Tuesday, August 9, 2022

New Mexico police detain 'primary suspect' in killings of 4 Muslim men

Albuquerque Muslim Killings

Albuquerque police say they have detained the "primary suspect" in the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico's largest city. The killings have sparked fear in Muslim communities nationwide.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-mexico-muslim-killings-suspect-1.6546161?cmp=rss

Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea

UKRAINE-CRISIS/AIRBASE

Powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape Tuesday in what may mark an escalation of the war in Ukraine. At least one person was killed and several others were wounded, authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-crimea-explosion-1.6546007?cmp=rss

Water levels run low, farmland parched amid European drought

APTOPIX France Drought

Water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs across western Europe are running low, or even dry, amid the most severe drought in decades



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/drought-europe-2022-1.6546147?cmp=rss

Israeli forces kill 3 militants in West Bank raid, with Palestinians vowing retaliation

CORRECTION Israel Palestinians

Israeli troops killed three Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants and wounded dozens in a shootout that erupted during an arrest raid in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank Tuesday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party vowed to retaliate after the Israeli police operation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-west-bank-violence-1.6545812?cmp=rss

Seeing double in Twinsburg — more than 2,000 pairs of twins descend on Ohio town

twin 4

The annual Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, draws siblings from around the world. It also draws scientists for unique research opportunities.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/twinsburg-ohio-twins-parade-1.6544857?cmp=rss