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4 killed, several injured in Tel Aviv shooting spree

Thursday, 09 June 2016 1:32 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 09 June 2016 1:32 AM ]

Israeli forensic police inspect a restaurant following a shooting attack at a shopping complex in the Mediterranean coastal city of Tel Aviv on June 8, 2016. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Three people have been killed and several others wounded in a shooting spree near Israel’s ministry of military affairs and the main army headquarters in Tel Aviv. Israeli authorities say two gunmen were arrested and one was shot. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The United Nations says about 90-thousand civilians are trapped in the Daesh-held Iraqi city of Fallujah. As the Iraqi army is making advances towards the city, the terrorists are reportedly using the people as human shields. U-N’s prior estimate of the number of civilians trapped in the city was 50-thousand.
Iran has urged Western countries to comply with last year’s nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Reza Najafi has expressed dissatisfaction over the pace of the deal's implementation. Tehran says major powers have yet to fulfill their promises stipulated in the deal.
The Indian prime minister has called for closer security cooperation between Washington and New Delhi. Narendra Modi, who is in the United States on an official visit, praised U-S support for India’s nuclear program. This is Modi’s fourth visit to the U-S since he became president in 20-14.
With just two weeks to go until Britain's referendum on EU membership, investors are taking their money out of the British economy amid fears of a Brexit. According to the Bank of England, around 65 billion pounds has been taken out of the UK or converted into other currencies in recent months.
Striking French rail workers have threatened to extend their industrial action throughout the Euro 2016 soccer tournament. Rail workers union called for strike last week amid a standoff with the government over the proposed labor reforms as well as pay and working conditions.
A UN report has accused the government of Eritrea of committing crimes against humanity since the country's independence a quarter-century ago. The report says up to 400-thousand people have been enslaved in the African country since 1991. The Eritrean government has rejected the UN report as politically motivated and groundless.

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