HELSINKI -- Swedish police said the shooting near a mosque in the city of Orebro on Friday afternoon was likely linked to criminal gangs, local newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.
According to police, two people were injured in the incident. Officers received an alert at 13:45 local time about a suspected serious violent crime at a mosque in the Vivalla area of Orebro, some 200 km west of Stockholm. A large number of people had been attending Friday prayers at the time. (Sweden-Shooting)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would not negotiate on behalf of Ukraine at his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, media reported.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Anchorage, the president noted that he's "not here to negotiate for Ukraine" and will let Kiev decide for itself on the territorial issues with Moscow. (Trump-Putin-Alaska-Meeting)
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ISLAMABAD -- At least 194 people were killed and 28 others injured in rain-related accidents across Pakistan in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Friday.
The northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the worst hit, reporting 180 deaths, followed by Pakistan-controlled Kashmir with nine fatalities and the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region with five, according to the NDMA. (Pakistan-Rain-Death)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday said in a statement that it had struck and killed a senior Hamas commander in the southern Gaza Strip.
According to the statement, Nasser Musa, who was targeted in Khan Younis last Saturday, was a senior member of the Rafah Brigade and served as the head of Hamas' military control department. (Israel-Hamas-Killing)
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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on Israeli authorities to immediately halt the advancement of plans of settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, said the UN chief's spokesperson.
"Our position is clear -- the Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them, have been established and are being maintained in violation of international law," said Stephane Dujarric in a note to correspondents. (UN-Israel-West Bank-Settlement) ■
