Monday, June 16, 2025

Accused in Minnesota shooting of lawmakers went to homes of 2 other politicians

POLICE OUTSIDE HOME

The suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers went to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the shootings with the intention of targeting them, federal prosecutors said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota-lawmakers-shooting-suspect-1.7562471?cmp=rss

The Louvre, plagued by overtourism, shuts its doors to visitors as workers strike

People milling about in front of an entrance with a sign that reads: Musee du Louvre.

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution in Paris is crumbling from within.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/louvre-closed-overtourism-1.7562138?cmp=rss

As Iran launches new wave of deadly missile attacks, Israel says it has 'supremacy' in Tehran's airspace

An aerial view of damaged buildings and debris lining a street.

Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, killing at least five people, while Israel claimed that it had now achieved "aerial superiority" over Tehran and could fly over the Iranian capital without facing major threats.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-israel-missile-attacks-1.7562061?cmp=rss

Salt Lake City Police believe man fatally shot at 'No Kings' protest was innocent bystander

Dozens of people, men and women, are shown walking down a street and carrying signs in an apparent protest.

A man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/utah-protest-death-1.7562083?cmp=rss

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Macron rejects Trump's plan for Greenland, proposal for Putin to mediate Israel-Iran crisis

A person speaks at a lectern during an outdoor news conference.

The French leader was visiting Greenland — a self-governing part of Denmark with the right to declare independence that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to take over — ahead of a trip to Canada for the G7 leaders' summit.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/macron-trump-putin-iran-israel-greenland-1.7562021?cmp=rss