Month: May 2023

Головним завданням є посилення оборони і збільшення можливостей для ЗСУ – Зеленський

Сьогодні Володимир Зеленський побував на передовій – у районі Вугледара й Марʼїнки, де привітав морських піхотинців із професійним святом та вручив державні нагороди …

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Russian Court Extends Pre-Trial Detention for US Journalist Evan Gershkovich

The United States has called for Russia to immediately release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after Moscow sought to extend his pre-trial detention by three months. Gershkovich’s original pre-trial detention was set to expire on May 29. But a Russian court on Tuesday lengthened that period until August 30 after Russia’s intelligence agency, the FSB, requested an extension. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Tuesday that the U.S. is working hard to bring the U.S. journalist home. “He shouldn’t be detained at all. Journalism is not a crime. He needs to be released immediately,” Kirby told CNN. …

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Germany Detains 3 More Suspects Linked to Far-Right Coup Plot

Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that criminal police have detained three more suspected far-right extremists who are linked to an alleged plot by the Reichsbuerger, or Reich Citizens, movement to topple the country’s government.  The three suspects, who were only identified as Johanna F.-J., Hans-Joachim H. and Steffen W. in line with German privacy rules, were detained Monday evening in the southwestern state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.  The defendants are suspected of membership in a terrorist organization, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.  In December, German police detained 25 people including a self-styled prince, a retired paratrooper and a former …

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4 Men Arrested in Spain on Suspicion of Hanging Vinícius Júnior Effigy Off Bridge 

Four men suspected of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior off a highway bridge in Madrid in January have been arrested, Spanish police said Tuesday. The arrests come two days after the latest case of racial abuse against the Brazil forward in a Spanish league game against Valencia. The effigy was hanged by the neck the morning of a derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey. Along with it was a banner with the words “Madrid hates Real.” The perpetrators used a black figure with Vinícius’ name on it, tied a rope …

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As Interpol Turns 100, Criticism Persists Over Abuse of Its Red Notice System

Interpol, the international police organization founded in 1923 to facilitate cooperation among law enforcement agencies, has transformed into a formidable crime fighting force in recent years.  However, recent controversies over the misuse of its alert system have cast a shadow over its reputation as an indispensable tool for global law enforcement cooperation.   Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, speaking on Monday at a Justice Department event marking Interpol’s centennial, praised the organization’s role in fighting pressing global threats, from terrorism to cybercrime and human trafficking.    “Over the past 100 years, Interpol has evolved to meet each one of those threats, and …

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Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ And ‘Thor’ Movies, Dies At 58

Ray Stevenson, who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior in the “Thor” films, and a member of the 13th Legion in HBO’s “Rome,” has died. He was 58.   Representatives for Stevenson told The Associated Press that he died Sunday but had no other details to share Monday.   Stevenson was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in 1964. After attending the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and years of working in British television, he made his film debut in Paul Greengrass’s 1998 film “The Theory of Flight.” In 2004, he appeared in Antoine Fuqua’s “King Arthur” as a …

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Vatican Confirms August Trip by Pope to Lisbon for World Youth Day

Pope Francis will travel to Portugal for World Youth Day in the first week of August and include a stop at the popular Marian shrine in Fatima, the Vatican said Monday. The August 2-6 visit is longer than originally expected and covers almost the entire week of the big Catholic rally that St. John Paul II inaugurated to try to invigorate young people in their faith. Francis is staying in Lisbon for the length of the visit but will make a day trip to Fatima on August 5. Francis previously traveled there in 2017 to mark the 100th anniversary of …

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