Alex Pullin: Australian world-champion snowboarder dies

Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin has died while spearfishing in his native Australia, local officials have confirmed.

Pullin, 32, was found unresponsive off a beach on Queensland's Gold Coast on Wednesday.

He was treated by paramedics at the scene but could not be revived, authorities said.

Nicknamed "Chumpy", Pullin was Australia's flagbearer at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesman said: "The man was spearfishing off Palm Beach. He was brought to shore by bystanders where he was treated by local lifesavers and paramedics."

A snorkeller had spotted Pullin unconscious underwater on an artificial reef, local media said.

Lifeguards brought him to shore and called paramedics about 10:30 local time (00:30 GMT).

The athlete had previously shared pictures online of himself spearfishing, swimming and surfing.

The sport's Australian peak body, Snow Australia, said it was "shocked and saddened" by Pullin's death, leading tributes from fans and others.

"Alex was a beloved member of the Snow Australia community and he will be dearly missed," it said in a statement.

Pullin's represented Australia in snowboard cross at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Olympics.

The United States is 'looking at' banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says

Hong Kong/Washington (CNN Business) The United States is "looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday.

Pompeo suggested the possible move during an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham, adding that "we're taking this very seriously."

Pompeo was asked by Ingraham whether the United States should be considering a ban on Chinese social media apps, "especially TikTok."

"With respect to Chinese apps on people's cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right too, Laura," he said. "I don't want to get out in front of the President [Donald Trump], but it's something we're looking at."

Washington's top diplomat added that people should only download the app "if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party."

TikTok did not immediately respond to a request from CNN Business for comment.

Pompeo's remarks come during a time of heightened tensions between the United States and China, which have spilled over into several arenas including national security, trade and technology.

TikTok — which is owned by Beijing-based startup Byte Dance — has been repeatedly criticized by US politicians who accused the short-form video app of being a threat to national security because of its ties to China. They allege that the company could be compelled to "support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party."

TikTok has said previously that it operates separately from Byte Dance. It says its data centers are located entirely outside of China, and that none of that data is subject to Chinese law. US user data is stored in the United States, with a backup in Singapore, according to TikTok. A spokesperson for the company told CNN Business in May that it thinks the national security concerns are "unfounded."

TikTok has exploded in popularity in the United States and other western countries, becoming the first Chinese social media platform to gain significant traction with users outside of its home country. It was downloaded 315 million times in the first three months of this year, more quarterly downloads than any other app in history, according to analytics company Sensor Tower.

This is a developing story and will be updated. Sherisse Pham contributed reporting.

Pakistan attack: 'Gunmen killed' in raid on stock exchange in Karachi

Gunmen have attacked the Pakistani stock exchange in the southern city of Karachi, killing at least two people and injuring others, local media report.

The assailants stormed the exchange after launching a grenade attack at the main gate to the building.

Latest reports quote police saying officers have killed all four heavily armed gunmen and are combing the area.

Militants from the Baloch Liberation Army say they were behind the attack.

Ethnic Baloch groups have fought a long-running insurgency for a separate homeland and a greater share of resources in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

Pakistan has suffered years of militant violence, mostly by Islamist groups, but attacks such as this one have become rare in recent years.

'They opened fire on everyone'

Monday's attack began when the militants armed with automatic rifles threw a grenade and then began firing at a security post outside the stock exchange.

"They had come in a silver Corolla car," Karachi police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon later told Reuters.

Guards fought back, killing all four attackers, the authorities say, but police officers and security personnel are feared to be among the casualties.

It is not clear if more assailants were involved and a search of the premises is continuing. The Pakistan Stock Exchange said in a statement that the situation was "still unfolding".

Its director, Abid Ali Habib, said the gunmen made their way from the car park and "opened fire on everyone".

Reports say most people managed to escape or hide in locked rooms. Those inside the building were being evacuated from the back door, Geo TV reported.

The stock exchange has offices for hundreds of financial institutions and is situated in a high security zone along with head offices of banks and other businesses.

