«Such provocative statements are extremely dangerous and reckless», Anatoly Antonov noted

Tornado struck the city of Greenfield, Iowa, on May 21

Bhadohi’s caste equations have been complicated by recent events. Its sitting MP, Ramesh Bind, recently quit BJP to join Samajwadi Party and is the alliance candidate from Mirzapur. Of the five assembly segments under the constituency, SP holds three with one Muslim and two backward MLAs, a Yadav and a Bind. The constituency is dominated by the Bind community with at least 4 lakh members, with​ around as many Brahmins. Muslims form about 12-13% of the total population.

RIYADH: Saudi ginseng, an evergreen shrub with yellow flowers, has reappeared after a 20-year absence in the deserts of the Northern Border region, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. Nasser Rashid Al-Majlad, president of Amana Environmental Association in the region, said the plant has several names: Al-Abab, Saudi ginseng, or ashwagandha, and has reappeared again in the region after more than 20 years, similar to many other wild plants.

Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb headed the Kingdom’s delegation at the UN World Tourism Organization’s 50th meeting of the regional committee for the Middle East, on Wednesday in Muscat. During his speech, the Saudi minister stressed the Kingdom’s openness to cooperate with member states to adopt joint regional tourism projects to attract international visitors to the region. 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Natural Reserve has been granted accreditation as “the first major biodiversity site in the Kingdom.” The organization Key Biodiversity Areas confirmed the accreditation, after an evaluation based on international standards, on its website on Wednesday. It said the reserve meets three global standards, including the presence of endangered species, and so qualifies for inclusion. The announcement coincided with International Day for Biological Diversity, which takes place on May 22 each year.

RIYADH: Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, conveyed the condolences of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to top Iranian officials in Tehran on Wednesday on the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions. Prince Mansour bin Muteb bin Abdulaziz, Adviser to King Salman and Minister of State, and Prince Faisal were received by Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs to Iran President Mohammad Jamshidi and Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani. Saudi ambassador to Iran Abdullah Al-Enazi attended the reception.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced that visit visa holders are not allowed to enter or stay in Makkah during May 23-June 21 as access to the city will be limited to Hajj visa holders. The ministry stressed that all types of visit visa are not a permit to perform Hajj, adding that violators will be subject to penalties according to Saudi laws and regulations.

According to National Nuclear Security Administration Jill Hruby, Washington is «working to reduce nuclear risks in Ukraine»

«During the attack, a command-and-observation post was damaged,» the armed wing of Lebanon’s Hezbollah party claimed on Telegram

According to the statement, the drones «presented an imminent threat to US, coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region»

According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli military blew up several residential buildings in the Nuseirat refugee camp

Delcy Rodriguez thinks that joining BRICS «with the new international financial system will be a positive factor» in the country’s economic development

The Japanese government scolded the Chinese envoy to Tokyo for an “inappropriate” warning against supporting Taiwanese independence Read Full Article at RT.com

President Macron’s strategy of talking tough on Ukraine has failed to gain traction ahead of the European Parliament election Read Full Article at RT.com

German government rejects Israeli appeal to defy proposed ICC arrest warrants for alleged war crimes in Gaza Read Full Article at RT.com

The number of Americans who use marijuana every day has surpassed the number who drink liquor that often, new study finds Read Full Article at RT.com

The US is “looking hard” into how it can answer Georgia’s prospective ‘foreign agents’ law, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Read Full Article at RT.com

“Maybe they want to distract from the fact that their candidate for president has been indicted more times than he’s been elected,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) said of his Republican colleagues.

The dizzying sequence of events offered a glimpse of Trump’s volatile bid for a second term in the White House — one filled with legal uncertainty, escalating attacks, and comments he and his campaign have had to back away from or recast.

Marilyn Mosby, who rose to prominence for prosecuting police in the death of Freddie Gray, has been on a campaign seeking a presidential pardon before her federal sentencing.

A few passengers were upset when they were reportedly informed that bringing take-out food on board a public bus was not allowed. A Stomp contributor shared she boarded bus service 293 along Tampines Avenue 3 on April 27 at about 8pm. «I carried takeaway fried chicken in a box that was packed in plastic bags but the SBS Transit bus driver said I could not bring it into the bus unless I kept it in a zipped-up bag,» she said. Many passengers bring food on board public transport with the understanding that they should not eat or drink in buses or trains. However, this was the first time she had been told such a rule existed: «I didn't know we cannot bring takeaway food onto buses anymore.» According to the Stomp contributor, another passenger carrying Arnold's fried chicken was also shouted at for bringing food on board.

Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says Cabinet Minister Daryl Vaz did not commit a data breach when he revealed personal information about Opposition Leader Mark Golding.  The People's National Party (PNP) Monday accused Vaz of...

The Portland police today apprehended another group of Haitians after the mini bus they were travelling in suffered a punctured tyre along the Dolphin Bay main road in Port Antonio. A pregnant woman and children were among the persons held. They...

The police in St Catherine are probing the murder of a man outside his house in Nutshell, Orangefield, Ewarton last night.

Three new digital X-ray machines have been installed at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) as part of efforts to expand its diagnostic services.  The machines are expected to increase staff productivity, reduce patient wait times, and...