Category: World

CloseNancy Guthrie latest: New videos show ‘armed’ masked man at front door of Savannah mother’s homeA person has been detained for questioning in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, as police released new surveillance footage showing a masked and “armed” individual outside her Arizona home.
Nancy was last seen at her Arizona home on January 31, and authorities believe she was abducted in the early hours of February 1. The footage released Tuesday shows “an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said.
Sheriff Chris Nanos said the person was detained during a traffic stop in Rio Rico, south of Tucson, near the US-Mexico border. Authorities have not confirmed whether that person is the same individual seen in the video.
The FBI is also investigating reports of a ransom note sent to media outlets demanding $6 million, with two deadlines th..

At least nine people have been killed in a school shooting in a picturesque, isolated town in Western Canada.
Reports from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police say that the shooter, initially described as a brown-haired woman in a dress, has also been found dead after opening fire at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia on Tuesday afternoon.
The school has around 160 to 175 students, according to the district, and is considered the heart of the local community, which itself sits at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
open image in galleryNine people were killed during a mass shooting on Tuesday afternoon, with at least 7 of the victims being shot to death at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School (Facebook/Tumbler RidgeLines)A further 27 people were injured in the attack on the school, although two of the nine victims are believed to have been killed off-campus at a nearby residence.
Although police have not definitively confirmed that the two attacks are linked, the RCMP told re..

Australian politicians urged restraint on Tuesday after police in Sydney clashed with people protesting the visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog, who is accused of inciting a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Police made at least 27 arrests amid allegations of excessive force used against protesters and rights groups, reports said. Violence broke out on the evening of 9 February after thousands of people gathered near Sydney Town Hall to oppose Mr Herzog’s visit.
The New South Wales Police said officers moved to clear the area after demonstrators attempted to breach blockades, resulting in arrests. Ten people were accused of assaulting police officers.
Tear gas and pepper spray were used to disperse the crowd, while television footage showed officers pushing protesters back and restraining some of them on the ground. Police said there were no reports of serious injuries.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese said he was “devastated” by the scenes and called for peaceful protests.
“Au..

President Donald Trump responded to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl message of American unity with a stark reminder of his expansionist ambitions.
Toward the end of his halftime set Sunday, the Puerto Rican singer was handed a ball with the words “Together, we are America” written on it.
His show was widely interpreted as a rebuke to the president’s tough anti-immigration crackdown, which Bad Bunny has vocally opposed.
Apparently, this did not go down well with Trump, who slammed the performance and claimed it was “an affront to the Greatness of America.”
open image in galleryDonald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself showing a map of the U.S. incorporating Canada and Greenland to European leaders (@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)“The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense,” Trump wrote on Truth Social approximately 30 minutes after the set ended.
The president appeared to double down on his criticism with a subsequent post on Truth ..

CloseDeputy chief of Russian military intelligence shot and wounded in MoscowA man suspected of shooting a top military intelligence officer in Moscow has been detained, according to Russia’s security service.
Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev – an official previously linked to the Salisbury poisonings – was shot several times outside an apartment building in an alleged assassination attempt. He is currently recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said that a Russian citizen named Lyubomir Korba was detained in Dubai and has been extradited to Russia, in a statement on Sunday.
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister accused Ukraine of the attack, which it has denied.
It comes as the US is aiming to get a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia over the line in March despite a lack of progress on territorial concessions, according to reports.
President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters that the Americans “want to do everything by Ju..