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How did violence contribute to racist theories in the German colonies?   By the early 1900s, Germany’s colonial troops had broken resistance in mainland Tanzania, Cameroon, Togo and Namibia through unimaginable violence and terror. From 1905-1907, the Maji Maji uprising and subsequent scorched earth policy in Tanzania killed over 300,000 people. The first genocide of the 20th century in Namibia killed up to 80% of Ovaherero people and 50% of Nama people. Colonialism brought colonialists and intellectuals into constant contact with non-Europeans, and casual racism borne through subjugation took a sinister and scientific tone.  Why did Germany seek to legitimize its rule through racial…

Three 12-year-olds were injured in a school shooting incident in Finland early on Tuesday, Finnish police said, adding that the suspect, also a minor, was later arrested. “All those involved in the shooting incident are minors,” the police said. They were all 12 years old, the police later specified. What do we know about the shooting incident? The shooting occurred at the Viertola school in the city of Vantaa, north of the capital Helsinki. The school has some 800 students. “The immediate danger is over,” the Viertola school’s principal Sari Laasila told the Reuters news agency. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said…

Hundreds of police officers have reportedly been deployed to a remote hamlet in the French Alps where the remains of a two-year-old boy were discovered on Saturday, as forensic experts analyse soil from the area where his bones were found.French authorities are trying to determine how the boy, known only as Emile, died after his bones were discovered by a walker in a forested mountain area near Le Vernet in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Emile was last seen by two witnesses walking down the street near his grandparents’ house in the area on 8 July last year. His bones, including a skull, were…

Skip next section Hague conference discusses compensation for Russian war crimes04/02/2024April 2, 2024Hague conference discusses compensation for Russian war crimesMinisters and officials from dozens of European countries will gather in The Hague on Tuesday for a conference on prosecuting Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The conference will initially focus on damage or destruction of residential property and will open a formal register where Ukrainians can submit compensation claims. Among the speakers will be the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, who last year issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-ranking Kremlin officials for alleged war crimes in…

One of Jared Kushner’s planned ventures in the Balkans concerns the redevelopment of a site in Serbia’s capital Belgrade. Two years before Donald Trump ran for president in 2016, he put his feelers out, telling Serbian authorities that he was interested in building a luxury hotel and apartment complex on the site of the former headquarters of the Yugoslav army, the General Staff building, destroyed in 1999 by NATO’s bombing campaigns. Although that project fell through, Kushner, who was a senior White House official during Trump’s tenure, has now reportedly reached a tentative arrangement with the Serbian government to forge ahead with the…

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) said on Tuesday that it had suspended its operations after seven of its employees were killed in what they said was a “targeted” Israeli air strike in central Gaza. Confirming initial reports from the Hamas-run Gaza media office late on Monday, the Spanish aid organization listed those killed as citizens of Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom, as well as a Palestinian and a dual US/Canadian citizen. The WCK said its staff were traveling in two armored cars clearly marked with the WCK logo and in coordination with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) when they were hit leaving…

Three were injured in a school shooting incident in Finland early on Tuesday, Finnish police said, adding that the suspect was later arrested. “All those involved in the shooting incident are minors,” the police said, regarding the shooting at a school in the city of Vantaa, north of the capital Helsinki. Finland’s population of around 5.5 million includes some 430,000 gun license holders, with over 1.5 licensed firearms in the country of hunters and gun enthusiasts, as per interior ministry figures. more to follow… rmt/rc (dpa, Reuters) Source link

Several people have been injured in a school shooting in Finland, police say.Officers were called to the incident at Viertola primary school in Vantaa at 7.08am UK time and a suspect has been detained. Local residents have been asked to stay away from the area.Finnish broadcaster MTV Uutiset reported emergency services – including armed police officers – are at the scene.Some of the children reportedly hid during the attack, while others who had been contacted by their parents on mobile phones said they saw what happened. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please…

As millions of eligible voters headed to the polls to elect mayors in 81 Turkish cities and municipalities on March 31, it is a historic local election for one person in particular: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has spoken of his “last election” before handing over responsibility to the next generation. Turkey’s constitution obliges Erdogan to step down in four years due to term limits. But an Erdogan loyalist in the Turkish parliament, former Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag, has long teased a constitutional amendment that would allow the head of state to run for another term. And the president’s ultranationalist ally Devlet Bahceli has publicly pleaded with Erdogan,…

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte replaced on Monday six ministers who resigned abruptly, as she faces a corruption probe related to her ownership of high-end Rolex watches. Boluarte is being investigated for illicit enrichment, as authorities suspect corruption. Police and prosecutors raided her home and office over the weekend, in search of evidence of the origin of at least three Rolex watches. Interior Minister Victor Torres was among the six ministers who on Monday tendered their resignation.Peru: Police raid home of President BoluarteTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video What…