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☆ Far-right wins close Austria election, a boost for Putin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Freddie Clayton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

People walk past election campaign billboards showing Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer of the Austrian People's Party (OeVP) and Herbet Kickl of the far-right Austria Freedom Party (FPOe) on September 24, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. A far-right party founded by former Nazis appeared to have won Austria's election Sunday, in a result that could reshape Europe's political landscape and help tilt the balance of power between Russia and the West. They appear to have edged out the ruling conservative Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP) or Austrian People's Party, into second place with 26.2% of the vote. But even if the party fails to form a coalition government, the result will serve as a symbolic victory for the far-right. The OVP is the only party that has been open to allying with the far-right party in the past, and it remains to be scene whether they will accept the role of sidekick this time around.

Persons: Karl Nehammer, Österreichische, Herbert Kickl, Adolf Hitler, Kickl, Vladimir Putin —, Alexander Smith, Carlo Angerer Organizations: Austrian People's Party, Freedom Party, Party, Social Democratic Party of Austria, ÖVP, OVP, NATO, NBC Locations: Vienna, Austria, Russia, Europe, East, North Africa, Ukraine, Germany, France, Netherlands

Israel announced on Saturday that its forces have killed Hassan Nasrallah, the powerful leader of the Lebanese militant and political group, Hezbollah, in what would mark a major escalation amid mounting hostilities at its northern border with Lebanon. An Iranian woman hold a poster of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah, with text in Arabic reading: "At your service Nasrallah" during an anti-Israeli rally in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Vahid Salemi / APEarlier on Friday, a Hezbollah spokesman had said Nasrallah, who was seldom seen in public, was not in one of the buildings struck by Israeli forces and was "fine." Hezbollah has vowed to continue its campaign against Israel until it ends its nearly yearlong offensive in Gaza. “Israel no longer seems to fear clashing head-on with Iran,” Hussain said, adding, “Israel will not fear entering a larger operation."

Persons: Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, “ Hassan Nasrallah, Vahid, Bashar al, Assad, Amal, Sayyed Abbas Musawi, Ed Husain, Israel ”, “, ” Hussain, Najib Mikati, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Hussain, Husain, Biden Organizations: Lebanese, Israel Defense Forces, Hezbollah, NBC, Amal, Associated Press, Party, United, Council, Foreign Relations, Friday, NBC News, Hariri International, Lebanese Health Ministry, Reuters, Hamas, U.S . Locations: Lebanon, Iran, Beirut, Iranian, Tehran, Israel, Syria, Gaza, Karantina, Najaf, Iraq, Islam, Beqaa, U.S, United Nations, “ Israel, Dahieh, New York, Washington

☆ Austria’s far-right is the frontrunner for Sunday’s elections. How did it get here?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The FPÖ is known as the grandfather of European far-right parties and pedals an anti-migrant, anti-Islam, Eurosceptic and anti-vaxx agenda. It has held power at a federal level three times, in coalition with other groupings, making it one of just a few far-right parties in Europe to have done so. AFP/Getty ImagesIts political stance changed again when Jörg Haider – the son of former Nazi party members – became leader of the party in 1986. FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl speaks to supporters ahead of European parliamentary elections on June 7. According to Reinhard, the FPÖ is more likely to form a government if it comes second than if it comes first.

Persons: –, ” Benjamin Biard, FPÖ, ” Biard, “, ”, Biard, Heinz, Christian Strache, Jörg Haider –, Haider, ’, Herbert Kickl, Taylor, “ remigration, Christian Bruna, Viktor Orban –, Vladimir Putin’s, Kickl, ” Heinisch Reinhardt, Reinhardt, Karl Nehammer, Thomas Kronsteiner, Reinhard, ” Reinhard Organizations: CNN, Party, Italian Lega, Dutch Party for Freedom, “, Getty, Nazi, Austrian People’s Party, EU, Hungary’s Fidesz, Greens, University of Salzburg, Social Democrats Locations: Austria, Europe, Brussels, Flemish, Italian, Germany, Nazi, Austrian, Salzburg, AFP, Ukraine, Vienna, Lower Austria, Russia, loggerheads, ÖVP

