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One person was dead and four others in critical condition after a shooting at a church near Los Angeles, law enforcement said Sunday, just one day after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in New York state. Shortly before 1:30 pm (2030 GMT), parishioners were attending a banquet following a morning service at Geneva Presbyterian Church when the gunman began his rampage, authorities said. The churchgoers detained the shooter and "hogtied his legs with an extension cord and confiscated at least two weapons" before officers arrived at the scene to apprehend him, Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock told a press conference. "That group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism, and bravery," Hallock said. "They undoubtedly prevented additional injuries and fatalities." "One person is confirmed deceased at the scene," Hallock said. "Four others are critical and one other victim sustained minor injuries." — AFP

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Troops clashed with the Abu Sayyaf group on Sunday and left an undetermined number of of the bandits wounded, the military said. Three soldiers were also injured in the clash in the mountains of Indanan town, Sulu, officials reported here. The troops from the 100th Infantry Battalion under the 1102nd Brigade encountered undetermined number of the Abu Sayyaf group under senior leader Radullan Sahiron in Barangay Tumatangis after receiving information about the presence of the bandits in the area, said Brig. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, commander of Joint Task Force Sulu (JTFS) and 11th Division. “The troops were on their way to the area when they encountered the undetermined followers of Abu Sayyaf group leader Radullan Sahiron,” 1102nd Infantry Battalion Col. Giovani Franza said in his reports. -- The STAR/Roel Pareño

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Kim Jong Un slamms North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since first reporting an outbreak of Covid-19. More than a million people have been sickened by what Pyongyang is referring to as "fever", state media said, despite leader Kim ordering nationwide lockdowns in a bid to slow the spread of disease through the unvaccinated population. In a sign of how serious the situation may be, Kim "strongly criticised" healthcare officials for what he called a botched response to epidemic prevention — specifically a failure to keep pharmacies open 24/7 to distribute medicine. — AFP

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The Philippine Men's National Team bags the bronze medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine Sports Commission says. The commission congratulates the team composed of Francis Alcantara, Jeson Patrombon, Ruben Gonzales, Treat Conrad Huey and Eric Olivares Jr.

5 hours ago

The Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach will be reopened to the public on May 20, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources announces. NOW: Undersecretary Jonas Leones, during the flag raising ceremony of the Agency, announces the reopening of the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach on May 20. #TayoAngKalikasan pic.twitter.com/UMYmcQ6QIO — ???? (@DENROfficial) May 16, 2022

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US President Joe Biden offers a potent condemnation of racist extremism Sunday after a murderous rampage in Buffalo, and he called for citizens to end the hate that remains a "stain on the soul of America." "A lone gunman, armed with weapons of war and a hateful soul, shot and killed 10 innocent people in cold blood at a grocery store on Saturday afternoon" in western New York state, Biden says in Washington at a service for fallen US police officers. "We must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of America," the president says. — AFP

21 hours ago

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with the family of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh after criticizing Israel's use of force at her funeral, an official said Sunday. Blinken, during his flight Saturday to Berlin for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, offered "deep condolences" in a phone call with family members of Shireen Abu Akleh, a State Department official said. The top US diplomat "noted Abu Akleh's journalistic body of work and the importance of a free and independent press," the official said on customary condition of anonymity. Blinken offered the support of US diplomats in Jerusalem to the family of Abu Akleh, who also held US citizenship. — AFP

24 hours ago

Israel reopened on Sunday its only crossing with the Gaza Strip to Palestinian workers nearly two weeks after closing it over unrest, the defense ministry said. "Following an assessment of the security situation, it has been decided... to open Erez Crossing for passage of workers and permit holders from the Gaza Strip into Israel, beginning Sunday," said COGAT, a unit of the Israeli defense ministry responsible for Palestinian civil affairs. The crossing is used by 12,000 Palestinians with permits to enter Israel for work. Israel had closed the crossing on May 3 ahead of Israel's national memorial and independence days, and amid Palestinian violence in the occupied West Bank, although the Gaza front was quiet. Israel and Hamas, the militant rulers of the impoverished coastal enclave, have fought repeatedly over the last 15 years, most recently in May last year. Israeli authorities feared tensions and violence in and around Jerusalem during April, when Muslims observed the holy fasting month of Ramadan, would bring another conflict with Gaza, but that did not happen. — AFP

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