Police in Norway are responding to a stabbing incident in the Numedal district 85km West of Oslo, they said on Twitter on Friday. The attack left three people injured, including one in critical condition, the report said. Norwegian authorities labeled the incident “PLIVO”, which stands for “ongoing life-threatening violence” in police …
Read More »New York City mayor urges censorship of ‘violent’ music
Rap music that glorifies gun violence, killings and retaliations should have no place on social media, New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared on Friday, saying that he would meet with Big Tech representatives to ask them to crack down on “drill rap.” As he declared a war on drill rap …
Read More »‘Nationalists are on the rise’: How protests in Kazakhstan turned violent & why Russia can’t stay silent
What’s behind the current violent unrest in Kazakhstan and why is political stability in this huge former Soviet republic of such great importance to Russia? Events in Kazakhstan are unfolding at breakneck speed, with the situation changing on an hourly basis. Initially, it seemed that protests against soaring energy prices …
Read More »Kazakh president vows ‘tough’ response to violent protests
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has vowed a strong response to violence seen during ongoing nationwide protests on Wednesday. Tokayev added he has assumed the post of the head of the country’s Security Council. “As the head of state and from now on as the chief of the Security Council, I …
Read More »At least 13 killed, scores injured in violent volcano eruption
Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) has confirmed the death of 13 people as result of the eruption of Semeru volcano that began spewing ash on Saturday, blocking the sun completely at one point. The eruption coincided with heavy rains, and saw ash turning into thick mud and obliterating a key …
Read More »Congress censures Republican Gosar for ‘violent’ anime video with Biden
The House of Representatives voted 223-207 to pass the censure resolution on Wednesday, with Reps. Adam Kinzinger (Illinois) and Liz Cheney (Wyoming) the only Republicans to break with their party and side with Democrats across the aisle. Ohio Republican David Joyce voted ‘present,’ declining to take a position. With the …
Read More »Violent clashes erupt as Mexico’s National Guard confronts US-bound migrants (VIDEOS)
The Mexican National Guard was deployed to Chiapas in recent days to halt a migrant caravan that set off on foot last month from the country’s southern border with Guatemala. Around 3,000 people are currently moving north to Mexico City in the hope of eventually reaching the US border. Videos …
Read More »Heavy gunfire in Beirut kills 2 as violent protests against Beirut blast judge sweep capital, with Lebanese army deployed
On Thursday, scenes of unrest uploaded to Twitter showed people running frantically throughout Beirut around the Justice Palace area, with sirens blaring in the background and what sounded like several rounds of gun shots. One graphic video on the social media platform captured heavy gunfire and screaming and a seriously …
Read More »Turf wars: Riot police confront thugs on pitch as violent chaos breaks out at top-flight football match in France again (VIDEO)
A menacing group of fans broke onto the pitch where the Ligue 1 match against Lille was being held and headed towards the away end in search of a scrap, forcing riot police to form a defensive line and pin some supporters to the turf in a troubling fracas. The derby …
Read More »‘A red line has been crossed’: French sports minister responds to violent scenes in Nice-Marseille game as probe launched
The clash between the two French rivals was abandoned soon after several dozen Nice fans invaded the pitch behind their goal to remonstrate with Marseille’s former West Ham player Dmitri Payet after the 38-times capped France international playmaker threw a plastic bottle into the stands moments after he had been …
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