Smoke billows in Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals in Sudan on May 6, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) RIYADH – Envoys from Sudan's warring military factions – the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – were in Jeddah for talks on Saturday, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said, as international […]
Day: May 7, 2023
Ecuador committee fails to pass report on Lasso impeachment
This handout picture released by the Ecuadorian Presidency shows Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso (center) heading a Security Council meeting at the Carondelet Palace in Quito on April 27, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) QUITO – The oversight committee of Ecuador's National Assembly on Saturday failed to muster up the votes to approve a report recommending against […]
9 dead, 7 wounded in shooting at Texas mall
People raise their hands as they leave a shopping center following reports of a shooting, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas. (PHOTO / AP) A gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy mall north of Dallas on Saturday, police said. The gunman, whom authorities said they think […]
Charles III crowned in ceremony blending history and change
Britain's King Charles III greets the crowd as he and Queen Camilla travel to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach after their coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, in London, May 6, 2023. (PHOTO / POOL VIA AP) LONDON – King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain's biggest ceremonial event for […]
Corpses pile up after nearly 200 killed in Congo floods
In this photo taken on Nov 4, 2021, residents gather on the edge of the landslide left by the collapse of one of the main roads in the Mont Ngafula district in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (PHOTO / AFP) BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo – At least 176 people have […]
At least 8 people killed by gunman at Texas mall
This photo taken on May 2, 2023 shows a law enforcement officer standing at the perimeter set outside the San Jacinto County Jail after the suspected gunman in a mass shooting arrived in Coldspring, Texas. Francisco Oropeza, who allegedly shot five of his neighbors, including a child, was captured in Montgomery County and transferred to […]
Sudan’s warring parties to hold talks in Saudi Arabia
Smoke rises in Khartoum, Sudan, May 3, 2023. Many people are fleeing the conflict in Sudan between the military and a rival paramilitary force. (PHOTO / AP) RIYADH — Sudan's warring parties were set to hold talks on Saturday in the Saudi city of Jeddah, Riyadh and Washington said, as mediators pressed for an end […]
‘Police arrest Republc leader Smith ahead of King coronation’
Graham Smith of the campaigning group Republic speaks during an interview in London on April 27, 2023. Smith was arrested ahead of King Charles' coronation on May 6, 2023, a spokesperson for the group said. (PHOTO / AP) LONDON – British police arrested Graham Smith, leader of an anti-monarchist group Republic, ahead of King Charles' […]