President Zelensky is happy about Ukraine winning its first Oscar for a documentary about Russia’s attack on Mariupol. Mr Zelensky said the movie tells the truth about terrorism in Russia.
The movie shows how the people of Mariupol are suffering while their city is being destroyed. It’s something we don’t see often.
Director Mstyslav Chernov said he felt happy and proud to be the first person from Ukraine to win an Oscar for the best documentary.
“I might be the first director on this stage to say that I wish I never made this film,” he said at the event in Los Angeles.
“I hope that Russia will never attack Ukraine or take over our cities,” he said. He also mentioned that Russia has killed many people from Ukraine.
Mr Chernov wants everyone to make sure that the true history is remembered and that the people of Mariupol and those who have died there are never forgotten.
Movies create memories, and those memories make up our history.
The director ended his speech by shouting “Glory to Ukraine. “, a phrase that many Ukrainians are now using to show support for their country, both at home and abroad.
The movie is getting a lot of attention on social media in Ukraine. A news channel even called it a “historic victory”. This information comes from James Waterhouse, a reporter for the BBC in Kyiv.
Mr Chernov’s group of three reporters recorded the slow surrounding of Mariupol by Russian soldiers in the early months of Russia’s complete attack in February 2022. Their movie shows the harsh reality of what happened to the people who lived there.
The team took a big risk filming there, and somehow they were able to leave the city by passing through many Russian checkpoints with the filmed material hidden under a car seat.
Mariupol, a city in southern Ukraine near the Sea of Azov, was almost completely destroyed by Russian soldiers after a lot of intense fighting.
Russia says it took over something in May 2022 and calls it “liberation”.
Author: Chris Kodo
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Zelensky celebrates Ukraine’s historic Oscar win
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US man sentenced to life in prison for killing tourist at Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle
A man from the US has been given a life sentence in jail for raping and killing another American tourist and trying to kill her friend near a popular tourist spot in Germany.
A German court found Troy Philipp B, 31, guilty of attacking two tourists near Neuschwanstein Castle. He said he hurt one woman and then pushed her and her friend off a cliff in June 14, 2023.
He made friends with the two women and then convinced them to leave the public path.
On Monday, in a court in Kempten, Bavaria, Judge Christoph Schwiebacher said the person was very guilty in the case.
He said the person who committed the crime may not be allowed to get out of prison for at least 15 years. This is what usually happens to people who are given life sentences in Germany, according to Agence France-Presse news agency.
German government could not confirm who the victims were, but their family members said they were Eva Liu, 21, and Kelsey Chang, 22, who had graduated from the University of Illinois.
The man from Michigan tricked the two friends into leaving the Marienbruecke bridge, which is a favorite spot to see the fairytale castle.
He showed them a secret path and warned them that it would be hard to find the bridge.
Officials say he pushed Ms Liu down, raped and choked her, and then Ms Chang tried to stop him.
He forced Ms Chang into a very deep ravine and then attacked her friend, choking her with a belt and filming it.
After some hikers found Ms. Liu unconscious, he pushed her into the ravine.
Rescuers found the women on the mountain and they were taken to safety by helicopters. Ms Liu passed away in the hospital because of her injuries.
Ms Chang was very hurt, but she lived.
The person they were looking for was not caught until later that day, after a big search.
A person visiting the area saw that his face and neck had deep red scratch marks and said there was signs of a fight.
During the trial in February, the person on trial said he felt really bad about what he did and that he didn’t plan to do it. He also said he had child pornography.
In her obituary, Ms. Liu’s family said she was a smart student who loved baking, traveling, and music.
The court in Germany did not give out the full name of the person who killed someone because of privacy laws.
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Families who saved loved ones from Gaza believe Canadian government has deceived them
The young woman felt hopeful for the first time that she might survive the terrible situation in the Gaza Strip, on the same night she thought she and her family would be killed.
Last year, Canada government said it would help bring more family members of its citizens out of the dangerous area. However, in the past month, the 20-year-old woman lost hope that the Canadian government would help her family leave due to the delays.As the weeks passed, she and her family endured frequent attacks. On some days, when they couldn’t find canned food, the grown-ups chose to go without eating so that the kids could still have food.
In the middle of February, things got better for them. She and her family got permission to go into Egypt. Their names were on a list.
The Canadian government was not involved.
In a very desperate situation, the young woman’s family in Canada paid over $70,000 to a private company to talk with Egyptian and Israeli officials and leave the country.
The news made her family so happy that they were jumping for joy that night.
Shortly after, people in the Rafah area, which was thought to be one of the safest places, became very scared because it was bombed by Israel.
The doors and windows were blown out of a small apartment where a young woman slept with 40 other women and children.
They survived the night and as the sun came up, the family gathered their few belongings and carefully went to the border.
She didn’t realize she was really leaving her life behind until she was on the bus. After that, they would all begin again in Canada, and her family would definitely get a visa since they had escaped. But that’s what she believed.
“The young woman said in Arabic, using a translator, that we thought the only problem would be leaving Gaza, and then it would be simple. ” The Canadian Press promised not to say her name because they were worried about getting in trouble with the Egyptian or Canadian authorities.
“She begged to go to Canada because that’s our only hope. ” But that hope is almost gone.
She and her family have not heard from the Canadian government about visas, even though their legal status in Egypt is about to end soon.
At the same time, the family can’t go to work or see a doctor. Their family overseas is giving them all the help they need, and they already paid a lot of money to keep them safe.
The people in Canada feel tricked because they don’t know what will happen.
“The woman’s aunt in Canada said they tricked us. She has been trying to bring her relatives to safety since the war started in October. ” The text cannot be “rewritten in simple words” as it is not complete. Can you please provide additional details or the full text for me to help you. The Canadian Press promised not to say the aunt’s name so that people wouldn’t know who the family is.She said the Immigration Department asked for money to apply for the program that Ottawa announced in December, but she hasn’t seen Canada doing much to help her family.
“She said Canada isn’t putting in enough effort for this program, and it’s a big question. ”
“They only come up with reasons. ”
The government started a program in January to give short-term visas to about 1,000 people in the Gaza Strip. They can go to Canada if their family there agrees to help them.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller is upset that Canada can’t help approved family members come to Egypt.
He didn’t answer right away when asked about the problems people had escaping on their own.
The government won’t tell us how many people have applied to the program that helps family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents stay in Canada temporarily. The husbands, wives, and kids of those other family members can also apply.
As of March 4, we have accepted 986 applications for processing. Only 12 people were able to leave Gaza, complete the screening process, and get permission to come to Canada, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
The war started when Hamas fighters attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7 airplanes crashed, killing around 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages.
Israel quickly attacked with planes and then sent soldiers to fight on the ground in a war that has killed over 30,000 Palestinians, as reported by the Health Ministry in Gaza, run by the group Hamas.
The war made 80% of the 2. 3 million people in Gaza leave their homes, and a quarter of them don’t have enough food to eat, according to the United Nations.Immigration lawyer Debbie Rachlis from Toronto is helping about 50 Palestinians in Egypt who escaped on their own and are now waiting for a Canadian visa. She said she knows about 100 similar cases that other lawyers are working on.
It’s sad because some people won’t be able to leave because their family doesn’t have the money or connections.
She said that people who didn’t finish the Canadian application process are worried that they may not qualify anymore.
Rani Hemaid gave a lot of money to a company to help his family leave Gaza and go to Cairo. Now they don’t have much money and are waiting to hear from the Canadian government.
He said it’s not sure if they still meet the requirements because they came before Canada’s visa program started.
In Gaza City, his sister, her husband and their five children are waiting too. They are in danger from military attacks and not having enough food to eat. Hemaid said this.
His 10-year-old nephew, Yamin, has a broken leg that can’t be fixed because all the hospitals are gone, he said.
Yamin said sorry to his mom for always being choosy about food, his uncle said.
“I will eat whatever food you give me right now,” Hemaid said emotionally from his home in Hamilton, Ontario.
Hemaid was a Palestinian Canadian who wanted to help bring the families of Canadians to safety.
When the visa program started, people called him to say thank you for his help. They said their families would be safe now, he said.
Now they are calling him to say that they wish it had never opened – the false hope has crushed them.
“We, as Palestinian Canadians, feel that the Canadian government has tricked and deceived us,” he said. “They don’t care about us. ”
He is afraid that Palestinians will remain in Gaza and may starve or die because they are unsure about the Canadian visa program.
It’s not sure who will be approved, or how much time it will take. A lot of people in Cairo don’t have enough money to live day-to-day without knowing if they will have enough money to pay for a hotel or rent a room from Airbnb.
I am really in need. “I feel very discouraged,” he said.
The rules say that if extended family members want to apply for the program, they have to be in Gaza when they apply. Yaman Marwah, a lawyer who helps people with immigration in Ottawa, said this.
Canada has not given any money or help with living to family members who are allowed to come to Canada, and they also did not reduce the cost of applying for a visa. The application fee is about $185 for each person.
People who were applying for their families had to sign a paper saying they don’t get welfare and will pay for everything themselves.
Marwah said he’s not sure if it’s better to give people hope and encourage them to fight for it, like Canada did, or to not give them any hope from the beginning and tell them we can’t help.
The young woman in Egypt said she feels more fortunate than those who are still in Gaza.
She said that simple things like taking a shower or having a bag of chips feel great, and she really just wants to go back to her normal life.
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Airbnb forbids the use of interior security cameras
Airbnb has implemented a worldwide ban on indoor security cameras in rental properties.They announced this on Monday.
Before, Airbnb allowed hosts to have security cameras inside their homes in shared areas as long as they told guests about them on the listing page and put the cameras where guests could see them. Security cameras used inside buildings were not allowed in places where people sleep and bathrooms.
The new rules say that indoor security cameras are not allowed in any listing anymore, no matter where they are or why they were put there.
“We wanted to make new, easy-to-understand rules to give our community a better idea of what to expect on Airbnb,” said Juniper Downs, who is in charge of community policy and partnerships at Airbnb. She said this in a blog post on Monday.
Downs said that they made a new rule after talking to guests, hosts, and privacy experts.
The company said most Airbnb listings don’t have security cameras. This means only a few hosts will be affected by the new policy.
People who have security cameras inside their homes need to take them out by April 30. After this date, if a host breaks the new rules, they could be in trouble like getting their listing removed or their account taken down from the platform.
You can still have doorbell cameras and other outdoor security cameras at Airbnb. Hosts have to tell their guests if they have outdoor cameras and where they are before the guests book their stay.
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US begins investigation into emergency braking system in some Honda cars
The United States Car safety officials are looking into problems with the brakes in some Honda cars. The investigation is being carried out by officials following reports of crashes and fires.
The issue affects certain Honda cars made from 2019 to 2022. This includes the Honda Insight, which is a hybrid car, and the Honda Passport SUV. About 250,712 vehicles are involved, according to the NHTSA, which is a US safety organization for cars.
The NHTSA report says that the Office of Defects Investigation got 46 complaints. Some of these complaints were about crashes, fires, and injuries.
Per reports, the auto brake system might turn on by mistake and cause a crash, which could hurt people and damage property, says the NHTSA.
Honda has been talking to the agency about this and will work with them to investigate. They will also look into it themselves.
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Over 20,000 McGill and Concordia university students to stage protest over tuition increment
Over 20,000 students at McGill and Concordia universities are going on strike for a week on Monday to protest the Quebec government increasing tuition for out-of-province and international students.
Lily Charette, who helps organize ASFA, said the students want to support the universities’ legal fights so that future students can have a clear and powerful voice.
Charette said, “We want to cause a big disturbance, get lots of attention from the media, talk to as many students as we can, and make sure people know about this. We want to show the government that students are willing to risk their semester and education to make sure this problem gets fixed now. ”
McGill and Concordia are fighting against the government‘s plan to raise tuition fees.
The Quebec government is making two English universities raise their fees by 30%. This means that out-of-province students will have to pay at least $12,000 per year, up from $9,000.
Foreign students must now pay $20,000 as the minimum fee, and the government will collect an additional $3,000 in fees.
The cost of going to school will go up at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year.
About 10,000 students protested in late January for three days because they were unhappy about the higher tuition fees. This time, they think more than 20,000 students will join them.
Charette said more students are getting better at organizing around these issues, and that’s exactly what we want. He hopes students will talk to their local leaders to share their opinions.
Some groups of students at McGill will also take part in the strike.
