While convicted murderers have been pardoned, activists point out that others like the former director of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Sri Lanka police, Shani Abeysekara, and a human rights lawyer, Hejaz Hizbullah, have been languishing in jail for months. Source link
Day: June 25, 2021
Iván Duque says his aircraft was shot while he was flying near the border with Venezuela. Source link
Ros Atkins examines the decision to hold the Tokyo Olympics during the coronavirus pandemic. Source link
Authorities in Russia have begun sounding the alarm about a new wave of coronavirus now sweeping the country, causing a record number of deaths in recent days. Some regions have begun introducing restrictions – including Moscow, where many workers are being obliged to get vaccinated and restaurants will soon only […]
A Pentagon report says it can only explain one of 144 sightings made by the US military since 2004. Source link
A rare tornado has swept through several villages in the Czech Republic, killing five people and leaving more than 150 others injured. One eyewitness filmed the tornado toppling trees before it smashed through the window they were standing beside on Thursday. Later pictures show the extent of the damage left […]
Derek Chauvin was convicted last month of killing Mr Floyd, whose death sparked global protests. Source link
The move closes loopholes that denied citizenship to some whose ancestors had fled persecution. Source link
নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদন: কোভিড পরিস্থিতিতে বিজেপি উপনির্বাচন চায় না। শুক্রবার এ কথা জানিয়েছেন দলের নেতা সায়ন্তন বসু। গণতন্ত্রে বিশ্বাস করে না। তাই বিজেপি ভোট চাইছে না বলে পাল্টা দাবি করলেন তৃণমূল সাংসদ সুখেন্দু শেখর রায় (Sukhendu Sekhar Roy)। তাঁর অভিযোগ, ভোটের আগে ব্রিগেডে সমাবেশ করে কোভিড বিধি ভেঙেছে বিজেপি। […]
A highly anticipated US government report on UFOs – unidentified flying objects – is due to be released before the end of June. The BBC asked Americans visiting the National Air & Space Museum if they believe something’s out there. Video by Roderick Macleod and Man Sum Lai; filming in […]