☆ Pakistan says police responsible for killing a doctor accused of blasphemy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Associated Press | Story The | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Multan, Pakistan — Pakistan’s government said Thursday that police had orchestrated the killing of a doctor who was in custody after he was accused of blasphemy. The statement marks the first time the government has accused security forces of what the doctor’s family and rights groups have said amounted to an extrajudicial killing carried out by police. Hassan’s statement backed up Nawaz’s family allegations earlier this week. Accusations of blasphemy, sometimes even just rumors, can spark riots and mob rampages in Pakistan. Nawaz’s killing was the second case of an extrajudicial killing by police this month in Pakistan.

Persons: Shah Nawaz, Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, Ziaul Hassan, Nawaz, Hassan, Islam, Nawaz’s, “, …, ”, Mohammad Saleh, Saleh, Rehmat, Syed Khan, Khan, Mohammad Khurram Organizations: Minister, Associated Press Locations: Multan, Pakistan, Sindh, Mirpur Khas, Umerkot, Karachi, Quetta

☆ Meryl Streep takes on the Taliban with a story about cats, squirrels and birds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —When award-winning actress Meryl Streep spoke on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly about cats, squirrels and birds, she wasn’t making a point about hunters and prey. She was comparing all three with women and girls in Afghanistan – and pointing out that the animals have more rights. Wail Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images/FileTightening restrictionsSince taking power, the Taliban has gradually tightened restrictions on women and girls. The Taliban’s latest edicts last month, referred to by Streep, include the demand for women and girls to remain silent in public. After the Taliban banned women’s voices in public, some posted videos of themselves to social media, singing in defiance.

Persons: Meryl Streep, ” Streep, Penny Wong, Wail Kohsar, Streep, –, Julia Demaree Nikhinson, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Fawzia, Amanpour, ”, ” Fereshta Abbasi Organizations: CNN, United Nations General Assembly, Women, Getty, Taliban, UN, Rights Watch, International Court of Justice, United Nations, Human Rights Locations: Afghanistan, Kabul, Germany, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, United States, New York, Afghan, Baharak, Badakhshan province, AFP, The Hague, CEDAW, “

☆ Sindh, Pakistan: Police fatally shoot blasphemy suspect in second such killing in a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Associated Press | Story The | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Karachi, Pakistan — Police in southern Pakistan shot dead a blasphemy suspect during an alleged shootout with armed men, officials said Thursday, the second such apparent extra-judicial killing in a week, drawing condemnation from human rights groups. Videos circulating on social media showed local clerics throwing rose petals at police and praising officers for killing the blasphemy suspect. There was no immediate clarification from the Sindh government about the circumstances in which the suspect was killed. The latest killing comes a week after an officer opened fire inside a police station in the southwestern city of Quetta, fatally wounding Syed Khan, another suspect held on accusations of blasphemy. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in attacks on blasphemy suspects in recent years.

Persons: Shah Nawaz, Mohammed, Niaz Khoso, Nawaz, “, Khoso, ”, HRCP, Syed Khan, Khan, Mohammad Khurram, —, Islam Organizations: Pakistan — Police, Police, Local, Human Rights Locations: Karachi, Pakistan, Umerkot district, Sindh province, Mirpur Khas, Sindh, Umerkot, Quetta, Madyan, Punjab, Jaranwala

☆ Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

After a 26-day trial, jurors convicted all six defendants of conspiracy to commit forced labor. One of the six, Kaaba Majeed, 50, also was convicted of five counts of forced labor. Prosecutors said the group, which was labeled a cult by a federal judge in 2018, beat children and imposed severe dietary restrictions. Jenkins, who died in 2021, had been a member of the Nation of Islam until 1978, when he founded the separate United Nation of Islam. Two other co-defendants previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit forced labor.

