2024-04-20 08:06:06
Twelve men and women from Manhattan will try Donald Trump in the first criminal trial against a former president of the United States in the political history of this country. Judge Juan Merchán already has the list of those chosen after a scrutiny by the Republican magnate’s prosecutors and lawyers as has never been seen before.
This Friday is the last day that the parties have to raise the latest allegations and present five more substitutes to the one who has already been designated. All of them will act as possible substitutes in case any of the approved jurors withdraw for any justified reason. This Friday’s session begins at 9:30 a.m. (three-thirty in the afternoon in Spain) and has generated unusual expectation, since it will be the last before the trial begins its crucial phase next week. The judge wants to start Monday with the statements that will decide whether Trump is convicted or declared innocent for payments to actress Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter between the two. There are 34 charges against him that the Prosecutor’s Office has presented. Never has a US president been so close to a criminal court ruling,
Sydney Bishop Forgives Attacker After Church Stabbing: An…
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Sydney Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel forgives attacker after church stabbing | Australian News | Global Manorama | Manorama Online The bishop who was stabbed forgave the attacker
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Sydney ∙ Assyrian Orthodox Church The Good Shepherd Church, Bishop Marie Emmanuel has forgiven the attacker who was stabbed during the service on Monday. In a 4-minute video message released by the bishop from the hospital, he is said to forgive the attacker and ask the faithful to remain calm. A priest and 3 believers who tried to save the bishop were injured. Following the incident, there was a riot-like situation on the church grounds.
The police have charged the young man who attacked with terrorism. Police said Bishop, who was stabbed 6 times, was lucky to survive. The police said the attacker arrived at the church after traveling for an hour and a half.
Operation Praetorian: MP Requests Preventive Detention For Madureira…
This Tuesday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) requested preventive detention for Fernando Madureira, leader of the Super Dragões, and Hugo “Polaco”, a member of the cheer squad, within the scope of the Operation Praetorianand house arrest with electronic surveillance for Vítor Catão.
A judicial source told the Lusa agency that, in promoting the coercive measures to be applied to the defendants by the Criminal Instruction Court (TIC) of Porto, the MP prosecutor defended that Madureira and Hugo Carneiro (“Polish”) be subject to the coercive measure most serious: preventive detention.
For Vítor Catão, who chose not to make a statement before the criminal investigation judge Pedro Miguel Vieira, the MP defended the application of house arrest, with electronic surveillance.
For the remaining nine defendants, the MP prosecutor requested a ban on contact, a ban on access to sports venues and periodic presentations to the authorities.
After the MP’s promotions, the lawyers for the 12 defendants presented their respective arguments, but the coercive measures will only be known on Wednesday afternoon, at 4 pm.
However, at the end of the afternoon, Fernando Madureira’s wife, Sandra, and five of the seven detained at the Bela Vista police station (Hugo Loureiro,
Israeli Retaliatory Strikes Against Tehran: Updates And Analysis
2024-04-18 04:01:44
Israeli and American media reported on Wednesday night that the Hebrew state considered quickly launching retaliatory strikes against Tehran in response to the unprecedented Iranian bombing of its territory last weekend, but it eventually changed its mind.
The Israeli public television channel Kan said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided, following a conversation with US President Joe Biden, not to implement the previously approved plans to launch retaliatory strikes against Tehran if it carried out its threat to attack the Jewish state.
The channel quoted a senior official who asked it not to publish his name, saying, “Diplomatic sensitivities played a role… There will inevitably be a response, but it will be different from what was initially planned.”
In turn, the American news site Axios quoted unnamed Israeli sources as saying that during the meeting held by the Israeli War Council on Monday, which was its second meeting since the Iranian bombing, the ministers carefully discussed the possibility of issuing the order to carry out retaliatory strikes, but in the end they did not. that.
Axios also quoted an American official as saying, “We do not know why and to what extent the attack was imminent (against Iran).”
According to the same website,
The Economy Grew, Inflation Fell And There Was…
“We have been growing for nine months and this expansion will continue firmly during 2024,” said President Gabriel Boric. The Minister of Finance, Mario Marcel, said that “It was said that we would have a recession, but what we see is that in 2023 we did not have that recession.” For 2024, economic growth of 2 to 3 percent is expected.
