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www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Germany news

German leftists jailed for string of violent attacks on alleged neo-Nazis

A 28-year-old female German student and three accomplices have been found guilty of carrying out a string of attacks on members of Germany's neo-Nazi scene, in one of the most high-profile trials of a group of militant leftists since the days of the Baader-Meinhof group.The woman, who in keeping with Germany's strict privacy laws was referred to only as Lina E, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years and three months in prison amid chaotic scenes at a court in Dresden, eastern Germany.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Dino Danelli, Whose Drums Drove the Rascals, Is Dead at 78

Dino Danelli, whose hard-charging, high-energy drumming powered the Rascals to a string of hits in the late 1960s, including the No. 1 records Good Lovin', Groovin' and People Got to Be Free, died on Thursday in Manhattan.He was 78.Joe Russo, a close friend and the band's historian, confirmed the death, at a rehabilitation center.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Royal Houses - San Francisco Bay Times

By Kippy Marks-
When a candidate campaigns to become a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess, there is always a representation of colors that allows voters to know whom they are voting for.In most cases, candidates will also have a "catchphrase" and a coronation theme for their step-down.Here is a look back at what those were from 1977-1981:
1977­-1978  The Fifth Royal House of The Double Eagle and the Black OrchardGrand Duchess V Tanya (deceased 1995)Grand Duke IV Don Baker (deceased 1983)Grand Duchess V TanyaColors: Black and SilverSymbol: The Black OrchardTanya often asked, "If I don't shave, can I wear a veil at coronation?"Grand Duke IV Don BakerColors: Blue and SilverSymbol: The Double EagleA favorite line of Don's: "I'll show you a Wild Goose."Coronation
The Local Europe
1 year ago
Germany news

Germany seeks 'forgiveness' 50 years after Munich Olympics massacre

The apology by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on behalf of Germany 50 years on came after a bitter and long fight by bereaved relatives for appropriate compensation and for Berlin to own up to mistakes made that led to the massacre.
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www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

A scrappy newscast in Kyiv aimed at Russians counters Putin's propaganda machine

Ilya Ponomarev is the founder of February Morning, an opposition Russian-language online newscast aimed at viewers in Russia.Behind him is a flag symbolizing the "free Russia of the future," created following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.Ponomarev calls it the "Russian tricolor without the blood."
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Live: Fierce fighting continues in Ukraine's south, east

HOUR BY HOUR Ukrainian soldiers ride an APC in Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 20, 2022.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine: at least 18 people working for occupiers targeted in attacks

A least 18 people working for the Russian occupying authorities in Ukraine have been targeted in attacks allegedly carried out by Ukrainian partisans that have become a key plank of Kyiv's efforts to retake territory.
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Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine hints it hit Russian missiles in occupied Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's military intelligence agency reported what appeared to be a brazen attack late Monday on Russian cruise missiles being transported by train in the occupied and illegally annexed Ukrainian Crimean Peninsula.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
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www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Jose Maria Sison, Philippine Communist Party Founder, Dies at 83

Jose Maria Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines and its long-running guerrilla insurgency, died on Friday in exile in the Netherlands, where he had lived for decades.He was 83.His death, in a hospital in Utrecht, was announced by a spokesman for the party, Marco Valbuena, who called him a great Marxist-Leninist-Maoist thinker and revolutionary leader.
Washington Post
1 year ago
London politics

Allies of Pakistan's ex-PM Khan resuming march on Islamabad

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, 'Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf' block a main road during a protest to condemn a shooting incident on their leader's convoy, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.Khan postponed the resumption of his protest march on the country's capital meant to challenge his successor's government, his party said Tuesday.
Independent
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan pauses protest march after shooting

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan said on Friday he was pausing his march on the capital, Islamabad, a day after a gunman opened fire on his campaign convoy, wounding him and killing one of his supporters.hirteen other people were hurt in the attack.Mr Khan spoke to reporters late on Friday, his first public comment since the shooting, and said that he will resume his protest once he has recovered from the bullet wound.
Washington Post
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan's ex-PM Khan stable after shooting

A woman places bouquet over the wall of a hospital where former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is being treated for a gunshot wound in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.Khan who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on his life the previous day when a gunman fired multiple shots and wounded him in the leg, is listed in stable condition after undergoing surgery at a hospital, a senior leader from his party said Friday.
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Independent
1 year ago
London politics

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan postpones resumption of protest march

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has postponed the resumption of his protest march on the country's capital which is intended to challenge his successor's government.awad Chaudhry, a senior leader in Mr Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party, said that instead of Tuesday as previously announced, the march on Islamabad is to resume on Thursday.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

German Military Officer Known as Franco A. Guilty of Plotting Terrorism

FRANKFURT - In one of postwar Germany's most spectacular terrorism trials, a military officer who had posed as a Syrian refugee was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Friday for his role in a far-right terrorist plot to murder prominent public figures in the hopes of bringing down the democratic order.
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www.npr.org
2 days ago
US news

Increasing Election Violence in Mexico

Mexico's upcoming general election faces extreme violence with 30 candidates assassinated in a month. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
2 months ago
Europe news

Kremlin foes have been dying mysteriously for years

Assassination attempts against critics of Vladimir Putin have been common during his time in power.
The Kremlin routinely denies involvement in these attacks. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
2 months ago
Europe news

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years

Assassination attempts against Putin's foes have been common during his time in power.
Navalny's team has no official confirmation of his death, while Russian authorities are investigating the cause. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Europe news

The mysterious, violent and unsolved deaths of Putin's foes and critics

Critics and foes of Vladimir Putin have often met with violent deaths during his time in power.
Many of these deaths are labeled as accidents or suicides, leaving the true number of Putin's enemies dispatched unclear. [ more ]
New York Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Zelensky predicts Putin will be assassinated by his own people

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that his warmongering Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will be assassinated by his own people - who will finally "kill a killer.""There will definitely be a moment when the fragility of Putin's regime will be felt inside their state," Zelensky told a documentary about the first year of Russia's war on his country.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

What are dirty bombs and why is Russia talking about them?