“We have noticed that more people at McGill are supporting it than before,” said Fred Azeredo, the vice-president of finance for the Religious Studies Undergraduate Society (RSUS).
In the last strike, Azeredo noticed that some students didn’t care much. This time, he hopes more students will want to take action.
“It’s not thinking about the future. ” “12 years ago, there were some very successful strikes, but people forget about them,” he said. “This completely stopped the increase in tuition and lowered the tuition fees. ” If we had enough power and could stop McGill and Concordia for a week or two, then they would have to listen to us. -
Aircraft veers off flight path after both pilots fall asleep in Indonesia
Indonesia’s transportation department to look into a situation where two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a flight. This information comes from the civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni, according to the state news agency Antara.
The pilot and co-pilot fell asleep at the same time for 28 minutes during a flight from Kendari to Jakarta on January 25. This caused the plane to go off course.
No one on the plane, including 153 passengers and four flight attendants, were hurt during the flight. The plane was not damaged either, according to the KNKT preliminary report.
The flight BTK6723 flew for two hours and 35 minutes and safely landed in Jakarta, as Antara and the initial report said.This news story is still being updated. Come back later for more information.
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11-year-old British youngster dies after attempting risky TikTok trend
An 11-year-old boy in the UK passed away last week after taking part in a risky social media challenge that can be very bad for your health.
Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington had a heart problem on Saturday after doing something called “chroming” on TikTok, his family told the news.
Chroming or “huffing” is when someone breathes in the fumes from things like nail polish remover, hairspray, deodorant or markers.
Chroming is getting popular because of apps like TikTok, but it’s something that teens have been doing for a while. For instance, a report from the US said that around 684,000 young people sniffed chemicals in 2015.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) says that some chemical vapours and toxic fumes can make a person feel high when they breathe them in.
CAMH said that most of the things people inhale, like glue, gasoline, cleaning liquids and sprays, are meant for other uses, not for breathing in.
Inhalants are popular with teens because they are inexpensive, legal, and easy to find. CAMH said that these substances can be easily misused by children and young adults.
CAMH found that most people who use solvents and aerosols like this are between 10 and 16 years old.
The American Addiction Centers say that inhaling these substances can make you feel really good, but they can also make you feel dizzy, throw up, or even have heart and brain problems.
A research report in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Research showed that using drugs or alcohol for a long time can cause memory problems, trouble focusing, and poor decision-making.
The UK boy’s death is the second one to be in the news in the last two years. In 2023, a 13-year-old boy from Australia named Esra Haynes passed away after breathing in chemicals from a deodorant can, according to a report from 7News.
Billingtonâs mom started a website to collect money for the funeral. They got over £4,000 (C$6,935) and let people leave their sympathies.
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Attempt to transport aid by sea to Gaza progressing – Report
A ship from the US Army is bringing equipment to build a temporary pier in Gaza, following President Joe Biden’s plan to send more help to the area by sea. Many Palestinians in Gaza are starving and need the aid.
In the last hours before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, there is a new effort to give help. Ramadan might start soon, depending on the sighting of a crescent moon. Hopes for a new agreement to stop fighting before Ramadan are no longer likely, as talks seem to be stuck and no progress is being made.
The sea corridor and airdrops by the US, Jordan, and others, showed that people are very worried about the bad situation in Gaza. They are willing to find new ways to help, instead of depending on Israel for deliveries. Israel said it is happy to receive shipments by sea and will check the cargo before it goes to Gaza from Cyprus.
However, experts who help people say that sending things by air and sea cannot replace the lack of ways to send things on land. In the last five months, fewer aid trucks have been coming into Gaza by land compared to before the war.
A boat from a Spanish organization called Open Arms is going to test a new route with 200 tons of food. They want to do this test very soon. The ship stayed at the port in Cyprus, and the situation was changing quickly.
Biden said that Netanyahu is not helping Israel in the war with Hamas and is actually making things worse. They have been fighting for six months.
On Saturday, the President of the United States said on MSNBC that he supports Israel’s right to go after Hamas after the attack on southern Israel. He also said that the Prime Minister of Israel needs to care more about the innocent people who are getting hurt. He said that too many Palestinians have already died.
The Health Ministry in Gaza reported that over 31,000 Palestinians have died since the war started. The ministry counts women and children as two-thirds of the dead, without distinguishing between civilians and soldiers. The ministry is part of the government run by Hamas, and its numbers from past wars have mostly been the same as those from the UN and other experts.
More and more Palestinians are getting hurt or killed. The Civil Defense Department reported that a house in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday night, resulting in the deaths of at least nine Palestinians, including children. Video that was shared showed one person who saved someone putting the body of a dead baby on a couch in the middle of the wreckage.
In another place, 15 people, including women and children, were brought to the main hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah. Family members said that the Palestinians were killed by Israeli bombing at a camp for displaced people in the southern part of Gaza.
Israel doesn’t usually talk about specific things that happen during the war. It says that Hamas is to blame for hurting innocent people because they hide among civilians.
Meanwhile, the US started to build a temporary pier in Gaza for boats to bring in supplies. The US Central Command said that the first US Army ship, the General Frank S. Besson left Virginia on Saturday and was going to the Eastern Mediterranean with construction equipment.
American officials said that it will probably take a few weeks before the pier is able to be used again.
The European Union, United States, United Arab Emirates, and other countries support the sea corridor. The European Commission said that the UN agencies and the Red Cross will be involved.
The boat in Cyprus will take two to three days to reach a secret place. The World Central Kitchen started building a jetty in Gaza on Sunday, but they didn’t say exactly where it is.
A person from the charity said on social media that when the ship’s barge reaches Gaza, aid will be taken off by a crane, put on trucks, and taken to northern Gaza. This area has not been getting much aid and was the first place where Israel attacked.
Israel started a war in October. After Hamas fighters killed around 1,200 people, mostly innocent civilians, and captured 250 hostages. Israel has attacked Gaza’s air and ground, causing a lot of damage and forcing 80% of the 2. 3 million people to leave their homes.
The US, Egypt, and Qatar wanted to have a break from fighting for six weeks during Ramadan. But Hamas is waiting for guarantees that the temporary peace will stop the fighting for good.
Mediators wanted to make the immediate crisis better with a temporary break from fighting. This would mean that Hamas would let some Israeli hostages go, Israel would release some Palestinian prisoners, and aid groups could bring a lot of help to Gaza. -
Border Patrol agent and members of National Guard who died in Texas helicopter crash identified
A soldier from New York got hurt in a helicopter crash over the US-Mexico border. They are still in the hospital. Also, two other soldiers and a Border Patrol agent died in the crash.
Three people died in a car crash near Rio Grande City on Friday. They were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, who was 28 years old, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Grassia, who was 30, both from the New York National Guard, and Border Patrol Agent Chris Luna, who was 49 years old. The reason for the crash is still being looked into.
The UH-72 Lakota helicopter crashed while doing border security for the government, according to a statement from Joint Task Force North. This unit helps Customs and Border Protection.
The hurt soldier was in the New York National Guard, says the National Guard Bureau. The soldier, whose name we don’t know, was in charge of the aircraft crew. The soldier is still in the hospital, as said in a statement by the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs.
Major General Ray Shields, the leader of the New York military, said in a statement that they are very surprised and sad about the deaths of Frankoski and Grassia. They are also hoping for the injured crew chief to get better quickly.
US Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Troy Miller said that they were very sad about the death of Luna. Luna leaves behind a wife, two children, parents, and a brother.
Alejandro Mayorkas, the person in charge of protecting the country, said he hopes the injured national guardsman gets better quickly. He also said that the department feels very sorry for the families of the people who were killed.
Grassia was a trooper from New York. He joined the New York Army National Guard in 2013 as a helicopter maintenance specialist. The statement explained that Frankoski, from Rensselaer, New York, joined the New York Army National Guard in 2016. She learned how to fly UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-72 Lakota helicopters.
The Governor of New York. Kathy Hochul said she was very sad about Grassia and Frankoski’s deaths.
“There is no more important job than serving and protecting your country,” she said.
Frankoski and Grassia were put in a group called Detachment 2, in a company called Company A, in the 1st Battalion of the 244th Aviation Regiment. Luna got a job at the Border Patrol station in Rio Grande City.
The helicopter that crashed belonged to the District of Columbia Army National Guard, as reported by the New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs.
The border area is regularly watched by state and federal officials, who also use planes to watch over it.
In January, a helicopter from the Texas Department of Public Safety was flying along the border with Mexico when it suddenly lost power and crashed, according to officials. The second pilot got a small injury on his hand and the helicopter was badly damaged. The helicopter was flying as a part of a mission called Operation Lone Star, by the Governor of Texas. Greg Abbott has spent almost $10 billion on a mission at the border, which has challenged the federal government’s power over immigration. -
Palestinians in Gaza start Ramadan with hunger
Palestinians started fasting for Ramadan on Monday. The ceasefire talks are at a standstill, and people in Gaza are getting hungrier. The war between Israel and Hamas has been going on for five months, and there is no sign of it ending.
People prayed outside among the wreckage of destroyed buildings on Sunday night. Some people put up lights and decorations in crowded tent camps. At a UN-school-turned-shelter, children were dancing and playing with foam while a man sang into a loudspeaker.
However, there wasn’t much to be happy about after five months of fighting, which has resulted in the deaths of over 30,000 Palestinians and caused extensive damage to Gaza. Families usually eat big meals to end their daily fast during holidays. But even if there is food, it’s mostly canned and too expensive for many people to buy.
Sabah al-Hendi, who was buying food in Rafah on Sunday, said that no one looked happy. “Every family feels unhappy. ” Every family has someone who sacrifices a lot for the family.
The United States, Qatar, and Egypt were trying to help make a peace agreement before a special month of fasting. They wanted to free Israeli and Palestinian prisoners and bring in a lot of aid. But the talks stopped last week.
Hamas wants to make sure that any deal will bring an end to the fighting, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to keep fighting until they defeat Hamas and free all the hostages.
The fighting started when Hamas-led fighters attacked southern Israel on Oct. Seven attacks happened, and they killed about 1,200 people, most of them were not soldiers, and they also took about 250 people as hostages. Hamas still has around 100 people and the bodies of 30 others after an exchange last year.
The fighting made almost 80% of the 2. 3 million people in Gaza leave their homes, and many are struggling to find enough food to eat. Health experts say that at least 20 people, mostly kids, have passed away from not eating enough and not drinking enough water in northern Gaza.
Israeli soldiers have mostly blocked the north since October. Aid groups say it’s very difficult to safely deliver much-needed food there because of Israeli restrictions, ongoing fighting, and the lack of law and order.
Israel has promised to attack the southern city of Rafah, where many people from Gaza have gone for safety. But they haven’t said where the civilians will go to stay safe. The United States. President Joe Biden said if Rafah is attacked, it is a serious issue for him, but the US will still give military help to Israel.
Biden said in his yearly Ramadan message that the holy month is happening “when there is a lot of suffering. ”
“As Muslims come together in the next few days and weeks to eat after fasting, many will be thinking about the hardships faced by the Palestinian people. ” “I’m thinking about it a lot,” he said.The United States and other countries are dropping aid from the air to help people in need. But some groups say this is expensive and not enough to help everyone. The US military is moving equipment to build a sea bridge for delivering aid. It will take a few weeks for it to be ready.
A boat from the Spanish aid group Open Arms with 200 tons of food was going to sail to Gaza from Cyprus, but it wasn’t known when it would leave. Israel is okay with ships bringing stuff to Gaza from the sea. But first, they want to check the stuff on the ships before it goes from Cyprus to Gaza.
The boat in Cyprus will take two to three days to reach a secret place in Gaza. The food is given by a group called the World Central Kitchen, from the United States. A charity started by famous chef José Andrés has started building a jetty in Gaza. Once the ship gets to Gaza, the aid will be taken off using a crane, put on trucks, and driven to the north.
The United States has helped Israel with their military and defended them from other countries asking for a stop to the fighting. They have also told Israel to try to avoid hurting innocent people and make it easier for people to get help.
The Health Ministry in Gaza reported on Monday that 31,112 Palestinians have died since the war started. This includes 67 bodies that were brought to hospitals in the last day. The government doesn’t separate civilians from soldiers when counting the dead, but it says that two-thirds of the dead are women and children.
