US shooting: Man pleads guilty to four murders in Atlanta spa shootings

Robert Aaron Long was arrested in the fatal shootings of multiple people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors, most of them women of Asian descent ATLANTA (Georgia, US), July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Robert Aaron Long, the man charged with shooting eight people in Atlanta-area spas in March – six of them women…

EU warns Turkish Pres Erdogan over push to open Cyprus ghost town

Varosha has been abandoned since 1974 BRUSSELS, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU told Turkey to reverse plans to open up the Cypriot ghost town of Varosha, announced during a controversial visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the divided island. The 27-nation bloc, which includes the internationally recognised Republic…

Canada border guards vote to strike days ahead of US border reopening

CBSA officers at the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Lansdowne, Ontario after it was announced that the border would close to “non-essential traffic” to combat the spread of COVID-19 VANCOUVER, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian border guards and customs officials voted on to go on strike just days ahead of the…

Ukrainian president fires head of the armed forces, citing disputes

Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces Ruslan Homchak KYIV, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed the head of the armed forces, Ruslan Khomchak, his spokesman said at a briefing, citing tensions between the armed forces and the defence ministry. Khomchak will be moved…

As Tigray war intensifies, Ethiopia parades new army recruits

Recruits to join Ethiopia’s Defense Force gather during the farewell ceremony at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Ethiopian army recruits paraded in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to bid farewell before leaving for training, potential future participants in a bloody eight-month-old conflict…

US shooting: Female teenager killed during movie screening in California theater

Regal Cinemas LOS ANGELES, July 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — A teenager was killed and another injured in a shooting during a movie screening late Monday night in the western U.S. state of California, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 11:45 p.m. Monday local time (0645 GMT on Tuesday) at the…

Nigerian police kill 6 gunmen in gunfight

ABUJA, July 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerian police confirmed six gunmen and a senior police officer were killed following a gunfight between the police and an armed group in the country’s southeastern state of Imo. Eleven other gunmen were arrested during the incident in the Oru-East local government area of the…

Pres Biden accuses Russia trying to disrupt US 2022 elections

 WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden on Tuesday accused his Russian counterpart of seeking to disrupt the 2022 congressional elections by spreading “misinformation.” “Look at what Russia is doing already about the 2022 elections and misinformation,” Biden said during a trip to the office of the director…

Israel-Gaza conflict: Apparent war crimes committed, says rights group

HRW says it investigated three Israeli attacks, including one in Gaza City on 16 May  JERUSALEM, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israeli forces and Palestinian militant groups carried out attacks during May’s Gaza conflict that apparently amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch says. An investigation by the campaign group into…

Ivory Coast President and rival in first meeting since civil war

Former president Laurent Gbagbo (left) and President Alassane Ouattara (right) have been pushing for reconciliation  ABIDJAN, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and bitter rival Laurent Gbagbo have embraced in their first meeting since the civil war 10 years ago. The conflict was sparked by Gbagbo’s refusal…