Abdiwahab Ahmed

A deadly car attack tore through central Leipzig, leaving two people dead and about 20 others injured after a vehicle sped into a crowd in the eastern German city’s historic heart. Police arrested the driver — a 33-year-old German man — at the scene, but officials said they had not yet determined what drove him to carry out the attack. The incident adds to a disturbing string of car-ramming attacks that have rattled Germany in recent years, including assaults in Berlin, Munich and, in 2024, at a Christmas market in…

An armed confrontation just outside the White House perimeter triggered a brief lockdown yesterday afternoon after Secret Service officers encountered what they described as a "suspicious individual" who later opened fire before running from the scene and being shot by law enforcement. The episode prompted a temporary lockdown at the White House as authorities moved to secure the area. Secret Service agents patrolling the outer edge of the White House complex first spotted the person, whom Secret Service Deputy Director…

On fashion’s biggest night, the Met Gala once again turned Manhattan into a theater of celebrity, drawing Hollywood, music, sports and style’s biggest names — with Beyonce, Madonna and Nicole Kidman leading the charge down the red carpet. Guests were asked to interpret the theme 'Fashion is Art', a concept tied directly to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s new exhibit, 'Costume Art'. Not every look hewed closely to the brief, but the gala — traditionally staged on the first Monday in May — still delivered…

A possible case of human-to-human transmission may be unfolding among close contacts aboard the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization has said, as officials work to move the most serious cases off the vessel and bring the situation under control. The agency said the immediate priority was evacuating ⁠two sick people before allowing the ship, ⁠currently ‌stationed in the Atlantic near Cape Verde, to continue ⁠toward the Canary Islands. ⁠It said the risk to the wider public remained…

A confirmed case of hantavirus on board a cruise ship anchored off Cape Verde has prompted heightened precautions as authorities monitor passengers and crew. Two Irish citizens are among the 149 people aboard MV Hondius. Oceanwide Expeditions, which operates the vessel, said strict safeguards have been introduced on board, including isolation procedures and enhanced hygiene measures. Here is a brief chronology of developments: 24 April: The body of a passenger was taken from the ship, with his wife accompanying it. 27…

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor who became the face of the city’s response to the September 11 attacks, remained in critical condition as he recovered from pneumonia, according to a spokesman. Giuliani, 81, a one-time close ally of US President Donald Trump, has been removed from a mechanical ventilator and is now breathing on his own, spokesman Ted Goodman said on X. Goodman did not say where the former mayor — once dubbed “America’s mayor” after the September 11 attacks — is being treated or when he was admitted…

A shooting involving law enforcement near the heart of Washington prompted a rapid response Sunday, with the US Secret Service confirming that one person was shot. "Us Secret Service personnel are on the ‌scene of an officer-involved shooting ⁠at ‌15th Street and Independence Avenue in Washington, ⁠DC. "One individual was shot by law ⁠enforcement; their condition is currently ⁠unknown," the Secret Service said in a statement on X. The ‌White House went into a brief lockdown this afternoon. "The scene is ⁠secure. ‌Avoid the…

The fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States was on the brink on Monday as both sides exchanged fire around the strategic Strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said it had come under attack for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago. One day after US President Donald Trump announced an operation to escort stranded vessels through the vital waterway, Fox News reported that he warned Iran would be "blown off the face of the earth" if it attacked US ships. Iran, however, gave no…

An unfolding health emergency aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde has drawn international concern, with two Irish passengers among 149 people on board after a case of hantavirus was confirmed. Oceanwide Expeditions, the vessel’s operator, said the MV Hondius is carrying 149 people from 23 nationalities and remains in what it described as “a serious medical situation”. The company said strict precautions are being enforced on board, including isolation procedures, hygiene measures and ongoing medical monitoring. A…

A deadly outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the southern Atlantic has cast a spotlight on hantavirus, a rodent-borne disease that can prove fatal when it infects humans. Dutch cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said it was handling "a serious medical situation" on board the MV Hondius, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde. Hantaviruses belong to a group of pathogens capable of triggering respiratory and cardiac complications, along with haemorrhagic fevers. No vaccine or targeted treatment exists for hantaviruses,…