Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on edge over war in Gaza
Reuters Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday with heightened security measures in place and tensions running high over the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, potentially casting a shadow over a normally joyous holiday. War in the Middle East has prompted officials to take extra precautions at airports and shopping malls across the United States […]
Updated: Suspect in 4th July parade shooting charged with seven counts of first degree murder; two-year-old boy orphaned in shooting
Updated: 11:15am (AEST) Highland Park, Illinois, US Reuters The man accused of opening fire with a rifle from a rooftop onto a crowd of people watching a July Fourth parade near Chicago, turning the holiday celebration into another national tragedy, was charged on Tuesday with seven counts of first-degree murder. If convicted, the suspect, 21-year-old […]
Updated: At least six killed in US shooting at 4th July parade
Updated: 10.45am At least six people have been killed and dozens injured after a gunman opened fire during a 4th July parade near Chicago. Police have arrested a suspect following a brief car chase after earlier announcing they were searching for a 22-year-old suspect, identified as Robert (Bobby) E Crimo III. The incident unfolded at about […]
Philippines cancels ‘Black Nazarene’ parade again on COVID-19 concerns
Manila, The Philippines Reuters Philippine authorities have cancelled an annual procession, which normally draws millions of Catholic devotees accompanying a black wooden statue of Jesus Christ through the streets of Manila, for a second straight year due to coronavirus concerns. The government’s coronavirus task force cancelled the “Black Nazerene” procession, which is one of the […]