According to the report, «security guards and several civilians» were among the casualties, including reporters at the radio station
A total of 58% of those polled said they were happy with the Russian government, and 61% approved of the job Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was doing
Maksim Likhachyov said that he had guessed how the Ukrainian authorities would act but stressed he had no regret for his move
Beijing will skip the upcoming Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace talks, Reuters reports, citing anonymous sources Read Full Article at RT.com
An Indian politician who fled to Europe after allegations of sexual abuse surfaced has returned to the country to face trial Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s military operation against Ukraine is a proportional response to security threats, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
As the search continues for those buried in the landslide at Yambali village in PNG, survivors have taken part in a mourning march to remember those who have died.
An emotional prime minister of Papua New Guinea listens to those who survived the landslide in the highlands, including dozens of people wailing to mark the loss of loved ones.
The passport processing system in the country has been centralized to Lilongwe office where Immigration Department boss Charles Kalumo works from with all institutional powers within the rank and file confined to him, Nyasatimes has learnt. The development has seen passport processing offices in Blantyre, Zomba and Mzuzu paralyzed with Malawians, from different part of […] The post Dictatorship at Immigration Dept, passport process centralized to Lilongwe, Kalumo firing officers by mouth appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
Caitlyn Jenner is leading the fury over Donald Trump's conviction on all 34 felony counts in his historic hush money trial.
Whatever the justice of the jury's decision, Trump will be pumped up as never before. So will his supporters. The presidential election of 2024 has just caught fire.
On this bonus episode, the crew reacts to the guilty verdict against Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to an adult-film actress. The Washington Post's Libby Casey and James Hohmann, with Rhonda Colvin outside the Manhattan courthouse, are joined by special guests Dan Balz, chief correspondent, and Robin Givhan, senior critic-at-large. Plus, will Trump go to jail? Can he still run for president – and can he vote for himself?
Young BJP leader CR Keshavan says, «Currently, PM Modi is meditating and praying at the divine feet of our Bharat Mata at Kanyakumari in the Vivekananda rock memorial. PM Modi is meditating and praying not for personal salvation but for the uplifting of Bharat.»
Congress accuses Modi govt of failure in Ganga cleaning project. Jairam Ramesh criticizes Modi's approach, highlighting corruption and pollution in the Ganga. Ramesh points out lack of progress despite promises and rebranding efforts.
Kerala health minister Veena George announced intensifying Nipah prevention efforts in the state during critical months of May to September to curb virus spread.
President Lazarus Chakwera and his charges, MCP secretary General Eisenhowe Mkaka and Transport Minister Jacob Hara, have unanimously laughed off and trashed the life presidency proposal made by Mapuyu South lawmaker Esther Ceilia Kathumba. During the launch of the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on Thursday, Kathumba asked Malawians to consider giving President Chakwera life presidency, […] The post Chakwera, Mkaka laughs of ‘life presidency’ proposals: Says if MCP convention elects him, he will stand next year appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
President Lazarus Chakwera’s declaration that, if endorsed by MCP Convention, he will stand next year has sent shivers across the board with many interpreting that it is over for his main alliance partner, Vice president Saulos Chilima. The interpretation emanates from the thinking that, apparently, in the Tonse Alliance Agreement, Chakwera is allegedly going to […] The post Did Chilima sleep when the Tonse Alliance agreement was being drafted? appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.
According to Viktor Orban, every week he sees more and more signs that the EU and NATO are preparing for military action
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WESTERN BUREAU: A request by a female detective constable from Westmoreland for the Government to consider allowing the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to establish a dedicated blood bank for police officers has not found favour with National...
