
Deadly shooting in central Tel Aviv: "A terrorist opened fire at short range"
CBSN
Multiple people were shot in central Tel Aviv on Thursday in what Israeli police called a terrorist attack. An Israeli hospital near the scene says at least two people were killed and another eight wounded, The Associated Press reports.
The shooting occurred on Dizengoff Street, a popular area full of bars and restaurants that was packed on Thursday night, the start of the Israeli weekend.
Eli Levy, a police spokesman, told Israel's Channel 13 that officers were at the scene.

Johannesburg — President Trump doubled down Friday on his offer to grant U.S. citizenship to White Afrikaner farmers in South Africa, accusing their government of treating them "terribly." Mr. Trump said the U.S. would offer them "safety" and that they would be given a "rapid pathway to citizenship."

Toronto — Canada's Liberal Party has chosen veteran central bank leader Mark Carney as its new leader, meaning he will quickly replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the country's top office. The transition, and Trudeau's political downfall, comes amid the chaotic trade war with Canada's closest ally launched by President Trump.

The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria's conflict began 14 years ago.

International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations marking International Women's Day on Saturday.