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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to resign today, after facing pressure from a number of lawmakers and ministers within his own party to step down. Johnson has faced a string of recent scandals, including having attended government-led social gatherings held during the COVID-19 lockdowns and the promotion of a senior lawmaker despite sexual misconduct allegations.
Johnson survived a no-confidence vote last month, barring him from another vote for a year. However, observers say he faced the possibility of another vote following threats from a group backbench Conservatives. Known as the 1922 Committee (see 101), the group is scheduled to hold an election Monday for a new executive before deciding whether to change the rules to bring forward another no-confidence vote. If the rules are changed, at least 15%, or 54, of the Conservative Party's 359 lawmakers would need to submit a letter of no confidence.
See a list of potential candidates to replace Johnson here. |
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Highland Park Suspect Confesses
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The suspect charged with carrying out a mass shooting during Fourth of July festivities in Highland Park, Illinois, confessed to the attack yesterday, officials said. The 21-year-old gunman also told police he initially fled in the aftermath to nearby Wisconsin, where he contemplated a second attack in Madison before reversing course for unspecified reasons.
Monday's shooting left at least seven dead and 46 others injured. Officials recounted at least two police encounters with the attacker in recent years, both in 2019, including one in which more than a dozen knives were confiscated after threats made against family members. Reports suggest the weapon used, a semi-automatic rifle, was purchased legally online in 2020.
The shooter faces seven counts of first-degree murder, with more charges expected. See a list of the victims here. |
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Mass Funeral in South Africa
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Officials in South Africa held a mass funeral yesterday for a number of young residents who were mysteriously found dead in a bar near the city of East London. More than a thousand people mourned the teenagers, 12 girls and nine boys, aged 13 to 17, who died inside the Enyobeni tavern nearly two weeks ago.
Hundreds of underaged students were in attendance after a Facebook post promised a party celebrating the end of midyear exams. Survivors said they smelled a mysterious gas, such as tear gas or pepper spray, followed by a stampede to escape from the two-floor tavern's one door. The cause of the deaths remains unclear; forensic pathologists have suggested the deaths were likely caused by poisonous gas and not by a stampede. See photos from the funeral here.
President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the legal drinking age to be raised from 18 to 21 while delivering the eulogy, citing similar tragedies in Khayelitsha in 2015 and Durban in 2000. |
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