Two dead, eight injured following stabbing spree at Las Vegas Strip

A man wielding a knife with a long blade stabbed eight people, two of them fatally, in an unprovoked rampage on Thursday along the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip, and was arrested a short time later, local authorities said. The victims included tourists and local residents, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) said at an… Read More Two dead, eight injured following stabbing spree at Las Vegas Strip

Sri Lanka’s top court allows proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, two others

Sri Lanka’s top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the rights group which filed the case against him said in a statement on Friday. The court also agreed to allow proceedings against the country’s former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, its former finance minister and two of its former central bank… Read More Sri Lanka’s top court allows proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, two others

South Korea, U.S. hold joint military drills following North Korea missile tests

South Korea and the United States began joint maritime exercises with a U.S. aircraft carrier on Friday, South Korea’s military said, a day after it scrambled fighter jets in reaction to an apparent North Korean bombing drill. The maritime drills will take place in waters off South Korea’s east coast on October 7-8, South Korea’s… Read More South Korea, U.S. hold joint military drills following North Korea missile tests

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to EU civilian mission along border

The European Council on Friday said Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a civilian EU mission alongside the countries’ border, where the worst fighting between the two ex-Soviet states since 2020 killed more than 200 people late last month. It also said the next meeting of a border delimitation commission will take place in Brussels… Read More Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to EU civilian mission along border

Four-member SpaceX crew docks with International Space Station

A four-member SpaceX Crew Dragon team, including a Russian cosmonaut and the first Native American woman sent to orbit, safely docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday and moved aboard to begin a five-month science mission. Rendezvous of the latest NASA expedition to the orbiting laboratory came just after 5 p.m. EDT (2100… Read More Four-member SpaceX crew docks with International Space Station