Persons: Royall Jenkins, Majeed, Stephen Cyrus, Prosecutors, Jenkins, Judge Daniel Crabtree, Yunus Rassoul, James Staton, Randolph Rodney Hadley, Daniel Aubrey Jenkins, Dana Peach Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kan, United, of, U.S . Department of Justice, “, of Islam, University of Arts and Logistics of Locations: KANSAS, Kansas, Kansas City , Kansas, Kansas City, New Jersey , New York , Ohio, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina

☆ Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Germany has begun new controls at all of its land borders as part of a crackdown on migration, placing restrictions on a wide area of free movement known as the Schengen Zone and stirring anger among its European neighbors. From Monday, as well as existing border controls with Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Poland, Germany will now also have internal border controls with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark. Berlin will have the power to reject people at all land borders, a statement from the Interior Ministry said. The move marks how far Germany has shifted in recent years on the flashpoint issue of migration. Under European Union rules, member states have the ability to temporarily reintroduce border control at internal borders in the event of a serious threat to public policy or internal security.

Persons: Angela Merkel, Maja Hitij, Nancy Faeser, Donald Tusk, “, ”, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukraine – Organizations: CNN, Schengen, Interior Ministry, Union, Poland’s, Germany, Germany’s, Migration, ISIS Locations: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Berlin, Kenya, Polish, Warsaw, Greece, Europe, East, Ukraine, Solingen

The area, nearly all white 20 years ago, has since begun to teem with South Asian life. That energy is mirrored throughout the South Asian American electorate. Michigan is one of only five states with a South Asian member of Congress, Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar, and Sawni says she’s ready to see a South Asian person in the White House, too. “South Asian voters and Indian Americans in particular are among the fastest-growing segments of the electorate,” he said. On a local scale, experts say more South Asian Americans are running for office than ever before.

Persons: Kannan Udayarajan, ”, Shekar Narasimhan, “, Kamala Harris ’, Chintan Patel, Harris, Karthick Ramakrishnan, It’s, ” Udayarajan, Udayarajan, “ Kamala Harris’s, it's, Walz, Andrew Peng, Harris ’, Shri Thanedar, Sawni, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Trump, Tanjina, ” Islam, ’, President Trump, Steven Cheung, Ramakrishnan, “ They’re, ” Narasimhan, J.J, Abbott, “ Kamala, Yagnesh Choksi, Kamala, don’t, they’ve Organizations: American, South, Indian, South Asian, Community, AAPI, “, Democrats, Harris, Democratic Party, Pew Research Center, NBC News, Mexicans, Michigan, Democratic, Trump Locations: Forsyth County , Georgia, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, U.S, Indian, South, Forsyth County, Forsyth, Asian, Gaza, Tanjina Islam, “

☆ The Taliban publish vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat vice and promote virtue. The Taliban had set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” after seizing power in 2021. The ministry published its vice and virtue laws on Wednesday that cover aspects of everyday life such as public transportation, music, shaving and celebrations. They are set out in a 114-page, 35-article document seen by The Associated Press and are the first formal declaration of vice and virtue laws in Afghanistan since the takeover. It also says the elimination of vice involves prohibiting people from doing things forbidden by Islamic law.

Persons: Hibatullah Akhundzada, “, ”, Maulvi Abdul Ghafar Farooq, Fiona Frazer Organizations: Taliban, Associated Press Locations: ISLAMABAD —, Afghanistan

☆ Russia Quashes Deadly Prison Mutiny by Islamist Inmates
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Anatoly Kurmanaev | Oleg Matsnev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Russian commandos quashed a mutiny at a southern Russian prison on Friday, killing the attackers and freeing their hostages, according to the local governor. Inmates claiming to be motivated by radical Islam and armed with makeshift knives and an explosive vest briefly took control of Penal Colony No. 19 in the southern Volgograd region, according to videos posted on social media and verified by The New York Times. The Russian prison service said four guards had been killed and three injured in the attack. Four of the attackers were killed by snipers as the Russian commandos stormed the prison late Friday afternoon, ending the mutiny.

