Two Israeli embassy staff members, a young couple about to be engaged, were killed by a lone gunman as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday (May 21) night. The single suspect, tentatively identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, chanted “Free Palestine, Free Palestine”, after being taken into custody, according to the Washington Metropolitan Police Chief.
Top News
- Mountbatten Vocational School for special needs students to close by end of 2025
- Shares find support in Asia as lower rates priced in
- SG60 edition of Gardens by the Bay and Mediacorp National Day Concert draws crowd of 35,000
- Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng pleads guilty, defence asks for fine and prosecution does not object
- VinFast launches first factory in India
- Ong Beng Seng arrives at State Courts, expected to plead guilty to charges related to S Iswaran
- Nearly 1,500 Singapore drivers fined under Malaysia’s VEP scheme since Jul 1; penalties top US$100,000
- Coleman defends Richardson after reported arrest