The protesters came to Parliament Square in Westminster as the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts bill was debated in the House of Lords. The controversial draft legislation would expand police powers to restrict and control all public protests, while reinforcing the punishment for causing a public disturbance. The demonstrators …
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The blast involved a taxi that pulled up at the hospital shortly before 11:00 GMT, Merseyside Police said in a statement, adding that one person died in the incident and one man was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries. Photos circulating on social media showed a vehicle engulfed in flames. The blast …
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Videos published on social media showed protesters alleging fraud in the recent parliamentary elections pelting the security forces with rocks.Officers wearing riot gear and armed with shields responded with tear gas, according to local media reports. A crowd of some 300 protesters reportedly attempted to break into the heavily fortified …
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Der Spiegel said the deceased man was a 35-year-old secretary who had worked at the embassy. The magazine said the man appeared to have fallen from an upper floor of the building. His body had been discovered on October 19. Russia’s embassy in Germany released a short statement in response …
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The alleged attack took place early on Wednesday, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, citing a military source. “A number of missiles” were launched from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, and hit an area near the town of Zakia in the countryside west of Damascus, according to the report. The …
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36-year-old Irina Volkova was released by the court without any conditions on Sunday, after spending about a day in detention. The prosecution had been demanding restrictions be imposed while prosecutors prepare the case, but the court dismissed dismissed the arguments as “hypothetical.” Volkova sparked outrage earlier this week after a …
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Assange, who has been held in the maximum-security Belmarsh prison since 2019, was ruled ineligible for extradition to the US in January this year over concerns for his mental health. However, Washington is appealing that decision. Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the court on Wednesday. They held aloft assorted placards …
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Protesters reportedly rushed towards the arena’s doors around 3 p.m. on Sunday, one hour before the Nets were scheduled to take the court for their home opener against the Charlotte Hornets. Footage posted on social media shows the protesters chanting “Let Kyrie play” as they breached the Barclays Center barriers. …
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A spokesperson for the Taliban government, Bilal Karimi, said Islamic State operatives were detained in the capital’s Fifth Police District. The raid came after a bomb was detonated at the entrance of the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul on Sunday, as Taliban officials gathered to mourn the passing of the …
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The explosion was confirmed by the son of the deceased, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who said that a “gathering of civilians” was the target of the attack. The blast occurred outside Kabul’s Eid Gah Mosque, the city’s second-largest mosque. The 16th century building is located in the south of the …
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