Fort Worth shooting – live: Dramatic video captures chaos at ComoFest two of three victims identified
Dramatic footage has captured the chaotic moment that gunfire erupted at Fort Worth’s ComoFest on the eve of July 4, leaving three victims dead. The video shows terrified revellers fleeing as shots are fired into the crowd. Police in Fort Worth, Texas, said that no suspects have been identified but that “several unknown males were reported to have started firing into the crowd indiscriminately and then fled the scene”. Two of the three victims killed were identified on Tuesday as Cynthia Santos, 22, and Paul Willis, 18. The incident marked just one of four shootings that left at least 17 people shot – three of them fatally – in Fort Worth, Texas, on the night of July 3. The other three shoootings took place at a home, an AMC movie theatre, and in a car. Following a wave of shootings this week, President Joe Biden renewed his calls for Congress to act and “come to the table on meaningful, common sense reform” on gun control. Read More America’s mass shooting crisis, in numbers: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year Three people killed and eight wounded in mass shooting at July 4 fireworks event in Fort Worth Philadelphia shooting: At least five dead as heavily armed gunman opens fire at random on streets Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘tragic and senseless’ spate of July 4 shootings
2023-07-05 17:19
Colombia: Country's last active guerrilla group ELN agrees truce
Fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the government is due to end on Thursday.
2023-07-05 16:26
German Commercial Property Deals Tumble 50% to Five-Year Low
Germany’s market for commercial real estate plunged to the lowest level since at least 2017 in the latest
2023-07-05 15:49
Philadelphia mass shooting – live: Five victims identified as 40-year-old Kingsessing gunman’s motive unclear
The five people killed in a mass shooting in the Kingsessing neighbourhood of Philadelphia have been identified. Philadephia police issued a statement on Tuesday naming the victims as follows: Lashyd Merritt, 20; Dymir Stanton, 29; Ralph Moralis, 59; Daujan Brown, 15; and Joseph Wamah Jr, 31. Two children – aged two and 13 – were also injured in the shooting but are in stable condition. Police have not released their names yet. The shooting unfolded at around 8.30pm Monday when police said the 40-year-old suspect, dressed in a bullet-proof vest and armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun, left his home and began shooting at victims. On Wednesday, following a rash of shootings in recent days, President Biden called on Republican lawmakers in Congress to “come to the table on meaningful, commonsense reform”. Read More Five adults dead and two children wounded: What we know about mass shooting in Philadelphia Philadelphia shooting: At least five dead as heavily armed gunman opens fire at random on streets Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘tragic and senseless’ spate of July 4 shootings America’s mass shooting crisis, in numbers: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year
2023-07-05 15:46
UK Watchdog to Set Up Trading Tape for Bonds Ahead of Stocks
The Financial Conduct Authority has proposed setting up a single UK price feed for bond trades before it
2023-07-05 15:16
South Korea Salvages North’s Satellite in Intelligence Win
South Korea salvaged a failed North Korean spy satellite from the sea, giving it a rare direct look
2023-07-05 14:46
Odisha train accident: Painful search for bodies a month after deadly India crash
At least 52 bodies remain unclaimed as families wait for closure.
2023-07-05 14:26
Singapore’s Central Bank Says Inflation Fight Is Not Over
While inflation has peaked in Singapore and growth prospects have dimmed, authorities aren’t shifting to pro-growth mode just
2023-07-05 14:23
Fukushima: Anxiety and anger over Japan's nuclear waste water plan
Japan wants to release Fukushima's waste water into the ocean - and a lot of people are not happy.
2023-07-05 13:54
Families of those killed in the Parkland school shooting can tour the site starting today
Some families of those killed in the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school will get a chance to visit the site where their loved ones lost their lives beginning Wednesday, the Broward County state attorney's office said.
2023-07-05 13:51
China adviser warns chipmaking export curbs are 'just a start', as Yellen visit looms
BEIJING/SHANGHAI China's export controls on metals used in making semiconductors are "just a start", an influential trade policy
2023-07-05 13:50
Asian shares lower on growth concerns, focus shifts to Fed minutes
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY Asian shares fell on Wednesday after a slowdown in China's services activity dented sentiment
2023-07-05 13:48
