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AFP ONS News•today, 12:34 An armed woman and a group of supporters broke into a bank in Beirut, the Lebanese capital. She asked to be allowed to withdraw $13,000 from her savings. The woman said she needed the money to treat her sister, who has cancer. Strict withdrawal limits have been in place in Lebanon since 2019. The country has …

A few days before the pan-European meeting of the LGBTI community, the Serbian authorities finally put a stop to EuroPride. The organization of the event in Belgrade announced it on Tuesday on social networks. “The police banned the march this year, handing the organizers the official message. Belgrade Pride will do everything legally to reverse this decision. The Interior Ministry …

PA ONS News•yesterday, 8:37 p.m.•Amended yesterday, 8:52 p.m. For three years, the capital of Kazakhstan was called Nur-Sultan, but the city regains its old name: Astana. President Tokaev has agreed, according to his spokesman. The name change in 2019 was to honor former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. But relations between current President Tokayev and former President Nazarbayev have deteriorated. The former …

Pop star Gülsen at a concert in Aydin.Image via Reuters The pop star was arrested on August 25 and taken into custody for “inciting public hatred and hostility”. In April, during a concert, she had jokingly presented one of the members of her group as a “pervert” because he had attended an Imam Hatip school. It was only a few …

This is the position of a “special handler” who must assess the contents of confidential and possibly top-secret material the FBI seized last month from Trump’s property in Florida. Earlier on Monday, Trump had opposed the two nominees put forward by the US Department of Justice. The department says it supports the two self-nominated candidates, retired justices Barbara Jones and …

Five men armed with handguns robbed a home annex scrap metal buying business on Nieuwe Charlesburgweg in Suriname on Friday. About 500,000 SRD and 25,000 euros were stolen. The Capital Crimes Department has arrested four suspects (pictured) believed to be involved in the robbery According to the victim’s testimony, customers come to the site every day to offer their scrap …

Due to a wrong route in his navigation system, a Dutch motorcyclist in Austria got into serious trouble. The route took him first on a bike path, then on a ski slope. In bad weather, he had to spend the night there. He was finally rescued unharmed on Saturday. The 41-year-old Dutchman had left Samnaun in the far east of …

The two men on a moped who robbed a woman last Wednesday and were then chased by her and run over by a carJermain M., 27, and John A. Dat, 28 reports Surinamese police. The Paramaribo Regional Assistance Team (RBTP) arrested the two on the evening of Wednesday, September 7. Earlier in the evening, the duo who were seated on …

AFP ONS News•yesterday, 1:28 p.m. Pakistan needs around $30 billion in aid to repair the damage caused by the devastating floods that have hit the country in recent months. So says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. He traveled to Pakistan to see the damage with his own eyes. Pakistan has been plagued by flooding caused by heavy rains since June. …

Denmark wants to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda in the future. This is stated in an agreement that the European country signed with Rwanda on Friday, reports the Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration. The two countries will examine whether the plan is feasible. UK closed early a similar case with Rwanda, which has been widely criticised. The statement said …