Israel says that many innocent people are dying because Hamas is fighting in crowded neighborhoods where there are a lot of houses, schools, and mosques. They also place their fighters, tunnels, and rocket launchers near these places. The army claims to have killed 13,000 Hamas soldiers, but there is no proof of this.
On Saturday, Biden told MSNBC that Israel had the right to react to the Oct. 7 attacks, but Netanyahu needs to care more about the innocent people who are being killed. He said you can’t have 30,000 more Palestinians dead. -
Pakistani court convicts student to death and another to life in jail for defaming prophet of Islam
The court in Pakistan has ruled to sentence a 22-year-old student to death and a teenager to life in prison for blaspheming the Prophet Muhammad of Islam.This happened in two different cases, according to a lawyer and officials on Monday.
Both said they didn’t do it and can ask for a new trial.
Aslam Gujar, who is a lawyer, said that the judge in Gujranwala, Punjab, gave a death penalty to his client, Junaid Munir, last week. The trial started because in 2022 Munir was accused of sharing disrespectful content on WhatsApp.
Last week, a 17-year-old boy named Abdul Hanan was found guilty and given a life sentence in another case at the same court. This information comes from the court documents. Hanan’s lawyer and family were not ready to give a comment right away.
Munir’s dad, Munir Hussain, said his son is innocent and he will appeal the charge because it’s not true.
Hussain said over the phone that he and his family are hiding and living secretly.
“I can’t tell you where I am because people in my village think I should also be killed because my son insulted Islam’s prophet,” he said. “We follow the religion of Islam. ” We really like our prophet. “He said that his son is innocent and no Muslim would ever insult our prophet. ”
In Pakistan, if someone is found to have insulted the religion or religious figures, they can be put to death. While the government hasn’t executed anyone for saying disrespectful things about god, just accusing someone of it can cause violent protests.
Domestic and global groups that protect people’s rights say accusations of insulting religion are often used to frighten religious people who are not in the majority and to solve personal problems. In August 2023, some Muslims in Jaranwala, a city in eastern Punjab, attacked churches and homes of Christians because they believed a Christian man had disrespected the Quran, their holy book. The angry group destroyed the man’s house, set fire to churches, and damaged many other homes. The government and rights groups criticized their actions.
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Driver detained after striking Buckingham Palace’s gates with his vehicle
The London police have detained a driver who smashed a car into the gates of Buckingham Palace, causing damage.
The accident that happened on Saturday wasn’t related to terrorism and nobody got hurt, according to the Metropolitan Police.
The police arrested the driver and took him to the hospital, where he was held under the Mental Health Act. He has been let out of jail after paying money.
Metal fence was put in front of the palace entrance and the gates were closed on Sunday while tourists walked by in the rain.
The police are looking into what caused the crash.This news story is still being updated. Come back later for more information.
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Police arrest two people for obstructing burial in England
Police found almost 30 bodies at a funeral home in northern England after a man and a woman were taken into custody for suspected fraud and not letting a proper burial happen.
Humberside Police found out new information after investigating Legacy Funeral Directors in Hull and East Yorkshire for five days.
Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin said that 34 dead bodies had been taken to a place where they will try to figure out who they are.
A 46-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were arrested for not burying someone properly, lying to get money, and abusing their power for money. Their names were not given by the police.
There were no more information about what kind of crimes were suspected.
In America, some funeral home owners have been arrested because lots of bodies and ashes were found on their properties.
Almost 200 rotting bodies were found stacked up last year in a funeral home in Colorado that was full of bugs and maggots. The owners are being charged with many crimes, like treating the bodies badly. Lawyers said that some family members were given fake ashes instead of the real ashes of their loved ones.
Humberside police have said that 350 people got in touch with them since Friday. They had asked families who had lost their loved ones to contact investigators if they were worried.
McLoughlin said that his staff and officers are working very hard to handle the many questions and problems caused by this incident. “Families who are going through a hard time are getting help from family liaison officers. We understand that this is a very upsetting time for everyone involved. ”
The company’s website mentioned that it is family-owned and was started in 2010, and has since grown. The latest update on the website in 2021 said that even though COVID-19 caused uncertainty, the services will still be available and a new branch will be opened.
“We can create a special goodbye for your loved ones as an independent funeral director. We have more freedom and fewer limitations than other companies,” the website stated. “With so much experience, you and your family can expect the best service and care. ”
The Associated Press sent an email to the funeral home asking for a comment, but they didn’t reply right away. When they tried calling the phone number for the business, no one answered. -
Israeli president’s attendance to Holocaust museum opening ceremony met with protest in Netherlands
The National Holocaust Museum in the Netherlands had its grand opening on Sunday. The ceremony was attended by the Dutch king and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Some people protested because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
The people leading the protest said they didn’t want Herzog to be there, but they didn’t have a problem with the museum and what it stands for.
The museum in Amsterdam exhibits the histories of 102,000 Jews who were deported from the Netherlands and murdered in Nazi camps.It also tells about how they were persecuted by the German soldiers during World War II.
The museum helps people remember and understand the Jewish people who were treated badly in the Netherlands, the Dutch King Willem-Alexander said at the opening ceremony on Sunday. He also said it “teaches us about the serious results of hating Jews. “
The king said we need to keep remembering how things started and got even worse. Before, the king and the president of Israel went to the well-known Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
Herzog praised the Netherlands for starting a new Holocaust museum because he thinks there is more antisemitism in the world.
“At this very important moment, this institution is making a strong statement,” Herzog said. “Don’t forget the terrible things that happen when people hate others because of their religion or race. We should never let that happen again. “
The ceremony on Sunday happened while Israel was attacking Gaza after Hamas attacked southern Israel in October. “
Thousands of people who support Palestine came together at Waterloo Square in Amsterdam. They were waving Palestinian flags, shouting “Never again is now,” and asking for the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands to stop and for the fighting in Gaza to end right away.
Joana Cavaco, who is against war,spoke to the crowd before the ceremony and said that these museums are important to the history of Jewish people. She said: “How is it possible that people are using such a holy place to make genocide seem normal today. “
Ninety percent of Dutch Jews were killed by the Nazis during World War II.
The United Nations court told Israel to stop any killing,destruction, and genocide in Gaza. Herzog, an Israeli leader, was mentioned in the order. He said the International Court of Justice didn’t understand what he meant in the decision. Israel said no to accusations from South Africa in court that their military actions in Gaza are breaking the Genocide Convention.
“I felt really upset because they changed my words and only used small parts of what I said to support their case without any evidence,” Herzog said a few days after the decision.
A Dutch group, The Rights Forum, who support the Palestinians, said that Herzog’s visit is hurtful to the Palestinians who are unable to do anything while Israel hurts them and damages their land.
Before the museum opens on Sunday, the Jewish Cultural Quarter is worried about the war and its effects on the people in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank.
It is worrying that the National Holocaust Museum is opening while the war is still going on. Our mission becomes even more urgent.
The museum is in a building that used to be a school for teachers. It was also used as a secret way for around 600 Jewish children to escape from the Nazis.
The exhibit has a big picture of a boy walking past dead bodies at Bergen-Belsen after the camp was freed, and things that remind us of the people who died there: a doll, a dress made from parachute material, and 10 buttons found at the Sobibor camp.
In one room, the walls are covered with lots of laws that were unfair to Jews. These laws were made by the German rulers of the Netherlands. They wanted to show how the Nazis, with help from Dutch workers,treated Jews as less than human before they were rounded up.
The museum tells the stories of people who were taken away from society, had no rights, were not protected by the law, were put in prison, separated from their families, and killed, said the king of the Netherlands. -
Holocaust museum opens in Netherlands amidst protests against presence of Israeli president
The National Holocaust Museum in the Netherlands was opened on Sunday. The Dutch king and Israeli President Isaac Herzog were at the ceremony. Some people protested because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
The museum in Amsterdam shows the stories of 102,000 Jews who were taken from the Netherlands and killed in Nazi camps. It also tells about how they were persecuted by the German soldiers during World War II.
The museum helps people remember and understand the Jewish people who were treated badly in the Netherlands, the Dutch King Willem-Alexander said at the opening ceremony on Sunday. He also said it “teaches us about the serious results of hating Jews. ”
The king said we need to keep remembering how things started and got even worse. Before, the king and the president of Israel went to the well-known Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.
Herzog praised the Netherlands for starting a new Holocaust museum because he thinks there is more antisemitism in the world.
“At this very important moment, this institution is making a strong statement,” Herzog said. “Don’t forget the terrible things that happen when people hate others because of their religion or race. We should never let that happen again. ”
The ceremony on Sunday happened while Israel was attacking Gaza after Hamas attacked southern Israel in October. “Rewrite this text in easier words. ”
Thousands of people who support Palestine came together at Waterloo Square in Amsterdam. They were waving Palestinian flags, shouting “Never again is now,” and asking for the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands to stop and for the fighting in Gaza to end right away.
The people leading the protest said they didn’t want Herzog to be there, but they didn’t have a problem with the museum and what it stands for.
Joana Cavaco, who is against war, spoke to the crowd before the ceremony and said that these museums are important to the history of Jewish people. She said: “How is it possible that people are using such a holy place to make genocide seem normal today. ”
Ninety percent of Dutch Jews were killed by the Nazis during World War II.
The United Nations court told Israel to stop any killing, destruction, and genocide in Gaza. Herzog, an Israeli leader, was mentioned in the order. He said the International Court of Justice didn’t understand what he meant in the decision. Israel said no to accusations from South Africa in court that their military actions in Gaza are breaking the Genocide Convention.
“I felt really upset because they changed my words and only used small parts of what I said to support their case without any evidence,” Herzog said a few days after the decision.
A Dutch group, The Rights Forum, who support the Palestinians, said that Herzog’s visit is hurtful to the Palestinians who are unable to do anything while Israel hurts them and damages their land.
Before the museum opens on Sunday, the Jewish Cultural Quarter is worried about the war and its effects on the people in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank.
It is worrying that the National Holocaust Museum is opening while the war is still going on. Our mission becomes even more urgent.
The museum is in a building that used to be a school for teachers. It was also used as a secret way for around 600 Jewish children to escape from the Nazis.
The exhibit has a big picture of a boy walking past dead bodies at Bergen-Belsen after the camp was freed, and things that remind us of the people who died there: a doll, a dress made from parachute material, and 10 buttons found at the Sobibor camp.
In one room, the walls are covered with lots of laws that were unfair to Jews. These laws were made by the German rulers of the Netherlands. They wanted to show how the Nazis, with help from Dutch workers, treated Jews as less than human before they were rounded up.
The museum tells the stories of people who were taken away from society, had no rights, were not protected by the law, were put in prison, separated from their families, and killed, said the king of the Netherlands. -
Three killed and dozens injured in early morning gunshots in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Three individuals were killed and numerous others were injured during a shooting at a gathering in Arkansas on Sunday.
Police found several people who were shot when they got to the area near downtown Jonesboro around 5 a.m, according to a Facebook post by Jonesboro police.
A man and a woman who knew the shooter were killed, according to the police. They also said that the person who shot others also died. Another woman who knew the shooter was also hurt.
Three other people who did not know the shooter were hurt. A fifth person was also hurt in the shooting and taken to the hospital, according to the police on Sunday afternoon.
The police have not disclosed why the shooting happened or given us any updates on the people who went to the hospital.
The investigation is still going on.
Jonesboro is 70 miles away from Little Rock, Arkansas in the northeast direction.This news story is still being updated. Come back later for more information.
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Man “shot dead” in a vicious street attack in London
A busy street in London was shut down this morning because a man was shot and killed. Pictures from the area show it blocked off.
Pictures from the place show investigators looking for clues early in the morning, while a tent was put up to help with the murder investigation.
The accident happened near Lewisham Town Hall, on the A205 South Circular road (also known as the Catford Gyratory) where it meets the A21. The A21 Rushey Green in Catford, Lewisham was shut down in both ways, causing slow traffic on nearby roads and buses to take a different route.
People saw police scientists and a police barrier, while a video from the area that was too intense to show the victim.This news story is still being updated. Come back later for more information.
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Man fatally stabbed in Cambridge during “planned attack”
A man has been killed with a knife in Cambridge in what seems to be a planned attack early this morning.
He was declared dead at 6:10 am after the accident in Carlton Way. The ambulance service called the police at 5:19am about a person who was hurt in Cambridge.
The police are now looking into a murder and the person who did it has not been caught yet.
