An Indian politician who filmed himself sitting in mud puddle and blowing a conch, claiming that it prevented coronavirus, has tested positive for the disease. Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria, an MP from the northern state of Rajasthan, was among 24 MPs who tested positive for the virus on September 14, local media reported. A month before … Read more
Belarus opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, who was snatched by masked men on Monday and nearly deported, is being held in Mink prison. She was driven to the border in the dead of night but she tore up her passport to foil authorities trying to deport her to Ukraine. Her fellow opposition members have now claimed Kolesnikova … Read more
A black female politician has been depicted as a slave in chains in a right-wing magazine, sparking a criminal racism inquiry. Valeurs Actuelles (Current Values) faces prosecution for the seven-page illustrated feature on 40-year-old Danièle Obono. Ms Obono, who is French-Gabonese, said she was sickened by the cartoon, and branded those responsible as ‘odious, stupid … Read more
Lebanese security forces faced off with dozens of anti-government demonstrators last night, angered by the devastating explosion widely seen as the most shocking expression yet of the government’s incompetence. Tear gas was fired to disperse scuffles that broke out in ravaged streets in central Beirut leading to parliament, the wreckage from Tuesday’s explosion still littering the entire … Read more
A leading Lebanese opposition figure has blamed Hezbollah, along with the country’s ‘corrupt’ government, for the devastating explosion in Beirut which capsized a cruise ship and has so far claimed 137 lives. Bahaa Hariri, whose father, Prime Minister Rafiq, was assassinated in 2005, said last night everyone in the city knew Hezbollah controlled Beirut’s port … Read more
‘I fired the shot’: German neo-Nazi on trial over politician murder admits to killing Stephan Ernst, 46, was speaking during trial at court in Frankfurt earlier today Pro-refugee politician Walter Luebcke was shot in the head on June 1, 2019 His death highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism in the country By Raven Saunt … Read more
Ryan Murphy is arguably the king of streaming television, and he can afford to be creative with his strategy of when to release new content. And now that the second season of his Netflix show The Politician has dropped, the writer-producer-director, 54, is coy about when exactly a third go-round for Payton Hobart and company might … Read more
An Australian politician today sparked fury by demanding the states of Queensland and Victoria be renamed because they honour Britain’s former monarch and head of an empire ‘that murdered people’. Lidia Thorpe, who represented the Greens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 2017 and 2018, said the territories got their names because of an ‘invasion … Read more
A German neo-Nazi went on trial on Tuesday for the murder of pro-refugee politician Walter Luebcke. His killing in June 2019 shocked the country and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism. Federal prosecutors say the main suspect, 46-year-old Stephan Ernst, was motivated by ‘racism and xenophobia’ when he allegedly shot Luebcke in the head … Read more
Monkeys go bananas for social distancing: Animals stay spread out from one another as they line up for a snack in India Monkeys lined up in evenly spread rows as they ate lunch in Arunachal Pradesh Local MP Kiren Rijiju tweeted: ‘Animals can teach us many vital lessons’ But the red-faced imps have a reputation … Read more