UK gov’t says Radovan Karadzic, currently behind bars in The Hague, will serve the rest of his sentence in Britain. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, sentenced to life for war crimes and genocide, will serve the remainder of his sentence in a UK prison, the British government has said. …
Read More »China shares Russia’s concern over US biological weapons
China has called on the United States to give a full clarification on its bio-military activities at home and abroad, which is a matter of concern shared by Russia and others. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday that it was necessary for …
Read More »Migrant arrivals at US-Mexico border rose slightly in April
New data shows the number of migrant children travelling alone to the US dropped by 12 per cent from March to April. The number of migrants arriving at the United States’ southern border with Mexico rose slightly during the month of April compared with the previous month, according to the …
Read More »UK PM Johnson apologises ‘unreservedly’ for 1971 Belfast killings
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised “unreservedly” on behalf of the British government for the deaths of 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast during a British Army operation. A judge-led inquiry on Tuesday found that British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in …
Read More »Uganda’s President Museveni takes oath to kick off his sixth term
The ceremony comes following the bloodiest pre-election crackdown in years and widespread allegations of irregularities. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his sixth term as president, as police surrounded the home of Bobi Wine, his main opposition rival who decried the inauguration as a “sham”. Museveni, who won …
Read More »Cheney excommunicated from Republican leadership for Trump criticism
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Wednesday voted to remove Liz Cheney from their leadership, punishing her for criticizing former President Donald Trump’s false claims that last year’s election was stolen from him through election fraud. Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, voted in January to impeach …
Read More »Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urges global support for Palestinians against Israeli aggression
Iraq’s supreme religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has reiterated support for the spirited and firm resistance of Palestinians against the Israeli regime’s occupation, calling on freedom-loving nations worldwide to support the people in the face of Tel Aviv’s violent crackdown in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds and bloody airstrikes on the …
Read More »Taliban seize key district on outskirts of Afghan capital despite ceasefire
The Taliban militant group has captured a key district in Afghanistan’s central province of Wardak, despite the announcement of a three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The militants seized the Nerkh district, located around 40 kilometers from the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, pushing government forces out. Afghan Interior …
Read More »Multiple states declare emergency, 1,000+ pumps run out of gas, as White House insists there’s NO ‘shortage’ & blames ‘hoarders’
Motorists and even airlines struggled to find fuel across the southeastern US due to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, but the Biden administration denied there was a “shortage” and blamed “hoarders” for the “supply crunch.” Virginia and Florida declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, following North Carolina’s declaration the day …
Read More »Air France and Airbus to stand trial over deadly 2009 crash in the Atlantic Ocean that killed 228
A Paris court has ruled that Air France and Airbus will stand trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of flight AF447, killing all 228 people on board, the deadliest crash in the airline’s history. The ruling on Wednesday follows the prosecutor’s recommendation that the Paris court …
Read More »COVID Variant First Detected in India Spreads to Nearly 50 Countries
A day after declaring the COVID-19 variant first detected in India as one of global concern, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday that the variant has spread to 49 countries. The U.N. health agency’s new concern about the B.1.617 variant comes as India recorded 4,205 COVID-19 deaths, a new one-day …
Read More »Israeli bombardment escalates as Gaza death toll rises: Live Update
Israeli army bombs police headquarters and security buildings in Gaza as authorities say 48 Palestinians killed, including 14 children, since the escalation began. A night of heavy bombardment on the Gaza Strip has continued into Wednesday morning as Israeli forces launched intensive raids on various locations across the besieged coastal …
Read More »Seven killed in landslide at Indonesia gold mine, the authorities say
At least seven people were killed and one reported missing after a landslide at an Indonesian gold mine, the authorities said on Tuesday (May 11). Torrential rain triggered a landslide on Monday, inundating the mine with mud mixed with stones and debris in South Solok regency, West Sumatra, said the …
Read More »Gaza tower block COLLAPSES after Israeli airstrikes
A 13-story tower in Gaza has been leveled to the ground, reportedly after it was hit by missile strikes from Israeli warplanes amid the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, according to local media. In online footage purporting to show the destruction of the residential block, explosions could …
Read More »Former UK diplomat Craig Murray jailed for ‘contempt of court’
Former British diplomat, Craig Murray, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment over his blog posts about the infamous Alex Salmond trial. Murray, who was UK ambassador to Uzbekistan between 2002 and 2004, posted a series of articles online about the Scottish nationalist leader’s High Court trial in 2020. Prosecutors …
Read More »Gun violence, racial injustice main agenda in New York mayoral election
Public shootings, rising gun violence, and a string of hate-driven attacks on subway pedestrians have led to growing concerns over public safety in the US city of New York. More importantly, it has become an important issue in the race for American’s most populous city’s upcoming mayoral primary election, with …
Read More »Hamas targets Israel settlements in massive rocket attack; raids to grow in scale
The armed wing of Palestine’s Hamas resistance movement has staged a massive rocket launch against the occupied territories, with attacks expected to still grow in scale and extent. The Palestinian Information Center reported on Tuesday that the barrage targeted the cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon that lie to the north …
Read More »Spain plans to allow Britons to enter without PCR test from May 20
Spain plans to lift its requirement for Britons to present a negative coronavirus PCR test upon arrival from May 20, provided that the infection rate in Britain keeps declining, the Spanish tourism minister said on Tuesday. “It will allow the opening of the British market so they can come to …
Read More »Nuclear reactions at Chernobyl are spiking in an inaccessible chamber
Scientists monitoring the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine have seen a surge in fission reactions in an inaccessible chamber within the complex. They are now investigating whether the problem will stabilize or require a dangerous and difficult intervention to prevent a runaway nuclear reaction. The explosion …
Read More »Brazil coffee harvest starts in the heart of its biggest city
Brazil’s arabica harvest kicked off symbolically this weekend with volunteers picking through one of the world’s largest urban coffee farms at Sao Paulo’s Instituto Biológico, a hub of agricultural research in the middle of the metropolis. In the shadow of the institute’s towering art-deco headquarters, the group worked its way …
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