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UNITED STATES

1 killed, 1 injured in Delaware shooting

One person was killed and one injured in a hospital shooting on Tuesday afternoon in Wilmington, Delaware, local police said. Two victims were found at the Wilmington Hospital, and one died from his injuries, said Police Chief Wilfredo Campos of the Wilmington Police Department. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, has been taken into custody in Philadelphia and will be extradited to Delaware, officials said. Violence has been a persistent problem at hospitals across the US, The Associated Press commented.

UNITED KINGDOM

Ex-minister ready to challenge Starmer

Britain's former health minister, Wes Streeting, said on Tuesday he would be prepared to trigger a Labour leadership contest to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister as soon as next week, urging a speedy end to the "uncertainty and paralysis". Streeting, who has said he has the backing of the 81 Labour lawmakers needed to trigger a challenge, told BBC Newsnight that he thought a contest should be initiated sooner rather than later. But Starmer, speaking at the G7 summit in France, repeated on Wednesday that he would "fight in any challenge to my leadership".

Xinhua - Agencies