Giorno: 15 Ottobre 2022

Firefighters tackling blaze at Iran’s notorious Evin prison as gunshots reported

Read More Firefighters are tackling a blaze at Evin prison in the Iranian capital, Tehran, which holds political prisoners, as shots and an alarm could be heard on Saturday. State media quoted a security official, who was not named, who said the situation at the prison was “calm” after unrest in a section of the […]

Eleven Russian soldiers killed in mass shooting by fellow volunteers

Read More At least 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a military training ground in the Belgorod region in south-western Russia on Saturday when two volunteers opened fire on other troops, the Russian defence ministry has said. The ministry said in a statement that the two shooters were nationals from a former […]

Michigan GOP introduces bill classifying gender transition procedures as first-degree child abuse

Post Content Legislators in Michigan are mulling a bill that would classify allowing minors to go through gender transition procedures as child abuse. The legislation, known as House Bill 6454 and introduced by Republicans on Tuesday, states that “a person is guilty of child abuse in the first degree” if a “person knowingly or intentionally […]

Republicans make protecting female sports from biological male transgender athletes an election issue

Post Content Republicans across the country have made protecting girls’ sports from biological male transgender athletes a campaign message as they seek to retake control of Congress next month, with at least one gubernatorial candidate highlighting the issue in recent campaign ad. The issue of biological males who identify as females competing against women in […]

Biden admin’s border moves to tackle Venezuelan migrant surge draws criticism from left and right

Post Content The Biden administration announced moves this week to tackle a surge in Venezuelan migration across the southern border, but the combination of an expansion of Title 42 expulsions and a new humanitarian parole path has upset lawmakers and activists on both the right and the left. The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday […]

Iran anti-riot police sexually assault women in public as protests near one-month anniversary

Iranian protesters have demanded “justice” for a woman who was assaulted by anti-riot police, with one officer forcibly grabbing her bottom and then pushing her on the ground. The video, captured on a security camera at the Argentina Square in Tehran on Wednesday, shows police surrounding the woman. When they start to cart her away, […]

Essex police launch investigation after body found in woodland

Read More Essex police have launched an investigation after a man’s body was found in woodland in Loughton. The death is being treated as suspicious after the body was found on land near the Oakwood Hill industrial estate shortly before midday on Saturday. Dt Supt Rob Kirby, from the Kent and Essex serious crime directorate, […]

One dead and two missing after Greek island of Crete hit by flash flooding

Read More A man was found dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rain brought major flooding to the Greek island of Crete, emergency workers said. A man in his fifties died while trapped inside his car as the rains began to fall in the southern Greek island, a popular holiday destination. […]

Qatar World Cup accused of imposing ‘chilling’ restrictions on media

Read More International television crews in Qatar for the Fifa World Cup could be banned from interviewing people in their own homes as part of sweeping reporting restrictions that could have a “severe chilling effect” on media coverage. Broadcasters, such as the BBC and ITV, will effectively be barred from filming at accommodation sites, such […]

Obama takes shot at cancel culture, calls Dems Buzzkills: ‘walking on eggshells’

Post Content Former President Barack Obama took aim at cancel culture and the messaging of the Democratic Party in a recent interview, suggesting that sometimes Democrats can be “buzzkills.” “My family, my kids, work that gives me satisfaction, having fun,” Obama told the “Pod Save America” podcast on Friday. “Hell, not being a buzzkill. And […]