Gunshots appear to have been fired while former U.S. President Donald Trump was on stage at a campaign rally in the state of Pennsylvania Saturday. VOA’s Chief National Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Washington.
Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd. Trump was showing a chart of border crossing numbers when bangs started ringing out. Trump could be seen reaching with his right hand toward his neck. He quickly ducked behind the podium as agents from his protective detail rushed the stage and screams rang out from the crowd. The crowd cheered as he got back up and pumped his fist.
jerusalem — Israel launched a large airstrike Saturday on the southern Gaza Strip that it said targeted the commander of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif. Hamas said at least 90 Palestinians were killed and more than 300 wounded, while senior Hamas official Khalil al-Haya told Al-Jazeera that Deif had not been killed. "We say to [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu that Mohammad Deif is listening to you right now and mocking your lies," al-Hayya told Al-Jazeera. At a news conference, Netanyahu... Читать дальше...
butler, pennsylvania — Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that he was "fine" after being whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after what appeared to be gunshots rang through the crowd. "President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act," spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement. "He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow." The Secret Service said in a statement... Читать дальше...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company's internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Thursday night, carrying 20 Starlink satellites. Several minutes into the flight, the upper stage engine malfunctioned. SpaceX on Friday blamed a liquid oxygen leak. The company said flight controllers managed to make contact with half... Читать дальше...
Jos, Nigeria — After her early morning class ended, 16-year-old Nigerian student Chidera Denis was waiting to join classmates for end-of-term exams. Moments later, she was trapped under rubble as her school building suddenly collapsed, with pupils barely protected by the desks where they were sitting. Denis was one of the lucky ones. The collapse of the Saint Academy school in Jos North district in Plateau State killed 22 students Friday, with dozens more hospitalized for treatment, including Denis' friend. Читать дальше...
Tripoli, Libya — The United Nations mission in Libya called Saturday for the "immediate" release of a prominent journalist arrested this week, warning against a "crackdown" on media freedoms in the war-torn country. Ahmed Sanussi, chief editor of Libyan financial news website Sada, who has long covered corruption in the hydrocarbon-rich country, was arrested in his Tripoli home after returning from Tunisia, his family said. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said, it was... Читать дальше...
WARSAW, Poland — A miner who was reported missing after an earthquake shook Poland's Rydultowy coal mine has been found alive more than two days after the accident that killed one of his colleagues and injured another 17, local officials said Saturday. The miner has been airlifted to a hospital and the rescue operation has been closed, said Witold Gałązka of the coal mining group that operates the mine. Earlier, the office of the provincial governor of the Silesia coal mining region, in southern Poland... Читать дальше...
ISLAMABAD, pakistan — An appeals court in Pakistan on Saturday acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife of charges their 2018 marriage was in breach of Islamic law, a crime for which both had been serving seven-year sentences. However, authorities promptly re-arrested Khan, the 71-year-old most popular Pakistani politician, and his third wife, Bushra Bibi, citing new charges against them, including corruption and inciting violence against the powerful military and other state institutions. Читать дальше...