Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and taken to the hospital after a cabinet meeting in the central town of Handlova on Wednesday (May 15). According to reports on the Slovakian TV channel TA3, Fico, aged 59, was hit in the abdomen by four gunshots fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlová, approximately 90 miles (150km) northeast of the capital.

Slovak PM’s bodyguards jump into action after he is shot in the stomach. VIDEO

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination. Pm fico was rushed to hospital in the central city of Handlova after holding a government meeting there, and was being transported by helicopter to the city of Banska Bystrica for urgent treatment.

Assassination attempt on Slovakia PM Robert Fico

Slovakia PM Robert Fico injured in attempted assassination

Slovak PM in a life-threatening condition after assassination attempt

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting after a government meeting, news agency media reported on Wednesday. Watch for more updates!

Slovakia's PM Robert Fico injured in a shooting after a government meeting

A Florida county sheriff on Thursday released body-camera video of a deputy fatally shooting a Black airman who had a handgun at his side in his apartment. Victims family alleges sheriff's deputy knocked on wrong door and denounced the killing as "unjustifiable".

Body camera footage shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy

Toronto police say a security guard working outside the Bridle Path neighbourhood home of rap superstar Drake was seriously injured in a shooting Tuesday. Watch in for more details!

Security guard critically injured in shooting outside rapper Drake's Toronto mansion

A terrifying incident was caught on camera amid a church sermon in Pennsylvania, US, when a man pointed a gun at a pastor and tried to shoot him. The gunman later claimed that "spirits" asked him to open fire.

Watch: Church sermon goes wild after man points a gun at pastor, blames 'ghosts'

Ecuadorian beauty queen Landy Párraga Goyburo was shot and killed in a restaurant during the daytime on Satuday (May 4). It's said that her post on Instagram led her killers to find her there.

Ecuadorian beauty queen fatally shot after her Instagram post leads killers to her location

Six people were killed and a nine-month-old baby was among several others injured when an attacker wielding a knife went on a stabbing spree at a crowded shopping centre in Sydney, Australia on Saturday (Apr 13) afternoon, till a woman police officer acted alone, confronted the accused and shot him dead, said the New South Wales police.

Six killed, 12 injured in stabbing at Sydney shopping centre; attacker shot dead by woman cop

At least five suspects have been arrested in connection with Wednesday's shooting in Philadelphia. As for the police, three people were shot and injured after rival groups engaged in cross-firing. The incident took place at a Muslim Gathering amid Eid-al-Fitr celebrations.

Philadelphia shooting: At least three injured in shooting at an Eid gathering of Muslims

Three people were injured in a shootout which took place between rival groups near the celebration which marked the end of Ramadan, said the police in Philadelphia.

Eid celebration turns sour as shootout injures three in Philadelphia, US

Philadelphia shooting: Five suspects arrested for the shooting at an Eid gathering of Muslims

A shooting incident at a bustling shopping mall in Florida has resulted in the deaths of two people and injuries to seven others. According to Miami-Dade police, a confrontation erupted at the Martini Bar within the CityPlace Doral premises early Saturday morning (April 6).

US: Two dead, seven injured in shooting at Florida shopping mall

Finland school shooting: At least one child has died and two others have been wounded in a shooting at a school in the city of Vantaa in Finland on Tuesday (April 2), Finnish police say.

One killed, two injured in Finland school shooting near capital; 12-year-old suspect detained

At least 93 people are believed to have been killed while over 140 others were wounded in a shooting incident that took place at the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, Russian intel services said.

At least 93 killed in 'terrorist attack' at concert hall near Moscow

The United States claimed that they had warned the Russian authorities about the possibility of a terror attack targeting "large gatherings" in Moscow, earlier this month.

US says 'warned' Russia of possible terror attack a month before

Following a series of tragic events in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, a man has taken several hostages in Trenton, New Jersey, local officials report. The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Andre Gordon, was reported by Falls Township Police to have fatally shot two individuals at a Levittown residence before proceeding to Edgewood Lane, where another individual was fatally shot.

3 people dead after shootings in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; suspect at large

Panic and commotion ensued in a subway in Brooklyn, United States after two passengers wrestled with a gun and one of them ended up shooting the other in the head, said the police.

US: Panic breaks out in New York subway after man shoots another passenger in head

In the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven, four children and two adults were found dead inside a two-storey townhouse on Berrigan Drive late Wednesday night (March 6). Ottawa police responded to 911 calls just before 11 pm, leading to one arrest.

Six Sri Lankans found dead inside two-storey house in Canada's Ottawa

A US man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman last year for mistakenly driving an SUV up his driveway was handed over 25 years in jail on Friday (Mar 1). Kevin Monahan shot Kaylin Gillis in the neck as she and her friends were turning back after realising their mistake.

US man given 25 years in jail for killing woman who drove up his driveway by mistake

In a tragic incident in northern Germany, four lives, including that of a child, were lost in a series of shootings suspect to be carried out by a soldier, who turned himself in.

Soldier surrenders after shooting rampage in Germany claims 4 lives

China has been producing robotic dogs capable of shooting at a mass scale. These dogs, which are four-legged machines, are being used as novelty electronic pets or to carry out mundane tasks like carrying a discus for a track and field athlete.

China is making robotic dogs that can shoot. Here's what it means in a warring world

United States President Joe Biden appealed to all Americans on Wednesday (Feb 14) to support his appeal to Congress to ban assault weapons, stating that the deadly shootout which took place at a Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City "cuts deep".

Kansas shooting: Biden calls for ban on assault weapons after deadly shooting at Super Bowl parade

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