Seven Iranian officials including two elite military commanders were killed in an airstrike on an Iranian embassy complex in Damascus on Monday that was widely believed to be Israel’s doing. Experts say the attack is the biggest of its kind on Iranian targets since then-US President Donald Trump ordered the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, a […]
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior has called on UEFA to issue sanctions over racist chants about him by Atletico Madrid fans. The Brazil forward was the target of chants by Atletico fans prior to their Champions League last 16 match against Inter Milan on Wednesday night. He replied to a post on X, formerly Twitter, […]
Ukraine has urged Poland to find and punish those responsible for the spilling of Ukrainian grain at the border. The Ukrainian Embassy is already working with the Polish police on this matter. Source: Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure, as reported by Reuters Details: About 160 tonnes of Ukrainian grain […]
Vasyl Zvarych, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland, has called on the Polish authorities and police to punish those responsible for the most extensive sabotage of Ukrainian grain shipments yet, which occurred the day before. Source: Zvarych on Twitter (X), reported by European Pravda Details: Zvarych stressed that those responsible for such barbaric acts are harming not […]
In what was widely seen as punishment for his strident criticism of Burkina Faso’s military rulers, anaesthetist Arouna Louré was forced to go to the front lines of the battle against jihadists wreaking havoc in the West African state. Dr Louré said he was with patients in the operating theatre at the hospital where he […]
By day two of Florida’s legislative session, which started last month, lawmakers had introduced nearly 20 anti-gay or anti-trans bills. One such bill, SB 1780, would make accusing someone of being homophobic, transphobic, racist or sexist, even if the accusation is true, equivalent to defamation, and punishable by a fine of at least $35,000. If […]
A restaurant manager would “reward or punish” young female waitresses based on how they responded to his sexual advances in southern California, according to a federal lawsuit. The general manager at Swami’s Café in Encinitas gave expensive gifts — including bicycles, surfboards, alcohol, illegal drugs and cash — to those who officials say were “coerced […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider in a case whether municipal ordinances that bar homeless people from camping on public property violate constitutional protections against “cruel and unusual punishment.” The justices will review an appeals court ruling, the only one of its kind, which found that ordinances in Grants Pass, Oregon, […]
Chelsea striker Cole Palmer squandered a hat-trick of chances as Hayden Hackney handed Sky Bet Championship Middlesbrough a priceless first-leg lead in their Carabao Cup semi-final. The England international, who had earlier been denied by Boro keeper Tom Glover, passed up three opportunities either side of Hackney’s 37th-minute strike, which ensured Michael Carrick’s men will […]