Highland Park parade shooting suspect to appear in court as questions mount over how he obtained firearms legally
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UK PM Johnson faces parliamentary inquisition after top ministers quit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two high-stakes encounters in parliament on Wednesday after his government was rocked by the shock departures of two senior ministers. Rishi Sunak resigned as finance minister, and Sajid Javid as health secretary on Tuesday night. Both said they could no longer tolerate the culture of scandal that has stalked [...]
Parade shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder
A day of national celebration turned to tragedy Monday when a gunman killed six people and injured dozens more at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois -- leaving the nation grieving yet another mass shooting. Source: Latest CNN News
Police reveal past incidents with suspected Highland Park gunman
CNN's Josh Campbell reports on the history the Highland Park shooting suspect had with police and his troubling social media posts leading up to the July 4th attack. Source: Latest CNN News
See Russian artillery fall near CNN reporter in eastern Ukraine town
CNN's Phil Black visits Siversk, Ukraine, a small town bordering the Russian-controlled Luhansk region, where residents are gathering supplies and remaining in their homes despite the war edging closer. Source: Latest CNN News
Seychelles to give temporary financial aid to low-income households
With the global economy worsening as a result of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and causing a hike in prices, the Seychelles' government has decided to introduce new temporary financial measures to support those with a lower income for the next six months. The finance minister, Naadir Hassan, made the statement in the National Assembly on Tuesday [...]
Video shows parade shooting suspect being taken into custody
Robert E. Crimo III, identified by police as the person suspected of shooting and killing six people and wounding dozens of others at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been arrested, authorities said. CNN's Josh Campbell has more on the investigation. Source: Latest CNN News
Sri Lanka admits bankruptcy, warns of crisis through 2023
Sri Lanka is bankrupt and the acute pain of its unprecedented economic crisis will linger until at least the end of next year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament Tuesday. The island nation's 22 million people have endured months of galloping inflation and lengthy power cuts after the government ran out of foreign currency to [...]
ILO and IOM organise meeting in Seychelles to address influx of migrant workers
Seychelles' employment department is working on management practices to allow the country to enhance its capacity to systematically manage and regulate labour migration in the island nation. Discussions on the topic are taking place this week at the "Labour Migration Management in Seychelles" workshop organised by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with [...]
I.Coast eyes cassava for its bread as wheat prices surge
As wheat prices are driven upwards by the war in Ukraine, bakers in the West African state of Ivory Coast are starting to use locally produced cassava flour to bake bread. The baguette, the stick of bread that is much loved in the former French colony, is commonly seen as a benchmark of the cost [...]