Terror attacks

Oslo’s Pride march was called off on Saturday after “terrorist” shootings in the centre of the normally tranquil Norwegian capital killed two people and wounded 21 others. Police arrested a suspect, a 42-year-old Norwegian man of Iranian descent, shortly after the shooting started around 1 am in three locations in central Oslo, including a gay bar. “The police are investigating the events as a terrorist attack,” police said in a statement. Organisers of the Pride march that was due to take place on Saturday afternoon said they were calling it off. “All events linked to Oslo Pride have been cancelled” following “clear” recommendations by police, the organisers wrote on Facebook. “We do not yet know the reasons for this terrible act, but to all the homosexuals who now are afraid and are in mourning, I say we are all with you,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on Facebook. Police said two people had died and 21 were wounded, including 10 seriously, and said two weapons had … [Read more...] about Oslo Shooting: Police Probing Incident As Terror Attack, Norwegian Man Of Iranian Descent Held

Vandals attacked a building hosting a pro-life group and the campaign offices of Republican Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan early Wednesday morning, according to a press release. “My office and Jackson @Right_to_Life were the latest to fall victim to the disgusting domestic terrorism targeting pregnancy centers and pro-life groups across the country,” Walberg posted on Twitter Wednesday. “We won’t be intimidated or stray from our principles. This only strengthens our resolve.” (RELATED: Fox News Guest Says Biden Administration Encouraged ‘Illegal Activity’ Against Supreme Court) My office and Jackson @Right_to_Life were the latest to fall victim to the disgusting domestic terrorism targeting pregnancy centers and pro-life groups across the country. We won’t be intimidated or stray from our principles. This only strengthens our resolve. pic.twitter.com/s5jaXEro9C — Walberg for Congress (@TimWalberg) June 22, 2022 One of the photos Walberg posted on social media … [Read more...] about ‘Disgusting Domestic Terrorism’: Congressman’s Campaign Office, Pro-Life Group’s Building Vandalized

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday lashed out at the Samajwadi Party, saying the BJP’s double-engine government has worked to liberate the poor from the land mafia, unlike the previous dispensation. In a veiled attack at SP MLA Azam Khan in his bastion Rampur, the CM said, “ Inki rassi jal gayi par ainthan nahi gayi (They lost all their powers but still their attitude didn’t come down). BJP won’t let Rampur become a ‘den of terrorism’ again.” The CM made the remarks while addressing public meetings in Bilaspur and Milak areas ahead of by-polls in support of BJP candidate Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi. “Earlier, land mafias used to encroach on land of the poor and often suppressed them. After coming to power, our government gave the land back to the poor and took action against such mafias and also took action against them.” The CM said the BJP government took back about 640 hectares of land in Rampur from the land mafia and give it back to the poor. Adityanath went on to say … [Read more...] about Yogi Takes Jibe at Azam Khan in Rampur, Says ‘Won’t Let the District Become ‘Den of Terror’ Again

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to pay for imports of such necessities and already defaulting on its debt, it is seeking help from neighboring India and China and from the International Monetary Fund. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took office in May, was emphasizing the monumental task he faces in turning around an economy he said is heading for “rock bottom.” Sri Lankans are skipping meals as they endure shortages, lining up for hours to try to buy scarce fuel. It's a harsh reality for a country whose economy had been growing quickly, with a growing and comfortable middle class, until the latest crisis deepened. ___ HOW SERIOUS IS THIS CRISIS? Tropical Sri Lanka normally is not lacking for food but people … [Read more...] about EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed and what’s next

Madness are offering public sector staff free tickets for their music festival later this month to celebrate the work they do. The ska and two-tone group will extend a special invitation to nurses, doctors, emergency service workers, police officers, teachers and those in the fire brigade to the House of Common event on London's Clapham Common on August Bank Holiday Monday, coinciding with their 40th anniversary. The Baggy Trousers hit-makers did the same thing in 2017 following the London Bridge terror attack and Grenfell Tower fire. The group have top billing on the day, and will be joined by performers including Jimmy Cliff, Ziggy Marley, The Kingdom Choir,David Rodigan and The Craig Charles' Funk & Soul Club, as well as a DJ set from Jerry Dammers, founder of The Specials and 2 Tone Records. Festival organisers said: "Those working in Britain's public sectors work tirelessly 365 days of the year to keep us safe, well and in education, so it's only right that we do what … [Read more...] about Madness offering all public sector workers free entry to London music festival