Detective Chief Inspector Katie Dounias said that they can’t be sure how the man died until they do more tests, but they think he was stabbed on purpose.
“We are looking into different clues and investigating to find the people who are responsible, but we haven’t arrested anyone yet. ” Carlton Way is located in the northern part of the university city.
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Macron reacts to wife’s transgender claims
French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out about untrue rumors that his wife was born as a man. He said the rumors are not true and were made up.
Macron talked at an event for International Women’s Day on Friday. He was upset and annoyed by people always talking about his wife, Brigitte Macron, who is 70 years old and whom he married in 2007.
He said the bad part is the fake information and made-up stories. People start to believe in what they say and bother you, even in private moments.
He said that men often attack women online, and his wife was a victim of this.
In 2021, people started talking about Ms Macron on a far-right website. Then, conspiracy theorists spread the rumors.
Two women, Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey, started the rumors. Amandine is 52 years old and says she can predict the future. Natacha is 48 and says she works as a journalist.
Both were in a long YouTube video in December 2021 where they said that Brigitte used to be a boy named Jean-Michel Trogneux when she was born in 1953.
However, this is actually the name of Brigitte’s brother. Before she got married for the first time, Ms. Macron was called Brigitte Trogneux.
The couple said that Brigitte’s first husband, André-Louis Auzière, never existed before he died in 2020 at the age of 68.
Ms Macron sued the two women for saying bad things about her. They were given small fines, but then the fines were made even smaller after they asked for it to be changed.
The people on trial said they were scared of the government and that very important people in Paris were trying to keep a big secret hidden.
At first, a judge in Lisieux, Normandy, gave both women a fine of about £1,700 each. But later, Roy’s fine was lowered to about £850 after an appeal, and Rey had £1,300 of her £1,700 fine put on hold, so she only had to pay £400.
At first, Ray and Roy were accused of invading someone’s privacy and using their image without permission. But in the end, they were sued for saying something false and damaging about someone.
Frédéric Pichon, the lawyer defending Rey, said she looked into Ms Macron’s background with good intentions and following the rules that permit people to express themselves freely.
He was very upset that his client was put in jail by the police two times during the case. He said, “I am surprised by how much the authorities are trying to quiet her down. ”
Mrs Macron was targeted with transphobic rumours by the far-right in 2022, while the President was trying to get re-elected.
Different groups like the Yellow Vests and people against Covid vaccines all made claims to criticize Mr Macron.
The video made by Rey and Roy is not on YouTube anymore.
The strange case details were brought back up recently after Ms Macron’s daughter talked about the accusations for the first time.
In an interview with Paris Match magazine, Tiphaine Auzière, who is 40 years old, said that she is worried about how society is behaving when she hears rumors on social media about her mother being a man.
Ms Auzière talked about feeling hurt when she found out at 10 years old that her mom, who was a teacher, was dating teenager Emmanuel Macron.
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Cleaner discovered two dead newborns in glass bottles in an abandoned flat
A worker found two dead baby boys inside bottles in a vacant apartment in Hong Kong, the police said on Saturday. A man and a woman, who are thought to be the mom and dad, have been taken by the police.
Chief Inspector Au Yeung Tak of the New Territories North division said that the bottles were 30 centimeters tall and the bodies didn’t have any obvious injuries.
He said doctors will check the babies’ bodies to see how old they were and if they were born alive.
A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were arrested for possibly getting rid of bodies illegally. Mr Au Yeung said the two people lived in the apartment and it is thought that they are a couple.
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Drug lord arrested for supplying Italian mafia and collaborating with Pablo Escobar
A big drug leader who worked with Pablo Escobar and managed to not get caught for 15 years was finally arrested when he brought his dog to the vet.
Julio Andres Murillo Figueroa, who also goes by the name Tsar, is being looked for because he is involved in moving cocaine from Colombia to Europe.
He is believed to be a significant figure in a group that distributed illegal items to the Italian mafia, including the Ndrangheta, as well as the Mocro Mafia in the Netherlands.
European law enforcement has been paying attention to the Tsar because they found 1,623 kilos of cocaine on a ship off the coast of Huelva, Spain in 2021.
The Spanish police said that Murillo Figueroa had worked with a leader of the Medellin Cartel in the 80s and 90s.
Murillo Figueroa used to work for Escobar in his Medellin Cartel. After Escobar died in 1993, he became one of the main drug dealers in the city.
He went back to his home country when his friend was caught in 2022.
His time in charge ended quietly. The police recognized him by the way he walked while taking his dog to the vets in Cucuta.
The police said that they were able to figure out who he was because he often went to the doctor for help with his mobility and used a walking stick, and he also went to the vet often for his dog.
But then H1 disappeared again, before he was seen at another big house in Antioquia, worth about£1. 5million, where he was spotted sometimes walking his dog near a private lake.
Pablo Escobar became very rich by leading a big drug operation that went from Colombia to 12 other countries.
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DOJ launches criminal inquiry into rupture of Alaska Airlines 737 aircraft – Report
The U.S The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into the Boeing jetliner incident that caused damage to an Alaska Airlines plane in January.
According to the newspaper and people who know about the situation, investigators have talked to some of the passengers and workers on the Jan flight, including pilots and flight attendants.
The Alaska Airlines plane had a tire blowout and had to land soon after taking off from Portland, Oregon. Boeing has been watched more closely since the incident, when a panel that covered a space for an extra emergency door came off a Max 9 jet. No one got badly hurt.
Alaska Airlines said that it’s normal for the DOJ to be doing an investigation in a situation like this. “We are working together and don’t think we are being investigated. ”
Boeing said no comment. The DOJ did not answer a question right away.
The newspaper said that a study would help the Department check if Boeing followed the rules in a previous agreement that resolved a government inquiry into the safety of its 737 Max planes after two serious accidents in 2018 and 2019.
In 2021, Boeing agreed to pay $2. 5 billion, including a $244 million fine, to resolve an investigation into the crashes of flights operated by Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines. The company said two workers lied to regulators about problems with the plane’s flight-control system.
Boeing wrote to Congress and admitted that it cannot locate the records for the work done on the door panel of the Alaska Airlines plane.
Ziad Ojakli, who is an executive at Boeing, wrote to a senator that they searched a lot but couldn’t find any paperwork. Maria Cantwell will be available on Friday.
The company thinks that the records about the panel being taken off and put back on the plane were never made, even though they were supposed to be.
The Seattle Times reported that there was a letter following a Senate committee hearing where Boeing and the National Transportation Safety Board argued about whether Boeing had worked with investigators.
Jennifer Homendy, the head of the safety board, said that Boeing didn’t want to tell us who fixes the doors on their planes and didn’t give us the paperwork for a repair job where the door panel was taken off and put back on.
“It’s ridiculous that we still don’t have that after two months,” Homendy said. “Without that information, it raises worries about how Boeing ensures good quality, manages safety, and runs its systems. ”
Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, asked Boeing to reply within 48 hours.
Right after the Senate meeting, Boeing said it had told the NTSB the names of all 737 door employees and had already given some names to investigators before.
Boeing said in the letter that they had told the safety board before that they couldn’t find the paperwork. Before the hearing, it was stated that Boeing didn’t know about any complaints or worries about not working together.
Last month, the NTSB said in a report that four bolts were missing from the door after it was taken off for repairs. The people who fixed the rivets for Boeing’s supplier Spirit AeroSystems were contractors. However, the NTSB doesn’t know who took off and put back the door panel.
The government told Boeing to fix its problems within 90 days. The committee discovered that Boeing still has safety issues even though they tried to fix them after two of their jets crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people. -
Canada declares humanitarian situation in Gaza “catastrophic”
Canada is giving money again to the United Nations to help Palestinian refugees in the Near East. Canada will also help send supplies to Gaza from the air.
Ahmed Hussen, tasked with providing aid to other nations, stated on Friday that they had decided to help the Palestinian people in need.They want to act quickly to help them.
Canada and other countries stopped giving money to UNRWA because they think some UNRWA workers helped Hamas attack Israel in October. On July 7, 2023.
Hussen said that Canada has looked at the UN’s preliminary report and is happy with what it says. He also mentioned that UNRWA is working to improve how it oversees, is accountable, and is transparent.
“Canada will help other countries and organizations to make sure that the suggestions from the OIOS investigation and independent review are followed through,” said a statement from Hussen’s office that came with the minister’s announcement.
No payments were missed when the pause started in January. The Canadian government will send $25 million to the agency in April. Hussen said this is to make sure the organization doesn’t fail, because it’s really important for helping people in the area.
“I was in Rafah just two weeks ago and met brave Canadian volunteers who were working hard to save lives in Gaza. ” I saw many trucks with important supplies stuck at the border,unable to go through.
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Hussen said Canada will help the government of Jordan and the World Food Programme give important supplies to Gaza by dropping them from the air.
The government is giving $100,000 to buy food, blankets, and warm clothes.
The Canadian military will give the Royal Jordanian Air Force about 300 cargo parachutes from the Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre in Trenton, Ont. , to help with airdrops.
The minister said these parachutes will help deliver 75 tons of supplies to Gaza, where there is a really bad humanitarian situation getting worse each hour.
Hussen pointed out that Canada is the first G7 country to start giving money to UNRWA again.
In an interview on CTV News, Canada’s UN Representative Bob Rae was asked why he thought it was necessary to resume funding.
Rae explained that the humanitarian situation is terrible, and the government can’t wait any longer for the Israeli government to share information about the UNRWA probe because it’s taking too much time.
He said that the information from Israel is coming slowly, and Israel has not met with the investigating team yet.
Rae said we need to move. “We can’t let the investigation work stop us from helping people in need. I think we are doing the right thing. ” I believe it considers everyone’s opinions, but it puts the most focus on helping the people who need it the most.
Rae also told CTV News that the pressure and protests in Canada about how politicians are dealing with the Israel-Gaza war did not affect the government’s decision in this case.
The Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) said they are happy that Canada is starting to give money again. They mentioned that many people in society didn’t like the decision to stop the funding.
However, CJPME also warned about the airdrop plans, mentioning that five people in Gaza were killed when an aid package parachute didn’t work properly.
Earlier this week, Canada’s future funding for UNRWA was uncertain. NDP MP Heather McPherson said the Liberals were uncertain about what to do while people were dying. Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman called Friday’s decision “vile. “ -
Biden and Trump travel to Georgia ahead of expected rematch
The president of the United States of America, Joe Biden, and his rival, Donald Trump, have travelled to Georgia for an anticipated rematch in election. The 2024 election will start where the 2020 election ended. Or, to be more exact, in a location where it didn’t really end.
Four years ago, Georgia was a close election. Now, Donald Trump is in trouble for trying to find and overturn votes to change the result in favor of Joe Biden. After winning on Super Tuesday, the two rivals will have competing events in a state that is important for winning in November. This sets up a likely rematch between them.
“We are a really important state in the election now,” said U.S Rep Nikema Williams, who is a leader in Atlanta and a member of the Democratic Party.
Georgia used to be a place where Republicans were very strong, but now it’s so close between the two main political parties that they can’t even agree on how to talk about the differences. The governor, who is a Republican, said the state has a 52-48 split. Brian Kemp is in charge of the government in his state. “We’re not on the blue team or the red team,” Williams said, “we’re on the periwinkle team,” She believes this because Biden won in 2020 and Georgia sent two Democratic senators to Washington.
Both Biden and Trump have a chance to win, but they both have many challenges to overcome.
“Biden’s popularity is very low for many reasons, and we can definitely discuss why that is. ” “So, this means that Trump has a good chance of winning the race,” Kemp said at a recent event sponsored by Punchbowl News. “I think he might not win the race. ” I think it’s going to be much more difficult than people think.
A dangerous situation for both sides.
Biden won by just a little bit in 2020. Warnock won the Senate runoff in 2022 by three points. Kemp won the election in 2018 by a small amount, but in 2022 he won by a big amount in a state where the competition is tough.
In every election, Democrats had a lot of support in the main part of Atlanta, where Biden will be on Saturday. They also did well in Columbus and Savannah, and some small, mostly Black areas. But Republicans were the most popular in countryside areas, small towns, and the smallest cities. For example, Rome, where the former president will visit on Saturday in the congressional district represented by strong conservative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Biden is meeting with three political groups to get their support. They represent Black, Latino, and Asian Americans and Pacific Island voters. The groups said they would spend $30 million to help get people to vote for Biden.
