Critical police faults are at heart of Texas school shooting enquiry

Texas school shooting

The state is now investigating critical errors made by police during the tragic Texas school shooting. Following the tragedy, it has been revealed that over 20 officers waited outside a classroom at Robb Elementary School despite scores of 911 calls screaming for assistance. The Texas Department of Public Safety is also investigating the gunman’s motive, … Read more

Gavin Newsom is infected with COVID-19

Gavin Newsom

California Governor Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, a day after meeting with New Zealand’s visiting Prime Minister. Newsom has moderate symptoms and will be kept in isolation at least until Thursday, or until he tests negative, according to his office. During that period, the Democratic governor intends to work from home. According … Read more

Ted Cruz says we’re all upset by Uvalde police response & wants full report

Ted Cruz

A Democratic Ted Cruz stated that “we’re all upset” about the police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, which murdered 19 students and two instructors. On Saturday, he spoke with Steve McCraw, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety. According to CNN, Mr. Gutierrez stated that Mr. McCraw informed him that a  … Read more

Trump boasts about size of crowd at a rally before 6 Jan Capitol incident

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Former President Donald Trump boasted about the size of the crowd at his rally at the White House Ellipse on January 6, 2018, prior to the violence in which his supporters breached the US Capitol in an attempt to reverse the 2020 election results. Mr Trump delivered his remarks on Saturday evening in Casper, Wyoming, … Read more

Trump slams Liz Cheney during a rally supporting her primary opponent in Wyoming

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Former President Donald Trump campaigned for a primary challenger to Representative Liz Cheney in Wyoming ahead of the state’s primary on August 16. The Wyoming incumbent, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has emerged as Mr Trump’s most vexing foe within the Republican Party, both for her vote to impeach Mr Trump for … Read more

Drone envy: How Turkey’s prized warfare weapon both wins and risks igniting wars

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Kyrgyzstan, a central Asian country, has finally gained an advantage over Tajikistan in a boundary dispute. It got three sought Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial combat drones armed with precision missiles capable of destroying any oncoming armour in late 2021. Officials promised the people that this would aid in repelling any assaults by its neighbour. … Read more

Four dogs perished in a hot car while the woman was eating at a restaurant

Tesia White

A lady was charged with four counts of animal cruelty after leaving four dogs in a hot car while eating at a nearby restaurant. Tesia White, of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, allegedly left the dogs in a car with the windows up and the air conditioning on. She claims she returned to check on them … Read more

Finland’s Prime Minister said she will support steps to ‘convict Russia’

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Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, has described Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as a “turning point” for the world, adding that she would back “any efforts” taken by the International Criminal Court to indict Russia. “We, Finland, support all the actions of the International Criminal Court to consider these crimes, collect evidence for future proceedings … Read more

Macron & Scholz urge Putin to engage in “serious negotiations” with Zelensky

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European leaders have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold “serious negotiations” with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have also urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to release the 2,500 Ukrainian defenders of the Azovstal steel complex who are now arrested by Russian military. In a phone discussion … Read more

Critical fire warnings have been issued over the United States Southwest

United States Southwest fire

On Saturday, critical fire conditions were issued across much of the United States’ Southwest, as crews in northern New Mexico battled to halt the spread of the nation’s largest active wildfire. The 7-week-old fire has scorched 491 square miles (1,272 square kilometres) of forest in steep terrain east of Santa Fe since it was sparked … Read more

Texas shooting: Outrage at the police chief’s participation in an active shooter course in December

Texas shooting

Texas shooting: Despite an active shooter threat, law enforcement admits to mistakenly assuming the gunman was ‘barricaded.’ Officials have acknowledged serious delays in the law enforcement response to the slaughter of 19 children and two instructors at a Texas elementary school. Police are facing mounting criticism for their response to the tragedy at Robb Elementary … Read more

British MPs urge government to assist a human rights activist imprisoned in Egypt

British MPs urge government to assist a human rights activist imprisoned in Egypt

MPs have asked that Boris Johnson’s government apply “maximum pressure” on Egypt human rights to get a consular visit for UK citizen Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly two months, saying that his situation is “dire and urgent.” More than 30 MPs and peers wrote to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss … Read more

Brexit website has been tied to Russian hackers. former MI6 spy chief’s emails were leaked

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According to Google, a website that released hacked emails from key players involved in the Brexit process has ties to Russian hackers. The website, dubbed “Very English Coop d’Etat,” claimed to have revealed emails from former MI6 head Richard Dearlove, renowned Brexit activist Gisela Stuart, pro-Brexit historian Robert Toombs, and other pro-Brexit campaigners. The website … Read more

Twitter will pay a $150 million fine for violating user data privacy

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Twitter will pay a $150 million fine and implement new measures to satisfy federal regulators’ charges that the social platform failed to protect users’ data privacy during a six-year period.  On Wednesday, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Twitter. Twitter is accused of violating a 2011 FTC ruling by … Read more

As Salvador Ramos grandfather speaks up, Beto O’Rourke confronts Greg Abbott

Salvador Ramos grandfather

On May 24, an adolescent gunman barricaded himself inside a classroom before killing at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school, the bloodiest school shooting in the decade since the Sandy Hook atrocity. The fatalities were all in the same fourth-grade class at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, some 80 miles … Read more

Mother of Texas gunman Salvador Ramos breaks her silence, saying her son “wasn’t a violent person.”

