A gunman stormed a service at his former Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation in Hamburg, killing six people before taking his own life after police arrived, authorities in the German port city said Friday. Eight people were wounded, including a woman who was 28 weeks pregnant and lost the baby. Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the death toll …
Chinese authorities eased some anti-virus rules but affirmed their severe “zero COVID” strategy Monday after protesters demanded President Xi Jinping resign. The government made no comment on the protests or the criticism of Xi, but the decision to ease some restrictions appeared to be aimed at quelling anger. China experts don’t expect the government to …
President Biden objected to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan during his first in-person meeting with President Xi Jinping. The leaders of the two superpowers aimed to “manage” differences between their nations as they compete for global influence. The nearly three-hour sit down came at a critical juncture for the two countries amid …
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met Thursday for talks on boosting ties between their countries. President Biden announced Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a nationwide strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections. A St. Paul man was sentenced Wednesday to 43 years in prison for running an online pornography scheme that victimized more than 1,000 girls across the United States.
A group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black service members who fought for the nation during World War II, leaders of China’s ruling Communist Party set the stage for President Xi Jinping to extend his rule next year, and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is on “life support.” Zachary Knapp has today’s News in :90.
