Saudi crown prince to visit Turkey
ISTANBUL, June 17: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Turkey next week, a Turkish official said Friday, as Ankara and Riyadh heal a bitter rift following the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. It is Prince Mohammed's first visit to Turkey since the brutal killing of Saudi insider-turned-critic Khashoggi inside the kingdom's consulate, which shocked the world and dealt a heavy blow to ties between the regional rivals. The kingdom's de facto ruler is expected to visit the capital Ankara on June 22 but details of the trip will be announced "over the weekend", a senior Turkish official said. The two countries will sign several agreements during his trip as Turkey looks to non-Western partners for financial support as soaring inflation bites. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had already paid his visit in late April to Saudi Arabia since the murder, where he met the prince before travelling to Mecca. — AFP
Two dead in Alabama church shooting, suspect held
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala, Jun 17: A shooting at a church in a suburb of one of Alabama's major cities left two person dead and two others wounded Thursday evening, police said, adding a suspect was taken into custody. The shooting occurred at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills, Police Capt. Shane Ware said at a briefing. He said officers rushed to the chuch after dispatchers received a call reporting an active shooter at 6:22 p.m. He said one person was dead and two others were wounded in the shooting and had been quickly hospitalised. A suspect is in custody, Ware said. — AP
Heat stress blamed for thousands of cattle deaths in Kansas
BELLE PLAINE, June 17: Thousands of cattle in feedlots in southwestern Kansas have died of heat stress due to soaring temperatures, high humidity and little wind in recent days, industry officials said. The final toll remains unclear, but as of Thursday at least 2,000 heat-related deaths had been reported to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the state agency that assists in disposing of carcasses. Agency spokesman Matt Lara said he expects that number to rise as more feedlots report losses from this week's heat wave. — AP
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