Almost two weeks after the sinking in southern Italy, the Italian coast guard came to the rescue of three migrant boats. According to the Italian media, there would be around 1300 boat people. On Friday morning, the Italian coastguard received a report of a fishing boat in trouble about 70 nautical miles south of Crotone, the town where a vessel …

Raising the middle finger “is part of the freedom of expression” and is therefore a fundamental right. This was determined by a judge in the Canadian province of Quebec. The court’s decision is dated February 24. 45-year-old teacher Neall Epstein of Montreal, who was arrested at his home in May 2021 and charged with harassing and threatening his neighbor Michael …

09 mrt 2023 om 22:36Update: 40 minuten geleden Several people were killed in a shooting at a prayer house in the northern German city of Hamburg, German police reported. The German media report at least seven dead and as many seriously injured. Footage shows police present en masse at a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The shooter is probably dead. …

The money arrived in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner LATAM from Miami and was transferred directly from the plane to an armored truck. Despite security measures at Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez National Airport, a group of at least twelve armed robbers managed to reach the airside area. When it became clear what they were planning, a shootout ensued. Apart from …

Kharkov Mayor Igor Terekhov said the city’s energy infrastructure, the most important in the region, was targeted and there were “problems” with electricity in some neighborhoods. Terekov now reports that his town is without electricity, water and heat. It is now seven degrees in the city, it would freeze again in the next few days. In mid-January, energy facilities in …

08 mrt 2023 om 12:26 A Thai man has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling yellow duck calendars. This was decided by the court on Tuesday after a six-day trial. The 26-year-old was arrested on New Year’s Eve 2020 at his home in Bangkok. The calendars with the ducks were confiscated. According to the authorities, selling the …

Four years ago we had Thierry Baudet, now we have Caroline van der Plas. She will have great success in the Provincial Council elections next week, as Baudet triumphed in previous elections. Talk shows run away with her, populism can have a new face. “You helped Baudet get into the saddle,” Jeroen Pauw, host of Sjuul Paradijs’ talk show, said …

A man in Florida got the shock of his life last weekend. When he opened his front door Saturday night, he was bitten by an alligator. “As soon as I realized what it was, I went back into the house.” The Hollingsworth family had previously seen alligators near their Daytona Beach home. It’s no surprise, more than a million crocodilians …

International•March 7, ’23 09:45Author: Mark Van Harreveld The next Turkish presidential election will be a battle between current President Erdogan and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Kılıçdaroğlu has been nominated by six opposition parties as a joint presidential candidate, according to Turkish correspondent Joost Lagendijk he has a good chance, but the 74-year-old former official lacks much charisma.

07 mrt 2023 om 08:25 After a restless night, the French will take to the streets again on Tuesday to protest against government pension schemes. For example, France wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Rennes students blocked the roads last night by erecting barricades and setting fires. In Paris, police used tear gas to disperse groups …