January 23, 2023

*) Suspect in California mass shooting found dead The suspect of a mass shooting in California, which left 10 people dead during the Lunar New Year, has died apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Los Angeles Sherrif said the gunman, named as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, committed suicide when police approached a wanted van. Investigations are ongoing as homicide detectives are working on determining the motive behind the attack. *) Netanyahu removes top minister over Supreme Court ruling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has removed a top minister from office following a Supreme Court ruling. Aryeh Deri, leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish party Shas, was appointed health and interior minister last month. But the Supreme Court ruled that Netanyahu must remove Deri from his position due to a tax evasion conviction last year. *) Hundreds protest outside Swedish Consulate in Istanbul over Quran burning The Quran-burning incident in Sweden has ignited a second day of protests in Türkiye, reflecting a growing global condemnation against anti-Muslim hatred. Some 250 people gathered outside the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, holding flags and banners that said: We condemn Sweden’s state-supported Islamophobia. On Saturday, the Swedish government allowed Rasmus Paludan, a convicted racist, to burn a copy of Islam’s holy book outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. *) Canada to pay more than $2B to Indigenous survivors of abuse Canada will pay hundreds of Indigenous communities 2.1 billion dollars in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by thousands of children in residential schools. The compensation will be used to revitalise Indigenous education, culture, and language and support the survivors, many of whom were physically and sexually abused. The settlement with the Canadian government was the result of a class-action lawsuit brought by 324 Indigenous communities. *) Ronaldo scores for Al Nassr in the first game after Saudi Arabia move Cristiano Ronaldo has made a w