First lady Jill Biden went to Georgia to campaign, and Vice President Kamala Harris has also visited the state many times since she and Biden became president and vice president.
The expanding suburbs and rural areas outside of Atlanta are changing quickly and offer a good chance for political changes, especially from moderate Republicans who are unhappy with Trump.
Eric Tanenblatt, a lawyer from Atlanta who has been a longtime supporter of the Republican party, said that the final result will depend on small differences.
The Democrats are starting early to make their campaign plans and they will be reaching out directly to many people in Georgia. It will be different from the limited campaign in 2020 because of the pandemic and more similar to Warnock’s bid for re-election.
Jonae Wartel, Biden’s state director and a veteran of Warnock’s operation, said that when the margin for winning is very small, like it was in 2020, the campaign strategy needs to focus on organizing.
However, Biden’s support may decrease for various reasons such as inflation, the Israel-Hamas war, concerns about a surge in migrants at the U. S Mexico border, and worries about his ability to do the job at 81 years old. -
Head of UN atomic watchdog travels to Russia for negotiations
The head of the UN nuclear safety agency has come to Russia to talk about keeping Ukraine‘s nuclear power plant safe during the fighting there.
The International Atomic Energy Agency is very worried about the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and is afraid of a possible nuclear disaster. The plant has been affected by fighting since Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February. On January 24, 2022, they took control of the building not long after.
The plant’s six reactors are not working, but it still needs electricity and skilled workers to run important cooling systems and safety features.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, the leader of IAEA, went to the Sochi resort by the Black Sea on Tuesday evening, as reported by Russian news agency RIA Novosti. Grossi told everyone about the trip on Monday, at the start of a meeting with the agency’s 35-country board of governors in Vienna.
The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a meeting with Grossi when he visits.
Grossi went to Ukraine in February, and went to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to help stop a nuclear accident while there is fighting. He also met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The head of the IAEA last saw Putin in October 2022.
He said to the media in Vienna that it’s important to talk to both sides. He also said the situation with the Zaporizhzhia plant is still unstable.
Grossi said he planned to talk about “technical problems” concerning “how the plant will operate in the future” in Moscow. He also said that if the plant starts up again, he would need to talk about the safety checks that will be done. He also said he needs to talk about the problem of the power lines from outside because the IAEA thinks they are weak and delicate.
The plant lost power from outside sources eight times since it was taken over. This made it use emergency diesel generators, and it still has problems finding enough workers. -
9 people dead and 78 hospitalised after consuming sea turtle meat in Zanzibar
Eight kids and one grown-up passed away after they ate sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, and 78 other people got sick and had to go to the hospital, officials said on Saturday.
The people in Zanzibar like to eat sea turtle meat even though it can sometimes make them sick and even cause deaths.
The mother of one of the children who died earlier also passed away on Friday. This was confirmed by Dr. Mkoani District medical officer.Bakari said to The Associated Press that tests at the lab showed that all the people who got sick had eaten sea turtle meat.
Zanzibar leaders sent a team to help with the disasters. The team, led by Hamza Hassan Juma, told people not to eat sea turtles.
In November 2021, seven people, including a 3-year-old child, died on Pemba Island after eating turtle meat. Three other people got very sick and had to go to the hospital.This news story is still being updated. Come back later for more information.
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Irish PM accepts loss in vote on women’s and family-related constitutional changes
The Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, conceded on Saturday that he had been defeated when two proposed modifications to the constitution did not succeed.The changes were about how a family is defined and removing language about a woman’s role at home.
Varadkar wanted to change the constitution to make it more fair for men and women. He also wanted to update it to reflect how families are today. He said that the voters gave the government a big surprise by voting against them twice.
“He said that we made a mistake. ” The saying goes that many people want to take credit for success but no one wants to take the blame for failure. But I believe that when you lose by a lot, a lot of people made mistakes, including me.
Critics said the changes to the laws were not clear enough, and people were unsure about the options, which could cause unexpected problems.
The vote was seen as part of Ireland’s change from a strict, mostly Catholic country where divorce and abortion were against the law, to a more diverse and open-minded society. The number of people who are Catholic has gone down from 94. 9% in 1961 to 69% in 2022, according to the Central Statistics Office.
The Irish Constitution, which was made in 1937, has been modified to reflect changes in society. The country was not officially called the Republic of Ireland until 1949. Irish people voted to allow divorce in 1995, to allow same-sex marriage in 2015, and to remove the ban on abortions in 2018.
The first question was about a part of the constitution that promises to keep families safe and important in society. Voters were asked to change the constitution to say that families can be started through marriage or other strong relationships, instead of just through marriage. It would have been the 39th change to the constitution if it passed.
A proposed 40th amendment would have taken out a mention that said women should stay at home because it is better for society than the state providing care. It also would have removed a statement that said mothers should not have to work if it means they can’t take care of their family at home. It would have said that the state will try to help family members take care of each other.
Siobhan Mullally, who teaches law and leads the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway, said it was disrespectful for Varadkar to plan the vote on International Women’s Day, assuming people would use the day to remove the language about women in the home. The care amendment wasn’t very easy.
Voters want to get rid of the old idea that women should only stay at home. They also want new words that show the state helps with family care, even from people who aren’t family. Some people who support the rights of disabled people and fairness in society were against the rule because it was too strict in that area.
Mullally said it was a big chance that was missed. “Many people want to get rid of sexist language from the constitution for sure. ” People have been asking for this for a long time, and it’s finally happening with a referendum. But they suggested using a very restricted and weak rule for taking care of it instead.
Varadkar said that his team had not succeeded in convincing people that the vote was necessary, regardless of the problems with how the questions were asked. People who wanted the change and people who didn’t both said that the government didn’t explain why the change was needed or promote it strongly.
Senator said that the government did not understand what the people wanted and presented ideas that they didn’t explain well and that could have bad effects. Michael McDowell, who is not part of any political party, disagreed with both plans and said this to the Irish TV channel RTE.
Ivana Bacik, the leader of the Labour Party, said on RTE that she supported the measures, even though she had concerns about how they were written. She also said that the government did not do a very good job promoting the measures.
The debate was not as intense as the arguments about abortion and gay marriage. Ireland’s major political parties all agreed to the changes, including the centrist government partners Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, as well as the largest opposition party, Sinn Fein.
Aontu, a political group that broke away from Sinn Fein because they support legal abortion, asked people to vote against it. Aontu leader Peadar Toibin said that the government’s choice of words was unclear and will cause legal disputes. He also thinks that most people don’t understand what a durable relationship means.
Surveys showed that many people were in favor of saying “yes” in both votes. But on Friday, many voters said they didn’t understand the issue well enough to change the constitution.
Una Ui Dhuinn, a nurse in Dublin, said it was too hurried. “We didn’t have enough time to think about it and do some reading on it. I thought it would be safer to not make any changes.
Caoimhe Doyle, a student getting a doctorate, said she voted yes to change the family definition, but no to the care amendment because “I don’t think it was explained very well. ”
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Three people killed in Texas helicopter crash containing National Guards
A helicopter flying over the U.S Mexico border in Texas slammed Friday, slaughtering two National Protect warriors and a Border Watch operator, the military said. Another warrior on board was harmed.
The UH-72 Lakota helicopter was doled out to the government government’s border security mission when it went down close Rio Grande City, concurring to a articulation discharged by Joint Errand Drive North. The cause was beneath examination.
The crash happened mid-afternoon Friday whereas the helicopter was conducting flying operations, concurring to the articulation. No other points of interest were given.
Starr Province Judge Eloy Vera, the countyâs beat official, said those on board included one lady and three men. He said the individual who was harmed was in basic condition.
The names of those slaughtered were not promptly discharged.
Gen. Daniel Hokanson, head of the National Protect Bureau, in a post on X, sent his condolences to the families, cherished ones, companions and colleagues of the three individuals murdered, and supplications for the harmed soldier’s expedient recuperation.
âWe grieve these appalling deaths,â Hokanson’s post said. âThey are a appalling misfortune past words. All of these individuals speak to magnanimous benefit & the most excellent of America.”
Border Watch spokespersons did not promptly return messages looking for comment.
The location of the crash is in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. The Starr District Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook on Friday that it was helping with a âdowned helicopter incidentâ on the east side of the province.
Vera said the scene had been secured by the sheriff’s office which government authorities were on the way.
The border locale is intensely watched by both state and government specialists, counting schedule ethereal reconnaissance.
In January, a Texas Office of Open Security helicopter watching the state’s border with Mexico misplaced control and slammed, authorities said at the time. The co-pilot endured a minor hand harm and the helicopter was essentially harmed.
That helicopter was flying as portion of Operation Solitary Star, Texas Gov. Greg Abbottâs about US$10 billion border mission that has tried the government governmentâs specialist over movement. -
Two people including 16 years old murdered in Russian artillery strikes in Ukraine
The government of Ukraine said that two people, including a young boy, were killed on Saturday in attacks by Russian artillery. Russia also said it had shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet and destroyed a group of drones in different areas.
Russia is winning in the fight, and Ukraine is running out of weapons. This is when the attacks happened.
Ukraine’s friends in the West are carefully considering sending soldiers. Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski said on Friday that sending NATO soldiers to Ukraine is possible. French President Emmanuel Macron also said last month that this idea should be considered.
Serhiy Lysak, leader of Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine, said a 16-year-old boy was killed and a 22-year-old man was hurt in a morning attack with artillery in the town of Chervonohryhorivka. The town is across the river from the Russian Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is the biggest in Europe. The area is being attacked by Russians almost every day.
In Chasiv Yar, a person was killed by artillery fire, in the Donetsk region. This area is mostly controlled by Russia and has seen a lot of fighting during the three-year war.
The Russian military shot down 41 drones over the Rostov region, which is next to Ukraine and has a big army base. They also shot down two drones in the Kursk region and three in Volgograd. No one got hurt right away.
The government said that the air force destroyed a Ukrainian fighter jet over Pokrovsk, a city in the Donetsk region. This city is important to Russia and Ukraine lost control of another city called Avdiivka earlier in February. This is a big problem for Ukraine in their war against Russia.
The leader of a region in Russia called Belgorod said that drones from Ukraine attacked two villages near the border on Saturday, but no one got hurt. The governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, did not say how much damage the attacks caused.
Ukraine doesn’t want to talk about making peace with Russia, even though it has had some problems in its military. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visited Turkey and Turkish President Erdogan said his country is ready to hold a meeting for peace between Russia and Ukraine.
However, Zelenskyy is determined not to talk directly with Russia about peace and has stated many times that the country being invaded should be the one to lead peace negotiations. -
Trump expresses worry over US government’s decision to ban TikTok
Donald Trump, who wants to be president, is worried about stopping TikTok before the US votes next week. The House of Representatives wants TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, to sell the app within six months.
The former leader of the Republican party stated, “If TikTok is removed, so should Facebook. ” He said he wants to make their business twice as big and doesn’t want Facebook to do better.
Trump wants to be president again and he said this on a new social media app called Truth Social on Thursday night.
The Trump campaign has not said anything yet about what they think about the new law. Meta Platforms, the company that owns Facebook, refused to give any comment.
The Energy and Commerce Committee agreed to make new rules for TikTok with a unanimous vote. TikTok is used by about 170 million people in the US.
Mike Pence, who was the vice president when Trump was president, supported the new TikTok law in the House. “China is trying to negatively influence American kids. ” “He said on site X, which used to be called Twitter, that he had reached the limit. ”
The new law says ByteDance has to sell TikTok within 165 days. If they don’t, app stores like Apple and Google can’t have TikTok for download and ByteDance can’t use their web hosting services.
In 2020, Trump tried to stop TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US because they are owned by Chinese companies, but the courts said he couldn’t.
Republican Senator Rand Paul, who had stopped a quick effort to ban TikTok, replied to Trump’s statement saying that the former president helped deal with worries about the U.S People who use TikTok will benefit from a $1. 5 billion project by the company.
“Why are House GOP supporting President Biden and still trying to stop Tik Tok. ” Paul wrote on X, using an acronym for Republicans. “If Congress stops TikTok, they will be doing the same thing as the Chinese communists who have also stopped TikTok. ” Why not just protect freedom of speech.
In August 2020, Trump made a rule that says TikTok is collecting data that could give the Chinese government access to Americans’ personal information. This could let China find out where federal workers are, gather personal information for blackmail, and spy on businesses.
