Haiti's president assassinated
Acting Haitian prime minister declares “state of siege” following president's assassination
From Etant Dupain, Melissa Bell and Stephanie Halasz
Haiti’s Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph has declared a “state of siege” in Haiti in a message to the nation, saying he did not want the nation to “plunge into chaos” following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on Wednesday.
Joseph said the decision to declare a “state of siege” was made at an extraordinary council of ministers meeting Wednesday morning.
Under Haitian law, there are three levels of emergency, starting with a “state of emergency,” followed by a “state of siege”, and finally the highest level of emergency, which is a “state of war.”
Armed Afghan women take to streets in show of defiance against Taliban
Women in north and central regions of country stage demonstrations as militants make sweeping gains nationwide
by Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul
Women have taken up guns in northern and central Afghanistan, marching in the streets in their hundreds and sharing pictures with assault rifles on social media, in a show of defiance as the Taliban make sweeping gains nationwide.
One of the biggest demonstrations was in central Ghor province, where hundreds of women turned out at the weekend, waving guns and chanting anti-Taliban slogans.
They are not likely to head to the frontlines in large numbers any time soon, because of both social conservatism and lack of experience.
Two arrested over shooting of Dutch crime journalist
Peter R de Vries was said to be fighting for his life
Two suspects are due in court on Friday to face charges of attempted murder after the shooting of Dutch crime journalist Peter R de Vries in Amsterdam, an attack that has stunned the Netherlands.
Mr de Vries, 64, was in a critical condition after being shot in the head while leaving a television studio. Police say he was shot five times at close range and Amsterdam’s Mayor Femke Halsema said he was “fighting for his life.”
The two suspects were not named but were described as a 35-year-old Polish man living in Maurik, a town in the province of Gelderland, and a 21-year-old man from Rotterdam.
Cannes: Film spotlights one of Japan's last WWII stragglers
The film "Onoda" chronicles the story of a Japanese soldier who continued his assignment in the Philippines, for decades after WWII.
An international production about a Japanese soldier who remained in the Philippine jungle for 29 years after the end of World War II, will make its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this month.
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, which is set to debut on Wednesday, is expected to receive glowing reviews from foreign audiences. The movie will be released in Japan later this year, but is not expected to elicit nearly as much interest as it does abroad.
World passes 'tragic milestone' of four million recorded Covid-19 deaths
The world passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded Covid-19 fatalities on Wednesday, the World Health Organization said, adding that the pandemic's true toll was probably higher.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the landmark had been reached, more than 18 months since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019.
"The world is at a perilous point in this pandemic. We have just passed the tragic milestone of four million recorded Covid-19 deaths, which likely underestimates the overall toll," Tedros told a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva.
Palestinian community in West Bank demolished for sixth time
Israeli forces have destroyed homes and farming equipment in Humsa al-Baqai’a in the occupied Jordan Valley.
Israeli forces have demolished the Palestinian Bedouin community of Humsa al-Baqai’a in the Jordan Valley, including structures that were provided by the international community.
At least 65 people, including 35 children, were displaced, said Christopher Holt of the West Bank Protection Consortium, a group of international aid agencies supported by the European Union that is assisting the residents.
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