Central Asia’s fintech ambitions face test beyond Tashkent forum
Central Asia’s fintech ambitions are in the spotlight as a major forum in Tashkent draws to a close, shifting attention from the region&rsquo...
Three people were killed and several others injured including state trooper in a shooting at a church in Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear confirmed on Sunday.
A shooting spree in the U.S. state of Kentucky on Sunday left three people dead, including the gunman, and several others injured, according to state authorities.
The incident began shortly before noon, when a Kentucky State Police trooper was shot near Blue Grass Airport in Fayette County. The suspect fled the scene, allegedly carjacked a vehicle, and drove to Richmond Road Baptist Church, where he opened fire.
Two women, aged 72 and 32, were killed at the church. Two men were also shot—one remains in critical condition, the other stable. The suspect was shot dead by law enforcement at the scene.
The injured trooper is receiving medical care. Police said emergency teams responded rapidly to the church, and the area was secured shortly afterwards.
Oil prices fell after the U.S. expanded economic sanctions on Iran, as Tehran vowed to retaliate and warned it had tools to respond, raising concerns over potential disruption to regional oil supplies.
Kyiv has recently received a small number of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors capable of downing Russian ballistic missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. It comes as Britain and France pledged stronger military support for Ukraine.
Only four commodity vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, following 13 transits a day earlier, as disruptions continue to restrict traffic through the key energy chokepoint.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told allied foreign ministers Washington will focus on sanctions and other pressure on Iran “for the time being”, Axios reports. Meanwhile, Iran and Oman have resumed talks on a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, has said.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 10 prisoners of war each in Belarus, Moscow's Human Rights Commissioner, Yana Lantratova, has said.
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion and make sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram to settle claims that its platforms put children and teenagers at risk.
At least nine people have been killed and hundreds of tourists are missing after a massive landslide triggered catastrophic flooding near Nepal’s Himalayan border with China’s Tibet region.
Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri has acknowledged that few teenagers used Instagram’s “Take a Break” feature before it became a default setting, as Meta faces a major U.S. trial over child safety.
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