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A 16-year-old from Bend, Oregon, opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School, killing three children aged five, eight and 11 and a teacher. A seven-year-old child and another teacher were critically injured, and the gunman was shot dead inside the school after someone pursued him, but police have not identified who killed him.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
Ukraine attacked one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries south of Moscow on Thursday after three days observing President Trump’s request and continued Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Russia said Ukraine acted first, while Britain said the United States had restored Ukraine’s Starlink service.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
Iran-backed Houthis attacked Al Maashiq Palace in Aden, Yemen, the seat of the internationally recognized government they oppose. The Houthis said Saudi officers used the palace as an operations center, while Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Eryani said preliminary information indicated five ballistic missiles struck it, killing two people.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in a New York court to conspiracy to commit torture, alongside earlier charges including narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. Prosecutors accuse them of approving repression and torturing three Americans, while both deny the allegations and seek dismissal on head-of-state immunity grounds.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
FIFA president Gianni Infantino apologized to FIFA’s council after abandoning a plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup to private investors following global backlash. He was told he was unfit to lead FIFA unless he released all documents and answered questions about the proposal.Steven Godden on Global News Podcast
Visually impaired people say smart glasses help them navigate public transport, read signs and identify hazards, but stigma and filming concerns are excluding them from public spaces. Monopoly Events restricted the glasses at Comic-Con Scotland, while Meta says a recording light alerts people when filming is underway.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
Archaeologists found Neanderthal remains in Iraqi Kurdistan dating to about 75,000 years ago, with a shoulder-blade hole that researchers say may be the earliest evidence of lethal violence involving a sharpened wooden spear. Scientists cannot determine whether the injury came from hunting or another Neanderthal.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
Helga Duffy, 99, set a Guinness World Record as the oldest person to complete wing walking after being strapped to a small plane’s wing over England. She took the challenge after seeing 97-year-old Betty Bramage set the previous record, and said she felt excited rather than frightened.Alex Ritson on Global News Podcast
Rubbish trucks in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, have displayed poetry since 1988, and the practice is now recognized as part of the country’s intangible cultural heritage. Poetry International and Rotterdam’s municipality put memorable lines on trucks to bring poetry into everyday public spaces.