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. Authorities have identified the suspect in the Washington DC shooting that critically injured two National Guard members near the White House. Law enforcement sources told CBS News that the accused is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021. Officials are still verifying all his details, and the motive remains unclear.Images shared online appeared to show the suspect being taken away in handcuffs after being shot and placed on a stretcher.“This is the man who opened fire on the National Guard just one day before Thanksgiving. He was taken away in handcuffs after being shot, stripped, and loaded onto a stretcher before being placed in an ambulance,” an X user wrote, sharing the picture.The shooting happened on Wednesday afternoon when National Guard members were on “high-visibility patrols” near 17th Street and I Street NW. Police said the gunman came around a corner, raised a handgun, and fired directly at the two soldiers. Other Guar..

Trump (AP file photo) A judge in Georgia has dismissed the last pending criminal case against president Donald Trump, ending efforts to charge him for trying to overturn the 2020 election. With this, all three criminal cases filed against him before his re-election have now been taken down. Charges against his co-accused, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, were also dropped. The Georgia case was considered a major legal threat because a state conviction cannot be undone by a presidential pardon. But on Wednesday, Pete Skandalakis, who leads the state’s nonpartisan prosecutor council, asked the court to close the case. He said the earlier charges brought by Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis did not hold, arguing that challenging election results is not a crime.Georgia prosecutor kills 2020 election interference case against Trump and alliesSkandalakis also said the federal investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith was the proper venue to review Trump’s actions. He..

AdvertisementChina societyOpinionChina OpinionPhoebe ZhangOpinion | Elite success stories are cold comfort for disillusioned young workersThe backlash over a tycoon’s letter to overburdened staff during his trip to Antarctica reveals a fissure beyond a generational divide
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPPhoebe Zhangin ShenzhenPublished: 9:30am, 27 Nov 2025On the 32nd anniversary of New Oriental, a private Beijing-based education services provider, the company’s founder, Yu Minhong, wrote an internal letter to his staff about his trip to the South Pole.“I am standing in the icy world of Antarctica, surrounded by vast expanses of pure white, emerald-like icebergs and boundless tranquillity,” he wrote. “The glaciers shimmer with a captivating glow under the sunlight, as if to silently declare the power of time and the meaning of perseverance.”
He went on to reminisce about his difficult journey from the lecture halls of Peking University to launching his business. He then wrot..

AdvertisementSouth KoreaAsiaEast AsiaItalian TV host Alberto Mondi apologises for ‘careless’ South Korea-Japan history remarksMondi pledged to study history after saying ‘you should listen to both sides’ on Japan’s colonial rule
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPThe Korea TimesPublished: 9:03am, 27 Nov 2025Italian TV personality Alberto Mondi has apologised for comments that sparked controversy over historical distortion involving South Korea and Japan.Posting on his social media on Wednesday, Alberto said, “I sincerely apologise for causing concern with my remarks in the recently released Team354 video. I deeply reflect on the discomfort and disappointment my shortcomings have caused.”
He added that historical issues between South Korea and Japan carry “pain and memories for many people” and that he failed to consider the weight of the topic. “I made a careless remark without fully acknowledging that gravity, and the responsibility is entirely mine,” he said.AdvertisementAlb..