JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack. One officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene, MayorSteven Fulop said without indicating how many were killed ... .......
Suicide blasts in Afghanistan killed one person and injured more than 60 in an attack on Wednesday on the United States' main military base of Bagram that was repulsed after a 30-minute clash, Afghan and NATO officials said ... ....
Bougainville has voted by a landslide for independence from Papua New Guinea, according to official referendum results released Wednesday, a major step toward creating the ... ....
WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern faces tough challenges as she heads into a general election campaign next year, with economic growth slowing, divisive referendums looming and a country reeling from disasters both natural and man-made ... chat shows, and her ability to combine motherhood and leadership....
MOGADISHU. Five people including three civilians were killed when jihadist militants stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital, police said Wednesday, adding that all five attackers had also died after several hours of siege ... "The number of the dead we have confirmed is five, among them two members of the security forces and three civilians ... ....
Donald Trump has paid $2m to eight charities as part of a court-ordered judgment against the president, who was accused of self-dealing and using charitable donations for his campaign ...Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now ... ... ....
SPD co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans warned against a “militarization of foreign policy,” referring to foreign deployments of the German armed forces... Walter-Borjans’ criticism was later echoed by German Foreign Minister and senior Social Democrat Heiko Maas who also warned that trying to create peace militarily doesn’t work....
Traffic was reduced to a crawl on the main highway into Abu Dhabi from Dubai as water collected on the roads, while Dubai Policewarned of severe congestion due to accident in Sheikh Mohammed Bin ZayedRoad, before Mirdif Bridge towards Abu Dhabi ... The NCM is also warning of rough seas in the Arabian Gulf....
WASHINGTON. The Pentagon announced Tuesday it was temporarily suspending operational training for Saudi military students in the United States following a shooting rampage last week by a Saudi air force officer ...Deputy Secretary of DefenseDavid Norquist ordered a review to be completed, within 10 days, of policies for screening foreign students ... ....
By CharlotteGreenfield, WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Increasing tremors on a volcanic island in New Zealand on Wednesday prevented the recovery of the bodies of eight people thought to be left on the island, two days after an eruption engulfed dozens of tourists in steam and hot ash ...Today there is an even higher risk of an eruption ... ....
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