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Five people were killed after Cherif Chekatt opened fire at a Christmas market in 2018
Man sentenced to 30 years for aiding Strasbourg attacker
PARIS — A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for helping an attacker who killed five people at a French Christmas market in December 2018.Audrey Mondjehi, 42, was convicted of obtaining a gun used by Cherif Chekatt, who shot and stabbed his victims in Strasbourg, north-eastern France.The pair were former prison cell mates, the trial was told.Two other men were handed shorter sentences for assisting Chekatt. A fourth man was acquitted.Five people were killed when Chekatt opened fire on the crowd at the festive market. He was shot dead by police two days later.On 29 February, Mondjehi and others accused of helping him in the days before the attack went on trial at the Court of Assize in Paris.Arnaud Friedrich, a lawyer representing some of the victims' families, told AFP news...
April 05, 2024

Man sentenced to 30 years for aiding Strasbourg attacker

A woman in Argentina gets vaccinated against Dengue
Argentina battles dengue surge and repellent shortage
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina is facing an insect repellent shortage as the country prepares for its worst-ever dengue season.Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that can be deadly, or cause serious illness, in some cases.A vaccine for dengue has been developed but its rollout is still in early stages and most people still rely on preventative measures to avoid the virus.Residents report that it is almost impossible to buy repellent.Many supermarkets and pharmacies have displayed "no repellent" signs, and in the few places where it is still available, especially online, resale prices are astronomical.The government has attributed the problem to a "bottleneck" that will be corrected in the coming days.But many citizens, particularly in the capital Buenos Aires, are fearful at...
April 05, 2024

Argentina battles dengue surge and repellent shortage

Two men and two boys on a street in Gaza look at a leaflet containing an IDF evacuation warning
Gaza evacuation warnings from IDF contain many errors, report reveals
GAZA — Evacuation warnings issued by Israel to people in Gaza ahead of attacks have contained a host of significant errors, BBC analysis has revealed.Warnings contained contradictory information and sometimes misnamed districts. This made them confusing to Gazans seeking safety.Experts say such mistakes could violate Israel's international law obligations.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has rejected any assertion the warnings were confusing or contradictory.In a statement, it said the alerts analysed by the BBC were only one element of its "extensive efforts to encourage the evacuation [of] civilians out of harm's way".International humanitarian law requires attacking forces to give effective advance warning of attacks which may affect the civilian population, unless...
April 05, 2024

Gaza evacuation warnings from IDF contain many errors, report reveals

The IDF is bolstering troop numbers as it prepares for a possible attack by Iran
Israel disables GPS and cancels troops leave over Iran threat
TEL AVIV — GPS is being blocked across Israel in an attempt to disrupt incoming missiles and drones, as tensions rise with Iran.Iran has vowed to respond after a strike on its consulate building in Syria on Monday — which Israel was widely believed to be behind — killed 13 people, including a senior general.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also announced it is halting all leave for soldiers serving with combat units.It comes a day after reservists were called up to bolster air defence units.Israeli authorities seem to believe an Iranian response is imminent and could come as soon as Friday, which is Quds Day — or Jerusalem Day — the last Friday in the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan.It is a day which has frequently been used to stage pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel rallies,...
April 04, 2024

Israel disables GPS and cancels troops leave over Iran threat

The Niels Juel frigate (file photo)
Denmark shuts shipping strait over missile failure
COPENHAGEN — The Danish military says a missile failure on a navy ship has triggered the closure of airspace and shipping lanes near a major shipping strait off the Danish coast.The National Maritime Authority issued a warning for vessels to avoid part of the Great Belt strait due to a risk of "falling missile fragments".Ships have been asked to drop anchor if necessary.A naval exercise began in the area last March and is due to end on Friday.In a statement, the Danish military said the problem with the missile occurred "during a mandatory test where the missile launcher is activated and cannot be deactivated"."Until the missile launcher is deactivated, there is a risk that the missile can fire and fly a few kilometres away," the military added.The missile...
April 04, 2024

