TEL AVIV (ANP/AFP) - Bij vermoedelijke schietpartijen in Israël zijn zeker één dode en vijf gewonden gevallen, meldden Israëlische reddingswerkers. De schietpartijen vonden plaats op meerdere plekken in het midden van het land, in de buurt van de Westelijke Jordaanoever.
Volgens Al Jazeera zijn twee verdachten tot nu toe "uitgeschakeld" en wordt er nog steeds gezocht naar anderen. Ook zou het wapen dat gebruikt is bij de schietpartijen zijn gevonden.
Het kantoor van de Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu heeft laten weten dat hij de ontwikkelingen rond de dodelijke schietpartijen volgt.
In his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, pope urges world leaders to stop dividing electorates and to respect ‘every human being’
More than a million people have filled the streets near one of Madrid’s main squares to join Pope Leo for an outdoor Mass, likely to be the largest event of his week-long visit to Spain.
Throngs of people pressed along barriers near the landmark Cibeles Square, waving flags and shouting “Long live the pope”, as Leo arrived in his white popemobile for the event. Some tossed flower petals as he arrived in the square.
Continue reading...UK lagging behind rivals on tourism growth because of travel costs and lack of joined-up planning, says CEO Sean Doyle
The cost of travel to and around the UK is keeping millions of tourists away and slowing economic growth, the boss of British Airways said, as he urged a rethink of aviation taxes.
The airline’s chief executive, Sean Doyle, said the UK had some of the highest aviation taxes in the world and was falling behind countries such as Japan, France and Germany in boosting its inbound tourism.
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