In a major step towards re-establishing its presence in Afghanistan, India sent a “technical team” of officials to be based in Kabul, reopening its Embassy on Thursday. India also sent its first consignment of earthquake relief assistance to Afghanistan, where more than 1,000 Afghans have been killed in an earthquake outside the city of Khost. The MEA said the assistance was handed over by the Indian team that travelled aboard an Indian Air Force Ilyushin-76 aircraft, in the first such military, non-commercial transportation since last year. The move to reopen the embassy, that comes more than ten months after the government shut down the Indian embassy, and pulled out all Indian personnel after the Ghani government fell, marks a reversal of the government’s policy on engaging the Taliban, and comes a few weeks after a team headed by senior MEA official J.P. Singh travelled to Kabul to meet with the Taliban-appointed acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaqi and acting Interior … [Read more...] about India reopens Embassy in Kabul

The mass shooting of Black grocery shoppers in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday follows a string of similar attacks. Gunmen have targeted worshippers at synagogues and mosques and temples and Bible study; they have opened fire on summer camps and people at festivals. We know the names of these places: Charleston; El Paso; Poway; Pittsburgh; Oak Creek; Christchurch, New Zealand. We know the names of the shooters, too, although I won’t list them here, because adding to their notoriety deepens the problem. Some of us also know by now that although we might think these are attacks on specific victim groups—and they are attacks on Black, Jewish, Islamic, Sikh, Latino, and immigrant populations—the aforementioned examples have all been part of one movement. In each event, a white-power activist was the perpetrator. Several of the assailants wrote extensively about their motivations in manifestos that outlined a coherent political ideology. And in the United States, they have been backed … [Read more...] about White Power, White Violence

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces have begun retreating from a besieged city in the country's east to move to stronger positions, a regional official said Friday, the four-month mark in Russia's invasion. The planned withdrawal from Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, comes after relentless Russian bombardment that has reduced most of the industrial city to rubble and cut its population from 100,0000 to 10,000. Ukrainian troops fought the Russians in house-to-house battles before retreating to the huge Azot chemical factory on the city's edge, where they remain holed up in its sprawling underground structures in which about 500 civilians also found refuge. In recent days, Russian forces have made gains around Sievierodonetsk and the neighboring city of Lysychansk, on a steep bank across a river, in a bid … [Read more...] about Ukrainian army leaving battered city for fortified positions

“After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country’s east to avoid encirclement,” a regional governor said on June 24. The city of Severodonetsk, the administrative centre of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment . Ukrainian troops fought the Russians in house-to-house battles before retreating to a huge chemical factory on the city's edge, where they holed up in its sprawling underground structures. In recent days, Russian forces have made gains around Severodonetsk and the neighbouring city of Lysychansk, on a steep bank across the river, in a bid to encircle Ukrainian forces. Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said that the Ukrainian troops have been given the order to leave Severodonetsk to prevent that. “We will have to pull back our guys,” he said. “It makes no sense to stay at the destroyed positions, because the number of casualties in poorly fortified areas will grow every day.” Mr. Haidai said the … [Read more...] about Ukraine Army to leave battered Severodonetsk to avoid encirclement

Actor Adivi Sesh-starrer Major, which is based on the true story of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, was screened for 312 commandos and their families recently in Mumbai. Adivi Sesh, who plays Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was honoured with an honorary medal by the Black Cat Commandos for his compelling performance in the film. The actor also took time to comment on how the medal is worth more to him than an Oscar award. Adivi Sesh said, “We showed the film to the National Security Guard in Mumbai where 312 commandos and their families watched the film. When the film ended there was complete silence, they asked me to come to their headquarters and when I got there, they gave me this medal on behalf of the Black Cat Commandos. This to me is bigger than any Oscar. So, I believe we have a winner with Major.” The actor, who has been travelling the country for special screenings of the film, has left audiences in tears and received standing ovations for … [Read more...] about ‘Worth More Than Oscar’: Major Actor Adivi Sesh on Medal From Black Cat Commandos