Guinea's military junta sets up election body for upcoming votes
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea's military junta has created a new institution that will be responsible for managing elections, including a constitutional referendum in September and the general and presidential elections set for December.
Guinea is one of several West African countries where the military has taken power and delayed a return to civilian rule. Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, in power since 2021, agreed in 2022 to launch a democratic transition after a Dec. 31, 2024, deadline.
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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The Federal Bureau of Investigation offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Vance L. Boelter, 57. The four known victims include Melissa Hortman, the Democratic leader in the state House, and her husband, Mark, who were fatally shot at their house early Saturday. 'They are following every lead, asking for the public's help,' Amy Klobuchar, the senior US senator from Minnesota, said Sunday on ABC's This Week. John Hoffman, a Minnesota state senator, and his wife, Yvette, were wounded in a shooting also linked to the suspect. Klobuchar said they are recovering. This combo from photos provided by Minnesota Legislature shows from left, Senator John A. Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman. Photo by Minnesota Legislature via AP / AP The suspect left a purported hit list in his car that included several Minnesota politicians and abortion providers in the state, according to a government background document seen by Bloomberg News. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That so-called manifesto indicates there 'clearly was some through-line with abortion' because of abortion rights groups and individuals reported to be on the list, Klobuchar said. She suggested that law enforcement's search for Boelker is extending beyond Minnesota to the broader Midwest. 'We believe he's somewhere in the vicinity and that they are going to find him,' she said on NBC's Meet the Press. 'But right now everyone on edge here because we know that this man will kill at a second.' Investigators are also looking into whether he may have had direct interactions with the two legislators, she said. The shootings, which coincided with nationwide protests against Donald Trump on Saturday and a military parade in Washington promoted by the president, prompted bipartisan condemnation. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America,' Trump said in a social post. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called the eruption of violence an 'unspeakable tragedy.' The Minnesota carnage renewed a focus on political violence in the US that both political parties have deplored for years. Threats only against national lawmakers in Washington increased to 9,000 last year from 1,700 in 2016, Klobuchar said. 'This has gotten totally out of hand with threats against members of Congress,' she said on CNN's State of the Union. 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Ukraine drone attack on Russia's Tatarstan region leaves at least 1 dead, 13 injured
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- Toronto Star
8 are killed in the latest shooting near Israeli and US-supported aid sites in Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more were wounded on Sunday in the latest shooting near Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution points in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials. Witnesses blamed the Israeli military, which did not immediately comment. KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more were wounded on Sunday in the latest shooting near Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution points in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials. Witnesses blamed the Israeli military, which did not immediately comment. The war in Gaza rages more than 20 months after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack ignited it. That attack set off a chain of events that helped lead to Israel's surprise attack on Iran on Friday.