Persons: ”, Andrei Bocharov Organizations: Penal, The New York Times, Russian, IK Locations: Volgograd

☆ UK riots may have peaked, but more trouble could lie ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It was meant to be another night of violence at the hands of the far right. “It shows that when everyone comes out to support, their numbers dwindle.”Large crowds gathered at an anti-racism protest in Walthamstow on Wednesday, where far-right violence had been expected. The fury simmering in a subset of White Britain remains a live danger; these riots were shocking, but not entirely surprising. “I normally walk through this city center all the time,” Nadeem Akhtar, 18, told CNN in the northern English city of Sheffield, where angry riots took place. Tommy Robinson, the figurehead of Britain’s far right, was reinstated to X (then Twitter) days after Elon Musk bought the platform.

Persons: ” Ahmed Hussain, ” Nadeem Akhtar, don’t, –, ” Jesse Bernard, ”, we’ve, Ian Forsyth, disruptors, Tommy Robinson, Elon Musk, Robinson, Justin Tallis, provocateur Laurence Fox, Fox, Starmer, Keir Starmer, Musk, Keir ” –, ” Paul James McDermott, “, ” McDermott Organizations: London CNN, Police, CNN, Reuters, Elon, Getty, Britain’s, Downing Locations: Walthamstow, London, Britain, English, Sheffield, Middlesborough, Bristol, British

☆ Online disinformation sparked a wave of far-right violence in the UK — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

This escalated into days of riots in the U.K. that saw attacks on mosques, immigration centers and hotels that house asylum seekers. The disinformation circulated online tapped into pre-existing biases and prejudice, Ondrak explained, adding that incorrect reports often thrive at times of heightened emotions. Many of the right-wing protestors claim the high number of migrants in the U.K. fuels crime and violence. Ondrak also noted that many groups that had previously circulated false information about the attack had started walking it back, saying it was a hoax. On Wednesday, the U.K. media regulator Ofcom issued a letter to social media platforms saying they shouldn't wait for the new law to come into force.

Persons: Christopher Furlong, Ali, Hannah Rose, Joe Ondrak, It's, Ondrak, it's, ISD's Rose, Rose, Thabo Jaiyesimi, Elon Musk, pushback, Benjamin Cremel Organizations: Riot, Getty, LinkedIn, Institute for Strategic, CNBC, Police, Telegram, Ofcom, Afp Locations: Rotherham, United Kingdom, Southport, Britain, U.K, Walthamstow, London

☆ Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is chosen to lead Bangladesh after protests toppled Hasina
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to head the country’s interim government after the nation’s longtime prime minister resigned and fled abroad in the face of violent unrest against her rule. During the investigations, Hasina accused Yunus of using force and other means to recover loans from poor rural women as the head of Grameen Bank. He was put on trial in 2013 on charges of receiving money without government permission, including his Nobel Prize and royalties from a book. In 2023, some former Grameen Telecom workers filed a case against Yunus accusing him of siphoning off their job benefits. Earlier this year, a special judge’s court in Bangladesh indicted Yunus and 13 others on charges over the $2 million embezzlement case.

Persons: Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s, Muhammad Yunus, Sheikh Hasina, Yunus, Hasina, Nahid Islam, ”, ” Yunus, Hasina’s, Yunus ’, “ Organizations: Olympics, Grameen Bank “, Grameen Bank, Grameen Telecom, Telenor, Vanderbilt University, Associated Press Locations: DHAKA, Bangladesh, bangladesh, Paris, Chittagong, United States

The crisis could also have implications for neighboring India, which is seen as having long supported Hasina and where she fled Monday. He did not say how long Hasina would be in India or what she planned to do next. Though the protests began over a controversial quota system for highly coveted government jobs, they soon morphed into broader calls for justice for those killed as well as Hasina’s resignation. On Monday, the State Department said the U.S. stands with the people of Bangladesh and urged all parties to refrain from further violence as an interim government is formed. “Too many lives have been lost over the course of the past several weeks, and we urge calm and restraint in the days ahead,” spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing in Washington.

