'17-year-old girl killed' in sword attack at Swedish school
A 17-year-old girl was killed when a teenager armed with a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, reports say.
Victim of sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The victim of a deadly sword attack at a school in central Sweden was a 17-year-old girl, police said Saturday.An 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were in session on Friday. One person was killed and three…
Pope Leo praises San Marino as model of freedom and common good
SAN MARINO (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday hailed the tiny Republic of San Marino as a model of political freedom and civic responsibility, praising its centuries-old republican traditions while warning against political and economic systems that place power above the human person.Addressing local authorities during a one-day visit to the world`s oldest surviving…
Iran says the world has accepted it has defeated the US, and other Middle East developments
Iran`s president says the world has accepted that it`s won the war with the United States and remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria appear to contradict official U.S. position over the Golan Heights.Here`s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on…
Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine as it grapples with unprecedented outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the country`s health minister said.The 16,250 doses arrived at the N`djili International Airport in the capital, Kinshasa, late Friday, as part of 70,000 doses expected from the World Health…
Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 2 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least two people were killed overnight in Ukraine by Russian drone and missile strikes, authorities said, a day after an attack on a shopping center killed 16 people.Oleksandr Pertsovsky, the head of Ukraine`s national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia, said Saturday that one of the company`s employees was killed in an overnight…
FIFA president Infantino asked to stay away from youth tournament
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been asked to stay away from a youth tournament in a sign of deepening divisions caused by his attempted World Cup sell-off, Sky News has learnt.
Former world champion boxer shot dead outside his home
Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa, government officials said.
Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions
HONG KONG (AP) — Tang Ngok-kwan still occasionally visits the places where Hong Kong once publicly remembered Beijing`s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Though Tang`s fellow activists were locked up in prison, accused of inciting subversion, and an annual candlelight vigil they previously organized to mourn the crackdown`s victims vanished, the 58-year-old continues to personally and…
'America has changed': Canada to match Trump's tariffs 'dollar for dollar' after trade talks collapse
The United States has imposed a 50% tariff on $20bn (£14.6bn) worth of goods from Canada, which has vowed to retaliate against its historic ally.