Texas gunman Salvador Ramos

The mother of Texas gunman Salvador Ramos has spoken out after the school shooting that murdered 19 children and two instructors, claiming that her son “wasn’t a violent person.” Adriana Reyes told DailyMail.com that she was “surprised” the 18-year-old went on a spree and slaughtered 21 people at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School. Ms Reyes, 39, … Read more

After reservations, Brazil’s Bolsonaro will attend the Americas Summit

Bolsonaro attend Americas Summit

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has decided to attend the Summit of the Americas next month in Los Angeles, where he will meet with US Vice President Joe Biden, according to close associates of the South American leader. Three of Bolsonaro’s Cabinet colleagues confirmed his decision to The Associated Press, after weeks of speculation about his … Read more

One of victims in Texas elementary school massacre is a deputy sheriff’s daughter

Texas school shooting

The governor of Texas has announced that one of the children slain in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was the daughter of a deputy sheriff.   “One deputy sheriff lost a daughter in that school,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott stated at a press conference, without naming the victim or the officer.   A shooting … Read more

Uvalde shooting, Texas teen was caught at school carrying a pistol & toy AR-15

Salvador Ramos grandfather

On Wednesday, Texas police caught a youngster at school with an AK-47-style handgun and a plastic AR-15-style rifle, the day after a mass shooting in the state killed 21 people at an elementary school in the small town of Uvalde. On Wednesday morning, police were summoned to the Dallas suburb of Richardson after reports of … Read more

Germany’s false doctor is sentenced to life in jail for patient deaths

German court

A German court condemned a woman posing as a doctor to life in prison on Wednesday for causing the deaths of six individuals she treated. The evidence proved that the 51-year-old woman – whose name was withheld due to German privacy laws – used a falsified licence to acquire employment as an anesthesiologist, according to … Read more

Russia says it is willing to let Ukraine export food as the crisis worsens

Ukraine food crisis

Russia is prepared to create a humanitarian passage for ships carrying food to escape Ukraine, according to Moscow’s deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko, as fears of a global food shortage mount as a result of the conflict.   The invasion of Russia has triggered a global food crisis, which the UN has warned might starve … Read more

Ukraine news: Russia’s all-out eastern offensive might decide the outcome of the conflict

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Russian soldiers are beginning an all-out attack in eastern Ukraine to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities spanning a river. The outcome of the conflict might decide the success or failure of Moscow’s eastern operation. It occurred as Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesperson Oleksandr Motuzyanyk warned that the fight in the east will almost certainly determine … Read more

Texas school shooting: Dead toll rises to 19 as Biden calls for action

Texas school shooting

Texas school shooting: According to officials, an active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two adults. According to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the shooter also died. Salvador Ramos, 18, has been identified as the shooter. Mr. Abbott stated that Ramos carried out the mass shooting “horriblyhorrifically and incomprehensibly” … Read more

Uvalde school shooting, Ted Cruz condemned for ‘prayer’ tweet

Uvalde school shooting

Uvalde school shooting: Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz came under fire for claiming he was praying for the people of Uvalde after a mass shooter massacred 19 children and two adults at a state school. “Heidi & I are fervently lifting up in prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde,” he … Read more

Following tragedy at a Uvalde school shooting, Biden has called for reform

Texas school shooting

Following a horrific shooting at a Texas elementary Uvalde school that killed at least 21 people, President Biden urged the nation on Tuesday night that it was time to “turn this pain into action” and tighten gun regulations. “Why are we willing to live with this carnage?” he asked, his voice husky and plainly moved. … Read more

Uvalde school shooting: Marjorie Taylor Greene tweets, “We don’t need more gun control.”

Uvalde school shooting

After news of a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right conspiracy theorist up for re-election in Georgia’s primary elections on Tuesday, was among the first to leap into the battle with a demand to resist new gun control attempts. The Trump acolyte took to Twitter minutes after the shooting’s death … Read more

Ken Paxton defeats George P Bush in campaign for Texas Attorney General

Texas Attorney General

On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated Land Commissioner George P Bush in a runoff election, essentially ending the Bush dynasty in a state dominated by the political family. This is the first time a Bush has lost a statewide primary in Texas in decades. Mr Bush’s grandfather was the late former President George … Read more

Australian government has urged China to eliminate trade restrictions

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

The new Australian government has requested China to suspend trade restrictions in order to restart a bilateral relationship that had reached new lows under the previous administration. The Chinese premier’s letter of congratulations to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his election victory was generally interpreted as a lifting of Beijing’s two-year prohibition on high-level government … Read more