On the night of 2 August 1944, the last 4,300 Roma and Sinti in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp were murdered by the Nazi forces, despite their fierce resistance. That marked the killing of more than 500,000 members of the community, representing at least a quarter of their total population at the time. The Nazis’s genocidal campaign also claimed the lives of six million Jews and targeted LGBTIQ+ individuals, persons with disabilities, political dissidents and other minorities. Prejudice remains today In a message marking the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, UN Secretary-General António Guterres also honoured the…
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Russia on Thursday put on a plane journalists, politicians and a historian, among others. In return later that evening, Putin gave a red carpet welcome home to Russia’s spies, cybercriminals and a murderer with proven ties to the Kremlin. Rather than appear embarrassed by the contrast, Moscow made a spectacle of it. Putin personally greeted the returning ex-prisoners on the Vnukovo airport tarmac and brought his top defense and security chiefs with him. He gave Krasikov a comradely hug and told the group he would be discussing their “futures” with them soon. In Putin’s Russia, patriots are rewarded with state…
The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) is working with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) on the development of Sizewell C. The government is the majority shareholder in the project alongside the energy company EDF, having made available £2.5bn to support Sizewell C’s development. Work is continuing at pace to secure a Final Investment Decision. GAD has applied its experience of long-term funding models to advise DESNZ as it works with the Sizewell C company and its stakeholders. Power for millions Sizewell C power station in Suffolk would generate low carbon electricity for the equivalent of 6 million…
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked a pre-trial agreement reached with the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and two other defendants, putting the death penalty back on the table. The plea deal, signed on Wednesday, had Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices reportedly exchange guilty pleas for life sentences in prison. The series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. In a memo issued on Friday, Austin argued that “in light of the significance of the decision to…
Ministers call for British nationals in Lebanon to leave now “as situation could deteriorate rapidly.” Government strengthens its support for British nationals as regional tensions in the Middle East increase. Border Force, consular officials and military personnel deployed to the region to support embassy staff following Ministers visiting the Middle East this week. The Government has called for British nationals in Lebanon to leave now as it bolsters its support for British nationals still in the Middle East. The UK continues to advise against all travel to Lebanon and advises British nationals still in the country to leave now while…
Last month, students in Bangladesh staged massive protests against the Government, demanding an end to a “quota system” for government jobs amid rising unemployment. More than 200 people were killed in clashes with security forces, including bystanders, according to media reports. Although the authorities withdrew the system, fresh protests broke out in parts of capital Dhaka on Friday calling for accountability, reports stated. Protecting children is everyone’s responsibility Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, having just returned from Bangladesh, expressed deep concern over the impact of violence and the ongoing unrest. “UNICEF has now confirmed that at least…
Trump explained that the debate was originally scheduled with Joe Biden on ABC before the incumbent president canceled his reelection campaign. Trump also cited a lawsuit he has against the broadcaster and one of its hosts, George Stephanopoulos, which created a “conflict of interest,” he wrote. Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum would moderate, Trump said in his post. “Rules will be similar to the rules” of the Trump-Biden debate in June, he said. The June showdown between Trump and Biden is considered by many as a turning point in the latter’s reelection bid, with his shaky performance…
The knife attack on a dance class of children in Southport has left the country horrified. We do not yet know much about what happened, but a male aged 17 has been charged with the murder of three girls and ten counts of attempted murder. Misinformation, distributed via social media, has been linked to serious violence after the attacks. An attack of this kind is extremely rare. We know very little about the alleged attacker, except his age and name, and that the prosecution said in court that he had an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. At this stage it would…
Describing it as a huge honour to represent his country at the Paris Olympics, Longford’s Darragh Greene was in action this Saturday morning as a member of the 4 x 100m Medley Relay team. Placed sixth in Heat 2 in a time of 3:33.81 (setting a new Irish record in the process) and who finished 11th overall in the star studded event, it was a great achievement by the quartet with 28-year-old Darragh swimming the Breaststroke leg in superb style. Going into the Men’s medley relay at the Olympics ranked 15th in the world, it was a brave bid by…
T.J. Schmidt & Co. also agrees to pay $13K in penalties for federal violations STANDISH, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring T.J. Schmidt & Co. LLC, a Standish carnival operator, to pay $72,254 in back wages to 32 temporary nonimmigrant workers the employer hired to run midway games, staff food stands, and build and operate rides but then paid them less than the wages promised and refused to reimburse them for travel to the U.S. as required.On Aug. 1, 2024, department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges entered a consent decree in which the company…