Saturday, March 23, 2024

Kamala Harris to tour blood-stained building where 2018 Florida school massacre happened March 22, 2024 at 11:33PM

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday is expected to tour the blood-stained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened, accompanied by some victims' family members who are pushing for stricter gun laws and improved school safety. Harris' visit will be the latest by elected officials and law enforcement and education leaders in recent months.

US-Mexico border witnesses record high migrant encounter in Feb March 22, 2024 at 11:17PM

According to most recent Customs and Border Patrol figures, US' southern border set record for migrant interactions in February, with 1,89,922 attempted crossings. It exceed previous February record of 1,56,000 in same month last year. It includes Border Patrol concerns and interactions at formal ports of entry, but do not include an estimate of how many migrants cross the southern border undetected.

Turkey says it hits 12 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq March 22, 2024 at 11:02PM

Turkey said on Saturday it had "neutralised" 12 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq's Metina region as part of a cross-border military campaign that it has warned could expand in coming months. The defence ministry's use of the term "neutralised" commonly means killed. The PKK is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.