The assailant “shot and killed, horrifically and incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher,” Governor Greg Abbott told a news conference.
An 18-year-old gunman shot dead 14 children and a teacher at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the state’s governor said.
The assailant “shot and killed, horrifically and incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher,” Governor Greg Abbott told a news conference.
He said the shooting suspect, a local teenager, was also “deceased,” adding that “it is believed that responding officers killed him.”
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Leaked ‘Xinjiang police files’ reveal Uyghur detention camps in China
A leak of thousands of photos and official documents from China’s Xinjiang has shed new light on the violent methods used to enforce mass internment in the region, researchers said Tuesday. Activists say Chinese authorities have detained more than one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in a network of detention centres and prisons in the region, which Beijing has defended as training centres.
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Ukraine war: 200 bodies found in basement of Mariupol building | Top points
As many as 200 bodies were found in the basement of an apartment building in Mariupol after workers dug through the debris, authorities said Tuesday even as Russian forces were conducting an all-out assault to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities straddling a river in eastern Ukraine – a battle which could determine the success or failure of Moscow’s main campaign in the east.
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Tedros Ghebreyesus, re-elected as WHO chief: Official
The first African to head the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was re-elected Tuesday with overwhelming support after running unopposed for a second term. Sources in the room said he had received 155 of the 160 votes cast. “I am a child of war,” he said, the emotion palpable in his voice. “Not only a child of war, but following me throughout,” said Tedros. Peace “is a prerequisite for health”, he added.
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Daily brief: Andhra minister’s house set ablaze and all the latest news
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. Andhra minister’s house set ablaze amid protest against district’s renaming The houses of Andhra Pradesh minister Pinipe Vishwaroop and MLA Ponnada Satish were set on fire as protests against the change of Konaseema district’s name turned violent on Tuesday, local reports indicate.
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Male anchors in Afghanistan don face mask in solidarity with women colleagues
Male news anchors in Afghanistan have launched a campaign on social media, days after the Taliban government issued a decree ordering their female colleagues to cover their faces at work. The decree and campaign have also caught the attention of journalists working for global houses, including Deutsche Welle. Several male and female journalists and news anchors have been tweeting their selfies with a face covering. They also shared messages in support of women in Afghanistan.
