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From Washington, this is VOA news. I'm Joe Parker reporting.
Ten people are dead and another 10 wounded after a 17-year-old opened fire Friday at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. Law enforcement officials have the shooting suspect in custody and say he is 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a junior at the school. With more, here is AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani. "We've got shots fired right now, guys." It's a scene that's played out on broadcastify.com so often. "They're having a shooting at the high school." Gunfire in a classroom. "All we heard was run, run, and the next thing you know, we hear boom, boom, boom." "There is multiple fatalities." With students telling KTRK, this has become their new reality. "I was thinking it is going to happen eventually, happens. It's been happening everywhere." "Too many years, too many decades, now." I'm Sagar Meghani. Governor Abbott said the suspect originally intended to commit suicide following the shooting, but told law enforcement that he didn't have the courage to go through with killing himself. Neighbors of Jonathan Oddi say they're completely surprised a man from their complex is accused of opening fire on the Trump National Doral resort in south Florida. Linda Diaz is one of Oddi's neighbors. "You never know who's living next door to you. You really don't know who is next to you, right. It is, it's sad and shocking and you know, a lot of kids living here, and you never know you may be walking by the ???." Oddi stands accused of opening fire on the lobby of President Trump's golf resort and hotel reportedly shouting anti-Trump rhetoric before being shot in the legs and taken to the hospital. Reportedly he entered the Trump National Doral resort, draped a flag over the counter, fired shots at the ceiling and waited for police to arrive. This is VOA news. The United Nations human rights chief, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, spoke at a special session of the U.N. Human Rights Council that could establish a commission of inquiry into the violence along the Gaza border that escalated this week. "It appears officials do not even consider that these men and women have a right, as well as every reason, to protest." Among the dead were women and children. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking to rally opposition to Israel and the United States, calling for a mass rally in Istanbul in support of Palestinians as leaders of the Islamic world gathered for a summit. Addressing a crowd of tens of thousands, Erdoğan attacked Israel, the United States and Muslim leaders for the situation facing Palestinians. The Turkish president drew parallels with the battle to "liberate Jerusalem" with Turkey's World War I victory at Gallipoli against western powers. Following Monday's killing of over 50 Palestinians by Israeli security forces, Turkish and Israeli leaders have engaged through social media in a series of increasingly bitter exchanges. Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging Europe to help rebuild Syria to encourage the return of refugees to their homes. Speaking after Friday's talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Putin said that the European humanitarian assistance to Syria and help in rebuilding the country after the devastating civil war is crucial in creating conditions for the refugees' return. More than 100 people died Friday after an airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Havana's main airport. Officials say three survivors are being treated in a hospital. Cuban and other news media report that Flight DMJ 0972 operated by Cubana de Aviación was leaving José Marti International Airport Friday when the accident occurred. The plane was headed to the eastern Cuban city of Holguin. Prince William and Harry meeting crowds of well-wishers in Windsor on Friday ahead of the royal wedding at St. George's Chapel. Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at her wedding on Saturday to Prince Harry. The heir to the throne stepped in after Ms. Markle's father was unable to fly to Britain for the ceremony because of poor health. Historian Robert Lacey: "I think some people will be disappointed - people who were looking forward to the historic moment of a woman walking her daughter down the aisle, and a woman of mixed race heritage from America. It would have made an historic shot. But of course, Meghan has already arranged for her mother to drive up here to take her up to the castle." Joe Parker, VOA news. That's the latest world news from VOA. |