The trio, two Cuban men and a woman, were accidentally found Monday on the small island between the Florida Keys and Cuba by the crew of a patrolling plane. The three waved a homemade flag to attract attention, reports BBC based on the people involved. The crew of the patrol plane were unable to carry out an immediate rescue, and …
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Indian workers trapped in collapsed tunnel for four days after flooding | NOW
Rescuers attempt to save 35 workers from a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas on Thursday with a large drill. The men have been held since Sunday after a devastating flood in Uttarakhand state. The disaster killed at least 33 others. 171 people were reported missing. Most of the victims were employees of a hydroelectric power station and dam in …
Read More »Trump Prosecutors Show Images of Capitol Chaos During Assault | NOW
Prosecutors in the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump showed previously unseen footage from surveillance cameras in the Capitol during the Jan.6 storm in the Senate on Wednesday. These images show how politicians must flee in haste and miss the attackers. You can also hear the chaos among the agents of the Capitol. Wednesday was the second day of …
Read More »Hungarian news channel has been cut again, EU worries ‘even more’
Hungary’s largest independent radio station will be closed next Sunday. The sender Club radio, which produces numerous programs criticizing Prime Minister Orbán’s government, is said to have made “administrative errors”, such as the late publication of viewing figures. The European Commission says it is investigating whether the forced shutdown of the radio station violates European rules. “We are in contact …
Read More »EU wants more time to reflect on approval of Brexit deal | NOW
The EU wants to be able to question whether it will definitively approve the Brexit deal reached at the end of last year. The European Commission wishes to send a request to this effect to the British, who are not satisfied with the postponement. It is not yet clear when the UK will decide whether or not to accept the …
Read More »Senate considers trial against Trump constitutional, case can continue | NOW
A majority in the US Senate announced in a vote Tuesday that it deemed the impeachment process against Donald Trump constitutional. The political trial against the former US president can therefore continue. The vote followed opening statements by Democratic prosecutors and the defense of the former Republican president. Trump’s lawyer argued that the procedure was unconstitutional because Trump was no …
Read More »Suriname government abolishes coup commemoration as day off | NOW
Suriname has ruled that February 25, the day Desi Bouterse seized power in the country in 1980 with a coup, is no longer a day off. The government does not consider it appropriate to give so much weight to a time in the country’s history that is so much discussed. Interior Minister Bronto Somohardjo announced the decision in conversation with …
Read More »Man released after “attempted murder” on ex: “caustic substance” turns out to be urine | Abroad
This is reported by the prosecution of West Flanders, department of Bruges. On Thursday, the 45-year-old allegedly threw the ‘caustic’ substance in the face of the 43-year-old woman at the entrance of a school gate in the Flemish Westkapelle. It was not clear at the time what substance it was exactly. The suspect and the victim had already separated for …
Read More »Germany sues the concentration camp of a guard (100) for 3,518 dead | NOW
German prosecutors are going to prosecute a century-old man because he may have been a guard at the Nazi concentration camp in Sachsenhausen. The man is charged with 3,518 murder cases. The man is said to have worked in the camp from 1942 to 1945, where around 100,000 people died. The suspect allegedly knowingly contributed to the murder of prisoners …
Read More »Martial law in major Myanmar cities after mass protests | Abroad
The emergency measure follows large-scale protests against last week’s coup. The military then de facto arrested the head of government Aung San Suu Kyi and prominent members of his National League for Democracy (NLD). He convincingly won last year’s election against a party affiliated with the armed forces. The military says it was fraudulent and promises to hold new elections. …
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