TikTok says that it hasn’t shared and won’t share U.S because the House bill says that sharing user information with the Chinese government is not allowed. It is not known if China will agree to any sale or if TikTok will be sold off within six months.
The company said a new law will definitely make TikTok completely illegal in the United States, after the Energy and Commerce Committee voted on it. “The government wants to take away the freedom of speech from 170 million Americans. ”
The app is liked by many people, but it might be hard to get it approved by the House and Senate in an election year. Last month, Biden’s campaign for president started using TikTok.
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NATO forces in Ukraine “not unthinkable” – Norway minister
The foreign minister of Poland thinks it’s possible for NATO forces to be in the Ukraine, and he’s grateful that the French president doesn’t reject that idea.
Radek Sikorski discussed the matter in a Polish parliament meeting, and his comments were shared in English on Twitter by the Foreign Ministry.
There is a big argument in Europe about how to help Ukraine because Russia is winning the war and Kyiv is low on ammunition. The United States. Congress is not giving Ukraine the help it really needs to fight the Russians, which is making Europe feel more pressure to do something about the war in Europe.
French President Emmanuel Macron said last month that it is possible that troops from Western countries may go to Ukraine. This made other leaders very upset because it is not something they usually talk about. French leaders tried to explain Macron’s words and reduce the negative reaction. They also believed it was important to show Russia that they cannot succeed in their war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin says if NATO sends soldiers to fight,there will definitely be a war between NATO and Russia. Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that doing this could lead to a big war with nuclear weapons all over the world.
Poland’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, said that Poland will not send soldiers to Ukraine, even after Macron’s comments.
But just before two weeks, Sikorski changed his attitude.
“He said that NATO forces being in Ukraine is possible,” according to a tweet from the Foreign Ministry. He said he liked Macron’s idea because it’s about making Putin scared, not us being scared of Putin.
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American embassy issues warning of impending “extremist” attack in Moscow
America embassy in Russia said that dangerous people have plans to attack Moscow soon. This comes after Russian security services stopped a planned shooting at a synagogue by a group linked to Islamic State in Afghanistan.
The embassy has asked the U.S several times to do something about the situation. The government has told its people in Russia to leave right away. However, the government failed to tell them why, but they warned to stay away from large gatherings and to be careful of their surroundings.
The Embassy is keeping an eye on reports that extremists have plans to attack big events in Moscow, like concerts and events involving the U.S The embassy’s website said that people should stay away from big crowds for the next two days.
It warned a few hours after Russia’s FSB said it stopped an attack on a synagogue in Moscow by a group from Islamic State.
It was not clear if the two statements were connected.
The United States joining the Britain, Canada, South Korea, and Latvia were advising their people not to go to Russia.
Many countries say it’s not safe to travel to Russia and tell their citizens to come back home. The United States of America and Russia has been given the highest warning level, which is the same as countries like Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, South Sudan and Iran. It means “do not travel”.
The fighting in Ukraine has caused a major problem in Russia’s relationship with the West, the biggest since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
The Kremlin is blaming the relationship between Russia and the United States are not good right now because the United States is helping Ukraine with money, weapons, and intelligence in its fight against Russia.
The FSB found an Islamic State group in Russia’s Kaluga region. This group is part of ISIS-Khorasan, which wants to control many countries in the region and is based in Afghanistan.
The group showed up in eastern Afghanistan in late 2014 and became known for being very brutal.
The FSB said that the person was getting ready to shoot people at a synagogue.
Russian special forces fought back against the militants and eventually stopped them with return fire.
The FSB said they found and took away guns, bullets, and parts to make a homemade bomb.
Western countries now think that being a diplomat in Moscow is really hard.
The United States Department says that Moscow is a difficult place for diplomats, like U.S Reporters Freetown, Mogadishu, Damascus, and Kabul still in Moscow.
Western diplomats in Moscow say they are often spied on and bothered. They use a guide called “Moscow Rules” to help them stay safe, which was made by Western spies in the past and has been updated for today’s Russia.
Russia has been saying that its diplomats are often mistreated in big Western cities and its citizens are unfairly treated because of a strong dislike of Russia. They say this is the worst it has been in 100 years. -
Nunavut priest accused of sexual assault
A French priest who was accused of hurting Inuit children in Nunavut won’t be kicked out of the Oblates group because leaders in Rome decided to let him stay.
Johannes Rivoire, who is in his 90s and lives in Lyon, France, has been accused of sexually abusing Inuit children while he was in Nunavut.
Rev said he was very let down. Ken Thorson works at OMI in Lacombe, Canada.
The OMI Lacombe Canada and the Oblates of the Province of France asked the leaders in Rome to start the process of firing Rivoire in 2022. This was because the priest didn’t want to go back to Canada to deal with the charges against him.
Rivoire was wanted by the police because he was accused of touching a girl in a bad way in Arviat and Whale Cove, Nvt. , between 1974 and 1979. French authorities said no to sending a person back to Canada when Canadian authorities asked them to.
The priest didn’t go to trial because he didn’t come back to Canada when the police wanted to arrest him in 1998. He was accused of sexually abusing people in three Nunavut communities – Arviat, Rankin Inlet, and Naujaat. More than twenty years later, the charges were dropped.
The Canadian government said that France didn’t want to send the person back.
Rivoire said that he didn’t do the things people are accusing him of, and no one has shown in court that he did.
Inuit leaders and politicians want the priest to go to trial. Natan Obed, who leads a group called Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said he wanted the Pope to talk to Rivoire when Indigenous people visited the Vatican in 2022.
A group of 10 people from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc, which represents Nunavut Inuit, went to France and talked to Rivoire, asking him to come back to Canada. The group said that as many as 60 children might have been hurt.
Last year, almost 12 members of BeBrave France, a group in France that wants to stop children from being hurt, protested outside the retirement home where Rivoire was living. He has been moved to a different building in Lyon because he was getting too much attention at the old place, according to Thorson.
The Oblates of Mary Immaculate have asked Rivoire many times to deal with the charges, but he has said no.
Thorson said that there were two warnings and a formal recommendation in the disciplinary process. Rivoire’s lawyer said that his health is getting worse and the doctors advised him not to travel for more than one hour. That’s why he can’t come back, Thorson said.
Because Rivoire was not healthy, the Oblate administration in Rome did not go through with kicking him out of the congregation, according to Thorson.
Canada was going to tell Rivoire to leave, but Thorson said it would show that the church wants to take responsibility and make things right.
“I know we didn’t do everything we could to help in this situation,” Thorson said.
“I feel really sorry about that. ”Thorson said he wants a fair investigation into the accusations against Rivoire and how the Oblates dealt with the situation to bring justice.
The Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Canada and the Oblates of the Province of France have chosen former Superior Court justice Andre Denis to be in charge of the Oblate Safeguarding Commission.
The commission’s job is to find out how the accusations against Rivoire were dealt with in the Catholic group and to make rules and ways to make sure kids are safe and people are responsible.
It will also look at why Rivoire left Canada.
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Newfoundland police charge former teacher with sixty-three new accusations
A teacher and volleyball coach in Newfoundland and Labrador who had already been accused of sexual assault and having child pornography is now facing more charges after being arrested again on Monday.
Markus Hicks, 33, is being accused of 155 crimes related to sexual violence against 24 people, according to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.
The police arrested Hicks on Monday for the 63 new crimes he is accused of committing against 10 new people who have come forward to report him.
Hicks has been accused more than a hundred times since police asked for information about him in September.
The charges are for doing bad things to children like touching them in a bad way, trying to get them to do bad things, and having bad pictures of them.
The police will not say if any of Hicks’ victims were former students or athletes because they don’t want to share information that could identify the survivors.
The police are looking into a 33-year-old person and found many pictures and videos, some of them from 15 years ago.
Hicks is being accused of making up fake names to talk to kids and grown-ups on the internet. Sometimes, the police say he pretended to be other people using different social media apps like Snapchat, Facebook, and others.
“This file is very big and special,” Const. James Cadigan, who speaks for the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, said.
“As technology gets better, the accused people also change their tactics. ” So, our investigation had to change from what was normal 15 years ago to what is normal now.
The police say that he used these accounts to trick people into meeting him in person. He would use disguises to make sure no one knew who he really was.
“It just proves how someone can lie using these apps,” said Cadigan.
“It’s important to talk to anyone who will use these apps, especially our children, and make sure they know the risks of talking to strangers on these apps. ”
The old teacher has been put in jail in central Newfoundland.
His lawyer told a judge in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Provincial Court that he will probably say he didn’t do some of the things he’s accused of.
The police are still looking into Hicks and they need the public’s help with their investigation.
“We think there are definitely other people who have talked to Hicks on these social media and chat apps,” Cadigan said on Tuesday.
“If you think you have been affected by this, and you don’t want to talk to the RNC, just talk to someone. Remember to take care of yourself and your health. ” “That’s what is most important for this event. “ -
Two police vehicles struck by car with stolen licence plate
Report by the Montreal police state that, (SPVM), on Friday afternoon, the driver of a car with a stolen license plate collided with two police cars before crashing into a tree at Lafontaine Park.
Around 4 p.m, police officers tried to stop the car at the corner of de la Roche and Rachel streets. The car ran away and damaged two police cars, but the police officers were not hurt.
The car kept running away and crashed into a tree in the park.
A 27-year-old man was taken into custody for driving under the influence of drugs, said Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc. He didn’t get hurt, but he went to the hospital just in case.
“The important thing is no one got hurt by this event,” Dubuc said.
The police do not know who the suspect is.
Investigators are looking into what happened before the crash and trying to figure out if the car was stolen.This news story is still being updated. Come back later for more information.
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Commander of First Nations police department in Canada under investigation for possible misconduct
The NAPS board announced on Friday that they are conducting an investigation an alleged misconduct by Chief of Police Roland Morrison and for that reason he has been placed on paid suspension until it is completed.
Morrison started working as Chief in September 2018 after the former chief, Terry Armstrong, announced his retirement. Morrison was officially given the position in April 2019.
Deputy Chief Brad Duce will be the temporary Chief of Police until a new Chief is chosen while they look into things.
“The board said that Duce has had a long and respected career with NAPS. ”
NAPS is the biggest police service for First Nations in Canada. They help 35 First Nations communities in northern Ontario. The Indigenous police force has offices from the Manitoba border to the Quebec border and north to the James Bay Coast, covering an area that is two-thirds the size of Ontario.
“The board said they won’t say anything else right now to keep the investigation safe,” .This news story is still being updated. Come back later for more information.
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Honduran former president imprisoned in US over drug trafficking
The ex-president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, was found guilty in New York for working with drug dealers and using his military and police to let a lot of cocaine into the United States.
The jury made a decision in a federal court after a two-week trial. Many people in his home country were very interested in this trial. Hernandez was found guilty of planning to bring cocaine into the United States and having two illegal weapons. If found guilty, people have to go to prison for at least 40 years and could be there for the rest of their lives. The date for the sentencing is June 26th.
Hernandez, who is 55 years old and was the leader of a country in Central America with about 10 million people, patted his defense lawyer, Renato Stabile, on the back as they stood in the courtroom with everyone else while the jurors left after the verdict was read.
When almost 100 people who didn’t like Hernández heard the news, they clapped and started jumping in the air to celebrate.
In the courtroom, everyone was calm and Hernández looked relaxed as the jury foreperson announced the verdict on three counts. Sometimes, Hernández had his hands together in front of him or one leg over the other while each juror was asked to confirm the verdict. All of them did.
Judge P. Kevin Castel complimented the jurors for all agreeing on a decision, which was important for a guilty verdict.
“We live in a country where 12 people can’t agree on a pizza topping,” the judge said. He said his message would have been the same no matter what their decision was. “I’m in awe of you, that’s why. ”
Hernandez’s lawyer Sabrina Shroff said he will try to overturn the guilty decision.
In a statement issued by an American Lawyer Damian Williams, he wants the conviction to show corrupt politicians that they should make better choices.
He said that Hernández could have done a lot of good things for his home country Honduras. Instead, he decided to use his position and country for his own benefit and worked with big drug organizations to bring lots of cocaine to the United States.
Hernández was taken by the police from his home in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, three months after he stopped being the leader in 2022 and was sent to the U.S in April that year.
