Tibetan activist dies after self-immolation outside UN headquarters

A Tibetan activist has died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, in what exiled Tibetan groups described as a protest calling for Tibet’s independence from China.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) said officers responded to an emergency call at about 6:30 p.m. local time on Thursday and found the man with severe burns near the UN complex. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities said investigations are ongoing and have not officially identified the deceased or confirmed a motive.
However, Voice of Tibet, a media organisation run by exiled Tibetans, identified the man as Lobga Rangzen, saying he...