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Special forces detain a suspect after a man drove through a barrier on to the grounds of the city’s airport with a child in his car in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday. — courtesy Reuters
Hamburg Airport hostage drama ends after 18 hours
HAMBURG — A hostage situation at Hamburg Airport involving a young child has ended after 18 hours, according to local police.The man, 35, drove through a security barrier and on to the airport tarmac on Saturday night with his four-year-old daughter in the car and parked under a plane.He eventually gave himself up to the authorities “without resistance”, according to police, and was arrested.“The child appears to be unharmed,” they wrote on X (formerly Twitter).The incident caused the disruption of several flights in and out of the airport. Efforts are now under way to resume operations.It began at about 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT) when the suspect drove his car to the airport’s apron, the area where aircraft are usually parked.Police said the man shot his weapon twice in the...
November 05, 2023

Hamburg Airport hostage drama ends after 18 hours

Fire services and rescue teams have been deployed around Hamburg’s airport. — courtesy EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Hostage situation at Germany’s Hamburg airport — police
HAMBURG — Police in the German city of Hamburg are dealing with a suspected hostage situation at the airport after an armed man drove through a security barrier and onto the tarmac.There are at least two people in the car including a child, police said. Officers are in contact with the driver, who entered the airport on Saturday evening at about 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT).The suspect’s wife is reported to have alleged a possible child abduction.In a statement, police said they believed that “a custody dispute is the background to this operation”.They said the suspect shot his weapon twice in the air and threw burning bottles from the vehicle.He drove his car to the airport’s apron, the area where aircraft are usually parked.“We are on site with a large contingent of emergency...
November 05, 2023

Hostage situation at Germany’s Hamburg airport — police

Banyuls-sur-Mer shares economic, cultural and personal ties with its neighboring villages in Spain. — courtesy Google
France-Spain border residents angry over road blocks
PARIS — Up the French coast from the Spanish border, tourists were enjoying a warm autumn day, basking in the Mediterranean and hiking along the arduous coastal paths.But behind the idyllic appearances, local feelings have been running high. Two years ago, with little warning, the French government closed four small roads linking this area with its southern neighbor, Spain.France says the aim of the closures is to stop illegal immigration. It has linked the move to anti-terrorism controls.But Banyuls-sur-Mer’s 6,000 residents have for decades shared numerous economic, cultural and personal ties with the population on the other side of the border in Spain. Posters all across the town now call for the re-opening of the border.Of the four roads that were shut, the Col de Banyuls has...
November 05, 2023

France-Spain border residents angry over road blocks

President Zelensky rejected suggestions that fighting in Ukraine had reached a stalemate. — courtesy EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
Zelensky says Israel-Gaza conflict taking focus away from Ukraine war
KYIV —The Israel-Gaza war is “taking away the focus” from the conflict in Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted.He said this was “one of the goals” of Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.And he denied that fighting in Ukraine had reached a stalemate, despite a recent assessment to this effect by the country’s top military general.Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the south has so far made little headway.This has prompted fears of war fatigue among Kyiv’s Western allies, with suggestions of growing reluctance in some capitals to continue giving Ukraine advanced weapons and funds.Speaking at Saturday’s briefing in Kyiv with visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Zelensky said: “It’s...
November 04, 2023

Zelensky says Israel-Gaza conflict taking focus away from Ukraine war

The UN is providing support in Hroza following a missile attack which killed scores of people. — courtesy UNOCHA/Saviano Abreu
UN condemns latest wave of Russian attacks in Ukraine
NEW YORK — Russia has bombarded more than 100 Ukrainian towns across nearly half of its regions in the past two days according to the Ukrainian government, many near the frontlines.UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric strongly condemned “the latest wave of attacks against critical infrastructure in various parts of the country, which reportedly resulted in injuries among the civilian population, including children, and caused damage to civilian residential and commercial buildings.”He told reporters in New York on Friday that the UN was concerned about escalation and the threat it posed to civilians across the country, as the harsh winter weather approaches.“We reiterate in the clearest terms that attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited under...
November 04, 2023

