Three people died and another injured after a shooting in a small town in New South Wales, Australia, police have said. Emergency services were called to a residential area in Lake Cargelligo at about 16:40 local time (05:40 GMT). The suspect is still on the run and is believed to have fled in a vehicle, NSW police confirmed. A man and woman were found shot dead in a vehicle, a second shooting soon afterwards killed a woman and left a man in a “critical condition” in hospital, police said. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the incident was a suspected…
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained a 5-year-old boy on Tuesday during an enforcement operation, Minnesota school officials have said, as part of an immigration crackdown in the state. Pre-schooler Liam Ramos was with his father – named by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias – when Conejo Arias was approached by agents on his driveway. In a statement posted on X, the DHS said “ICE did NOT target a child”, but was conducting an operation against his father, an “illegal alien” who “abandoned” his son when approached. Zena Stenvik, the Columbia Heights…
Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to create a new communications network. Named TeraWave, it will offer continuous internet access around the world, with the ability to move large amounts of data much more quickly than rival services. But even after launching thousands of satellites, Blue Origin would still have far fewer in orbit than Elon Musk’s Starlink, which currently dominates the satellite internet market. Starlink – part of Musk’s rocket firm SpaceX – also offers internet and phone services to individual customers, while Blue Origin says…
Ugandan police detained a lawmaker, and close ally of opposition leader Bobi Wine, for his alleged role in election-related violence last week. Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organising attacks on a police station and a vote-tallying centre after their electoral loss, which the party denies. The police have said that seven people were killed in the incident, but the politician has given a different account, saying that 10 people were killed at his home as they waited for parliamentary election results. The Uganda Police Force said in a post on X…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has said he was blocked from speaking at a World Economic Forum event in Davos and blamed the Trump administration. Newsom’s office said on X that USA House, the official US pavilion at the global event, denied his entry to speak there on Wednesday despite being invited as part of an event by media partner Fortune. The Democratic governor, whose state has the fourth largest global economy, wrote on X: “California was just denied at the USA House. Last we checked, California is part of USA.” The White House criticised the governor for attending the summit…
Japan suspended operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant, hours after its restart, its operator has said. An alarm sounded “during reactor-start-up procedures” at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa north-west of Tokyo but the reactor remained “stable”, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) spokesperson Takashi Kobayashi said. Reactor number six restarted on Wednesday a day later than planned due to an alarm malfunction – the first at the plant to be turned on since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Japan shut down all of its 54 reactors after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a meltdown at its Fukushima plant 15 years ago, causing one of…
A powerful blast of cold air from the Arctic is expected to sweep through much of the United States over the coming days, bringing snow and ice to nearly 30 states and affecting nearly 160 million people, forecasters warn. The National Weather Service (NWS) expects “life-threatening cold air” to slowly track from the High Plains and Rockies in an eastward direction from Friday. Meteorologists say temperatures could plunge well below freezing in some areas. Separately, snow showers are already affecting an area of the US downwind of the Great Lakes, which span the US-Canada border, according to the NWS. US…
Venezuela’s interim president will soon visit the United States, a senior US official said Wednesday, further signaling President Donald Trump’s willingness to embrace the oil-rich country’s new leader. Delcy Rodriguez would be the first sitting Venezuelan president to visit the United States in more than a quarter century — aside from presidents attending United Nations meetings in New York. She said Wednesday that she approached any dialogue with the United States “without fear.” “We are in a process of dialogue, of working with the United States, without any fear, to confront our differences and difficulties…and to address them through diplomacy,”…
US President Donald Trump appeared on course for a setback at America’s top court on Wednesday over his unprecedented move to fire a central bank governor. Supreme Court justices from the left and right asked why they should speed through such an impactful decision, citing concerns about process and implications for central bank independence and the wider economy. Trump in August said he was removing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, accusing her of engaging in mortgage fraud, which she has denied. Cook has argued she did not receive due process to dispute those claims, which Fed defenders say were a…
A key group of European Parliament members blocked a vote to ratify a US-European trade deal Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened to take over Greenland and charge as much as an additional 35% tariff on countries opposed to his ambitions. “EU-US Deal on ice indefinitely!” Bernd Lange, chair of Parliament’s trade committee, said in a post on X. It’s unclear if the entire trade agreement, which called for 15% tariffs on European Union goods shipping to the US, has been called off or if parts that have already gone into effect will remain that way. The EU and the…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for “immediate negotiations” with Denmark to “discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.” But Trump, in an address to world leaders and others at the World Economic Forum, said for the first time that he would not use military force in pursuit of the territory. “I won’t do that,” Trump said during the lengthy speech in Davos, Switzerland. “Now everyone’s saying, ‘Oh, good,’” he quipped. “People thought I would use force. I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force.” Stocks, which had plummeted a…
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) shall hold a Special National Governing Council (NGC) on Monday, January 26, to ratify the resolution to commence structured negotiations with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ahead of the 2027 polls. UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan said the party’s NGC shall bring together all UDA elected leaders (Governors, Deputy Governors, Senators, Members of National Assembly, Women Representatives and nominated leaders) at State House, Nairobi. This was ratified during a National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting on Wednesday, January 26, presided over by party chair, President William Ruto. During the NGC meeting, Ruto will receive…
Understanding NIC Code for Kirana Shop Kirana shops form the backbone of India’s retail ecosystem, serving millions of households with daily essentials ranging from groceries and food items to household products. Whether you’re running a small neighbourhood grocery store or planning to expand into a chain of retail outlets, understanding the correct National Industrial Classification (NIC) Code is essential for business registration, compliance, and accessing government benefits. The NIC Code serves as a standardised classification system that helps government agencies, banks, and regulatory bodies identify and categorise businesses accurately. For kirana shop owners, selecting the appropriate NIC code ensures smooth…
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ODM operative Oketch Salah has broken his silence amid growing internal tensions within the Orange Democratic Movement following the death of party leader Raila Odinga, firmly rejecting allegations surrounding his role during the veteran politician’s final days. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday, Salah said he was being unfairly targeted and accused as factions within the party jostle for position after Odinga’s passing. “I am the one being accused, so I will respond directly and calmly,” Salah said, insisting that he was with Odinga from the time he first fell ill until his final moments. Salah described emotionally…