Krystina Timanovskaya took refuge in the Polish embassy after refusing to board a flight to Belarus. Source link
Month: August 2021
Former Nissan lawyer Ravinder Passi had a ringside seat of the downfall of chairman Carlos Ghosn. Source link
Many commentators have drawn parallels with what happened in Egypt in 2013, when Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, then minister of defence and now president, intervened to remove the elected Muslim Brotherhood president, to the jubilation of huge crowds on the streets, in scenes similar to Tunisia after Mr Saied’s announcement. Source […]
“There are corpses on the roads. We do not know if they are civilians or the Taliban,” one resident, who is not being named for security reasons, told the BBC Afghan service in an interview on Whatsapp. “Dozens of families have fled their homes and settled near the Helmand river.” […]
A watchdog says the FBI put office staff in danger by using their photos to lure sexual predators. Source link
In a statement, Sonia Leerkamp, the special prosecutor for Monroe County, told the BBC: “Mr Booker is presumed innocent of any charges that have been filed. That being said, unlike Mr Booker, I am ethically restrained from commenting on the evidence prior to its presentation at trial. I am doing […]
The corpses had gunshot wounds and hands tied behind their backs, a doctor tells the BBC. Source link
Another high-profile Belarusian dissident died in Kyiv in July 2016, blown up by a car bomb: journalist Pavel Sheremet. His hard-hitting coverage of political oppression in Belarus angered the authorities. Sheremet was jailed in 1997, beaten up in 2004 and then he emigrated to Russia, where he was a star […]
নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদন: গতকালের চেয়ে সামান্য বাড়ল রাজ্যের কোভিড সংক্রমণ। তবে কমল মৃত্যু। গত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় নতুন করে আক্রান্ত হয়েছেন ৭২৯ জন। মৃতের সংখ্যা ৯। জলপাইগুড়ি অনেকটা বাড়ল সংক্রমণ। তবে শীর্ষে এখনও উত্তর ২৪ পরগনা। স্বাস্থ্য দফতরের বুলেটিন (West Bengal Heath Department) অনুযায়ী, মঙ্গলবার সংক্রমিতের সংখ্যা ৭২৯। গতকাল সংক্রামিত হয়েছিলেন ৫৭৫ […]
UK officials advise shipping vessels in the Gulf of Oman to be cautious but have not given details. Source link