Posts by Riah Stelmack
Clipped video shared to falsely claim opposition leader ‘insulted author of Indian constitution’
As an Indian minister was criticised for his “disrespectful” remarks on Bhimrao Ambedkar — one of the architects of India’s constitution — a clipped video has been shared with a false claim it shows an opposition figure insulting Ambedkar. The original video from 2012 shows the remarks by Arvind Kejriwal — leader of the Aam…
Read MoreGerman Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Syria to meet new leaders
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who is travelling to the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday on an unannounced visit, is setting conditions for Syria’s new de facto rulers for a resumption of relations with Germany and the European Union. “A political new beginning between Europe and Syria, between Germany and Syria, is possible,” the Green…
Read MoreUkraine is investigating its special French-trained brigade after reports of mass desertion and command problems
Ukraine’s investigators are probing the 155th Mechanized Brigade, a unit partially trained by France. Nicknamed “Anne of Kyiv,” the highly publicized brigade was an effort by France to bolster Ukraine’s defenses. But it’s come under scrutiny after a Ukrainian reporter said 1,700 of its troops had deserted. Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation is probing a…
Read MoreClip shows Pakistan doctor bemoaning cruelty towards anti-France protesters, not supporters of ex-PM Khan
After Pakistan police arrested 1,000 Imran Khan supporters who marched to the country’s capital demanding the jailed ex-leader’s release in November 2024, an old video resurfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it shows a doctor speaking out about the government’s “cruelty” towards the protesters. In fact, the video is from 2021 and the man…
Read MoreSlovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On 1 January, Kyiv shut off a pipeline that for decades was used to supply Central Europe with Russian natural gas. Slovakia had been the main entry point…
Read MoreLions tailgate security top of mind in wake of New Orleans terror attack
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Security is top of mind for many in the wake of the New Orleans tragedy – but what does this mean for Sunday night’s Lions game against the Vikings? Eastern Market is home to Lions tailgaters, and one business owner tell us as sad as the tragedy was, he expects people…
Read MoreMan Finds ‘Highly Venomous’ Snake Hiding in His Car During Shopping Trip
A man in Australia doing post-holiday shopping discovered he had picked up an unexpected hitchhiker. According to Yahoo News, the man was walking to his vehicle on Dec. 27 after finishing some shopping in Brisbane, Queensland, and spotted an eastern brown snake slithering under the hood of his car. The snake species is “highly venomous,”…
Read MoreMan Finds ‘Highly Venomous’ Snake Hiding in His Car During Shopping Trip
A man in Australia doing post-holiday shopping discovered he had picked up an unexpected hitchhiker. According to Yahoo News, the man was walking to his vehicle on Dec. 27 after finishing some shopping in Brisbane, Queensland, and spotted an eastern brown snake slithering under the hood of his car. The snake species is “highly venomous,”…
Read MorePassengers fearful of crash left in a panic after ‘terrifying’ Boeing 737-800 flight fails to take off — twice
Talk about a flight risk. A planeload of panicky passengers were sent back to the terminal after their aircraft failed to take off — not once, but twice — in Thailand. Pilots manning the Nok Air Boeing 737-800 scheduled to depart Bangkok on Dec. 30 reportedly left their precious cargo uneasy in the wake of the deadly…
Read MoreIsrael army says it struck Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon
The Israeli army said Thursday it struck Hezbollah medium-range rocket launchers at a military site belonging to the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement in southern Lebanon. The army said Hezbollah rocket launchers adjacent to a military site in the area of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, were also struck. The Israeli army said that as part of understandings…
Read MoreRosita Missoni, co-founder of Italian label, dies aged 93
Rosita Missoni, co-founder of the eponymous Italian knitwear label Missoni, has died aged 93. The news was confirmed by the president of Italy’s Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, who praised the brand’s iconic “multicoloured textures”. He described her death as “a great loss for Italy, Lombardy and for the province of Varese where she was born…
Read MoreIsrael’s judiciary reins in far-right police minister
Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday thwarted a bid to enlarge the powers of far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir in a further showdown between the country’s top judges and the government. The court struck down as ineffective a clause in controversial legislation that had been intended to give Ben-Gvir great influence over police investigations,…
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