A shooting on Emory University’s Atlanta campus in the US state of Georgia left the shooter dead and one officer injured, according to media reports. There was a single shooter who is now dead, with no further threat to the campus or surrounding area, said NBC News, quoting the Atlanta Police Department. A law enforcement...
On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 to discuss a resolution to the war in Ukraine. “The much-anticipated meeting between myself, as the President of the United States, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, is scheduled for next Friday, August 15,...
An 18-year-old Canadian wild card, Victoria Mboko, shocked four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka with a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, securing her first WTA 1000 title on home turf at the Canadian Open. After losing the first set in the final match, Mboko demonstrated her resilience and determination by breaking Osaka in the opening...
Image: AMREF flying doctors website Six people were killed, including two on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Thursday afternoon, according to reports. AMREF Flying Doctors had confirmed that one of its aircraft, a Cessna Citation XLS with registration 5Y-FDM, was involved in a...
Updated: Aug 8th, 2025 Two Pennsylvania State Police Troopers were seriously injured after being shot while responding to a call in Susquehanna County late Thursday morning. At approximately 11.17 am, Troopers arrived at the scene near State Route 171 in Thompson Township, where a male suspect opened fire on the officers. Trooper Joseph Perechinsky and...
Updated: Aug 8th, 2025 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticised the latest anti-migrant raids in the United States, vowing to protect Mexican nationals staying in the neighbouring country. “We do not agree with the raids, and we will protect and help our compatriots,” the Mexican president said at her daily press conference on Thursday. Sheinbaum, who...
Updated: Aug 8th, 2025 President Donald Trump has signed a new memorandum directing institutions of higher education to disclose detailed admissions data categorised by race. The order is aimed at increasing transparency and ensuring compliance with the Supreme Court’s ruling that race-based admissions practices violate students’ civil rights. The memorandum, released by the White House,...
Israel’s Security Cabinet has sanctioned a strategy to seize Gaza City, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. This decision, made early Friday, signifies another intensification of Israel’s 22-month campaign initiated in response to Hamas’ attack on October 7. The conflict has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians, devastated much of...
Updated: Aug 7th, 2025 Representative image: Dark matter A compelling theory in particle physics is gaining renewed attention– What if the universe has a hidden twin, a mirror world that could hold the key to one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries: dark matter? In the study published on July 8 called ‘Dark matter from quasi–de Sitter...
Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir will be travelling to the US for the second time after his first meeting with President Donald Trump in June. This will mark Munir’s second official US trip since the April 22 terror attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 civilians dead. The Resistance Front,...