Russia fires warning shots and boards cargo ship in Black Sea, Russian defense ministry says
A Russian warship fired warning shots and boarded a cargo ship it claims was headed to Ukraine in the Black Sea on Sunday, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defence.
Russia said the warship fired warning shots when the captain of the Palau-flagged dry cargo ship failed to respond to “the request to stop for inspection for the carriage of prohibited goods.” The incident took place in southwestern Black Sea, the ministry said.
“The Russian warship opened warning fire from automatic small arms fire to forcefully stop the vessel,” the statement said.
The ministry claimed the ship named Sukra Okan was headed to the Ukrainian port of Izmail. Marine traffic websites currently shows the cargo vessel’s destination as the Romanian port of Sulina, which is close to Izmail.
‘The state is murderous’: Brazilians vow justice for 13-year-old boy shot by police
Thaigo Menezes Flausino, who dreamed of becoming a footballer, is the ninth child in a shooting this year in Rio
Those who knew Thiago Menezes Flausino described him as a boy with dreams. These were brutally shattered by several police bullets this week, when the 13-year-old became one of the latest victim of state violence in a Rio de Janeiro favela.
“He dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. He’d passed tryouts for a bigger team and was going to start playing on the day he was killed,” said his aunt Nataly Bezerra Flausino, standing outside the evangelical church where her nephew’s funeral was being held on Tuesday – mere months after his baptism.
Serbian President Aleksandar VučićPlaying With Fire in Belgrade
He’s a big statesman, there’s no doubt about that. Serbia’s president stands over two meters (six-and-a-half feet) tall. It’s just that in conversation, Aleksandar Vučić tries to sound quite a bit smaller than he actually is.
Whether over a poolside breakfast at the president’s residence, flying in a helicopter over southern Serbia or in the presidential palace, Vučić consistently chooses his words to sound as though he humbly accepts that hardly anyone is particularly grateful for his services to country and region. The president sees himself as a guarantor of peace in the western Balkans.
Bollywood film “Bawaal” accused of trivialising the Holocaust
Bollywood feature film “Bawaal”, recently released on Amazon, has caused international controversy by using Nazi concentration camps as the backdrop for a romantic comedy. Many of the country’s historians have denounced a growing tolerance for Adolf Hitler in India, particularly since Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government came to power in 2014. Hitler’s book Mein Kampf remains one of the country’s bestsellers.
Poland unveils referendum on EU migrant policy
Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) is making migration from the Middle East and Africa a key part of its electoral campaign ahead of a parliamentary vote in October.
Poland unveiled a new referendum question on Sunday pertaining to the EU’s policy on asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa.
The referendum will ask Poles if they back taking in “thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa” as part of an EU relocation scheme, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The referendum is set for October 15, the same day parliamentary elections will take place.
Miss Universe Organisation cuts Indonesia ties over sex abuse claims
Miss Universe Organisation (MUO) has cut ties with its Indonesian franchise after several contestants alleged sexual abuse days before the pageant’s crowning ceremony in Jakarta.
Contestants said finalists were unexpectedly asked to strip for “a body check for scars and cellulite” and some said they were photographed topless.
The US-based MUO said it was clear the franchise had not lived up to its brand standards, ethics, or expectations.
Jakarta police are probing the claims.
MUO also said it was also cancelling this year’s pageant in Malaysia which is run by the same company, PT Capella Swastika Karya.
Miss Universe Organisation thanked the women that filed the complaints for their bravery and reiterated “providing a safe place for women ” was its priority.
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