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Georgians rally en mass for EU, urge government to quit
Georgians staged a new mass rally on Sunday demanding that the government resign over its failure to formally secure candidacy for membership of the European Union.
Three killed in Copenhagen mall shooting, 22-year-old suspect arrested
Three people were killed and several wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen mall Sunday, Danish police said, adding they had arrested one suspect, a 22-year-old Dane. The motives of the suspect, described by police as a 22-year-old "ethnic Dane", remain unclear.
Thousands ordered to evacuate from Sydney floods
Australia's emergency services ordered thousands of people in Sydney to evacuate Monday as overflowing rivers swamped swathes of land and the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water. About 32,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings in New South Wales, said Ashley Sullivan, senior official for the State Emergency Services.
Protests in US after release of video of police killing Black man
Several hundred protesters marched Sunday in Akron, Ohio after the release of body camera footage that showed police fatally shooting a Black man with several dozen rounds of bullets.
Bezos slams Biden appeal for lower gasoline prices
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticized President Joe Biden for calling on oil companies to lower sky-high gasoline prices, prompting the White House to come to the US leader's defense on Sunday. John Kirby, White House spokesman on national security issues, also defended the president Sunday in an appearance on Fox News.
France-based British theatre legend Peter Brook dies aged 97: source
The France-based British theatre director Peter Brook, who revolutionised the stage with radical interpretations of the classics before returning drama to its simplest roots, has died aged 97, a source said Sunday.
US officials urge calm after releasing video of police killing Black man
Authorities in the US state of Ohio appealed for calm Sunday after releasing body camera footage that showed police fatally shooting a Black man with several dozen rounds.
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, six dead: rescuers
An avalanche sparked by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others on Sunday, an emergency services spokeswoman said.
Author of proposed new Tunisia constitution disavows project
The Tunisian jurist who oversaw the drafting of a new constitution submitted to President Kais Saied said Sunday it has been changed into a charter that could lead to a dictatorship.
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