The United States. Prosecutors said Hernández worked with drug traffickers since 2004. They said he took millions of dollars in bribes as he advanced from a rural congressman to president of the National Congress and then to the country’s highest office.
Hernández admitted in court that drug money was given to almost all political parties in Honduras, but he said he didn’t take any bribes.
He said he went to the White House and met the President of the United States. The president portrayed himself as a leader in the fight against drugs and said he collaborated with the U.S to stop drugs from coming into the U.S
One time, he was told by the FBI that a drug gang wanted to kill him.
He said the people accusing him made up their stories to get lighter punishment for their own crimes.
“They all want to lie, and they are really good at it,” Hernández said.
However, the prosecution made fun of Hernández for appearing to say that he was the only truthful politician in Honduras.
prosecutors gave their final speech to the jury. Lawyer Jacob Gutwillig said to the group of people deciding the case that a dishonest Hernández made a way for cocaine to come into the United States very quickly and easily.
Stabile said his client has been wrongly accused and asked for a not guilty verdict.
Witnesses in the trial confessed to committing many murders and said Hernández helped powerful cocaine dealers, like El Chapo, who is now in prison for life.
Hernandez wore a suit during the trial and seemed calm as he answered questions through a translator. He kept saying “no sir” when asked if he ever gave bribes or promised to protect traffickers from being sent to the U.S
His brother, named Juan Antonio Hernández, who used to be a congressman in Honduras, was given a life sentence in 2021 in a court in Manhattan for being found guilty of drug charges. -
Trump maintains control over US Republican Party as daughter-in-law assumes prominent role
Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican National Committee was further solidified on Friday as his daughter-in-law and another friend got top positions. Some members are arguing over whether the organization should help pay Trump’s legal bills.
Members of the RNC met in Houston and decided to make Michael Whatley and Lara Trump the leaders of the organization. They will be responsible for getting voters and money for the November election. 5 big election.
The move happened after Trump won most of the Super Tuesday primary contests. This made Nikki Haley quit the Republican race. It almost guarantees that Trump will be the next U.S president to be chosen and will compete against President Joe Biden, who is a Democrat.
“On November 5th, our aim is to win big, as my father-in-law says. Every dollar we raise will be used to help Republicans win the White House, the House of Representatives and the Senate. ” Lara Trump stated.
Ronna McDaniel is no longer the leader of the organization. McDaniel was criticized for not raising enough money and for doing poorly in the elections. While Trump was in charge, he lost the 2020 election, and the party didn’t do as well as expected in the 2022 midterm elections.
Some RNC members want the committee to help pay for Trump’s legal bills, which have grown to hundreds of millions of dollars with penalties. Neither Whatley nor Lara Trump talked about the issue on Friday. Trump wants his son Eric’s wife to be the second most important person in a political organization that helps Republicans get elected at all levels. This shows that Trump is taking control of the organization. No one in a president’s family has had as much power in the Republican Party since Reagan’s daughter in the 1980s.
One of the main things the new leader needs to focus on will be getting the money. In 2023, the RNC made less money than usual and had less than $9 million in the bank by the end of January. The Democratic National Committee had $24 million in comparison.
“We need to collect a large amount of money,” Lara Trump said, holding up a check for $100,000 that was donated on Friday.
Similar to how her father-in-law often speaks, she described the upcoming election using moral values.
“This is not just about political sides, like the Republicans or Democrats,” she said. “It’s about the battle between good and bad. ”
Trump’s expenses for lawyers.
Lara Trump caused a commotion last month when she said she thinks Republicans should pay for the former president’s legal bills and didn’t say no to using RNC money.
Trump will have to pay a lot of money for lawyers this year because he has 91 criminal charges in four cases and owes more than $500 million for three civil court cases in New York.
Henry Barbour, a member of the RNC from Mississippi, wrote a proposal before the meeting this week. He wanted to stop the committee from paying for Trump’s legal fees. He said all the money should be used to win the election.
Barbour said that donors were scared of Trump using RNC money to pay for his legal bills. “Wealthy people don’t want to cover expenses for other wealthy people,” he said.
Barbour’s plan did not get enough support, and Trump’s campaign co-manager Chris LaCivita, who is expected to join the RNC as chief operating officer, has said that money from the committee will not be used to pay for legal expenses.
Solomon Yue, a member of the Republican National Committee from Oregon, said that he has talked to about 20 other members who also think that the organization should pay for Trump’s legal problems.
Yue said he thinks the Biden administration is using the Justice Department to sabotage Trump’s campaign. Biden says he didn’t do anything wrong in the criminal cases and there’s no proof to support Yue’s claim.
Two Republican donors who talked to Reuters without giving their names said they wanted to wait and see how the new leaders would affect things before giving money. Both were worried about their money being used to pay for lawyers.
“They asked me to donate again.” “I won’t write a check until I know what’s going to happen,” said one of the donors. -
Fighting parties in Sudan urged by UN to ceasefire during holy month of Ramadan
The UN Security Council has told Sudan’s fighting groups to stop fighting during Ramadan and let food and aid reach 25 million people who need help.
Ramadan is expected to start on Monday or a little later, depending on when the crescent moon is seen.
The council of 15 people mostly agreed with the resolution from Britain. 14 countries supported it and only Russia did not vote.
Sudan became very chaotic in April this happened because the military, led by Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan, had been having problems for a longtime and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, fought in the streets of Khartoum.
Violent fighting spread to more areas in the country, especially in cities. In Sudan’s western part called Darfur, the fighting was different. The Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces carried out brutal attacks on African civilians. Many people have died.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants both sides to agree to stop fighting during Ramadan. He said that the conflict, which has been going on for almost a year,could cause big problems for the country and the surrounding region. The African Union also supports the idea of stopping the fighting during Ramadan.
Burhan was happy that the UN leader asked for peace, but the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that there are conditions for the ceasefire to work. The Rapid Support Forces did not answer.
The resolution is very worried about the growing violence and the terrible humanitarian situation, including the serious lack of food in Darfur.
Britain’s deputy UN ambassador James Kariuki asked the Sudanese armed forces and Rapid Support Forces to listen to the international call for peace and stop fighting.
The Security Council asked the fighting groups to talk and find a way to end the conflict for good. Kariuki also said that both sides need to trust each other and work together to bring back peace.
The UN says that 8. 3 million people had to leave their homes because of fighting between the government and paramilitary groups. Half of the country’s 51 million people need help, and most of the health facilities aren’t working. -
Iranian man detained in Peru on charges of plotting to attack citizen of Israel
Peru police arrested an Iranian person who they say is part of a group that planned to kill an Israeli in Peru.
General Peru’s top police officer, Ãscar Arriola, announced in a meeting with reporters that Majid Azizi, who is 56 years old, was taken into custody in Lima on Thursday, along with two people from Peru.
Arriola said the authorities stopped the attack on the Israeli person. He didn’t say who the target was for safety.
The police are searching for another person from Peru who they believe was responsible for the murder of the Israeli man.
Arriola said that Azizi came to Lima on March 3, and they were warned about him by other countries’ intelligence agencies.
The Associated Press wasn’t able to make sure if Azizi is part of the Quds Force on its own. The officials in Iran have not said anything.
The Quds Force is a special part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that manages operations in other countries.
Peruvian officials have arrested a person they believe is a member of that group for the first time.
Arriola mentioned that Azizi was caught after taking money from an ATM. Azizi and the two Peruvians who were arrested will stay in jail for at least 15 days for charges related to terrorism.
The general said the man planned to go back to Iran on the day he was caught.
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U.S aid policy for Gaza “illogical” considering its military support for Israel – UN expert
The United Nations expert has criticised the United States’ actions for attempting to increase help for people in Gaza, like setting up a temporary port and dropping supplies from the air, were called “ridiculous” and “sneaky” as long as Israel keeps receiving military assistance.
Despite warnings of a potential famine five months into Israel’s fight against the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, the U.S The military has dropped food from the air to help people in Gaza. They also want to make a temporary port to bring in more help by boat.
Air drops of food will not help much to reduce hunger and malnutrition, and they won’t stop famine, according to Michael Fakhri, who works for the UN and talks about people’s right to food. He said this to the media in Geneva.
He said things could get messy when hungry people fight for food. Regarding the port, he said nobody had requested it. He said using the port and air drops methods should only be done if there are no other options left.
“He said that countries use air drops and maritime piers when they want to deliver aid to enemy territory. ”
The United States The diplomatic office in Geneva was not able to reply right away to the comments made late on Friday.
Fakhri, a law professor from Lebanon and Canada, was asked by the UN Human Rights Council to write about and give advice on food security around the world. He said it didn’t make sense to do this while the US is still helping Israel with its military.
The United States The new law proposes giving Israel an extra $17. 6 billion in military help as they continue to fight against Hamas after their deadly October attack. 7 times people have been hurt.
“That’s more than just supporting a friend. ” That’s a wedding. “It’s nearly impossible to understand,” he said about the U. SThe US is giving help to Israel and some people think it’s just for show to please people in the US. “The presidential elections are coming soon. ”
“That’s the only logical way to understand these aid announcements because from a humanitarian, international, and human rights perspective, it’s absurd in a dark and cynical way,” he said.
Fakhri, who often says bad things about Israel on social media, told a group in Geneva that Israel is ruining Gaza’s food supply on purpose. Israel says this is not true and they are not stopping aid from getting to Gaza. -
At least five people dead in Gaza after airdropped aid lands on them
At least five people have died and 10 others got hurt when aid packages were dropped on them in the Al Shati camp, near Gaza City. This was reported by a journalist at the scene.
Khader Al Zaanoun told the media that he saw the aid packages falling from planes over the Al Shati camp on Friday, but he doesn’t know for sure which country did the air drop.
Muhammad Al-Sheikh, who heads the Emergency Care Department at Al Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, said that five people died in the incident.
Some of the people hurt in the accident and taken to Al Shifa hospital are in very bad condition, says Al-Sheikh.
The media got a video on Friday that shows a problem with an airdrop. The parachute on a pallet doesn’t work properly. The thing on the pallet is falling really fast towards a building in Gaza.
As the plane falls to the ground, bags are also seen falling apart and hitting the ground with loud thuds.
Most of the parachutes opened correctly, but the pallets are still falling fast and could be dangerous for anyone on the ground.
The video was recorded in a place called Al-Suddaniya, close to the northern town of Beit Lahia. People are yelling when the parachutes come down towards the ground.
The United States Several countries have been using airplanes to drop food and supplies into Gaza. The United Nations is warning that many people in Gaza are in danger of not having enough food to eat.
The first United States A delivery happened on Saturday. 38,000 meals were delivered along the Gaza coastline with help from Jordan.
After the U.S announced their plans. Last Friday, aid agencies said President Joe Biden’s help for Gaza was not enough for the number of people who need it.
Richard Gowan, the UN director for the International Crisis Group, said: “People who help others in need always say that dropping supplies from planes might look good in pictures, but it’s not a very good way to actually get the aid to the people who need it. ”
A reporter in northern Gaza told the media that people there are having a hard time getting the aid that was dropped by the U.S Jordan does not have enough food to eat.
Abdel Qader Al Sabbah said to the media that giving aid by dropping it from the air is not helpful. He wants to give things that can be saved and used for many days, instead of just one serving to eat right away.
“You are lucky if you can even get these meals. I don’t even bother to look for the aid parcels because people are always fighting over them,” he said. -
Pope Francis appears healthy after being admitted to the hospital
Pope Francis visited a church located outside of the Vatican and appeared to be in good health. He talked to the people and listened to their confessions. He had been sick with the flu and had to go to the hospital for tests, which made him cancel some plans last week.
Francis read his speech out loud in a strong voice, with only a few coughs. He had been asking someone else to read his speeches for him to avoid straining his voice. He still has trouble moving around and needs to use a wheelchair instead of a cane, even for short distances.
Francis led a church service and listened to people confess their sins at St. Pius V church is close to the Vatican. It is the first time he has visited this parish this year. He didn’t meet with some people last week because the Vatican said he had a mild case of the flu.
He went to the hospital in February. 28 for tests that we don’t know about, and the results are not available yet. He was sick on and off this winter with a cold, bronchitis, and the flu.
