He confirmed media reports that the gunman who mowed down worshippers in the main mosque in the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch was an Australian-born citizen.

Daniel was in India last year where he met IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss ways to sanitise WhatsApp amid several lynching episodes.

"It is clear that this can now only be described as a terrorist attack," she said. "From what we know, it does appear to have been well planned."

"We're also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we're aware," said Mia Garlick from Facebook's New Zealand office in a statement.

The feature is not available as yet and it will require Android 4.1 or newer to function. The beta is open for user-testing through the Google Play Beta Programme.

The company also announced to promote Dalana Brand as Vice President of People Experience and Head of Diversity and Inclusion.

Players and members of the team's coaching staff were reportedly on their bus, approaching the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Hagley Park when the shooting broke out.

The Herald reports that the gunman is believed to be an Australian who has written a manifesto outlining his intentions.

In Kenya, which lost 32 citizens in the crash, a minute of silence was observed Thursday morning at the One Planet Summit, attended by French President Emmanuel Macron.

The US, which is the number one financial contributor to the UN, said in December that it would cover no more than 25 percent of the UN's multi-billion-dollar peacekeeping budget, down from 28.47 percent.

Oman Air, which operates five Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, said flights operated by those planes will be suspended as soon as possible.

May's pleas in the House of Commons for lawmakers to support her draft exit deal on Tuesday, or run the risk of a chaotic exit from the European Union (EU) or no Brexit at all, were rejected by 391 votes to 242. 

The men were crossing the violent state of Tamaulipas, on the US-Mexican border, on Thursday when four vehicles blocked the road and forced their bus to stop, according to authorities.

The JeM, has been responsible for numerous terrorist attacks and is a threat to regional stability and peace, said State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino.

Trump similarly flubbed the name of Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson last year, calling her "Marillyn Lockheed".

Researchers at Ohio University in the US found that several factors can be used to detect misinformation, otherwise known as "fake news," on social media.

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo "affirmed that the US stands with the people and government of India in the fight against terrorism"

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Monday that it is reviewing safety issues relating to Boeing 737 MAX planes.

Ethiopian Airlines crash was the second one in six months involving the 737 Max 8 model following the death of 189 people in Indonesia in October.

It said that SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, operates six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.