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From Washington, this is VOA news. I'm Tommie McNeil reporting.
Businesses were shut down and people asked to stay away from an area where a person mowed down pedestrians in Toronto, Canada. The mayor, John Tory, called it an awful tragedy. "It is a time to be as calm as we can be in the city, to understand that our first responders are doing their jobs, especially our police. I can tell you how incredibly impressed I was at the professionalism and the thoroughness of the people I saw in action in the room that we just come from. And I hope people won't forget that spirit of unity and that spirit of solidarity and that sense of calm we should have as people go about dealing with an awful tragedy." And the police chief explained nine people were killed, 16 more were injured after the van drove down the street. Investigators remain at the scene. Witnesses say that it was intentional. Investigators in the U.S. state of Tennessee have arrested a man accused of killing four and wounding several others in a Nashville, Tennessee, diner. Police say Travis Reinking was naked except for an overcoat when he shot at a Waffle House. Metro-Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson says so far they don't have a motive. "We suspect some mental issues." The 29-year-old was arrested las year outside the White House after trying to speak with the president. Authorities took away his guns. But people say Reinking's father got them back and then gave them to his son. Waffle House diner James Shaw wrestled the gun away from Reinking. "I figured if I was going to die, he was going to have to work for it, so I rushed him." Shaw was grazed by a bullet. Authorities say he is a hero. I'm Julie Walker. Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan said on Monday he would resign to help maintain peace in the ex-Soviet republic following daily street protests since before he took up the post on April 17. More at voanews.com. This is VOA news. Ahead of talks this week between North and South Korean leaders, the White House is clarifying what the endgame with President Trump's anticipated meeting with [South] North Korean leader will be. "... ultimate goal is denuclearization. They've already started making some steps that we feel are progress. But we certainly know we have a long way to go." :White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders. President Trump on Sunday said the United States has given up nothing ahead of his planned summit with Kim while Pyongyang has already curtailed its nuclear weapons development. South Korean President Moon Jae-in previewed the summit by saying preliminary "So it's a good start" with North Korea's recent decision. North Korea's decision to freeze the nuclear program can be an important beginning for the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. It can also be said that it is a green light that increases the chance of success of the inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea summits." French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting with U.S. President Donald Trump where the two are expected to discuss the Syrian conflict and defeating the Islamic State. Nine months after a glamorous visit to Paris, the president and first lady are repaying the favor hosting Emmanuel Macron and his wife here at the White House and beyond. Tomorrow, the trumps host their first state dinner here. Rack of lamb and nectarine tart will be on the menu, plus entertainment from the Washington National Opera for about 150 guests, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis. Sagar Meghani, at the White House. Days of protests in Nicaragua over a social security overhaul have resulted in the deaths of at least ten people, including a journalist reporting live via Facebook. Some rights groups estimate the death toll since Wednesday, when the demonstrations began, is actually as high as 25. It is a boy for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Kate, the wife of Britain's Prince William, has given birth to their third child, a boy weighing 3.8 kilograms. The baby was born Monday at St. Mary's Hospital in London. Well-wishers had camped out for several days outside the medical center to await the birth of the newest British royal. They have not announced the baby's name yet. A young military veteran who had his genitals blown off in a blast in Afghanistan has received the world's most extensive penis transplant. Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, rebuilt the man's entire pelvic region, transplanting a penis, a scrotum and part of the abdominal wall from a deceased donor, in a highly experimental 14-hour operation. Doctors say he is recovering well and is expected to leave the hospital in a week. I'm Tommie McNeil, VOA news. That's the latest world news from VOA. |