Day: April 12, 2023
Residents forced from Indiana homes as plastics fire burns
Authorities say an evacuation order is expected to remain in place through Wednesday around a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border where crews worked through the night to douse piles of burning plastics.
Police arrest anti-Macron protesters during state visit to Netherlands
Dutch police detained two protesters who ran towards French President Emmanuel Macron in Amsterdam on Wednesday as his domestic troubles intruded once again on his state visit to the Netherlands.
Head of Mexican immigration agency to be charged after fire killed 40 migrants
Francisco Garduno will face criminal charges after the Attorney General’s Office said he was allegedly criminally remiss in not preventing the fire.
Black Sea security under the spotlight as Russia wavers on grain export deal
A two-day conference on Black Sea security is underway in the Romanian capital Bucharest, with the defence and foreign ministries of both Ukraine and Romania taking centre stage, as Russia questions the future of a UN-brokered shipping deal signed wit…
Lori Vallow ‘fell asleep’ in court after trial shown gruesome autopsy photos
Courtroom reporters noted she was subdued for much of the afternoon, arms crossed and head down
British-Pakistani Group Seeks UK PM’s Clarification On Minister’s Remark
The British Pakistani Foundation (BPF), which claims to represent 18,000 Pakistani community members, called on Mr Sunak to ask his Cabinet minister to withdraw her “irresponsible words”.
NPR becomes one of the first major news organization to leave Twitter, accusing the platform of undermining its credibility
The American media organization’s announcement comes just a week after Twitter labelled NPR as a “state-affiliated media.”
A look at the Defence news 3 – 9 April
On 2 April, Captain Leo Hendrikx (ret’d) passed away at the age of 99. Leo was one of the last Engelandvaarders still alive.
Mount Everest search ongoing for 3 sherpas missing after avalanche
Three Nepali sherpa guides are missing on Mount Everest after an avalanche swept down and buried them in a crevasse on Wednesday, a Tourism Department official said.