When guns flower in US: Louisiana dad who massacred his eight children and wife in ‘a domestic incident’ had ‘dark thoughts’
The victims – Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5 – were killed in a massacre at a Shreveport, Lousiana, at home a little before 6am on Sunday, April 19, the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office has said in a statement.
Israeli soldier kicks up worldwide storm after knocking down Jesus Christ statue in Lebanon with sledgehammer
Locals say the statue was on a crucifix outside a family home on the edge of Debel, one of the few villages where residents have remained during Israel’s war with Hezbollah.
Iran vows to give talks with US in Islamabad cold shoulder as Pakistan frantically pushes for direct re-engagement of the foes
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency said on Sunday that Iran currently has no decision to send a negotiating delegation for peace talks with the United States. The Iranian team has stressed that as long as the US “anti-Iran” naval blockade remains in place, there will be no negotiation with Washington, according to the report.
Prosecution in $58,700 case opposes bail for advocate of High of Kenya with ‘no known place of abode’
The prosecution also informed the court that the accused last renewed his practising certificate in 2023.
Pakistan pushes ahead with plans for US-Iran talks in Islamabad as fresh violence flares in Strait of Hormuz
Two Pakistani officials said Monday that Iran has expressed a willingness to send a delegation to Islamabad. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
Is Pope Leo’s ancestry African? Census records trace his geology to mulatto, Black, Creole or free person of colour
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the “sorrow and great suffering” Angolans endured for centuries as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal’s colonial rule. Leo travelled to the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, nestled...
US gun violence reigns: A Louisiana dad kills eight children – seven his own – before he’s chases and neutralised after carjack
Police in Shreveport shared at a press conference on Sunday, April 19, that the suspect – identified as Shamar Elkins – shot 10 total people, including two adults, before being killed by police after he fled in a carjacked vehicle.
KEPSA says in report that Kenya positive economic outlook ‘coexists with deep-rooted structural constraints that inflate cost of doing business’
Fuel price volatility further exposes businesses to the high costs, as Kenya remains vulnerable as a net importer, especially in the wake of the US-Israel-Iran war.
PBO boss: Kenyan civil societies at the risk of winding up unless they wean themselves from foreign donations
Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority (PBORA) Director General Laxmana Kiptoo, speaking during the marking of PBO Week in Mombasa, said the sector must embrace innovation amid declining donor support.
Prospect of permanent ceasefire in Middle East recedes as stop-and-go situation in Strait of Hormuz heightens uncertainty
Following the ceasefire in Lebanon – once a major flashpoint in the early days of the US-Iran truce – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was completely open to all commercial vessels.
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