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Four people have been killed in a shooting near a mosque in Oman’s capital Muscat, the country’s police say. In a brief statement, they say “a number” of people were also injured in al-Wadi al-Kabir area. Officers responded to the incident, and an investigation is now under way, Tuesday’s statement said. The police provided no further details, but some reports suggest that at least one gunman opened fire with an assault rifle. “All security measures have been put in place to deal with the situation, and procedures for collecting evidence are being completed as part of the investigation,” the police…

Russian antivirus giant Kaspersky Labs has told BBC News that it is leaving the US after the Biden administration banned sales and distribution of the firm’s software. Kaspersky said it had made the “sad and difficult decision” to leave “as business opportunities in the country are no longer viable”. It comes after Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said last month that Moscow’s influence over the company posed a significant risk to US infrastructure and services. Kaspersky, which had been operating in the US for two decades, has denied the allegations. “Starting from July 20, 2024 Kaspersky will gradually wind down its…

For more than 10 years, Abu Mohammad has been living in a tent with his family in northern Syria, displaced by the long-running civil war. Unable to earn enough to support them, he, like hundreds of others, has decided to travel via Turkey to Niger to work as a mercenary. Abu Mohammad (not his real name), who is 33, and his wife have four young children – they have no running water or toilet and rely on a small solar panel to charge his phone. Their tent is sweltering in summer and freezing in winter, and leaks when it rains.…

Chinese e-commerce platforms have taken down t-shirts featuring an image of Donald Trump pumping his fist into the air moments after he was shot at. The T-shirts, which went on sale within hours of the shooting, were available on popular e-commerce sites like Taobao and JD.com. It is unclear why the listings were taken down, but the Chinese internet is heavily controlled, with content considered “sensitive” routinely taken down. The assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally last Saturday sparked widespread discussion online, with related hashtags trending high on X-like platform Weibo. Enterprising Chinese retailers leapt into action, with the first…

The head of the Colombian Football Federation, Ramón Jesurún, and his son have been arrested, following a brawl at Sunday’s Copa América final in Miami. Mr Ramón, 71, and Ramón Jamil, 43, were held on charges of battery involving an official or an employee, said the Miami-Dade Police Department. The charges relate to the brawl at the stadium after Colombia lost to Argentina 0-1 in extra time. Neither Mr Ramón nor his son have publicly commented on the issue. In a statement sent to the BBC, the Miami-Dade Police Department said the incident had happened just after the football match…

Every day, for the last seven years, Arun Kumar has set up his fruit stall on a busy Mumbai street. It’s not an easy way to make a living. “Being a street vendor is a challenge. There’s the fear of being robbed or, as I am not a licensed vendor, the local body can come and dismantle my store anytime,” he says. But over the past four years at least one aspect of his work has become easier. “Prior to Covid everything was in cash. But now everyone pays with UPI. Scan the code and the payment is done within…

MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday, opting to instead air continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The progressive news network confirmed the decision to preempt its influential and top-rated morning show after a CNN inquiry Sunday evening. The network said the show will resume airing Tuesday. The decision by MSNBC to leave one of its most recognizable programs on the sidelines amid a seismic politics-driven news cycle, with the Republican National Convention getting underway in the wake of the Saturday shooting at Trump’s campaign rally, is…

Longevity isn’t just about living a long life but also about living well. More than 1 in 5 Americans will be 65 or older by 2040, the Department of Health and Human Services projects. And more than 56% of those turning 65 will need some sort of long-term service. Fortunately, there are things you can do at any age to ensure that you will maintain your health as the years go on, according to Dr. John Batsis, a geriatrician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Batsis, an associate professor at UNC’s School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health,…

Shannen Doherty, an actress who starred on the popular series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed” and documented her nine-year battle with breast cancer, has died, according to her longtime publicist. She was 53. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” Doherty’s publicist Leslie Sloane said in a statement to CNN. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at…

Three people helping cull poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado have been identified as presumed positive cases of avian influenza, according to the state health department and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest cases in a multistate outbreak affecting birds and dairy cattle. The workers are believed to have caught the virus through direct work with infected birds at a commercial egg operation. They had mild symptoms including conjunctivitis or pink eye and respiratory problems, but none of them were hospitalized, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in a statement Friday. At the state’s…