Denmark shuts shipping strait over missile failure

WCK released pictures of the victims
Charity boss says Israel targeted staff in Gaza 'car by car'
GAZA — World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder José Andrés has accused Israeli forces in Gaza of targeting his aid workers "systematically, car by car".Monday's strike which killed seven members of his staff was not a mistake, he said, repeating that Israeli forces had been told of their movements.WCK workers from Australia, Canada, Poland, the UK and the US were killed as well as their Palestinian colleague.Israel says the strike was a "grave mistake" and has apologized.It has also promised an independent investigation.According to the charity, the aid convoy was hit while leaving the Deir al-Balah warehouse, "where the team had unloaded more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian food aid brought to Gaza on the maritime route".The convoy was made up of three...
April 04, 2024

Charity boss says Israel targeted staff in Gaza 'car by car'

French President Emmanuel Macron giving a speech earlier this year where he shared his wishes to elite athletes ahead of the Games
Russia seeking to undermine Paris Olympics, says Macron
PARIS — Russia is running a disinformation campaign to undermine the Paris Olympics, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.At the inauguration of a new Olympic swimming centre, reporters asked if he thought Russia was targeting the Games."Without a doubt," he said, "including in the field of information."Every day (Russia) is putting out stories saying that we are unable to do this or that, so (the Games) would be at risk."The French government says Russia has recently stepped up propaganda attacks on France, using fake accounts on social media to spread rumours and disinformation.It follows Macron's switch to a more hard-line policy on the Ukraine war, to which he no longer refuses to rule out eventually sending French troops on the side of...
April 04, 2024

Russia seeking to undermine Paris Olympics, says Macron

Vistara has seen nearly 150 flight cancellations and 200 flight delays in the past few days
Top Indian airline to reduce flights amid protests by pilots
KOCHI — A major Indian airline is scaling back operations this month amid widespread flight cancellations and delays due to unavailability of its pilots.Since 31 March, Vistara has seen nearly 150 flight cancellations and 200 flight delays.Media reports said the disruption was caused by pilots going on mass sick leave to protest against changes post the airline's merger with Air India.Vistara says it is looking into better work-life balance for its pilots.A Vistara official told the BBC the airline was "scaling back its network temporarily" and that customers would be given refunds for cancelled flights.According to The Hindu newspaper, at meeting on Wednesday, Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan apologised to pilots for "taxing schedules" and sought their...
April 04, 2024

Top Indian airline to reduce flights amid protests by pilots

Drone footage shows workers at the Zhonghe quarry in Hualien before their rescue on April 4, 2024
The mountain 'rained rocks like bullets', says Taiwan quake survivor
HUALIEN — Rescuers in Taiwan are working to reach more than 600 stranded people, a day after the island experienced its worst earthquake in 25 years.One survivor has recounted how tremors unleashed rockslides "like bullets" around the coal mine he was working at.The 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit near the eastern county of Hualien, killing nine and injuring more than 1,000.Some stuck in tunnels and near a national park have been rescued by helicopters, but 34 are still missing.The official number of people trapped or stranded rose considerably — from about 100 to 660 — on Thursday as people started getting phone signal back in the mountainous regions.Almost all are guests and staff of a remote hotel who cannot leave because of damaged roads. Officials are now trying to work...
April 04, 2024

The mountain 'rained rocks like bullets', says Taiwan quake survivor

Defender Fleurs joined Kaizer Chiefs last October
South African footballer shot dead in car hijacking
JOHANNESBURG — South African footballer Luke Fleurs has been shot dead in a car hijacking, his team says.The shooting took place at a petrol station on Wednesday night in the Johannesburg suburb of Florida.The 24-year-old was waiting to be attended to when he was approached by unknown gunmen, who ordered him to get out of the vehicle.One of the suspects fled the scene with Fleurs' car after the shooting."The suspects pointed [at] him with a firearm and took him out of his vehicle, then shot him once on the upper body," Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo told local media.His team, Kaizer Chiefs, says the death was "tragic".It said police were handling the matter and further details would be communicated in due course.Sports Minister Zizi...
April 04, 2024

South African footballer shot dead in car hijacking

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