The annual Sudetendeutsche Tag meeting of ethnic Germans and their descendants expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War II will take place in the Czech city of Brno from 22 to 25 May as part of the Meeting Brno festival of reconciliation. But the incident has sparked protests and a parliamentary declaration warning against what some … Read more
Police raced Monday to catch an armed teenage runaway before he and another teen opened fire on a San Diego mosque, killing three men and then themselves. The shooting is being investigated as a hate crime, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said. Source link
Police were investigating a shooting in the US state of California as a hate crime on May 19 after a pair of teenage gunmen killed three people at a mosque complex. A security guard at the Islamic center is among the three victims, with authorities saying that his response had helped prevent a deadlier attack. … Read more
Vladimir Putin is heading to Beijing for a two-day trip and talks with the Chinese leader, less than a week after the US president wrapped up his own trip to China. Going into the talks, Russia said it had ‘high expectations’ for those talks. FrANCE 24’s Philip Turle looks at what to know from that … Read more
RD Congo is to open three Ebola treatment centers as the World Health Organization is also sending a team of experts to the country following an outbreak of the rare type of the virus. At least 131 have died, and over 500 have been infected. The US is also screening passengers coming from the outbreak-hit … Read more
French Justice minister is back from a visit to Algeria, as relations between the north-African country and its former colonial power start to get back on track. A series of issues was discussed at that meeting, including illegally-acquired assets and the case of the French journalist Christophe Gleizes. Source link
Two teenage shooters opened fire at a mosque in San Diego, killing three, before killing themselves a few blocks away. The police are now investigating a hate crime: no specific threats have been made against the Islamic center of San Diego but the authorities found evidence that the suspects engaged in generalized hate rhetoric. Source … Read more
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takachi held their fourth meeting in nearly six months on Tuesday, with the two leaders promising to deepen bilateral ties. The two countries have long had turbulent relations over issues dating back to Japan’s 35-year colonization of the Korean Peninsula before the end of … Read more
Late on May 18, Donald Trump said he had called of strikes on Iran following advice from Gulf countries. This comes amid stalled talks between the US and Iran, with neither party willing to compromise on their demands. FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani looks at where the talks stand, and where the Gulf countries’ interests lie … Read more
A California court ruled on Monday that Elon Musk has waited too long to file a lawsuit against OpenAI’s leadership accusing them of misleading the public about their plans to transform the once charity into a for-profit entity. Also in the business news this Tuesday, Standard Chartered cuts thousands of jobs as it accelerates adoption … Read more