Image copyright Reuters Image caption The suspect attempted to drive through the base’s gated entrance before opening fire A shooting at a Texas naval base that wounded one sailor and left the suspected gunman dead was “terrorism related”, the FBI said on Thursday. At about 06:15 local time, the suspect tried to drive through a gated entrance to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi before opening fire, striking a sailor. But the sailor was able to raise a security barrier to …
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protests say China’s new security law would erode Hong Kong’s freedoms US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned China’s plan to impose a new security law in Hong Kong, calling it a “death knell” for the city’s freedoms. China is seeking to pass a law that would ban “treason, secession, sedition and subversion” in Hong Kong. Critics say the law would strip Hong Kong of autonomy and rights not seen in other parts …
Image copyright SETAM Image caption This dog has been put up for auction with a starting price of 75 hryvnia (£2.30; €2.50) Thoroughbred dogs that were confiscated under a court order in Ukraine to pay for their owners’ debts have been put up for auction online. The auction, highlighted by an opposition MP, has drawn criticism. Many initially thought it was a joke when two dogs were put up for auction on a state-owned online site for confiscated goods. But …
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Image copyright ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP China dropped a political bombshell on Hong Kong when it declared it would impose a national security law on the city. Now many fear this could spell the end of Hong Kong’s unique freedoms. So what do we know, and what do people fear the most? What is this law all about? Firstly, what China has submitted is a draft resolution to its rubber stamp parliament. That resolution will be voted (and probably passed) next week. …
Image copyright IRMCT Image caption Augustin Bizimana’s remains were found in a grave in Pointe-Noire in Congo-Brazzaville The remains of Augustin Bizimana, one of the most wanted suspects of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, have been found, a UN war crimes prosecutor says. They were discovered in a grave in Congo-Brazzaville. DNA tests confirmed his identity and that he had been dead for 20 years. He was defence minister when about 800,000 people were killed in 100 days. Bizimana was indicted in …