طیارہ حادثہ کی عبوری تحقیقاتی رپورٹ تیار، کسے ذمہ دار ٹھہرایا گیا؟ نجی ٹی وی چینل نے تہلکہ خیز دعویٰ کردیا

اسلام آباد(ڈیلی پاکستان آن لائن) طیارہ حادثہ کی عبوری تحقیقاتی رپورٹ تیار  کرلی گئی۔  نجی ٹی وی دنیا نیوز نے تہلکہ خیز دعویٰ کرتے ہوئے بتایا ہےکہ حادثے کا ذمہ دار ایئرٹریفک کنٹرولر اورکپتان کو قراردیا گیاہے۔

دنیا نیوز کے مطابق  طیارہ حادثہ کی عبوری تحقیقاتی رپورٹ تیارکرلی گئی ہے جس میں ایئر ٹریفک کنٹرولر اور کپتان کوحادثہ کا ذمہ دار قرار دیا گیاہے۔ رپورٹ میں حادثات کی روک  تھام کیلئےپی آئی اے اورسی اے اے کاطریقہ کاربھی ناکام قرار دے دیا گیا۔ طیارہ حادثہ میں پی آئی اے اور سی اے اے بھی ذمہ دارقرار  دیئے گئے ہیں۔

نجی ٹی وی کے مطابق رپورٹ میں کسی فنی خرابی کو خارج از امکان قرار نہیں دیا گیا ۔حادثہ کے شکار طیارے کےآلات اورسسٹمزکی جانچ کاکام جاری ہے۔ جب کہ ڈیٹا فلائٹ ریکارڈر،کاک پٹ وائس ریکارڈرکی معلومات بھی رپورٹ میں شامل  کی گئی ہیں اس کے علاوہ  پروازکاایئرٹریفک کنٹرول سےحاصل ریکارڈبھی رپورٹ شامل کیا گیاہے۔

خیال رہےجمعہ 22 مئی کو پاکستانی وقت کے مطابق دوپہر دو بج کر 25 منٹ پر لاہور سے کراچی آنے والا پی آئی اے کا طیارہ ایئربس اے 320 ہوائی اڈے کے قریب ماڈل کالونی کے قریب واقع جناح گارڈن نامی آبادی پرگر کر تباہ ہو گیا۔اس طیارے میں عملے کے آٹھ اراکین سمیت 99 افراد سوار تھے۔

سی ای او پی آئی اے ارشد ملک کے مطابق طیارہ محو پرواز تھا اور فائنل لینڈنگ کے لیے پائلٹ نے کنٹرول ٹاور کو اپروچ کیا اور آگاہ کیا کہ طیارہ لینڈنگ کے لیے مکمل طور پر تیار ہے۔انھوں نے بتایا کہ ایئر پورٹ پر آ کر طیارے نے 'گو اراؤنڈ' یعنی چکر کاٹنے کا فیصلہ کیا اور اس دوران ان کے ساتھ کچھ ہوا ہے۔ یہ تفصیلات بلیک باکس کی جانچ پڑتال پر ہی پتا چلیں گی۔

فلاحی تنظیم ایدھی فاؤنڈیشن کے سربراہ اور جائے وقوعہ پر سب سے پہلے پہنچنے والوں میں سے ایک فیصل ایدھی نے بی بی سی سے بات کرتے ہوئے بتایا کہ طیارے کو رن وے سے دو سے ڈھائی سو میٹر کے فاصلے پر حادثہ پیش آیا، جہاں یہ ایک گھر کی تیسری منزل پر بنی پانی کی ایک ٹنکی سے ٹکرایا اور 20 فٹ چوڑی گلی میں گھس گیا۔

George Floyd's funeral hears calls for racial justice

The funeral of George Floyd, an African American whose death in police custody spawned global outrage, has heard impassioned pleas for racial justice.

Speakers in the church in Houston, Texas, lined up to remember a man whose "crime was that he was born black".

Mr Floyd died in Minneapolis last month as a white police officer held a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes, his final moments filmed on phones.

Four police officers involved have been sacked and charged over his death.

His coffin was taken from the church driven in a motorcade to the Houston Memorial Gardens where he was to be buried beside his mother.

One of Mr Floyd's nieces, Brooke Williams, called for a change in laws which, she argued, were designed to disadvantage black people. 

"Why must this system be corrupt and broken?" she asked. "Laws were already put in place for the African-American system to fail. And these laws need to be changed. No more hate crimes, please! Someone said 'Make America Great Again', but when has America ever been great?"

 Republican President Donald Trump's Democratic opponent in the November presidential election, Joe Biden, addressed the service in a video message, saying: "When there is justice for George Floyd, we will truly be on our way to racial justice in America."

Mr Biden has sharply criticised Mr Trump, accusing him at the weekend of making "despicable" speculative remarks about Mr Floyd.

But the Democratic politician was himself recently accused of taking black American votes for granted when he said African Americans "ain't black" if they even considered voting for Mr Trump.