Protesters arrested as part of “enforcement actions” could have their pets taken into care, Canadian authorities have warned Canadians taking part in demonstrations against Covid-19 mandates were threatened with inadvertently relinquishing their pets if arrested by the police, authorities warned on Thursday. According to an announcement on the Ottawa-By-law Twitter account, anyone arrested at demonstrations […]
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Migrants sew their mouths shut
The action aims to persuade Mexico to grant the protesters passage towards the US Undocumented migrants from Central and South America have sewn their mouths shut in a bid to persuade Mexico’s authorities to grant them passage to the US border. Shocking video and photos captured Tuesday in the city of Tapachula in the southern […]
Study blames top companies for exaggerating their ‘green’ achievements
Most of the biggest corporations lag behind in following environmental goals, researchers say A report released on Monday suggests that environmental obligations made by 25 of the world’s largest corporations largely fail to put forward their declared “zero emission” and “carbon neutral” goals. The study by the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor also concluded that the […]
Greece sent migrants to their deaths, Turkish minister claims
Minister says 12 of 22 migrants ‘pushed back’ by Greece were stripped of their shoes and froze to death Turkey’s Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, accused Greek authorities of allowing a dozen migrants to perish in the cold without their shoes, after turning them back from the Greek border. Soylu shared photos supposedly showing the migrants’ […]
Police warned their BMWs could ‘explode’
Some UK officers have likened the move to curb maximum speed as ‘handing keys to the criminals’ British police forces have replaced some BMW vehicles and imposed speed restrictions on others amid safety concerns raised over a “technical” fault that affects certain older engines. The new guidance comes after the death of an officer in […]
Italy’s exiled royals want their jewels back
Descendants of Italy’s last king have formally requested that the state return their priceless jewels. Lawyers representing the descendants of Italy’s last monarch will meet with representatives of the Bank of Italy and the government on Tuesday, in an attempt to negotiate the return of the crown jewels to the Savoy family, which have been […]
Interview with gang boss costs two journalists their lives
The media workers were targeted by members of a rival crime group in a turbulent area outside Haiti’s capital Two journalists were assassinated after interviewing a gang leader on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday as members of a rival criminal group opened fire on them. Three journalists, working for online outlets […]
Metropolis of 14 million confines unvaxxed to their homes
Violators in Philippines’ capital Manila can expect to be fined, jailed, or both Authorities in the Philippines’ capital of Manila have banned the unvaccinated from leaving their homes save for buying essentials, going to work and doing exercise. Violators will be slapped with hefty fines, jail time, or both. The decision, which affects around 14 […]
Queen’s Guard filmed mowing over boy in their path
A royal guard was filmed bulldozing a boy who stepped in his way while marching A video posted online shows the moment a guard at the Tower of London – a landmark in the UK capital – crashes into a black child while marching, knocking him to the ground In the footage, uploaded to TikTok […]
Anti-lockdown protesters beat their way through police
In the German city of Mannheim, anti-lockdown protesters have confronted police who were trying to break up an unauthorized rally, leaving 13 officers wounded. One of the officers had to be hospitalized as a result. The demonstrators had ignored a ban on public gatherings, taking to the city streets regardless, to hold what they described […]
Children fall to their death in freak inflatable castle accident
Two children were killed and several others injured after an inflatable bouncy castle at a school in Tasmania, Australia was swept up by a strong wind and dropped from 10 meters. A strong wind event caused the inflatable bouncy castle at Hillcrest Primary School to “lift into the air,” and several school children “fell from […]
Mass murderer Breivik sent letters to survivors & their relatives
Mass murder and convicted terrorist Anders Behring Breivik has been sending letters containing excerpts from his manifesto to survivors of his attacks and their relatives, according to Norwegian state media. In a report on Sunday, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) revealed that members of the ‘Support Group’ – an organization supporting the survivors and relatives […]
French fishermen to blockade their own ports in Brexit row
France’s fishing association has said it will blockade four locations, including the key port of Calais and the Eurotunnel, on Friday in the latest protest over UK restrictions on post-Brexit fishing licences. In a press conference on Thursday, Gerard Romiti, president of National Maritime Fisheries Committee, announced the demonstration in “response to the UK’s provocative, […]
Govts tell their citizens to leave war-torn country immediately
A growing number of Western governments are urging any of their citizens currently in Ethiopia to leave the war-torn country as soon as possible, as the UN confirmed it will relocate the families of international staff. Amid fears of a rebel advance on the Ethiopian capital, Germany’s foreign ministry and the French embassy in Addis […]
Ex-ISIS fighters claim paying their way out of jail
Former ISIS fighters have claimed the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are charging $8,000 per person to free militants from prisons under a so-called ‘reconciliation’ scheme. According to a report in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, former ISIS fighters, who fought for the militant group until it was defeated in 2019, secured their freedom from the […]