Headlines- After a migrant boat sank overnight off the coast of Djibouti in northeastern Africa, the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Sunday that 109 people had died, 80 had survived, and 116 were still missing for.
- According to Interior Ministry spokesperson Karolina Galecka, police received information about a potential attack against Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, prompting the emergency meeting at the Internal Security Agency's (ABW) Counter-Terrorism Center.
- The latest attack on Riyadh's King Khalid airport claimed 12 lives and injured 309, according to Saudi Arabia's Civil Aviation Authority.
- In a statement posted on social media, Saudi military spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for Saturday's fatal attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
- US president Donald Trump stated that he would "take a look" at joining Saudi Arabia in attacking the Houthis and resuming attacks on Iran.
- Four people died as Storm Isaias moves across the southern United States.
- A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle driven by an Immigration Customs and Enforcement agent who was allegedly pursuing him and another man on Saturday in Houston, Texas.
- More than a week after her botched execution in Tennessee, Christa Pike was discharged from the hospital and returned to prison.
Tag: Mass Shootings
Gun Deaths Frustration:Entrepreneurs Turn to Technology
Some technologists are focusing on how to prevent casualties as the U.S. reels from a recent wave of mass shootings.VOA’s Julie Taboh spoke with a couple of entrepreneurs who have developed technologies for detectecting guns
As Chicago Mourns Victims of Mass...
The alleged gunman in the horrific mass shooting that occurred in Chicago’s Highland Park neighbourhood on Monday made his first court appearance on Wednesday as grieving residents pressed for explanations and called for change
Guns Killing Children: A Quiet Epidemic
When mass shootings take place in the United States, such as the one in Uvalde, Texas, the entire world pays attention. The rising number of children 14 and younger killed by guns every day is less visible. According to studies, firearms are the major cause of death among youngsters in the United States
US Congress Considers How to Prevent...
Following the nation’s second-worst mass school shooting this week, lawmakers in the United States will vote on whether to impose stricter background checks on gun sales on ThursdayGun
A Look Back at the Deadliest...
Gun violence incidents in the U.S. were lower in 2018 compared to 2017. But the total incidents of gun violence surpassed 50,000, with more than 13,000 deaths