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Stockport Stand Up to Racism group launch Holocaust memorial event
Featuring readings, poems and music performances, Street will be joined by Holocaust survivor Mindu Hornick MBE, who will be sharing her personal story. These include trade unionists, disabled people, LGBT+ people, Roma and Gypsy people as well as the six million Jewish men, women and children. That is why The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, of which I am so proud to be Patron, has this year chosen ... [Full Article...]
Buhari removes service chiefs, appoints replacements
After much pressure from Nigerians for the President to bring in fresh hands to pilot the country's anti-terrorism war especially against Boko Haram in the North-East, Buhari announced the appointment of four new service chiefs on Tuesday. The president also appointed A.Z. Gambo, a rear admiral, as Chief of Naval Staff and Isiaka Amao, an air vice marshal, as Chief of Air Staff . But appearin... [Full Article...]
DOJ Identifies Hundreds In Connection With Capitol Insurrection : Capitol Insurrection Updates
He is expected to appear in U.S. District Court in Cleveland via video conference for a brief appearance Monday afternoon. He said that the Justice Department looks for the most easily provable case to charge some of the individuals with and then they can add felony charges once if they have enough evidence to charge them. [Full Article...]
Uganda: High court ends Bobi Wine`s house arrest
A Ugandan judge has ruled that security forces can not detain presidential challenger Bobi Wine inside his home, rebuking authorities for holding the candidate under house arrest following a disputed election. During the campaigning security forces routinely broke up the 38-year-old pop star-turned-politician's rallies with teargas, bullets, beatings and detentions. [Full Article...]
Biden administration lays out its policies on Israel-Palestine at the UN
President Biden's approach will be to support "a mutually agreed, two-state solution" to end decades of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, says acting U.S. In doing so, Mills said Washington will expect concessions from both countries, noting the need for Israel to halt its settlement expansion and annexation plans, and for the Palestinian leadership to rollback its welfare scheme for t... [Full Article...]
43-Year-Old Becomes Estonia’s First Female Prime Minister
Both parties are set to have seven ministerial portfolios in addition to Kallas' prime minister post in the 15-member government , which would muster a majority at the 101-seat Riigikogu Parliament. The far-right EKRE party which had been in coalition with Ratas is now out of government. Kallas, of the Reform Party, is to lead a coalition with Ratas' left-oriented Centre party. [Full Article...]
Pirates Kill Sailor, Kidnap 15 In Attack On Turkish-Cargo Ship
During the struggle, one crew member aboard died. Turkish media reported that the vessel along with the crew was abducted at gunpoint. The Liberian-flagged M/V Mozart was on its way from Lagos in Nigeria to Cape Town , South Africa, when it was attacked on Saturday morning. [Full Article...]
Amazon driver finds baby abandoned on side of road by apparent carjacker
The suspect ended up dropping the baby off on the side of a road and ditching the vehicle nearby before fleeing the scene. "When I went close to the baby, I wanted to cry, because I [said] it's impossible the baby can be here on the side of the street alone", Flores told ABC News . [Full Article...]