Prime Minister Ariel Henry was the target of an unsuccessful attempt on his life over the weekend by gunmen in the northern city of Gonaïves, his office said Monday night.
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Haiti Prime Minister Survives Assassination Attempt, His Office Says
Prime Minister Ariel Henry was the target of an unsuccessful attempt on his life over the weekend by gunmen in the northern city of Gonaïves, his office said Monday night.
Dozens Feared Dead After Landslide at Jade Mine in Myanmar
An official said one person was killed after more than 70 were swept into a lake by mining waste in Hpakant, the center of the country’s secretive jade industry.
Swiss Prosecutors Drop Money-Laundering Case Against Juan Carlos
A criminal inquiry into allegations that Spain’s former king laundered illegal commission payments from Saudi Arabia related to a high-speed rail deal was closed because of insufficient evidence.
Mass Shooting in Britain Leaves 6 Dead, Including a Child
The killings in the southwestern city of Plymouth were not terrorism-related, the police said. It was the country’s first mass shooting since 2010.
Lightning Strike Kills 17 in Wedding Party in Bangladesh
More than a dozen people were injured, including the groom. The group was on its way to the bride’s house in a boat when the lightning struck.
Lightning Strike Kills 17 in Wedding Party in Bangladesh
More than a dozen people were injured, including the groom. The group was on its way to the bride’s house in a boat when the lightning struck.
Fire at Iraq Covid Hospital Kills at Least 39
The fire at a hospital in the southern city of Nasiriya also injured at least 20 and many patients were still missing, health officials and the police said Monday.
Honduras Court Convicts Ex-Dam Executive in Murder of Celebrated Environmentalist
Roberto David Castillo, the former head of the company that was building a hydroelectric dam on Indigenous land in Honduras, was found guilty of being a co-conspirator in the murder of Berta Caceres.
Catholic Church in Poland Reveals More Abuse Accusations
Church authorities said they had received 368 reports of the sexual abuse, and almost half involved children under 15.