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At least six killed as gunman takes hostages in Kyiv14 minutes agoKathryn ArmstrongAt least six people were killed and others injured when a person opened up in Kyiv, Ukraine officials said. The incident occurred in the southern Holosiivskyi District. Ihor Klymenko, Ukraine’s interior minister, said that the gunman, who was a local resident, opened fire on people in the street before taking others hostage at a nearby grocery store. Klymenko added that the attacker, who was also a local resident, was killed by police after a shootout in the supermarket. The motive of the attacker is unclear. The exact number of victims is also unclear. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that 14 people had been injured including a 12-year old boy. The attacker also killed one hostage. Police negotiators talked to the shooter while he was at the supermarket for about 40 minutes, Klymenko reported. He described the man’s behavior as “chaotic”. “We tried persuading him, realising there was an injured individual there,” he explained. He added that the attacker did not make any demands. “We offered tourniquets and other things to stop the bleeding. He did not respond so the order to eliminate him was given, especially after one of the hostages had been killed. The circumstances surrounding the issuing of the permit, as well as the shooting itself, are now being investigated. The circumstances surrounding the issuing of the permit, as well as the shooting itself, are now being investigated.Zelensky said the shooter had lived in the eastern Donetsk region – which is largely under Russian occupation and was subject to a separatist conflict prior to Moscow’s full-scale invasion – for “a long time”.He also said that the man had set fire to his appartment before leaving to begin his shooting spree.While Kyiv is often subject to attacks during the ongoing war with Russia, shootings of this kind are rare in the city.KyivUkraine

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HiPP recalls jarred food in Austria due to contamination fears19 minutes agoNeil MurphyGetty ImagesBaby Food brand HiPP has recalled all of its jarred purees from Spar supermarkets across Austria as a precaution. It is possible that a hazardous substance has been introduced due to an external influence, it said. The entire range of jarred purees from HiPP’s Spar supermarkets in Austria are being recalled. The incident comes only a few months after other baby brands were forced to recall infant formula due to contamination fears. In January and February, Nestle, Danone, and Maximarkt all recalled their baby food jars in more than 60 countries including the UK. The toxin does not disappear when cooking or making baby milk. In February, the UK’s Health and Security Agency said that at least 36 British infants had food poisoning from contaminated baby formula. None of the infants’ conditions were life-threatening, the UKHSA said.HiPP’s baby formula was unaffected.AustriaProduct recallsfood

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Pope says ‘tyrants’ speech was not aimed at Trump42 minutes agoMaia DaviesEPA/ShutterstockPope Leo has said he was not seeking to debate Donald Trump when he criticised “tyrants” for spending billions on wars in a speech earlier this week.The pontiff said the remarks, delivered days after a high-profile spat with the US president, had been written a fortnight earlier – “well before the president ever commented on myself”. The Pope, who is on a tour in Africa, said that a “certain story that is not accurate” has developed. He cited “the political situation” created by Trump’s remarks. The masters of war pretend to not know that it only takes a moment to devastate, yet a lifetime often is not enough to reconstruct,” he said. He had posted his lengthy criticism of Pope Francis after the pontiff voiced concerns about Trump’s threats that “a civilisation would die” if Iran refused to agree to US demands of ending the war and opening the Strait of Hormuz. The president said he “was not a fan” of Pope Francis and called him “WE Trump posted an AI-generated picture of himself, which depicted him as a Jesus like figure. He later removed it. The Catholic leader’s Africa Tour includes stops in eleven cities across four different countries. This is his second major overseas visit since he was elected as papacy in last year. It reflects the importance that Catholicism has in Africa.

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Media She In ” She ” Our “Culture Minister Catherine Pegard told AFP that Baye had “lit up a long chapter in the history of French cinema with her talent and radiant personality”.Her family said she had died following a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia, a neurodegenerative disease, AFP reported.EuropeFranceCultureFilm

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Millions listen to Ethiopian singer’s song criticizing government22 minutes agoBBC AmharicGetty ImagesIn Ethiopia, where criticising authorities can often land you in trouble, Teddy Afro’s track Das Tal has been viewed over seven million times on YouTube. Teddy Afro, whose real name Tewodros Kazsahun, sings about a traditional mourning camp, referring to a country that he believes has been lost. The 49-year old laments in Das Tal that “the spirit of being Ethiopian has been pushed away.” “Now I can understand the pain and sorrow. Where can one go to cry, where can they grieve? In the village where I was raised, I feel like a stranger. “The star was a thorn on the side of previous government. His last album, Ethiopia, was a huge success in the country, topping the Billboard World Albums chart in several weeks. It was a historical album that called for unity between Ethiopians. But its official release in Ethiopia was blocked by the government. Teddy Afro told BBC in 2017 that “all of my music is based upon love.” “Like Martin Luther King, who said that hate cannot drive out hatred: only love can achieve this. For us to get out of this situation, I believe that the only option we have is love. Ethiopians celebrate the baptism of Jesus with drums, chants, and celebrations.