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An hours-long stand-off inside a hospital in Aachen in western Germany came to an end late Monday when police overpowered a 65-year-old woman who had barricaded herself in a room. “As the woman did not respond when spoken to, the police officers used their firearms to put an end to the dangerous situation,” a police statement said. The was seriously wound and wheeled out of the facility on a stretcher. Police said that no other people at the hospital were believed to have suffered injuries. Smoke detected at hospital Police dispatched special forces to the site after the woman, who was from the nearby…

A female police officer hailed a hero for protecting a woman from an angry mob has told Sky News the case has made Pakistani society question itself.Syeda Shehrbano, an assistant superintendent in Lahore, stepped in to save the woman from a crowd of 200 men, some of whom were calling for her to be beheaded. The crowd had mistaken the print on the woman’s dress for verses from the Koran – it was only later confirmed by clerics and scholars to be Arabic script for the word “beautiful”.Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan and there have been many cases…

The United States called for its citizens to leave Haiti “as soon as possible” after violence escalated over the weekend in the wake of a deadly attack on a prison, prompting a state of emergency in the country. The US, which is home to over a million Haitians, said its embassy would be providing limited operations on Monday while Canada said it would temporarily close its embassy. “We’re monitoring Haiti’s rapidly deteriorating security situation with great concern,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters in a call. The UN also commented on the ongoing violence, calling for “urgent action…

A 65-year-old woman barricaded herself inside a clinic in Aachen in western Germany on Monday, prompting a major police operation. The woman entered the hospital on Monday afternoon. Later, smoke was noticed in the area, according to local police. Police have dispatched special forces to the site while the surrounding area was evacuated. “A larger police operation is currently taking place in the vicinity of the Luisenhospital,” local police posted on X. “There will be road closures and rail traffic restrictions. Avoid the area as much as possible.” More to follow… jsi/xx (dpa) Source link

A 22-year-old guardsman has pleaded guilty to leaking military secrets – including relating to Russia’s war in Ukraine – in one of the most serious US national security breaches in years.Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, signed a plea agreement on Monday that calls for prosecutors to recommend a prison sentence between 11 and 16 years and eight months. He was charged with six counts of wilful retention and transmission of national defence information under the Espionage Act. The agreement spares Teixeira a sentence of up to 60 years in prison.He smiled at his father before being…

It’s a daily struggle to find even the most basic food in Gaza City.  “Sometimes we resort to looting abandoned or bombed-out houses just to survive,” Abu Ahmad told DW by phone from Gaza City. The father of six remained in Gaza City with two of his sons after the Israeli military ordered residents to move south in late October. The rest of his family is scattered across Gaza.  “Two days ago, we started to see flour appearing in the market at prices that were somewhat affordable,” the 48-year-old said. On Saturday, he said, they received a small box of…

An indepenent Oversight Group on Monday said that the Church of England should increase funds earmarked for redressing its historical ties to slavery. Experts advising the church are calling for funding to rise to tenfold, up to 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion, €1.17 billion). The Church of England is the mother church of global Anglicanism, which numbers some 85 million members around the world. How much did the Church of England pledge for its fund to address slavery ties? The Church Commissioners, a body that administers the Church of England’s funds and assets, said in January 2023 that it would…

Haiti is suffering an escalation in violence. Here, Sky’s chief correspondent recalls the moment he came face to face with the gang boss leading the anti-government uprising.We were told to wait on a street corner and stay in our car. It was a hot day on the edge of one of the toughest areas in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince.The streets were full of people criss-crossing busy roads, pausing to buy food from street vendors, or browsing the goods on offer from shabby shops and store fronts.I noticed a motorcycle pass us, and then stop and turn around. It happened a few…

Chess fans around the world are looking forward to the Toronto Candidates tournament in April, which will decide on who will challenge Ding Liren of China to be the World Chess Champion. But with less than a month left until the event is set to start, several players have yet to receive a visa to travel to Canada. On Monday, chess’ international federation FIDE said it was “totally focused on resolving visa issues” and sticking to its plans to host the competition in Toronto.  But the statement only came after FIDE’s CEO had raised the possibility of relocating it if any of the…

Nguyen Chi Tuyen, also known as Anh Chi, was detained in Vietnam under anti-state charges on Thursday. The YouTube influencer is being investigated for disseminating information against the Vietnamese state and will spend four months in detention in Hanoi while authorities conduct their inquiries. Tuyen is one of Vietnam’s most known civil society activists. He was part of the “No-U group,” an anti-China group that rejected Beijing’s U-shaped line in its attempts to control territory in the South China Sea. Focusing on key influencers Tuyen has successful YouTube channels, including one on which he discusses foreign affairs — including Russia’s war…