The main suspect in the mosque shootings that killed 49 people in New Zealand on Friday has appeared in court.
Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian citizen, is being held on a single murder charge.
More charges are expected to be made against him as the trial goes on.
Tarrant has been kept in custody without plea with his next court appearance set for April 5.
Two others, neither of whom have a criminal record, are also still in police custody.
The shootings happened during Friday prayers at two mosques near the centre of Christchurch.
On Friday New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incident as a "terrorist attack" and says it was “one of New Zealand’s darkest days.”
Today Ardern said the country's gun laws "will change" after revealing that Tarrant had five guns and a firearms licence.
Meanwhile the first victim of the attack has been named by his family.
71-year-old Daoud Nabi moved to New Zealand from Afghanistan in the 1980s.
A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to end fighting and allow unimpeded aid access, a global hunger monitor warned on Tuesday, saying failure to act now would result in widespread death.
A gunman opened fire on Monday inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper housing NFL headquarters and offices of several financial firms, including Blackstone, killing four people before fatally shooting himself, New York City officials said.
Indian forces have killed three "terrorists" involved in the April attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir in which 26 men were killed and led to a military conflict with Pakistan, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassim Al Budaiwi, has reaffirmed the regional body’s support for the creation of an international coalition to implement efforts aimed at resolving the Palestinian issue through a two-state solution.
Military commanders from Thailand and Cambodia held talks on Tuesday, as calm return to their disputed border and displaced residents began trickling back, following the Southeast Asian neighbours announcing a truce to end five days of fighting.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday many people were starving in Gaza and suggested Israel could do more on humanitarian access, as Palestinians struggled to feed their children a day after Israel declared steps to improve supplies.
Extreme weather killed at least 30 people in Beijing after a year's worth of rain fell in a matter of days, stretching the Chinese capital's disaster management capabilities and prompting some experts to call the city a rain trap.
Two Israeli human rights organisations said on Monday Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the first major voices in Israeli society to level the strongest possible accusation against the state, which vehemently denies it.
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Gaza death toll hits 60,000 as global monitor demands action to avert famine
Gunman kills four in Manhattan skyscraper, then takes own life
India says forces killed 3 'terrorists' behind Kashmir attack
GCC welcomes efforts for two-state solution amid Saudi-French conference
Thailand-Cambodia border calm as military commanders hold talks
Trump says many are starving in Gaza, vows to set up food centres
Extreme weather turns Beijing into rain trap, kills at least 30
Two Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of genocide
