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Serbian president says snap election on cards after mass shootings spark protests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

Voters in Serbia could be headed to the polls for the third time in just four years, as the country’s president, Aleksandr Vučić suggested a snap general election may be called in the wake of major public protests over two mass shootings.Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Vučić announced that he would soon stand down as the head of the governing Serbian Progressive Party and pledged he would explain the decision at a rally in Belgrade on May 26, which he said would be “the biggest ever,” according to local media reports. New parliamentary elections, he said, could soon be scheduled and “the vote would be held no later than September.”He insisted that despite a series of tense public demonstrations calling for him to leave office, “there will be no Maidan in Belgrade,” referring to the Ukrainian revolution that ousted the country’s unpopular pro-Russian regime in 2014.Vučić has come under fire in recent weeks after two mass shoot...

Hundreds take part in annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace in Dorchester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

Hundreds of area residents gathered to take part in the 27th annual Walk for Peace in Dorchester on Sunday. The event is aimed at promoting peace in parts of the city that are hardest hit by street violence.The Mother’s Day morning event had the area surrounding the starting line decked out in purple and white balloons.This year’s theme is Cultivating Cycles of Peace. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley were among those in attendance.The event is aimed at turning cycles of violence into more frequent cycles of peace by empowering survivors and supporting returning community members and their families and investing in “Generation Peace.”The fundraising goal this year is $600,000.To donate visit: https://www.mothersdaywalk4peace.org/This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Body of missing canoer recovered from Fiske Pond in Natick

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

The body of a missing canoer has been recovered from Fiske Pond in Natick after their canoe capsized on Saturday, officials said.The Natick Fire and Police Departments, the Massachusetts Environmental Police, and the Massachusetts State Police located the man by side-scan sonar at around 10:30 p.m. His name has not been released.Another person who was in the capsized canoe made it to shore on his own prior to first responders’ arrival. No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Fire crews battling large house fire in Malden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

Firefighters are working to extinguish a large house fire in Malden.Two people were in the home on Forest Street when the fire broke out around 7:30 a.m. and were able to get out safely before crews arrived, the fire chief said.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a breaking news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

DA investigating officer-involved shooting in Oxford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Oxford, state police said.The shooting occurred during a confrontation with a male suspect, who was transported to the hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to a state police spokesman. The State Police Detective Unit for the Worcester District Attorney’s Office is investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Bells toll for Buffalo supermarket mass shooting victims 1 year after massacre

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The city of Buffalo will pause Sunday to mark the passing of one year since a gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others in a racist attack that targeted Black people at a city supermarket.A moment of silence followed by the chiming of church bells at 2:28 p.m. will honor victims of the massacre at the Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022. “The racially motivated mass shooting shook our community to its core. It was the day the unthinkable happened,” Mayor Byron Brown said in announcing plans for the commemoration, to be held at the now-reopened supermarket.Earlier in the week, panelists discussed ways to combat racism and social media radicalization and residents were invited to reflect at an outdoor community gathering.In the year since the shooting, relatives of the victims have spoken before Congress about white supremacy and gun reform and organized events to address food insecurity that worsened when the market, the neighborhood’s only grocery store,...

Turkey awaits presidential election results as Erdogan’s leadership hangs in balance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Election polls closed Sunday in Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year leadership of the NATO member country grappling with economic turmoil and the erosion of democratic checks-and-balances hung in the balance after a strong challenge from an opposition candidate.The election could grant Erdogan, 69, a new five-year term or unseat him in favor of the head of an invigorated opposition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who has promised to return Turkey to a more democratic path. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the race will be determined in a May 28 run-off.Voters also elected lawmakers to fill Turkey’s 600-seat parliament, which lost much of its legislative power under Erdogan’s executive presidency. If his political alliance wins, Erdogan could continue governing without much restriction. The opposition has promised to return Turkey’s governance system to a parliamentary democracy if it wins both the presidential and pa...

One dead, homicide being investigated after shooting in Rexdale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

One woman was pronounced dead at the scene after a shooting in a residential area near the Rexdale Boulevard and Highway 427 area on Saturday night.SHOOTING:Rexdale Blvd + Hwy 42711:17 p.m.– In a residential area– A person has been located in a vehicle who has been shot– Life-saving measures are being performed– Anyone w/info contact @TPS23Div 416-808-2300#GO1077176^lb— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) May 14, 2023Toronto police were called to the scene at approximately 11:17 p.m. where a woman was located with life-threatening injuries inside a car.Life-saving measures were performed on the woman but just after 12:00 a.m. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.A homicide investigation is now taking place and Cinrickbar Drive has closed for investigation.

Take Back Alberta pushes out one premier, aims to make its voice heard in election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

EDMONTON — David Parker is a shadowy figure hiding in plain sight in Alberta’s political scene, now roiling in a May 29 election campaign deemed too close to call.He organized a grassroots movement called Take Back Alberta, which took down one premier, and current premier Danielle Smith attended his wedding. He also organized the vote to elect half the board of Smith’s governing United Conservative Party.To some, he is on a noble apolitical mission to return power to the people. Take Back Alberta is a registered third-party advertiser in the election. Its goal, says Parker, is taking Albertans back from apathy.To others, he’s a master string-puller of a far-right band of religious fundamentalists, COVID-19 anti-vaxxers and convoy supporters using the back door to storm the apex of the province’s political power structure.“We’re not the UCP,” Parker says in an interview. “We’re an educational society that is seeing the people that go through our program be ver...

'Jury Duty' star Rashida Olayiwola discusses show, latest projects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:29 GMT

CHICAGO — The Bailiff Nikki from "Jury Duty" is played by Chicago's Very Own Rashida Olayiwola.She was back in town and joined WGN Weekend Morning News to talk about the show and other projects she has worked on. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.