
Canada says it suspects India involved in Sikh leader murder
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA Canada said on Monday it had credible information linking Indian government
2023-09-19 06:54

Tensions flare inside House GOP as they barrel toward government shutdown
Tensions are flaring inside the House Republican conference as they barrel toward a government shutdown, with the infighting spilling out into public view and growing increasingly nasty.
2023-09-19 06:49

What Wagner's post-Prigozhin future looks like on the ground in the Central African Republic
As the Kremlin tries to get its arms around the Russian mercenary group's empire in the CAR, the message is: it's business as usual.
2023-09-19 06:28

US plans to monitor $6bn to Iran. Experts are sceptical
Washington says it can police how Tehran uses the prisoner swap windfall. Analysts aren't so sure.
2023-09-19 06:25

How Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder in Canada fuelled tensions with India
Hundreds of Sikhs have protested the Indian state after the killing of a prominent leader in Canada.
2023-09-19 06:19

Trump to skip second Republican debate for Detroit prime-time speech
Former President Donald Trump will skip the second Republican presidential primary debate in California next week and instead will travel to Detroit to deliver a speech in front of current and former union members, according to a source familiar with his plans.
2023-09-19 05:47

Trudeau says 'credible allegations' link Indian government to killing on Canadian soil
There are "credible allegations" linking India's government to the assassination of a Canadian citizen and prominent Sikh leader, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged on Monday.
2023-09-19 04:46

Factbox-The Democratic candidates running for US president in 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, who has been in the White House since 2021, faces two long-shot challenges to
2023-09-19 04:29

IMF pledges to stay in 'our lane' on climate
The US, a major backer of the IMF, has been pushing to refine the mission of the global lender.
2023-09-19 04:26

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Raffensperger said former president 'didn't do anything wrong' on their 2021 phone call
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has long been a pointed critic of former President Donald Trump's conduct on a January 2021 phone call in which Trump pressured Raffensperger to somehow "find" enough votes to overturn his defeat in Georgia in the 2020 election.
2023-09-19 03:48

Canada says major grocery chains agree to help stabilize prices
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA Canada's five major grocery chains have agreed to help the government
2023-09-19 03:23

Jury rejects lawsuit after police fatally shoot man when going to wrong house
A federal court jury in Oxford, Mississippi, has ruled against a civil lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who was shot dead in 2017 by two police officers, while serving a warrant at the wrong address. Claudia Linares was seeking $20m in compensation for the death of her husband Ismael Lopez, 41. During the four-day trial that concluded on Thursday 15 September, the jury ruled that Southaven officers, Zachary Durden and Samuel Maze, did not violate Lopez’s civil rights. “The verdict was that the jurors did not believe that the use of force used by Officers Durden and Maze was excessive in light of all the facts that they considered,” Murray Wells, the attorney for Lopez’s family, said in a statement to WREG-TV. The case had previously attracted attention because the city tried to argue that Lopez did not have any civil rights as he was living illegally in the US and was facing deportation and criminal charges for the illegal possession of firearms. However, in 2020, a judge rejected the city’s claim, and ruled that constitutional rights apply to “all persons.” The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation reported that on 14 July 2017, Lopez and his wife were in bed when officers knocked on their door with the intention of serving a domestic violence warrant to a person who actually lived across the street. According to Mr Durden and Mr Maze, the pair did not identify themselves, and when the door opened, Lopez’s dog ran out and he pointed a rifle through the door. Officer Maze then shot the dog and Mr Durden fired multiple bullets at Lopez. He died after a bullet hit the back of his skull when he was six feet from his front door. Police have claimed he was running away from law enforcement, and a third office later told investigators that Mr Durden had ordered Lopez to drop his rifle several times before shooting him. Lopez’s lawyers stated in their argument that his fingerprints and DNA were not found on the rifle supposedly used to fire at Mr Durden, but believe the officer shot him in reaction to his colleague shooting the dog. They also called upon evidence that state investigators found his body lying in a prone position with his hands cuffed behind his back. There is no video footage to corroborate either claim. “Those officers used tactical maneuvers to hide themselves as police officers,” Mr Wells told WREG. “There are a couple of huge factors at play. One was this unbelievable mistake of going to the wrong address and we felt it was just incompetent because they didn’t even take the time to look at the boxes. They went to the wrong side of the road, so that started this. They never announced that they were police and at the end of the day Ismael Lopez was shot through a door, in the back of the head,” he said. Darren Musselwhite, mayor of Southhaven, praised the jury’s decision: “This verdict proves what we’ve believed to be correct since day one as our officers responded appropriately considering the circumstance of being threatened with deadly force,” he said. “We’ve stood behind them during the last six years for this very reason and, for their sake, are glad this trial is over.” Read More Police officer who fatally shot motorist charged with murder Philadelphia officer to be fired over shooting death of Black man as new video contradicts police account A Utah man was killed during a police traffic stop. His family say they’ve been ‘stonewalled’ by authorities
2023-09-19 02:55