UN condemns latest wave of Russian attacks in Ukraine

Russell Brand has been accused of sexually assaulting an extra on a film set in a civil lawsuit filed in the US.
Woman accuses comedian Brand of sexual assault on film set
LONDON — Russell Brand has been accused of sexually assaulting an extra on a film set in a civil lawsuit filed in the US.During filming for the rom-com Arthur in July 2010 the comedian is alleged to have exposed himself to the anonymous woman before following her into a bathroom and sexually assaulting her.Brand is facing accusations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse after reports in the British media. He denies the allegations and says his relationships were “always consensual”.Brand has yet to respond to the lawsuit.British police have said they are investigating a number of claims made against Brand, but the case, filed with New York State Supreme Court on Friday, marks the first time any such accusations have been made in a lawsuit.In an affidavit, the woman —...
November 04, 2023

Woman accuses comedian Brand of sexual assault on film set

The River Bisenzio flooded near Florence
Storm Ciarán: Floods ravage Tuscany leaving three dead
FLORENCE — Large areas of Tuscany have been hit by flooding, leaving five people dead and several others missing, as heavy winds and rain buffeted central Italy.Cars were swept away as the River Bisenzio flooded and people climbed on to roofs to escape the deluge.Four hospitals were flooded, people were trapped in their cars in underpasses and the west coast was lashed by high waves.Storm Ciarán has caused more than 12 deaths across Western Europe.Winds of 207km/h (129 mph) were recorded earlier on the north-west coast of France, as the storm also lashed southern England, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal.A five-year-old child was one of two people killed in Belgium by falling trees.Power lines went down and transport was severely...
November 03, 2023

Storm Ciarán: Floods ravage Tuscany leaving three dead

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023
Vladimir Putin signs Russia's withdrawal from the treaty banning nuclear tests
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish parity with the United States.Putin has said that rescinding the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, also known as the CTBT, would “mirror” the stand taken by the US, which has signed but not ratified the nuclear test ban.Both houses of the Russian parliament voted last month to revoke Moscow's ratification of the bill.The CTBT, adopted in 1996, bans all nuclear explosions anywhere in the world, but the treaty was never fully implemented. In addition to the US, it has yet to be ratified by China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel, Iran and Egypt.There are widespread concerns that...
November 02, 2023

Vladimir Putin signs Russia's withdrawal from the treaty banning nuclear tests

People are rescued from their holiday chalets at the Freshwater Beach Holiday Park in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, on , on November 02, 2023
Storm Ciarán batters France and England, cutting 1 million off power grids
PARIS — Storm Ciarán has brought hurricane-strength winds to France, the Channel Islands and southern England, leaving more than a million people without access to electricity and forcing hundreds of schools to close.At least one person in France was killed, while 1.2 million people in the country were without power, as winds of over 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour), and gusts of more than 200kmh (124mph) hit the department of Finistère in the northwest, according to the country’s meteorological agency Meteo-France. The wind speeds broke several local records.“The very violent winds and gusts which followed one another throughout the night had the effect of causing many trees, branches and electrical and telephone lines across the entire road network to fall to the...
November 02, 2023

Storm Ciarán batters France and England, cutting 1 million off power grids

Alpha is run by Russian businesswoman Victoria Valkovskaya
Criminals and sanctions-busters exploiting UK secrecy loophole
LONDON — An offshore firm helped create companies used by members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle, including one hiding the late mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's yacht, the BBC can reveal.Seychelles-based Alpha Consulting also helped to form more than 900 UK partnerships which used a secrecy loophole to conceal their true owners.One partnership was involved in running a sanctions-busting oil tanker, while others committed crimes.Alpha said it always followed the law.The investigation by the BBC, Finance Uncovered and the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation has analysed internal Alpha documents and thousands of company records to identify some of the people who secretly benefitted from the work of the offshore firm, based in the island nation in the Indian Ocean.As well as...
November 02, 2023

Criminals and sanctions-busters exploiting UK secrecy loophole

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