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The suspected shooter in the Brown University shooting was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Fox News. According to the officers, the suspect was identified as Claudio Manuel Neves-Valente, a 48-year-old Brown University student and Portuguese national from Miami, Florida.The authorities have released the photo of the suspect. On Thursday, authorities told CBS sources they were probing connections between the Brown University shooting and the death of Nuno F Gomes Loureiro, 47, from Portugal, who was shot “multiple times” on Monday at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, about 80 km from Providence. Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect, sources said. They added that a rental car matching the same description was seen at both crime scenes.It is notable to notice that Portugal is the same country where the MIT professor was from, allegedly committed by Valente.On Wednesday, investigators released a photo of an individual believed to have been i..

File photo: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Picture credit: AP) Australia will observe a national day of reflection on Sunday (December 21), one week after the deadly Bondi Beach mass shooting that killed 15 people, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday, as he urged the country to reject “hatred and violence”.Albanese called on Australians to light candles at 6:47 pm local time, marking the exact moment the attack unfolded. “It is a moment to pause, reflect, and affirm that hatred and violence will never define who we are as Australians,” he said.Flags on New South Wales and Australian government buildings will be flown at half-staff, reported CNN.The attack, described as Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades, took place on Sunday evening during a beachside Hanukkah celebration. Authorities have said the assault was antisemitic in nature. Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed, 24, are accused of carrying out the shooting. Sajid was killed in a ..

AdvertisementHong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedyHong KongSocietyDeveloping | Fallen firefighter honoured in funeral rites as Hongkongers gather to pay last respectsProcession with full honours held for Ho Wai-ho as hearse travels past site of fire in Tai Po en route to final resting place in Gallant Garden
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPHarvey Kong,Susan SuandJiang ChuqinPublished: 11:19am, 19 Dec 2025Updated: 11:46am, 19 Dec 2025Hongkongers gathered on Friday to pay their last respects to the firefighter who died battling the Tai Po blaze, as his hearse passed the fire site and the fire station he had served in en route to the cemetery in Gallant Garden, in a funeral procession with full honours.
The Fire Services Department held an official funeral for the late Ho Wai-ho at Universal Funeral Parlour in Hung Hom at 10am, attended by top government officials, members of the city’s political elite, as well as current and former city leaders.
The mood was sombre as family member..

AdvertisementIndonesiaThis Week in AsiaHealth & EnvironmentIndonesian elephants tasked to help in flood recovery spur conservation debateThe four elephants deployed to lift debris in Aceh last week after flooding were also involved in the 2004 post-tsunami recovery efforts
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAisyah LlewellynPublished: 11:00am, 19 Dec 2025When the Indonesian island of Sumatra was struggling to recover from devastating floods last week, local authorities in Aceh turned to an unconventional form of help to clear debris: elephants.The move to deploy four trained elephants in Pidie Jaya Regency, however, has drawn mixed reactions, with some experts praising the effective response to extreme conditions and others criticising it due to the risks faced by the critically endangered species.
Triggered by days of torrential rain last month, the floods killed more than 1,000 people across Sumatra and left swathes of its northern region cut off, with bridges destroyed and r..