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Nine people were killed and at least 27 others were wounded in a mass shooting that shattered the small Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge, authorities said, as a local pastor called the violence “beyond comprehension.” The suspected shooter appears to have taken their own life at Tumbler Ridge High School, police said. Six people were shot dead at the high school, and a seventh person with a gunshot wound died while en route to a hospital, according to authorities. Separately, police said two more bodies were found at a…

Somalia's young'uns, especially those who sprouted just as the Siad Barre regime fizzled out, know naught but turmoil. Drama and chaos have been their babysitters. We’ve hung on for yonks, looking for some government worth its salt, but just when we think there might be some glimmer of silver linings, doubt crashes the party. Is change just a pipe dream? A smidgen of impatience ain't outlandish given that every step forward seems to come with a hop back. Walking amidst shattered pledges and dislocation, our enthusiasm…

This Wednesday, July 28, 2021, the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal of Teodorin Obiang. The son of the president of Equatorial Guinea challenged his conviction in France for embezzling public funds in his country. His defense considered that French justice did not need to try crimes committed abroad, but the Court of Cassation therefore decided otherwise. The Supreme French Court considered that the judges' decisions were indeed in accordance with the law. French justice could therefore rule over these embezzlements…