked off Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of mostly maskless worshippers expected to circle Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca. One million fully vaccinated Muslims, including 850,000 from abroad, […]

Rescuers gather body parts after Italy glacier collapse

Canazei, Italy, July 5 (AFP/APP): Emergency services at the scene of a deadly avalanche in the Italian Dolomites recovered what body parts they could on Tuesday, with the dangers of venturing under the partially collapsed glacier slowing the search. Rescue teams sent helicopters and drones […]

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