Man fatally shot on New York subway in unprovoked attack
As the Q train rumbled across the East River in New York on Sunday morning, with a view of the Manhattan skyline shimmering through the windows, a man paced up and down the aisle of the last car. Dmitry Glivinskiy, a vocal coach who was sitting at the back of the car with headphones on, heard what he thought was a firecracker going off. He looked up and saw the man standing in the middle of the car, holding a gun. The gunman had fired one shot — without provocation — striking Daniel Enriquez, 48, in the chest and killing him, police later said.
Scorned by Trump, Mo Brooks rises in Alabama Senate race
Two months ago, Rep. Mo Brooks, whose hard-right credentials were unblemished, seemed to be imploding in the Alabama Republican Senate race. Under a rain of attack ads, polls showed him falling behind two rivals. Former President Donald Trump humiliated Brooks by rescinding an earlier endorsement. But Brooks has staged a compelling comeback, with recent polling putting him in a statistical tie for the lead in a tight three-candidate race before Tuesday’s primary. In a twist of fate, the Brooks bounce-back appears to be driven by voters who identify as “Trump Republicans.”
Russia renews assault on key eastern city as advances by both sides slow
Ukrainian and Russian forces traded fresh blows Sunday near Sievierodonetsk, military authorities and analysts said, as Moscow renewed its push toward the city, one of the last major Ukrainian strongholds in a key part of the east. The battle for Sievierodonetsk has emerged as another crucial point in the war, as Russia struggles to notch victories. After its failed assaults on the capital, Kyiv, and the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, Russia’s military has regrouped and now appears concentrated on capturing the Donbas region in Ukraine’s east. A victory in Sievierodonetsk would give Russian forces control of Luhansk, one of two provinces that make up the region.
Senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard killed in Tehran
A senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard was assassinated in Tehran on Sunday outside his home, according to a statement by the Guard. The statement identified the man as Col. Sayad Khodayee and said he had fought for years in Syria as part of Iran’s military deployment to “defend the shrine” — a term Iran uses to justify its presence in the war in Syria and to identify those fighting for the Islamic State group. The statement blamed the assassination on foreign “terrorists” affiliated with world powers considered enemies of Iran’s Islamic Revolution. Two assassins on motorcycles approached Khodayee’s car and fired five bullets.
Israel’s political crisis is resolved, but governing remains a strain
Israel’s latest government crisis was resolved Sunday, at least temporarily, when a lawmaker who quit the coalition late last week agreed to return to it, snatching back the tiny majority that its opposition held over the weekend. The coalition, an ideologically diverse alliance of eight parties with clashing agendas, is now back to controlling 60 seats in the 120-seat parliament, a position that allows it to hang on to power but that makes governing difficult. Many Israelis believe the days of this government remain numbered and expect Israel will be heading back to the polls in months for its fifth election in under four years.
At least 6 dead after severe thunderstorms lash parts of Canada
In a grim start to a long weekend in Canada, at least six people were killed and hundreds of thousands of customers remained without power after a line of thunderstorms cut a violent path across parts of Quebec and Ontario on Saturday, according to Environment Canada. The storm — with wind gusts surpassing 80 mph — uprooted trees and damaged power lines and structures across southern and central Quebec and southern Ontario, Environment Canada, the government’s weather service, said. On Sunday, a day before Canadians were to celebrate Victoria Day, scattered tree limbs still blocked roads and animals were trapped by pieces of splintered barns.