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[ad_1] A German police officer on Sunday shot and killed a man who threatened people with a knife outside a night club in the northern city of Oldenburg.The man also used an "irritant gas" against two night club employees, and later, on a group of police officers.Also Read: Hundreds at solidarity march after synagogue attack in Germany's OldenburgPolice said in a statement, "Law enforcement opened an investigation into the 27-year-old officer who fired several shots at the 21-year-old man in Oldenburg. The man died from his wounds in hospital."The statement added, "After being turned away from the club, the suspect sprayed an irritant gas in the direction of two security employees and several people suffered light injuries."A few people began chasing the suspect. However, they stopped when he threatened them with a knife.Also Read: Two dead, several injured as car […]

[ad_1] The UK's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Sunday that Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft flying close to the airspace of Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).According to the ministry, RAF fighters intercepted the Russian aircraft as part of the United Kingdom's contribution to Nato’s enhanced air policing in the region.The UK MoD said in a statement, "Two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from Malbork Air Base in Poland on Tuesday to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M 'Coot-A' intelligence aircraft over the Baltic Sea. Whilst on Thursday, another two Typhoons scrambled from the base, to intercept an unknown aircraft leaving Kaliningrad air space and close to Nato airspace."It added, "The intercepts marked the RAF’s first scramble as part of Operation Chessman and come just weeks after the aircraft arrived in eastern Poland to begin their deployment alongside […]

[ad_1] TALLINN, ESTNOA: Journalist Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government. She was pardoned after she kept fainting in her cell from a brain tumor diagnosed during pretrial detention. "I was literally brought to the penal colony in a wheelchair, and I realized that journalism has really turned into a life-threatening profession in Belarus," she told The Associated Press in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she lives. Lutskina was one of dozens of journalists imprisoned in Belarus, where many face beatings, poor medical care and the inability to contact lawyers or relatives, according to activists and former inmates. She compared the prisons to those from the Soviet era.PollDo you believe that journalism is a life-threatening profession in Belarus? The group Reporters Without Borders says Belarus is Europe's leading […]

[ad_1] United States Supreme Court judge Samuel Alito, who was on the nine-judge bench which temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's administration from deporting a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas, mentioned in his sharply-worded dissent note that the court acted “literally in the middle of the night” and "without sufficient explanation."Also Read: Ann Coulter openly asks Donald Trump to defy court order, says Supreme Court was not elected presidentJustice Alito, one of the two judges who dissented, the other being Justice Clarence Thomas, said there was “dubious factual support” for granting the request in an emergency appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The group had contended immigration authorities appeared to be moving to restart such removals under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.In the dissent note, released hours after the court’s intervention against the Trump administration, Alito […]

[ad_1] Efforts to establish a coordinated global tax regime for tech giants and ultra-wealthy individuals are unraveling, as US President Donald Trump pulls back support and threatens new tariffs. The move has reopened transatlantic tensions and cast uncertainty over years of negotiations aimed at curbing tax avoidance and closing loopholes exploited by multinationals.Tech tax standoffOn February 21, Trump issued a formal memo warning that his administration would retaliate against any country imposing taxes or fines on US tech firms that are “discriminatory, disproportionate,” or intended to shift revenue to local companies. He specifically threatened tariffs and other trade measures to protect American firms.This echoes a dispute from his first term, when Trump threatened to impose tariffs on French wine and cheese after France implemented a digital services tax in 2019 targeting US firms. Since then, at least seven more countries […]

[ad_1] ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA: The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida's east and west coasts.Florida Bay, a body of water located between the southern end of mainland Florida and the Florida Keys, makes up about a third of Everglades National Park. High salt levels during dry periods can have fatal consequences for the plants and animals living in the region, though experts are hopeful an early rain season this year will prevent a massive sea grass die-off like those experienced in the past. Estuary of the Everglades Steve Davis, chief science officer with The Everglades Foundation, called Florida Bay the estuary of the Everglades, which is actually a giant, slow-moving river starting around Orlando and running toward the southern end of the Florida peninsula. "What that meant […]

[ad_1] KYIV: Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Putin announcing the surprise truce.The 30-hour truce starting Saturday evening to mark the religious holiday would be the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the three-year conflict.But Zelensky accused Russia of having maintained its attacks on the front line after the truce started.Russia's defence ministry in turn said it had "repelled" attempted assaults by Ukraine and accused Kyiv of launching drones and shells, causing civilian casualties.Zelensky said Sunday, citing Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky, that "an increase in Russian shelling and the use of kamikaze drones has been observed since 10:00 am (0700 GMT)".Earlier he said that the first six hours of […]

[ad_1] HILTON HEAD ISLAND: The vibe at Hilton Head Island is all about ease and relaxation. It felt like anything but that to Justin Thomas in the RBC Heritage. His two-shot lead was gone in two holes, partly because he of a one-shot penalty on the par-5 second hole when he informed the rules official his golf ball might have moved a little more than a dimple (it did).His worst swing of the day on the 11th hole put him in shallow water inside a red hazard line. He tried to play the shot and barely moved it 15 yards, but not before the mud and muck splashed into his face and led his caddie to tell him he smelled like a wet dog (he did). "That didn't seem worth it," Thomas said, loud enough for the gallery to hear […]

[ad_1] Renaud Camus, a French writer and philosopher known for his anti-immigration views, has been barred from entering the UK, British newspaper The Telegraph reported, noting that no official reason was provided for the ban. Camus had planned to visit the UK later this month for a speaking engagement. He also said he was scheduled to participate in a future debate at the Oxford Union. The author is planning to appeal the ban with help from the Free Speech Union, an organisation led by Lord Young, a Conservative peer in the House of Lords. Lord Young said, “We’ve reached out to him to see if he’d like any help in appealing this decision, and he said yes. So I anticipate that we are going to be getting an immigration lawyer on the case.” He also criticised the timing of the […]

[ad_1] File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote a message of unity and faith on the occasion of Easter Sunday, as he accused Russian forces of breaching a temporary ceasefire, earlier declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin.“Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day,” Zelenskyy posted on X. In the post, he invoked the suffering and resurrection of Christ to inspire hope for peace and victory. “May evil’s hour end. May the day of life arrive. The day of peace. The day of Ukraine. The day that lasts for centuries,” he wrote. “Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!”, he further wrote.His message came as both sides accused each other of violating the 30-hour ceasefire announced by Moscow from Saturday, 6:00 pm to Sunday midnight. Despite the declaration, Zelenskyy said Russian troops continued […]