Image (c) Association of Indigenous Village Leaders of Suriname (VIDS) The Association of Indigenous Village Leaders of Suriname (VIDS) has issued an ultimatum to the Surinamese government. All land and concessions in the residential and habitat of Pikin Saron in Para must be removed by Friday. Muriël Fernandes, President of VIDS, announced this today during a meeting with residents of …
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Imminent arrest as Putin visits South Africa: will he take the risk? | Abroad
Will Vladimir Putin dare to visit South Africa this summer? If the Russian president gets on a plane in August, there is a chance he will be arrested upon arrival and sent to The Hague. What is going on? South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited Putin to the BRICS leaders’ summit, which will take place in August in Durban. …
Read More »Mystery surrounding the theft of a Dutch government plane: Was Zelensky taken care of? | Policy
President Zelensky is making a surprise visit to Helsinki today. He talks there, among others, with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto about the Russian invasion. The Prime Ministers of Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are also present here. Prime Minister Mark Rutte is not in Helsinki. And Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra is not in the Finnish capital either. And that’s …
Read More »Dead and injured in shootout with Surinamese police after riots | Abroad
Two people were killed and several injured in an exchange of fire between civilians and police in the Surinamese village of Pikin Saron, about 60 kilometers southwest of the capital Paramaribo. This is reported by the Surinamese news site Waterkant, which describes the villagers involved in the shooting as “insurgents”. Video footage and photos circulating on social media show shots …
Read More »Tunisia can no longer handle the stranded bodies of dead migrants
On April 8, 25 people drowned off Tunisia; a week later 27 people; 70 other people on April 24. These are not isolated examples and only relate to the last month. Every day, refugees attempt to cross the Mediterranean. People are boarding boats, especially from the North African countries of Libya and Tunisia. But hundreds perish in the attempt. Overcrowded …
Read More »Jaap Seidell on detox: “Our body is a detox machine”
May 01, 2023 Cleanse your body of waste and toxins with colonic irrigation, hot water baths, or detox. Denise Ermes, 37, had such a cure in Mexico, but it ended in complete disaster: she ended up in a coma. Marjan van Hessen, spokesperson for Friends of Denise, has already raised 90,000 euros for medical costs in Mexico and nutrition and …
Read More »Texas man who killed five neighbors has already been deported four times | Abroad
The man suspected of shooting five neighbors last Friday because they complained about noise pollution has already been deported four times in the past by the US Immigration Service. Francisco Oropeza, 38, from Mexico, is still on the run from police. As early as March 2009, Oropeza was first told by the immigration service that he was not allowed to …
Read More »20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine since December, US estimates
The Vatican is involved in efforts to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This is what Pope Francis said on Sunday on the plane that brought him back to Rome from Hungary. He did not provide further details on the church’s involvement. “There is a mission at work now, but it is not yet public. As soon as it …
Read More »‘Military targets were hit last night’, Kremlin says • Russian train derailed after sabotage action
The Vatican is involved in efforts to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This is what Pope Francis said on Sunday on the plane that brought him back to Rome from Hungary. He did not provide further details on the church’s involvement. “There is a mission at work now, but it is not yet public. As soon as it …
Read More »You don’t really know each other, but well enough to come to each other’s funeral
Julien AlthuisiusApril 30, 20235:35 p.m. The last time I saw Thijs was about two weeks before Queen’s Day. He was sitting on a park bench with four friends and had his arm around the boy next to him. I took a picture. He is smiling broadly in this photo. It’s a big smirk that goes perfectly with the slightly mischievous …
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