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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police arrested a seventh person Wednesday in connection with the massacre at a Manchester pop concert that left 22 people dead. The arrest was made following searches at an address in the town of Nuneaton in central England, and is the first outside the Manchester area. “This evening we have been carrying out searches at an address in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and arrested a man,” the Greater Manchester Police force […]
(Eagle News) – Inako ng terrorist group na Islamic State in Iraq and Syria o ISIS ang naganap na pagsabog sa Manchester Arena kung saan nagsasagawa ng concert ang United States singer na si Ariana Grande. Ginawa ito ng ISIS sa pamamagitan ng IS channels sa messaging app na Telegram. Magugunitang aabot sa 22 katao ang namatay habang mayroong 59 sugatan sa naganap na suicide bombing na isinagawa matapos ang concert. Kinondena naman ng iba’t ibang world leaders ang […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and members of the college of Commissioners observed a minute of silence on Wednesday (May 24) in solidarity with the victims of an attack in Manchester that killed 22 people. Guenther Oettinger, European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources said Europeans “mourn with the British people.” The minute of silence was held on the sidelines of the weekly commissioners meeting, while EU flags hung at half-mast […]
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) – Rainstorm lashed Hong Kong for hours and caused flash flooding and slowed down traffic on Wednesday (May 24). The Hong Kong Observatory had issued amber, red, and black warnings in succession since 6:40 a.m. (2240 GMT, May 23) Wednesday morning, before cancelling the warnings later in the afternoon. Videos and photos of streets being inundated and vehicles being submerged have been circulated online. Many areas in Hong Kong have received […]
British police raided a property in the Manchester district of Fallowfield where they carried out a controlled explosion on Tuesday (May 23). The raid followed a suicide bombing that killed 22 people, including children, in an attack on a crowded concert hall. Manchester remained on high alert, with additional armed police drafted in. The suspected attacker was named as Salman Abedi, aged 22. Two United States officials who have been in contact with British authorities […]
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (Reuters) – A man who killed 22 people in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded concert hall in the northern English city of Manchester was identified by British police on Tuesday (May 23) as 22-year-old Salman Abedi. “I can confirm that the man suspected of carrying out last night’s atrocity is 22-year-old Salman Abedi,” Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins told reporters, adding that he would not make any further comments about […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) – A Polish climber who claims to have traversed from Tibet to Nepal at the summit of Mt. Everest may have crossed “illegally,” authorities in Nepal said Wednesday. Janusz Adam Adamski posted on Facebook on Sunday that he had summited the world’s highest peak via the northern route in Tibet before descending on the southern side into Nepal. “Janusz made it to the top of Mt. Everest from the north and then […]
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (Reuters) – The city of Manchester of the United Kingdom continues to deal with the aftermath of a large explosion which killed 22 people, including many children. The city woke up to a terrible reality. It had become the latest victim of a large-scale terror attack, the worst to hit the country since the London bombings on July 7, 2005. As people travelled to work, there was a visible security presence across […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey temporarily shut down late Tuesday after an engine fire prompted the evacuation of an airplane, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The airport is a major international hub near New York City. “Newark Airport is temporarily closed due to deployment of emergency chutes on a plane with an apparent engine fire,” a post on the airport’s official Twitter account said. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a “madman with nuclear weapons” during a telephone call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a transcript of the conversation released by US media Tuesday. A White House readout of the April 29 call characterized it as a “very friendly conversation.” Days after the conversation, Trump said publicly that he would be “honored” to meet with Kim. But in the […]
by Edouard Guihaire / Rosie Scammell Britain prepared to deploy soldiers at key sites on Wednesday, having raised its terror threat level to maximum after a suicide bomber massacred 22 people at a pop concert in Manchester. Addressing the nation from her Downing Street office, Prime Minister Theresa May warned late Tuesday that a new attack “may be imminent” and there was a possibility of “a wider group of individuals linked to this attack.” May said […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A massive rockslide has buried a stretch of California’s iconic seaside Highway 1 which had already been hit by a number of road closures caused by severe winter storms, state transportation officials said Tuesday. The slide on one of America’s most picturesque highways took place on Saturday morning in a remote and largely uninhabited area known as Mud Creek. The road in that section of the highway had already been […]