A dirty bomb is a conventional explosive device laced with another substance, for instance radioactive material, designed to contaminate the immediate surroundings of a blast area.In the case of a dirty bomb using nuclear material, no fission takes place (as would occur in the detonation of a nuclear weapon).
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

What would retreat from Ukraine's Kherson mean for Russia?

A look at the military and political importance of the city Ukraine is fighting to recapture from Russia.
sfist.com
5 months ago
Design

Monday Night Vigil to Mark 45th Anniversary of Harvey Milk and George Moscone Assassinations

Annual vigil in the Castro honors the legacies of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, who were both assassinated 45 years ago today.
The vigil brings together community members, activists, and leaders to reflect on the impact and significance of Milk and Moscone's contributions to the LGBTQ+ community and civil rights movement.
The vigil will feature a candlelight walk and performances by the Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band of San Francisco and the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. [ more ]
New York Post
1 year ago
New York City

Malcolm X's daughter to sue NYPD, FBI and CIA over dad's assassination

Malcolm X's daughter announced Tuesday - on the 58th anniversary of her father's assassination - that she plans to sue the CIA, the FBI and the NYPD for allegedly concealing evidence related to the murder.Ilyasah Shabazz filed notices of intent to sue federal and New York agencies for $100 million in damages "for the alleged assassination and fraudulent concealment of evidence surrounding Malcolm X's murder," her lawyer Ben Crump said.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

WATCH: Biden Torpedoes Republican Probe Into Hunter Biden and Other Family In PBS Interview

President Joe Biden was asked about the Republican probes into his son Hunter Biden and other family, and confidently torpedoed the idea anyone will care about them.Woodruff asked Biden about the political climate, and the president expressed optimism but he quickly shot down the prospect that the probes into his family would hurt him with Americans: Judy Woodruff: You came to Washington, to the Senate, 50 years ago.
New York Post
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Biden calls Shinzo Abe's assassination a 'loss to the world' in condolence message

President Biden stopped by the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington Friday to sign the condolence book for Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister who was assassinated earlier in the day.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Naming Iran's IRGC a terrorist group would destabilise UK's definition of terrorism'

Declaring Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation would destablise the UK's definition of terrorism and put international allies' military forces in scope of the law, a watchdog has warned.The government is considering proscribing the force, which is a branch of Iran's armed forces, under terror laws that have never before been used against a state body.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

PM to dodge confrontation with Charles over criticism of 'appalling' Rwanda scheme

Boris Johnson will dodge confrontation with the Prince of Wales over his scheme to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, which Charles has reportedly branded "appalling".
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Vigil Commemorating the 44th Anniversary of the Assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone - San Francisco Bay Times

Photos by RinkIn remembrance of the assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone at San Francisco City Hall 44 years ago, the Harvey Milk Democratic Club held its annual vigil at Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro on the evening of November 27, 2022.A large crowd gathered to hear remarks by former and current Harvey Milk Club officers and colleagues and friends of Harvey Milk, including Gwenn Craig, a former San Francisco Police Commissioner who held other city roles; and former San Francisco Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver, who served with Milk.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Winter Will Be a Major Factor in the Ukraine War, Officials Say

WASHINGTON  Senior Biden administration officials say Russia's military operations in Ukraine will remain stalled well into next year, as recent Ukrainian advances upset Moscow's hopes to seize more territory in areas that President Vladimir V. Putin has tried to portray as historically part of Russia.
New York Post
1 year ago
London politics

Ex-PM Imran Khan says march on Pakistani capital to resume Tuesday

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said his march to the capital will continue after he was shot in an apparent attempt on his life last week.Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images
LAHORE, Pakistan - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Sunday that a protest march toward the capital, which was suspended after he was wounded by a gunshot in an apparent attempt on his life, will resume Tuesday.
Independent
1 year ago
London politics

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan says march will resume on Tuesday

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan said a protest march toward the capital suspended after he was wounded by a gunshot in an apparent attempt on his life will resume on Tuesday.itting in a wheelchair, his right leg bandaged and elevated, Khan spoke from the Shaukat Khanum hospital, where he was admitted after he received bullet wounds to his right leg.
Washington Post
1 year ago
London politics

Ex-PM Khan says march on Pakistani capital to resume Tuesday

LAHORE, Pakistan - Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan said Sunday that a protest march toward the capital suspended after he was wounded by a gunshot in an apparent attempt on his life will resume Tuesday.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
New York Post
1 year ago
Europe news

US officials say Ukraine behind car bomb attack in Russia: report

US intelligence believes parts of the Ukrainian government gave the go-ahead for a car bomb that killed the daughter of a staunch Putin ally in August, according to a report Wednesday.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Moscow-held Kherson region pauses' referendum to join Russia

The vote expected in September delayed due to security reasons', the Russia-appointed administration in Ukraine's Kherson says.
New York Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukrainian politician suspected of collaborating with Russia found murdered in home

A Ukrainian politician who was working with the Russian occupation government was found murdered in his home over the weekend.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

Cannes 2022: 'Elvis,' as Remixed by Baz Luhrmann

The super-splashy biopic presents the story of the King as told by a (fake) colonel, a narratively curious choice.
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