Persons: Islam, Yunus, ” Yunus, Bangladesh’s, ”, Chietigj Bajpaee, Bangladesh doesn’t, Hasina, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Matthew Miller Organizations: NBC, Yunus Centre, South, Chatham House, State Department Locations: Dhaka, South Asia, London, Washington, Bangladesh, China, Beijing, India, United States, U.S

The president of Bangladesh on Tuesday appointed Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer in microfinance who is a Nobel laureate, to oversee an interim government, accommodating demands by protesters and offering a reprieve for a country scarred by violence. The announcement from the main coordinator of the protests, Nahid Islam, came a day after Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled the country amid a popular uprising. Mr. Islam was among a group of military officials and others present at a meeting with the president on Tuesday. Mr. Yunus, 84, is expected to lead a temporary government now that the Bangladeshi Parliament has been dissolved. Mr. Yunus, who is widely admired in Bangladesh and once made a brief foray into politics, has two immediate tasks.

Persons: Muhammad Yunus, Nahid, Sheikh Hasina, Islam, Mr, Yunus Organizations: Mr Locations: Bangladesh, Nahid Islam

☆ Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z revolution’ toppled PM Sheikh Hasina. Why did they hit the streets and what happens now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Fires burn outside the Prime Minister's House after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, on August 5, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Protesters shout slogans as they celebrate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation in Dhaka. Other student protesters and those arrested on “false cases,” were also released, the president said. K M Asad/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile Hasina’s resignation was celebrated, some Bangladeshis expressed trepidation over the path ahead as the country attempts to fill a leadership vacuum. “Hasina may be gone, but there is still a long road ahead for Bangladesh,” student Faiza Chowdhury, 25, told CNN.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Zaman, Muhammad Yunus, Hasina, Minister's, Parvez Ahmad Rony, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s, Sheikh Hasina's, Mujibur Rahman –, ”, Raiyan Aftab, …, Shaheed, Shaheed Minar, Aftab, Abu Sufian, Mohammed Shahabuddin, Khaleda Zia –, –, Wolfgang Rattay, Z, Sabrina Karim, Karim, “, Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Muhammad Nahid Islam, hadn’t, Yunus, K M Asad, Faiza Chowdhury Organizations: CNN, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Yunus, Dhaka University, Awami League, “, BRAC University, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka University Campus, Getty, Reuters, curfews, Cornell University Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Rajib Dhar, Munich, Germany, UN, Paris, ”, AFP, Bangladeshi, New York

☆ Bangladesh Protesters Want Nobel Laureate to Advise New Government
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Qasim Nauman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh dramatically resigned and fled the country, the student groups that led the popular uprising against her proposed a notable name to help lead the interim government: Muhammad Yunus, a microfinance pioneer who received the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Yunus, one of Bangladesh’s best-known citizens, was among those Ms. Hasina considered a political threat for years, her critics say. Now, those who ousted her want Mr. Yunus, 84, to hold one of the most powerful positions in the new government. “We have decided that an interim government should be formed with Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser,” Nahid Islam, one of the student leaders, said on Tuesday morning. The country’s powerful military and other political parties will also have a say.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Muhammad Yunus, Mr, Yunus, Hasina, ”, Dr Locations: Bangladesh

This grabbed the attention of U.K.-based French studies professor Martin Hurcombe, who specializes in French history and culture. French fans cheer during the women's cross-country cycling mountain bike event during the Paris Games on July 28. French fans have been wildly cheering for their athletes and team throughout these Olympic Games. Spectators celebrate as France's Leon Marchand wins the gold medal in men's 200-meter individual medley final at the Paris Games. I think it was a moment and there's a risk with these Olympics, as well, that this is (just) a moment."