The Pope from Argentina had surgery to remove part of his lung when he was young because he had a bad cough, and now he speaks softly even when he’s not sick. In 2021, doctors took out part of his colon, and last year he had an operation to fix a belly hernia and get rid of scar tissue in his intestines. -
Biden to unveil plans for temporary relief port on Gaza’s shore
The U.S. military, according to the Biden administration, will create a temporary port on Gaza’s coast.This is part of an international effort to bring food and other help to Palestinian people who are in need. They can’t get help because of the war and Israeli rules that make it hard for humanitarian aid to get through.
The statement shows that the United States is getting more involved in something. President Joe Biden is under pressure to do more to help the 2. 3 million people in Gaza who are facing near-famine conditions because of the fighting in the region.
The government tried to find a different way to help Gaza after asking Israel for a long time to let trucks bring humanitarian supplies into the area.
Currently, hopes for a ceasefire before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan seem to have stopped. Ramadan is starting soon. Hamas said its group had left Cairo where they were having meetings. The plan for the ceasefire would have included giving a lot of help to the people in Gaza.
The UN says that the people of Gaza are in a big crisis because they don’t have enough food. This is because of the war and because Israeli aid trucks can’t bring enough food to the people. Doctors in northern Gaza said that 15 children have died from not having enough food, and six more children are very close to dying. At a meeting, the U. Surged the Israel Ambassador, Michael Herzog, to allow more aid trucks to access and provide security in the country. Samantha Power, who is in charge of helping other countries, said that Gaza is in danger of not having enough food to eat.
Israel says that Hamas took control of some of the aid that was supposed to be delivered.
The United States Government workers, who did not want to be named, talked about Biden’s plan before his speech. They said that the operation will not need troops to go to Cyprus and build a pier. The pier will help bring more food, medicine, and other important things to the country. They didn’t give many details right away, including how many people were involved. soldiers would be involved.
America Authorities stated that it will probably be a few weeks before the pier is ready to use.
One idea being looked at is for the military to use a floating pier called a JLOTS, or Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore. An official who didn’t want to give their name said that they wanted to talk about the choices before a decision is made. The big pier that floats allows supplies to be brought without needing a fixed dock, which means troops don’t have to be on the shore. Boats can sail to the pier and use anchors to stay in place.
The person who speaks for the Defense Department, Major General. Pat Ryder said on Thursday in a statement that the U.S Government workers and other countries were considering using private companies and workers to help with the delivery.
Government officials from the United States, Europe, Israel, and the Middle East have been talking about and getting ready to possibly open a sea route.Charity groups are having a hard time getting essential supplies to Gaza because it’s tough to work with the Israeli military, there’s still fighting, and the situation is out of control. It is very hard to get help to the remote north.
The United Arab Emirates is working with a chef named Jose Andres and his organization, World Central Kitchen, to send food by sea. They are finalizing all the details and the timing for the deliveries.
officials said on Monday Egypt had blocked the humanitarian convoy in the beginning in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. The officials said Egypt had agreed to let the convoy enter but only if it was inspected in a crossing point in the northern Sinai. The official said a high State Department official had asked the Egyptian government to weigh humanitarian needs and let the convoy pass. Administration officials said that Biden has instructed them to provide humanitarian aid to Israelis without waiting.
Sigrid Kaag, a UN leader for helping Gaza, said that sending supplies by air and sea is not enough. It is important to also have more ways to get supplies on the land, which is the best solution.
The Biden administration is finding new ways to get aid into Gaza without using Israel. They are using airdrops to deliver the aid, which started last week.
Biden has been a very important supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack on Hamas in October. There were 7 attacks in Israel. This means giving bombs and other weapons to Israel and stopping any attempts to criticize Israel at the United Nations for the increasing number of deaths of innocent people in Gaza.
Administration officials are annoyed with Netanyahu because they feel like he is not taking much notice of the U. SIsrael is being asked to do more to stop civilians from getting hurt and to let in humanitarian aid.
The World Food Program says that in February, only 99 aid trucks entered Gaza each day, which is one-fifth of the amount needed.
Brian Finucane, who used to work for the State Department and now works for the International Crisis Group, said that this is a costly and not very effective way to fix a problem that has simpler solutions. An announcement about a temporary port and a sea route for wartime.
“It’s another sign that the way the war in Gaza is being handled is not good. ” The Biden administration doesn’t want to use U. SFinucane said that Netanyahu is trying to use power, either on his own or with others, to control how the war is carried out.
The Biden administration faced more pressure last week after reports of over 100 people being killed during an aid delivery in isolated north Gaza. Israel’s soldiers shot warnings when people in the crowd started to approach them. People who saw what happened and medical workers told The Associated Press that most of the people who got hurt were shot by Israeli forces when they fired into the crowds of hungry people.
International helpers wanted to make things better by stopping fighting for six weeks. During this time, they wanted Hamas to let go of some Israeli hostages, Israel to let go of some Palestinian prisoners, and aid groups to give help to Gaza.
It is believed that Palestinian fighters have about 100 people they have captured and are keeping as prisoners. They also have the bodies of 30 other people who were captured during a Hamas attack in October.
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said in November that aid could be sent to the Palestinian area from Cyprus using the port in Larnaca, which is 230 miles away.
Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Union Commission, was going to Larnaca on Friday to look at some buildings.
Cyprus asked leaders from Israel and the U. Sto come early. Cypriot agents are checking all shipments to make sure Hamas can’t use them against Israel, and they want other European countries to help. -
160 passengers escape death after United Airlines aircraft rattle off runway in Houston
Passengers on a United Airlines plane in Houston had to get off the plane after it went off the runway and got stuck in the grass on Friday morning.
United Airlines said that the 160 passengers and six crew members did not get hurt. The video after the plane landed shows it leaning to one side with one wing almost touching the ground.
Flight 2477 from Memphis, Tennessee arrived at Bush Intercontinental Airport at 8 a.m the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane went off the runway and was moving towards a terminal gate, the Houston Airport System said.
United’s crew brought stairs to the plane and helped all passengers get off safely.
The airline did not say right away what made the plane go off the runway. The NTSB and FAA are looking into it.
“All passengers have been taken by bus to the terminal and are getting help from our team to catch their next flight and with anything else they need. ” We are taking bags off the plane and will try to give them back to the customers as soon as we can,” United said. “We will team up with NTSB, FAA and Boeing to figure out what happened. ”
Bush Intercontinental Airport said that flights were still going in and out without any problems.
Another plane from United had a tire that came off while it was taking off from San Francisco on Thursday. It managed to land safely in Los Angeles, and no one got hurt. -
57 out of 100 Canadian adults not okay with transgenders – Research
A recent survey by Nanos Research and CTV News found that most Canadian adults feel uneasy about transgender policies in sports, hormone treatments for young people, and changes to students’ pronouns in schools.
A study was carried out in between February 28 and March 2 of this year, a study asked a group of random Canadians who are 18 years old or older about how they feel about different issues related to gender identity and inclusion. The findings show that many people are not in favor of certain policies that have become important topics in Canadian politics.
About 57 out of 100 adults said they were not okay with a transgender person playing sports or using the washroom and change rooms of their current gender identity. And 44 out of 100 said they felt the same about using the washroom and change rooms.
In late February, the Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that places for women should only be for women, not for men who were born as men. This caused criticism from a transgender person who used to be a Conservative candidate, Hannah Hodson, who said it was very sad to see.
“He just made it seem like trans people are predators,” she told Vassy Kapelos in an interview with CTV News Channel’s Power Play.
Hormone therapy
People who answered last week’s survey were also asked about rules for children’s gender identity.
Sixty-two out of every hundred people in the survey were not happy about letting Canadians under 18 get hormone treatments to change their gender.
The Conservative federal government wants to stop children from getting treatments to change their gender. They voted on this in September.
Also, when it comes to children, 64% of people said they would feel uneasy if a student under 18 decided to change their name or pronouns at school without their parents knowing.
Last year, the government of Saskatchewan made a new rule called the Parents’ Bill of Rights. It says that parents have to agree before their child’s name or pronouns can be changed in school if the child is under 16 years old.
Shortly after the bill was introduced in August, it was challenged in court by a 2SLGBTQ+ group called UR Pride based in Regina.
The government used a special rule to make a law, and there might be a big fight about it in the highest court.
In February, Egale Canada, a national group for LGBTQ+ people, said that the law made by the government of Saskatchewan is hurting gender diverse young people and causing lasting damage.
“We are thankful that we can keep fighting against it. ”
Methodology
The information in this article came from a survey ordered by CTV News and done by Nanos Research. The survey was done by calling people on the phone and asking questions online in February. Between March 28 and March 2, 2024, a group of 1,071 Canadians who are 18 years old or older were chosen randomly for a study. The survey might be off by up to three percent, 19 times out of 20. “The numbers are based on the population, and because of rounding, the percentages may not add up to 100%. “ -
Iranians sanctioned after being accused of brutally suppressing women and girls in Canada
The Canadian government is placing new restrictions on two Iranians who they say have been involved in hurting women and girls in Iran.
Mélanie Joly, who is in charge of international relationships, is sharing news on International Women’s Day.
Joly says that Iranian women and girls are in a very strict and dangerous situation where they could get hurt or even die if they speak up or ask for their basic rights.
Canada has punished 155 people and 87 groups since Mahsa Amini died in 2022.
Amini died while in police custody after getting arrested, supposedly for not wearing her hijab properly.
The leader of the city’s public transportation system and a high-ranking member of the government are being put on a list for doing more strict actions.
Masoud Dorosti, who runs the Tehran metro, makes sure that people follow the law requiring them to wear hijab on public transportation, according to Joly’s office.
Zohreh Elahian, a conservative politician who supports giving punishment to people who protest in a movement called “Women, Life, Freedom,” is also being punished.
“These two people in power have been making things harder for women and girls in Iran,” Joly’s office said.
People on the sanctions list can’t come to Canada or do any business with Canadians. -
Tax fraudster in Calgary sentenced, fined $50 thousand
A man from Calgary has been given a 12-month conditional sentence and has to pay a $50,000 fine for lying on his tax returns.
The Canada Revenue Agency says that Sean Nethercott from De Winton, Alberta admitted to lying on his tax returns to avoid paying taxes and getting refunds and tax credits he didn’t deserve.
Nethercott’s behavior was found after the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) looked into his tax returns for 2014, 2015, and 2016.
The agency says he didn’t report all of his income and made up expenses and deductions to pay less taxes.
“Nethercott tried to cheat the tax system by making up reasons to get back $51,952 and claiming $28,637 in tax credits that he didn’t actually qualify for,” the CRA stated in a press release.
In addition to the fine mentioned earlier, Nethercott will also have to pay all the taxes owed, plus any interest and penalties imposed by the CRA.
The CRA works to keep Canada’s tax system honest, which helps Canadians with their social and economic health. The CRA is working hard to catch people who cheat on their taxes and make false claims using all the resources they have.
“The CRA makes sure that people and businesses report all the money they earn and only get benefits they deserve. This helps important benefit programs go to the people who really need them. ” If you lie about how much money you make or claim things you shouldn’t, you might have to give back the money and could get in trouble.
You can find information on how to report people for not paying their taxes on the Government of Canada’s website. -
Congressman George Santos announces his candidature once more
The U.S past Representative George Santos, who got kicked out of Congress in December and is accused of cheating people who donated to his campaign, says he is running for the House again.
Santos, a member of the Republican Party, was kicked out by other members of the House on Thursday. He said on X that he will compete against another Republican Rep. Nick LaLota represents a different area on Long Island than Santos did before he was kicked out.
Santos said this after going to President Biden’s speech and talking with old friends who voted to remove him from Congress because of a report by the House Ethics Committee.
Santos changed his mind and decided to run for office again, after talking and praying with his friends and family. He is going to challenge LaLota in New York’s 1st Congressional District on Long Island.
“Tonight, I want to say that I’m getting back into politics and competing against Nick for control of NY1,” Santos wrote.
Santos filled out papers with the Federal Election Commission to officially start his campaign and said that he wants to compete against LaLota in the June Republican primary.
LaLota, who is leading the effort to remove Santos, said, “I am willing to compete in a primary election to make sure he is no longer in power. ”
Democrat Tom Suozzi used to have the seat that Santos won in 2022, but he left to run for governor and lost. He recently won back the district in a special election.
Santos said he lied about his work and college when he ran for office before.
He says he did not do the things he’s accused of, like lying to Congress about how much money he has, taking unemployment money he wasn’t supposed to, and using money meant for his political campaign to buy expensive clothes for himself.
A judge has set a trial date for September, after the primary election.