The holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, got off to a violent start just after sunset Sunday night in Canada, when a gunman opened fire on a police officer outside a synagogue in Ontario. It is the latest in a series of attacks on synagogues this year. Ian Lee reports.
A passenger fell overboard from a cruise ship headed to Southern California from Mexico over the weekend, prompting an ongoing search by the U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican authorities. The incident took place aboard the Carnival Panorama, operated by Carnival Cruise Line, as the ship was en route from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Long Beach, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Maryland hunter is accused of shooting a woman to death after mistaking her for a deer while she was walking through a Delaware field with her children, according to state police. Walter Moorhead, 74, was arrested on involuntary manslaughter and other charges after shooting Santos Maria … Read more
Paramount has reached a deal with a group of U.S. states that paves the way for its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, officials announced Monday, creating a Hollywood empire spanning television, news and film. Paramount, run by David Ellison, whose ultra-rich family has ties to US President Donald Trump, won a bidding war against Netflix … Read more
A man fired a shotgun and seriously injured a police officer parked outside a synagogue in Ontario on Sunday, Canadian authorities said, as worshipers gathered for Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The officer managed to return fire, and another officer also fired a gun, Kristy Denette, spokesperson for the Special Investigations … Read more
A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person to be charged in the UK with offenses relating to Rwanda’s genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, has been charged with one offense of conduct … Read more
After four years of relative peace, Yemen has once again descended into all-out war. In a lightning offensive, the Iran-backed Houthi militia has taken control of the country’s Red Sea coast in recent weeks. The group is now engaged in fierce clashes with Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces on multiple fronts, and cross-border attacks in Yemen … Read more
Three suspects have been arrested in South Africa in connection with the murder of a woman in an area east of Johannesburg, the latest of nine recent cases in that region that have highlighted the level of violence against women in the country. Under pressure to solve the series of murders which have involved victims’ … Read more
Several of the rebel groups that have been fighting Ethiopian authorities in different parts of the country have announced that they have formed an alliance to overthrow the government in Addis Ababa. The alliance brings together the Fano militia in Amhara, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and four other … Read more
The Canadian province of Alberta, a major supplier of oil and natural gas to the United States, will vote next month on a possible referendum that could divide the country. Ian Lee reports from Raymond, Alberta.