Persons: “, Jérémy Boutier, France's Leon Marchand, Sarah Stier, Emmanuel Macron, Martin Hurcombe, Jared C, Tilton, Hurcombe, Amélie Oudéa, hasn't, Sameer Al, Léon Marchand, Tom Vanden Brande, Vanden Brande, Yolaine Wilson, it's, Zinedine Zidane, Lilian Thuram, Marcel Desailly, Christian Karembeu, Patrick Vieira, Dar Yasin, We've Organizations: Olympics, NBC News, Paris Games, Getty, University of Bristol, French Sports, Olympic Games, Olympic, Nigeria, Paris La Défense, French, France Locations: France, AFP, Paris, French West Indies, Ghana, New Caledonia, Senegal

☆ Mali severs diplomatic relations with Ukraine for providing intelligence to rebels
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Anneclaire Stapleton | Mitch Mccluskey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Mali has severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine after the country supplied intelligence to Malian rebels involved in an ambush against Wagner Group forces in July. Known for ad hoc cooperation, they appear to have collaborated to trap the Russian convoy. A Tuareg militant group spokesman said some Malian troops and Russian fighters had also been captured during the battle. According to some unofficial Russian Telegram channels, as many as 80 Russians were killed. Previous reporting contributed by CNN’s Tim Lister, Avery Schmitz and Darya Tarasova.

Persons: Abdoulaye Maiga, Andriy Yusov, Nusrat al, JNIM, ”, CNN’s Tim Lister, Avery Schmitz, Darya Organizations: CNN —, Wagner Group, Russian Federation and, Ukraine’s Security, Russian, Russian Telegram, Kremlin Locations: CNN — Mali, Ukraine, Republic of Mali, Mali, Russian Federation and Ukraine, Islam, Africa

☆ UK leader Starmer condemns attack on hotel as act of ‘right-wing thuggery’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A small fire in a wheelie bin was also visible while windows in the hotel were smashed. Police in the north of England town of Rotherham struggled to hold back a mob of far-right rioters who were seeking to break into a hotel housing asylum-seekers. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers, describing it as "far-right thuggery" as violence broke out in several towns and cities across the country. Police in the north of England town of Rotherham struggled to hold back a mob of far-right rioters who were seeking to break into a hotel housing asylum-seekers. Britain's new prime minister, Keir Starmer, has blamed the violence on "far-right hatred" and vowed to end the mayhem.

Persons: Keir Starmer, John Healey, George Robertson, Tiffany Lynch, Wales, Andrew Menary, Axel Rudakubana, Rudakubana, Stephen Yaxley, Lennon, Tommy Robinson, Elon Musk, Nigel Farage, —, …, Diana Johnson Organizations: British, Defence, Downing, Police, . Police, Police Federation of England, BBC, English Defense League, Merseyside Police, Twitter, Elon, Reform U.K Locations: London, England, Rotherham, Middlesborough, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Liverpool, Bristol, Southport, Wales, Rwandan, France

☆ No need for army, UK government says, as it faces worst disorder in years
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Radina Gigova | Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The UK is bracing for a new wave of protests on Sunday, after a stabbing attack in northwest England this week sparked disorder fueled by the far right. David Young/PA WireThere have been discussions to bring in the army to assist police, but currently “there is no need to bring in the army,” Johnson said. “The police have made it very clear that they have all the resources they need at the moment. There’s mutual aid, as I’ve just described, and they have the powers that they need.”Several UK cities saw violent protests on Saturday. UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper denounced the incidents of public disorder and unrest on Saturday and said “thuggery” won’t be tolerated.