“The century”. Santiago. 5/4/2024. Both President Gabriel Boric and the Minister of Finance, Mario Marcel, proposed not following the guidelines of “the usual doomsayers” and “the pessimists” regarding the progress of the Chilean economy, which, according to the latest data, is not doing well. everything bad and shows positive signs.
According to the National Accounts report of the Central Bank, compared to 2023, the country’s economic activity presented an increase of 0.2%. That was better than several negative forecasts and was even instrumental in avoiding an economic recession.
Meanwhile, this week it was reported that the Imacec for February showed a growth of 4.5% compared to the same month of the previous year.
And inflation was reduced from 14% to 4%, which prevented deterioration of the economy and further impacts on the rising cost of living.
Ukraine Russia War, Last Minute | Russia Launches…
On the 718th day of the war in Ukraine, Russia has launched several drone attacks overnight in Kiev and the south of Ukraineinjuring at least one civilian and damaging a gas pipeline and residential buildings on the Mykolaiv river and seaport.
The Ukrainian Air Force has reported that its air defense systems have destroyed 40 of the 45 Shahed attack drones launched by Russia. Over kyiv all drones have been shot down on approach.
The Southern Military Command Ukraine has claimed that its air defense systems were activated for more than five hours and destroyed 26 Shahed drones launched by Russia over several southern regions, mainly over the region of Mykolaivnear the Black Sea.
“The priority for the enemy was once again the coastal strip of infrastructure and agro-industrial facilities,” the military said.
When Traveling, You Will Find That You Take…
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He walked through Nepal, went to Georgia by bike and is now editing a film about how he rode a tuktuk across Africa. Tomáš Vejmola has been traveling for eight years, he started because of a broken heart. “I wanted to stop thinking about my ex-girlfriend and experience something that would hurt me even more,” he says in the interview. In it, the adventurer talks, among other things, about how he experienced his ritual death and what he does to prevent his wife from running away with the postman.
You have been traveling for eight years. For the first time, you went on a two-month trip to Nepal and India. How did you come up with the idea of packing up and leaving?
I was heartbroken then. I wanted to stop thinking about my ex-girlfriend and experience something difficult that would hurt me even more. I bought a one-way ticket to India where I thought I was going to be killed. I’ve never been this alone, I even took out life insurance. Along the way, I suddenly began to discover that it was completely different than I thought.
Three Drones Downed After Explosions Heard In Irans…
Iran’s air defences have brought down three small drones over the central city of Isfahan, state media reported, hours after United States broadcasters, quoting senior US officials, said Israeli missiles had hit an Iranian site.
Iranian state television reported explosions in Isfahan as air defences were activated and flights across several areas, including the capital, Tehran, and Isfahan, were suspended.
Airspace was reopened about four and a half hours after the incident and there were no reports of casualties.
Second Brigadier General Siavash Mihandoust, the top military official in Isfahan, told state media that air defence batteries hit “a suspicious object” and there was no damage.
ABC News and CBS News had reported earlier that Israel had carried out a military operation in Iran.
Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the US told the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers that it had been “informed at the last minute” by Israelabout an attack on Iran.
“But there was no sharing of the attack by the US. It was a mere information,” Tajani told reporters in Capri, Italy, where the G7 ministers met.
However, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken refused to confirm reports about the Israeli attack,
Powerful Blast Rocks Military Base Near Baghdad: Latest…
Powerful Blast Rocks Military Base near Baghdad: Latest Updates on the Explosion and Potential Implications
Interestingly, this explosion came just one day after Israel launched a “limited” strike near a major airbase in Iran’s central city of Isfahan. The strike targeted an underground uranium enrichment site and was in response to a missile and drone attack against Israel by Iran. This exchange of attacks between Israel and Iran further adds to the tensions in the region.
Explosion Details
A powerful blast has struck a military base near Baghdad, housing members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) on Friday. The PMF, which has close ties to Iran, reported that the explosion resulted in material damage and injuries. While Israeli and US officials have denied any involvement, the incident raises questions about the potential implications and the ongoing tensions in the region.
The Institute for the Study of War has highlighted that the PMF, as a formal Iraqi security force, has been infiltrated by Iran, allowing Tehran to exert influence in Iraq while masking its actual involvement in Iraqi internal affairs.
Denials from Israeli and US Officials
Both Israeli and US officials have denied any responsibility for the explosion.