as of right now, there s no official confirmation as to what led to the shooting but president biden has described it as outrageous and unacceptable . one of the four killed has been identified as philstavious dowdell by local media. he was a standout high school athlete and was planning to attend jacksonville state university on an american football scholarship. earlier, alabama police gave this update on the victims. some of those injuries are critical, they are in critical condition, and that s why it s so important we absolutely need everyone to continue to pray for those individuals to allow them to recover from what they re enduring, as well as their families. earlier, i spoke to our correspondentjessica parker, who is in dadeville, alabama. jessica, i understand you have just arrived there. can you give us a sense of how the community is reacting? yeah, well, we arrived just as a vigil had been taking place just up the road from here in a kind of parking area and do
hello and welcome. we begin today in the us. president biden has condemned the killing of four people at a birthday party in alabama this weekend as outrageous and unacceptable . the country s latest mass shooting happened at a 16th birthday party in the town of dadeville. on sunday night, people gathered for a vigil to remember the victims of the shooting. 28 other people were injured, several critically. so far, there s been no information whether any suspect was killed or arrested. jessica parker reports from dadeville. what happened 7 confusion and fear the almost routine eruption of gun violence in america but uniquely devastating for a small community in rural alabama after a shooter opened fire at a 16th birthday party. police tape quietly hiding what you then can hear, the sound of horror and grief. wailing. four lives were lost in the tragic event that occurred here in dadeville. as far as the injuries, there are 28 individuals that were injured during the cou
hello, i m luxmy gopal. welcome to the programme. a power struggle between sudan s army and a notorious paramilitary force has rocked the country with at least 56 dead and almost 600 injured. among the dead were three un workers who were shot after the two sides exchanged gunfire at a military base. gunfire. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting amid fears it will derail the transition to civilian rule. both the army and its opponents, the rapid support forces, claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in khartoum, where fighting continued overnight. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia, the uae and the united states who ve been backing the civilian transition process have issued a joint statement calling for a halt to military escalation and a return to the framework agreement. violence was reported around the country with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army air strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is a base belonging
the mystery of the millions of dead fish found floating in an australian river. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin, in connection with war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children since last year s invasion from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky has hailed the decision as historic, but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. it is a war that he ordered. a war that brought death and devastation. a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that has now left president putin accused of war crimes by an internationa
police injapan say a twenty four year old man has been arrested after he appeared to throw a smoke bomb at the japanese prime minister, fumio kishida. ryuji kimura was seized by security guards after an explosion at a local campaign event in wakayama city. there are no further details regarding possible motivation. mr kishida was about to give a speech in support of a local candidate of his ruling party the ldp. after the incident pm kishida made a speech in another location. the attack comes ahead of nationwide local elections and by elections for vacated seats injapan s lower house. our correspondent shaimaa khalil in tokyo has the latest. very dramatic scenes coming this morning from wakayama in western japan. chaos among the crowd as a young man is being tackled and then pinned to the ground by security personnel. and then a screaming crowd scrambling to leave the scene as a loud explosion is heard, and then smoke fills the air. the man is then being taken away from the s