Persons: Dame Diana Johnson, Keir Starmer, “ We’ve, ” Johnson, David Young, “, Yvette Cooper, Taylor Swift, Jonathan McCambridge, Joe Mulhall, –, Mulhall, Stephen Lennon, a.k.a, Tommy Robinson, Elon Musk, ” Organizations: CNN, BBC, Labour, Belfast City Hall, PA Media, Southport, Research, Hope, Elon Locations: England, Belfast, Liverpool, Southport, Welsh, Cardiff

☆ Southport stabbings: Far-right disinformation fuels riots across UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kara Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Far-right demonstrators chanted anti-migrant, anti-Muslim slogans at the London rally that turned violent on Wednesday. He added that, while the algorithm played a part, there was also a “huge amount of organizing happening” in a variety of different places that are not algorithmically oriented – for example in far-right groups on the instant-messaging platform Telegram. Like what was being shared on X and other platforms, the Telegram group “Southport Wake Up,” also posted false information about the alleged suspect. Hours after the attack, the group’s creator sent out the details for the first protest: Meet near a Southport mosque on Tuesday. The “Southport Wake Up” group is still active, and on Thursday, posted calls for similar disruptions at Muslim centers in other cities across England.

Persons: Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, Keir Starmer, Benjamin Cremel, Neil Holyoak, Axel Rudakubana, Tim Squirrell, “, who’s, ”, Squirrell, ’, ” Squirrell, Starmer, Downing, ” CNN’s Jessie Gretener, Duarte Mendonça, Ivana Kottasová, Radina Gigova Organizations: CNN, England, ”, city’s Metropolitan Police, London, Getty Images Met, Southport stabbings, Institute for Strategic, Communications, Intelligence Service, Telegram, Southport, Southport Wake Locations: Southport, London , Manchester, Hartlepool, Downing, Manchester, London, AFP, Banks , Lancashire, Cardiff , Wales, England

☆ Putin's Wagner Group mercenaries got thrashed in the African desert — and Ukraine says it helped
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine's defense intelligence claimed a role in a recent battle in Africa — where separatist rebels destroyed a detachment of Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fighting overseas. The paper published a photograph of Malian separatist forces holding up a Ukrainian flag, an apparent expression of solidarity with the country. The battle killed Wagner Group commander Sergei Shevchenko, Razguzra Vagnera said. The separatist group that claimed responsibility for the attack is the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development, or CSP-PSD, the BBC reported. The CSP-PSD opposes Mali's junta, which has been propped up by the Wagner Group for several years.

Persons: —, Andriy Yusov, Razgruzka, Wagners, Wagner, Sergei Shevchenko, Razguzra Vagnera, Nikita Fedyanin, Nusrat al, Muslimin, Assimi Goïta, Goïta, ACSS, Yevgeny Prigozhin Organizations: Service, Russian Wagner Group, Main Intelligence, Kyiv Post, Business, Wagner, Malian, BBC, Russian Telegram, Astra, BI, Telegram, Wagner Group, Peace, Security, PSD, Mali's, Pentagon, Africa Center, Strategic Studies, Group Locations: Africa —, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Tinzaouaten, Mali, Russian, Islam, Africa

A Tuareg militant group spokesman said some Malian troops and Russian fighters had also been captured during the battle. According to some unofficial Russian Telegram channels, as many as 80 Russians were killed. The commander – call-sign Rusich – said on Telegram he was trying to convey a message to the Russian Defense Ministry. And in Syria five years ago, a disastrous attack by Russian mercenaries on an oil refinery led to dozens of casualties. One of them was an IED attack on a Russian vehicle in the same region of Mali as the latest devastating assault.

Persons: Nusrat al, JNIM, ”, Andriy Yusov, Yusov, Wagner, Wagner “, –, Sergei Shevchenko, Nikita Fedyanin, “, Korotkov, Africa Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Yunus, Bek, Yevkurov, al Organizations: CNN, Russian, Russian Telegram, Kremlin, Kyiv, Ukraine’s Security, Russian Defense Ministry, Corps, Grey, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Federation, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Central African, Wagner PMC, Deputy, SITE Intelligence Group Locations: Mali, Algerian, Islam, Africa, Malian, Russian, London, Syria, Central African Republic, Mozambique, Bakhmut, Ukraine, Niger, Burkina Faso, Moscow, Togo

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