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Sikhs are upset over political inaction on their crop price demands and drug addiction. This will hurt the incumbent parties on election day Read Full Article at RT.com
The trial of former US President Donald Trump was a sham, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said Read Full Article at RT.com
«The US should be pursuing peace NOT world war,» Marjorie Taylor Greene said
Beijing said earlier that that the conditions which were not met included that the conference should be recognized by both Moscow and Kiev
Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House. The jury found him guilty on each of the 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star Stormy Daniels. He could in theory be sentenced to four years behind bars for each count but is more likely to receive probation. The 77-year-old Republican, who was released without bail, is now a felon -- a historic and startling first in a country where presidents are frequently described as the most powerful man in the world. Trump, however, is not barred from continuing his battle to unseat President Joe Biden in November -- even in the unlikely event he goes to prison. His lawyer, Todd Blanche, said his team was eying an appeal «as soon as we can.» And Trump himself voiced immediate defiance. «I'm a very innocent man,» Trump told reporters, vowing that the «real verdict» would come from voters on election day. He branded the trial «rigged» and a «disgrace.» Biden's campaign issued a statement saying the trial showed «no one is above the law.» It added that «the threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater.» Judge Juan Merchan set sentencing for July 11 -- four days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump is due to receive the party's formal nomination. The 12-member jury had deliberated for more than 11 hours over two days before the foreman read out the unanimous conclusion within a matter of minutes. Merchan thanked the jurors for completing the «difficult and stressful task.» Their identities had been kept secret throughout proceedings, a rare practice more often seen in cases involving mafia or other violent defendants. Trump also faces federal and state charges of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election won by Biden, and for hoarding secret documents after leaving the White House. However, those trials -- on far weightier alleged crimes -- are unlikely to get underway before the presidential election. - Election conspiracy - Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 payment to Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election, when her claim to have had sex with him could have proved fatal to his campaign against Hillary Clinton. The trial featured lengthy testimony from the adult performer, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford and who described to the court in graphic detail what she says was a 2006 sexual encounter with the married Trump. Prosecutors successfully laid out a case alleging the hush money and the illegal covering up of the payment was part of a broader crime to prevent voters from knowing about Trump's behavior. Cohen, who was the key witness as a tainted former aide who had turned on his old boss, called the verdict «an important day for accountability and the rule of law.» Trump has denied any sexual encounter with Stormy Daniels, but did not testify in his own defense. His lawyers argued that any payments made to the performer were entirely legal. - Campaigning from courthouse - The trial has distracted Trump in his campaign to unseat Biden. However, he milked the media attention throughout. Shortly after the verdict was issued, Trump's campaign put out a fundraising appeal, titled «I am a political prisoner!» He also announced he would make a public statement to journalists early Friday. Keith Gaddie, a political analyst and professor at Texas Christian University, said the political impact of the shocking events has yet to be determined. «It probably doesn't move a lot of votes, but in particular states with particular swing votes, it could matter around the margins. So in particularly tight races, it can tip things back from one direction to the other,» he said. Trump, who made his name as a brash real estate mogul before a stunning ascent to the nation's highest office in the 2016 election, most likely faces probation, because he is a first-time convict. An appeal is all but certain, but could take months to complete. Should he win the presidency he will not be able to pardon himself, given that the case was brought not by the federal government but by the state of New York, where only the governor could clear his name. © Agence France-Presse
Extreme temperatures across India are having their worst impact in the country's teeming megacities, experts said Thursday, warning that the heat is fast becoming a public health crisis. India is enduring a crushing heatwave with temperatures in several cities sizzling well above 45 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperature readings in the capital New Delhi rose into the high 40s Celsius this week, with power usage in the city -- where the population is estimated at more than 30 million -- surging to a record high on Wednesday. «Cities are more vulnerable to the compounding effects of urbanisation and climate change,» said Aarti Khosla, director at research institute Climate Trends. «Expect a greater number of hotter days, prolonged dry spells and less rainy days as weather patterns continue to change due to increased human emissions,» she told AFP. - Heat ward and ice baths - In Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, a specialised unit is busy treating patients with heat-related illnesses. Equipped with immersion ice baths, the unit has treated eight heat-struck patients in the past week. One person died Wednesday, medics said, with a body temperature that had surged to a fatal 41.5C (106.7F). Among those admitted to the unit were manual labourers, most aged between 40 and 50, who work under the blazing sun. «Treatment depends upon very quick, very rapid intervention and very rapid cooling,» hospital director Ajay Shukla said, warning that the mortality rate for severe cases is around «60-80 percent». The rising temperatures hit the vulnerable the hardest, including those on the economic margins, experts said. «When the individual is dehydrated, extreme heat exposure will thicken their blood and cause organs to shut down, resulting in death within hours, popularly called 'heat stroke’,» said Vidhya Venugopal, director at Sri Ram Institute of Higher Education and Research in Chennai. «We urgently need... action to protect exposed populations.» - 'About survivability' - India is no stranger to searing summer temperatures but years of scientific research have found climate change is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. The highest confirmed temperature ever recorded in India was 51C (123.8F), in Phalodi on the edge of Rajasthan's Thar Desert in 2016. Khosla, from Climate Trends, described heatwaves as «the single largest threat to India's well-being today», adding that recent high temperatures were «proof that the issue is now about survivability». No relief comes at night. A study published by New Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) this month said Indian cities were not cooling down after sunset as much as they had in the decade of 2001-2010. It found temperatures then had dropped after dusk nearly 2C more than today. «Hot nights are as dangerous as midday peak temperatures,» it said. «People get little chance to recover from daytime heat... exerting prolonged stress on the body.» - 'Caused by burning coal' - Researchers say human-induced climate change has driven the devastating heat impact in India and should be taken as a warning. «The suffering India is facing this week is worse because of climate change, caused by burning coal, oil and gas and deforestation,» said Friederike Otto, a climatologist at the Imperial College London and director of World Weather Attribution. The world's most populous nation is the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but has committed to achieve a net zero emissions economy by 2070 -- two decades after most of the industrialised West. For now, it is overwhelmingly reliant on coal for power generation. The government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a third term in ongoing elections, says the fossil fuel remains central to meeting India's rising energy needs and lifting millions out of poverty. «What we are seeing in India is exactly what scientists said would happen if we didn't stop heating the planet,» Otto said. © Agence France-Presse
