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Local authorities say mosque was not target of attack. At least one person was killed in a shooting near a Mosque in Columbus, Ohio, according to police. The bureau of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Columbus, Ohio initially said its agents were “responding to a reported shooting incident at a mosque in the 2200 block of Albert Ave”. However, local police later said the shooting took place near the mosque, but the facility was not targeted. “We want to make it clear this was not an attack on the mosque,” said Sergeant James Fuqua, according to the Associated Press. He said the shooting stemmed from a dispute at an apartment building at the same location as the mosque.

Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in the June shooting death of a 1-year-old boy while responding to a shoplifting call.

The situation in the Middle East remains volatile with WWE Crown Jewel 2026 now less than three weeks away. On October 18, the US State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs issued a new security alert advising that Americans in the region should “exercise heightened vigilance” due to the ongoing complex security environment. The alert urged […]

Brazil’s top electoral court has doubled a daily fine for the United States-based social media company Meta, saying it failed to comply with an order about how political content is shown on its platforms. On Monday, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) gave Meta 24 hours to show that it is not favouring one presidential candidate over the other in its content feeds. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Meta lawsuits: Is social media facing a global legal reckoning?list 2 of 3Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil’s fiery first presidential run-off debatelist 3 of 3Meta employees say Lula’s accounts restricted in Brazil election: Reportend of listThe decision comes less than a week before Brazilians vote in a presidential run-off that pits left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro. “The continued noncompliance, just a few days before the run-off election, demonstrates that the fine imposed was insufficient,” a TSE judge said in Monday’s order. The penalty for noncompliance was also increased in the order, from 500,000 Brazilian reals ($100,000) to one million reals ($200,000).