Tensions remain high after two days of violent unrest.Protests erupted after Sonko was sentenced on Thursday.The government recruits the military to back up the riot police.The streets of Dakar, Senegal, have been strewn with rubble and shops looted after clashes between anti-government protesters and police.On Saturday, the majority of the city remained calm, but tensions remained after two days of violent unrest in several cities that left at least ten people dead, caused untold destruction, and scared Senegal’s neighbors and partners. . Reuters ReportedIn protest at the sentencing of populist opposition leader Usmani Sonoko on Thursday, mobs took to the…
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A partial building collapse near Yale University in New Haven injured several people on Friday.According to NBCLocal authorities said the building was under construction when a concrete pouring error occurred, causing at least seven people to fall, injuring two critically.City firefighters and other authorities were called to Lafayette Street shortly after 12:30 p.m.”Our units responded quickly within minutes and found several individuals with varying degrees of injuries, from broken bones to three partially buried under the debris,” Fire Chief John Allston Jr. said during a news conference. were suppressed.” He added that those who were trapped had to be evacuated.Officials…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in as Turkey’s president on Saturday after winning re-election last weekend. In the coming days, he will announce his new cabinet, which is expected to signal a shift in his unconventional economic program.”As president, I swear my honor and integrity to the great Turkish nation… I will work with all my might to protect the existence and independence of the state and fulfill my responsibility,” Erdogan said in his message. I will pay with respect.” Post Inaugural AddressTurkey’s longest-serving leader, Erdogan, is ahead of most opinion polls, despite facing a difficult lifestyle crisis that is…
Iran and Saudi Arabia are ready to join hands with three other Gulf states.The Iranian official says that only cooperation can bring security to the region.Iran is trying to mend strained relations with several Gulf Arab states.Iran’s navy commander said his country and Saudi Arabia, along with three other Gulf states, plan to form a naval alliance that would also include India and Pakistan, Iranian media reported on Saturday.”Countries in the region have realized today that only cooperation with each other brings security to the region,” said Iranian Navy Commander Shahram Irani.He did not elaborate on the shape of the…
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s heartfelt condolences to the bereaved.About 300 people lost their lives and over 900 were injured.It was India’s deadliest rail accident in 20 years.Pakistan on Saturday expressed its condolences to the hundreds of Indian families who lost loved ones in the horrific three-train collision in the state of Odisha, the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years.The state has declared an official day of mourning on Saturday as a mark of respect for the victims as 288 people have lost their lives and more are expected. It is reported that more than 900 people were…
The death toll may rise as several coaches are trapped in overturns. India’s deadliest train accident in recent times involves three trains.The authorities have announced a day of mourning in view of the horrific accident.The death toll in the tragic train accident in the Indian state of Orissa has risen to 280 and more are feared as many people are trapped in the wreckage. India Today reported on Saturday.According to initial reports, the fatal train accident occurred on Friday when the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed and then collided with the Howrah Superfast Express on an adjacent track. It is reported…
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have requested that Judge Joan Murchin recuse herself from presiding over Trump’s criminal trial, alleging bias and a conflict of interest. Lawyers argue that Murchan’s daughter works for Authentic, a digital agency that counts several Democratic officials as clients, creating a “real or perceived conflict of interest.” They also claim that Murchin demonstrated prejudice by encouraging former Trump Organization CFO Alan Wesselberg to cooperate against Trump in a previous case. Wesselberg pleaded guilty to tax fraud after being indicted alongside the Trump Organization, which was found guilty in a trial overseen by Murchan.In addition…
Twitter’s billionaire CEO Elon Musk has sparked controversy after sharing a series of anti-trans content on the platform and vowing to actively lobby to decriminalize health care options for transgender children. The storm has ignited. Musk’s actions came in response to criticism from right-wing figures who asked, “What is a woman?” Nami was upset with the film’s lack of exposure. which promotes intolerance towards transgender people and opposes medical intervention for trans children.The controversy started when Twitter faced backlash for throttling the visibility of the said film for violating the platform’s rules on hateful conduct. Musk criticized the decision, saying…
At least 50 people were killed and more than 500 injured in a tragic train collision in the Indian state of Odisha. The incident took place on Friday when the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed and then collided with the Howrah Superfast Express on an adjacent track. The collision caused severe damage, the train carriages burst and passengers lay by the tracks. Rescue operations are underway, with priority given to rescuing stranded passengers and providing medical aid to the injured.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the incident and expressed his condolences to the affected families. Home Minister Amit…
Dev Shah, a 14-year-old student from Pinellas Park, Florida, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, receiving a $50,000 cash prize and millions of congratulations from around the world.Shah won the contest by correctly spelling the ting twister psammophile.At least 11 million people from all over the world participated in the competition and only 11 participants made it to the finals.”It’s unreal. My legs are still shaking,” Shah said at the competition in National Harbor, Maryland.The quarterfinals were held on Wednesday while the preliminary rounds were held on Tuesday.In the final, Dev Shah correctly spelled schistorrhachis, aegagrus, romack and…
Former US President Donald Trump apparently looked after US President Joe Biden after the latter collapsed on stage after delivering a flying speech at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony and hoped that Biden was unhurt. During an appearance in Iowa, Trump said: “Well, I hope he’s not hurt,” as he was told the 80-year-old president had fallen.”You have to be careful about that because you don’t want that, even if you have to go down the ramp,” he added.Biden stumbled after presenting the final diploma during the graduation ceremony as he quickly regained his footing and returned to his…
The tech billionaire and CEO of SpaceX has once again taken the throne as the world’s richest man, pushing luxury goods chief LVMH, Bernard Arnault, into second place.Musk’s company Tesla’s net worth rose to $192 billion from $55.3 billion in January.According to Bloomberg Billionaires IndexArnault’s fortune fell by $24.5 billion to $187 billion. Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are at the third and fourth positions respectively.The 74-year-old LVMH boss overtook 51-year-old Musk on the list of the world’s richest men in December as LVMH shares surged in demand for luxury goods.Musk’s Tesla stock price has fallen sharply amid concerns among…
A carjacker stabbed three people to death in San Jose and Milpitas on Thursday and ran over several others before being apprehended by police, according to police.According to NBC Bay Area According to reports, police arrested the suspect as two people were killed in San Jose and a third in Milpitas. The injured were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment. During an evening news conference, police said the suspect is an adult male. They did not release further information about the suspect.Police provided information on the stabbing incident, saying: “The attacks happened a few minutes…
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) revealed on Thursday that it had uncovered a massive espionage operation carried out by the United States, using sophisticated surveillance software to target thousands of people. Compromised iPhones. Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm, reported that the operation affected several devices belonging to its employees.In an official statement, the FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, revealed that the hack had affected several thousand Apple Inc devices. The compromised phones belonged to Russian citizens and foreign diplomats based in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union.”The FSB has uncovered an intelligence operation…
Japan recently experienced its warmest spring on record, according to the National Meteorological Agency. The Japan Meteorological Agency revealed that average temperatures in March, April and May were 1.59 degrees Celsius (34.9 Fahrenheit) above the long-term average. The unusual heat wave marked the warmest spring since the agency began tracking comparable data in 1898.The agency attributed the unprecedented warming to the combined effects of greenhouse gases and the El Niño phenomenon, which is pushing global temperatures to new highs. The increasing prevalence of record high temperatures is a result of ongoing global warming and is expected to increase further in…