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A 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, while fleeing a traffic stop, had 46 gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office said Friday. A summary of the autopsy findings on Jayland Walker was released by Summit County medical examiner Lisa Kohler, the Akron Beacon …

Sri Lanka’s parliament convened on Saturday to begin the process of electing a new president, as a shipment of fuel arrived to provide some relief to the crisis-stricken country. This comes after former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation was accepted by parliament on Friday. Rajapaksa had fled to Singapore via the Maldives …

The US navy says one of its destroyers has sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the second such provocative move in the strategic waterway in a week. “On July 16, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near …

Fourteen people were killed when a military helicopter crashed on Friday in northwestern Mexico, the navy said. “A Black Hawk helicopter was involved in an accident, the cause of which is unknown at this time,” a statement said, AFP reported. It said the aircraft was carrying 15 people and the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of decades of aggression towards Moscow, warning that any attempt to beat Russia on the battlefield would bring tragedy for Ukraine. In televised remarks to parliamentary leaders on Thursday, Putin said that “the West wants to fight us until the last Ukrainian. …

A bipartisan pair of US war hawks, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal, on Thursday met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who implored the lawmakers for more weapons. Blumenthal and Graham have been two of the most ardently anti-Russia voices in the US Congress. The Ukrainian president …

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims have arrived at Mount Arafat, also known as Mount of Mercy, to perform one of the final rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage. The 9th day of the lunar Hijri month of Dhul Hajja is known as the Day of Arafah. It is when Muslims …

About 700 firefighters backed by aircraft have been pressed into service in France’s southern Gard region to battle a blaze that has so far burnt more than 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of forest area. People in the villages of Bordezac and other small settlements in the Besseges area were evacuated …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has sent a message to the 2022 Hajj pilgrimage, inviting Muslims around the world to turn away from what leads to “disunity and division” while also talking about Islamic awakening and resistance. Below is the full text of the Leader’s message: …

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is feared dead after being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region, local media report. Several Japanese news media outlets, including Kyodo and public broadcaster NHK, reported the development on Friday, saying there had been the sound of an apparent gunshot at the …

The US Air Force has sent F-35 stealth warplanes to South Korea to carry out maneuvers, with a New York-based analyst saying the deployment of these destabilizing weapons will likely be viewed as a First Strike threat by North Korea. US Forces Korea said in a statement on Tuesday that …

The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens of others in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois has been charged with seven counts of murder, authorities said. Robert Crimo, 21, would be punished “for the killing spree he has unleashed against our community,” …

These are images from Saint-Lazare Station in Paris as traffic on the region’s L and J lines is “severely disrupted” by the strike of SNCF staff who demand wage increases to counter soaring inflation.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu has announced Beijing’s willingness to broaden relations with Russia within multilateral frameworks. In a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Beijing Andrey Denisov, the senior Chinese diplomat expressed China’s keenness to strengthen strategic coordination with Russia and expand practical cooperation in various fields, according to …

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has strongly warned the Western states against any attempts at “punishing” the country over its ongoing military operation in neighboring Ukraine. “The idea to punish a country that has the largest nuclear arsenal is absurd in and of itself,” Medvedev said on the Telegram messaging …

Throwing a backpack over his shoulders and a helmet over his head, Thusitha Kahaduwa hops onto his bicycle to pedal off to work through the chaotic streets of Colombo. The 41-year-old doctor who works at a private hospital is among thousands of Sri Lankans who are ditching their vehicles at …

The occupying Turkish military has taken the Western Syrian Province of Aleppo’s villages under a heavy bombardment campaign. The offensive took place against as many as 10 villages across the province on Tuesday, Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network reported. The Turkish forces unleashed at least “200 missiles and artillery shells” against …

At least two Israeli military soldiers have been injured in fierce clashes between Palestinians and regime forces after the latter raided a predominantly Arab neighborhood on the outskirts of the Old City of occupied al-Quds. The Arabic-language Palestine Today news agency reported that Israeli troops stormed Silwan neighborhood late on Tuesday, …

Residents of a village in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah have reportedly blocked a US military convoy as it was attempting to pass through their community, amid boiling public rage over the presence of American occupation forces in the energy-rich region of the war-ravaged West Asian country. According to a …

Pilgrims from around the world perform the Tawaf, or the circumambulation of the Ka’ba on the first day of the biggest Hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic.