Detainee killed, two wounded in sniper attack on US immigration facility
A detainee was killed and two were wounded in a sniper attack Wednesday on a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in the Texas city of Dallas, officials said.The gunman, who opened fire “indiscriminately” on the ICE field office from the roof of a nearby building, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement.The shooter’s precise motive was still under investigation, but the FBI said he appears to have been directly targeting ICE, the agency chiefly responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s pledge to expel millions of undocumented migrants.”Early evidence that we’ve seen from rounds that were found near the suspected shooter contain messages that are anti-ICE in nature,” FBI special agent Joe Rothrock told a press conference.FBI Director Kash Patel published a photo on X of five unspent bullets — one of which was marked with the words “ANTI-ICE” — and denounced what he called “despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement.”Trump, in a post on Truth Social, blamed the attack on “Radical Left Democrats constantly demonizing Law Enforcement, calling for ICE to be demolished, and comparing ICE Officers to ‘Nazis’.””The continuing violence from Radical Left Terrorists, in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, must be stopped,” he said in a reference to the conservative influencer murdered earlier this month.DHS said the shooter “fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, including at a van in the sallyport where the victims were shot.”DHS initially said two detainees were killed and a third wounded but later issued a statement saying that one detainee was killed and two critically wounded.The Mexican foreign ministry said one of those wounded is a Mexican citizen.The gunman’s name has not been released by the authorities, but multiple media reports identified him as Joshua Jahn, 29.The ICE facility where the shooting occurred processes detainees before they are transferred to a long-term detention center.Like Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also blamed the attack on rhetoric directed at ICE.”For months, we’ve been warning politicians and the media to tone down their rhetoric about ICE law enforcement before someone was killed,” Noem said. “These horrendous killings must serve as a wake-up call to the far-left that their rhetoric about ICE has consequences.”- Other recent attacks -There have been calls to tone down the political rhetoric from both Democrats and Republicans following Kirk’s September 10 assassination.ICE’s prominent role in the Trump immigration crackdown has sparked widespread criticism over its use of armed, masked agents to conduct raids in public places against undocumented migrants.After ICE immigration raids in Los Angeles spurred unrest and protests earlier this year, Trump dispatched the National Guard and US Marines to the California city.Another ICE facility in Texas was the target of an attack in July that left a police officer wounded in the neck.At least 10 people have been charged for their roles in the attack on the ICE center in the town of Alvarado.According to a criminal complaint, the assailants, dressed in black military-style clothing, shot fireworks at the ICE facility and spray-painted “Traitor” and “ICE Pig” on cars and a guard structure.The Alvarado incident came just days before a man armed with an assault rifle opened fire at a US Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas.The 27-year-old man fired dozens of rounds from an assault rifle at the entrance of the Border Patrol annex before being shot dead.Two police officers and a Border Patrol employee were injured.
Chasse à l’alouette: le Conseil d’État désavoue encore le gouvernement
Le Conseil d’État, saisi au sujet de la chasse à l’alouette des champs, a désavoué mercredi une fois de plus le gouvernement, qui tentait de nouveau d’autoriser la méthode des filets dits “pantes”.Saisie par deux associations de défense des animaux, la plus haute juridiction administrative s’est appuyée sur la directive européenne “oiseaux” de 2009.Elle a suspendu l’exécution d’un arrêté ministériel pris fin août qui autorisait cette chasse, une tradition du Sud-Ouest, “dans les départements de la Gironde, des Landes, du Lot-et-Garonne et des Pyrénées-Atlantiques du 1er octobre au 20 novembre”.L’arrêté affirmait que “l’objectif des chasses traditionnelles” est aussi “culturel”.Mais pour le Conseil d’État, “l’objectif de préserver l’utilisation d’un mode de chasse constituant une pratique traditionnelle” ne justifie pas une dérogation à la directive européenne transposée dans le Code de l’environnement.”La justice rappelle une nouvelle fois au gouvernement que la préservation de la biodiversité doit prévaloir sur un loisir mortifère, fût-il traditionnel”, a affirmé dans un communiqué le président de la Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux (LPO), Allain Bougrain-Dubourg.”Cette décision est un désaveu cinglant”, a-t-il ajouté.Depuis 2021, le Conseil d’État a dû se prononcer plusieurs fois sur des méthodes traditionnelles de chasses d’oiseaux que les associations de défense des animaux estiment illicites.Cette fois, le ministère de la Transition écologique estimait qu’un soin avait été accordé à la méthode des “pantes” pour ne capturer que “de petites quantités d’oiseaux” en respectant certaines règles.Pour la LPO et l’autre association requérante, One Voice, c’est encore trop. Ils y voyaient “une atteinte grave et immédiate à une espèce en déclin dont les effectifs en France ont chuté de près de 25% en vingt ans”.”La LPO dénonce depuis plusieurs années l’acharnement du gouvernement à réintroduire des pratiques de piégeage archaïques déjà jugées non conformes au droit européen”, a ajouté l’association.Pour le ministère, qui défendra son arrêté devant une juridiction chargée de trancher sur le fond, “la chasse au filet facilite le suivi des animaux réellement attrapés, en limitant le nombre d’individus blessés mais non prélevés, et ne perturbe pas le milieu naturel”.”Les arrêtés qui avaient été proposés ne concernaient pas les alouettes qui nichent en France mais les seules alouettes qui traversent notre pays à la faveur de migrations et dont l’état de conservation n’est pas problématique”, a-t-il ajouté, dans un communiqué transmis à l’AFP.La chasse au tir reste autorisée.
Police clashes mar rally for Uganda opposition leader Bobi WineWed, 24 Sep 2025 20:23:19 GMT
A rally celebrating Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s candidacy in next year’s election on Wednesday was marred by clashes with police, as political repression intensifies. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 81, who has ruled for four decades, also saw his candidacy for January’s election approved by the electoral commission. Hundreds of young people carrying portraits of Wine gathered …
En Alaska, les ours rempilent pour leur concours de poids lourds
Pour les Américains épuisés par le flot incessant d’actualités de 2025, la saison du divertissement est arrivée: la “Fat Bear Week”, où des centaines de milliers d’internautes élisent l’ours brun le plus gros d’Alaska, a débuté cette semaine.Lancée comme une blague en 2014 par le parc national de Katmai, qui souhaite sensibiliser le public à la protection des animaux, la compétition est désormais un rendez-vous annuel suivi dans le monde entier.Via une webcam plantée le long d’une rivière du parc, les internautes observent les ours se gaver de saumons – jusqu’à 45 kilos par jour – afin de se faire le plus gras possible pour hiberner.Sur la base de ces observations et de photos prises plus tôt dans la saison, ils élisent ensuite le glouton qui semble avoir pris le plus de poids, dans un tournoi où les ours s’affrontent en duel.L’an dernier, le concours a enregistré environ 1,2 million de votes venus d’une centaine de pays – contre quelques milliers en 2014.”Comme la masse corporelle d’un ours en fin d’été, l’anticipation pour le tournoi continue de croître”, s’est réjoui le parc de Katmai dans un communiqué.Lors de la précédente édition, la femelle “128 Grazer” était devenue la première maman ours à remporter le titre. Sera-t-elle capable de rempiler ?Le tournoi est l’occasion d’en apprendre un peu plus sur les ours bruns et leur incroyable métabolisme. Car l'”ursus arctos” ne conserve pas en permanence sa carrure de catcheur. Au printemps, il est famélique et sa silhouette semble plutôt taillée pour la Fashion week. Mais pendant l’été et l’automne, les ours du parc gagnent jusqu’à 50% de leur poids. Une prise de masse cruciale avant leur hibernation. Pendant cinq mois, les ours se terrent et ne se réveillent jamais, pas même pour boire ou rejeter quoi que ce soit. Grâce au gras accumulé, ils se nourrissent des protéines recyclées de leur propre urée, et conservent leur masse musculaire.
Trump ‘incredibly impatient’ with Russia on Ukraine, VP Vance says
US Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that Donald Trump was “growing incredibly impatient” with Moscow as Washington’s stance on Russia hardens after diplomatic efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine stalled.Trump performed a stunning about-turn at the UN on Tuesday, suggesting that Ukraine could not only retake all of the territory it lost to Russia militarily, but take even more. Trump “doesn’t feel like they’re putting enough on the table to end the war…If the Russians refuse to negotiate in good faith, I think it’s going to be very, very bad for their country,” Vance said in North Carolina.In a meeting earlier Wednesday in New York, top US diplomat Marco Rubio apparently clashed with his Russian counterpart, calling for the “killing to stop” and demanding Moscow “take meaningful steps toward a durable resolution.”Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov fired back and “stressed the unacceptability of the schemes promoted by Kyiv and some European capitals aimed at prolonging the conflict,” according to a readout of their conversation supplied by the Russian side.Ukrainian President Voldodymyr Zelensky praised Trump following the US president’s unexpected turn against Russia, but cautioned that NATO alone could not underwrite his country’s security.”Because international institutions are too weak, this madness continues. Even being part of the long-standing military alliance doesn’t automatically mean you are safe,” Zelensky told the UN General Assembly.Zelensky said he had a “good meeting” with Trump, who has ruled out NATO membership for Kyiv and berated the Ukrainian leader at a February encounter at the White House before warming to him.”Of course we are doing everything to make sure Europe truly helps and of course, we count on the United States,” Zelensky said.Trump’s suggestion Tuesday that Kyiv could win, with support from the European Union and NATO, marked an extraordinary shift after months of saying Ukraine would not get back swaths of territory taken by Russia.Trump said Ukraine could regain all its land and suggested, without elaborating, that Kyiv could “maybe even go further than that!”The US leader’s comments marked his latest in a series of policy switches on Ukraine, and come just weeks after hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.- Zelensky warning -Zelensky warned Wednesday that Europe could not afford to lose strategically located Moldova to Russian influence and let it follow Belarus and Georgia into Moscow’s orbit.”Russia’s trying to do to Moldova what Iran once did to Lebanon and the global response again, (is) not enough. We have already lost Georgia in Europe…and for many, many years, Belarus has also been moving toward dependence on Russia. Europe cannot afford to lose Moldova too,” he said at the UN General Assembly.Moldova, a former Soviet republic, goes to the polls on Sunday with pro-EU President Maia Sandu facing a barrage of deep-fake videos and other disinformation linked to Russia.Zelensky also sounded the alarm over the development of autonomous drones and unmanned aerial vehicles capable of shooting down other drones and targeting critical infrastructure.”We are now living through the most destructive arms race in human history, because this time it includes artificial intelligence,” he said, adding that the only real security guarantees are “friends and weapons.””If the world can’t respond even to all threats, and if there is no strong platform for international security, will there be any peace left on earth?”The wartime leader, who has a packed itinerary of meetings with world leaders while in New York for the UN’s signature diplomatic week, stressed that Ukraine had been forced to ramp up its military production.”Ukraine doesn’t have the big fat missiles dictators love to show off in parades, but we do have drones that can fly up to 2,000, 3,000 kilometers,” he said.”We had no choice but to build them to protect our right to life.”