The man who shot and killed three police officers in Baton Rouge has been identified as 29-year-old Gavin Long, two law enforcement sources told CNN. Long died in a shootout with police following the incident. He reportedly carried the attack on his birthday, having been born on July 17, 1987. Authorities believe two other shooters […]
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USAUPDATED President Obama was briefed Sunday on the shooting deaths of three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – the second major attack on law enforcement officers in the U.S. in 10 days. Mr. Obama, who was criticized for supporting the Black Lives Matter movement last week at a memorial service for five assassinated police
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USATurkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who was blamed for the failed coup in Turkey, hinted on Saturday the uprising by members of the country”s military could have been “staged” by the government. In a rare and brief interview on Saturday with a small group of journalists at his residence
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Middle EastFalcons minority owner Warrick Dunn, a native of Baton Rouge, La., is having a difficult time dealing with the police shootings in his former home town on Sunday. Dunn’s mother, a Baton Rouge police officer, was shot and killed when he was an 18-year senior in high school. Dunn has issued a statement about the
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USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke about the attempted coup in Turkey at the opening of the cabinet meeting this morning (Sunday), and expressed hope that it will not affect Israel’s relations with the Turks. Israel and Turkey recently signed a rapprochement deal after years of strained relations. “We assume the reconciliation process will continue along
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Middle EastBEIRUT, Lebanon — The morning after a deadly failed coup in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s reaction was swift and wide-reaching. Thousands of military personnel suspected of involvement in the takeover bid were arrested. Fearing that the conspiracy had spread to the courts, almost 3,000 judges were fired, including 31 senior justices. They’re unlikely to
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Middle East, USAThe head of the Cleveland police union said Sunday that President Obama has “blood on his hands” after the murders of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “It is reprehensible. And the president of the United States has blood on his hands, and it will not be able to become washed off,” said
Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Sunday that Obama administration officials are doing “everything in our power” to fight terrorism, and blamed Congress for failing to support more troops on the ground. “[W]e are doing everything in our power to put additional pressure on them [the Islamic State], and I believe their days are
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Middle East, USAFollowing the capture Sunday morning of a Palestinian Authority resident carrying a pack of explosive devices, Jerusalem District Police Commander Yoram HaLevy confirmed to reporters that the would-be bomber had targeted the Jerusalem light rail. The terrorist was intercepted be train security guards after arousing their suspicion. During questioning by the guards, the terrorist admitted
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Middle EastAs red and white trains rattle along the tracks of the Gare de Nice-Ville station, a crowd of Jewish women and kippah-wearing men is gathering behind armed guards on Platform One to listen to Jewish community leaders, the local Rabbanim and the region’s president Christian Estrozi. The event is a memorial for Nice’s Jews deported
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InternationalTurkey said Sunday that some 6,000 people have been detained in a crackdown on alleged coup plotters, in the wake of the failed overthrow in which 265 lost their lives. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said in a television interview that, “the cleansing (operation) is continuing. Some 6,000 detentions have taken place. The number could surpass
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Middle East, USADALLAS — Micah Johnson left Texas for Afghanistan at 22, outgoing and eager to be a part of something important. Eight months later, Johnson returned home a different man, ostracized by many of his comrades and increasingly alone. Aside from the strain of war, Johnson’s time overseas included a pivotal episode that started with a
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USAFrench police detained two more people in Nice Sunday in connection with the probe into the Bastille day attack that killed at least 84 people when a truck rammed into crowds in the Riviera city, police sources said. A man and a woman were taken in for questioning, according to an official with the Paris
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InternationalThe astonishing events that gripped Turkey and fascinated the world Friday night had not been expected. Turkey had been in turmoil and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was at the centre of every drama. But the main international focus lately has been on how the country was reeling from a string of terrorist bombings by the
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