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‘Action should be taken’: Indian MP lashes out at praying Muslim groups blocking roads
Muslim worshipers in India should pray in mosques while those who block public streets while offering Namaz should be dealt with, an Indian lawmaker has said, as the country’s Islamic community celebrates Eid-al-Fitr. Some religious practices of local Muslims cause inconveniences to residents of Indian cities, Bhola Singh, who was recently re-elected to the Indian…
Netanyahu hands justice minister mandate down to a supportive MP
After briefly awarding the job to himself, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a new justice minister from his own Likud Party. The appointee is a strong supporter of the long-time PM. Netanyahu’s office announced on Wednesday that it would hand the justice portfolio, which Netanyahu had been holding along with those of defense,…
Sudan’s military council launches investigation into violence
Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into recent violence in the country. “The council has initiated an independent investigation… an urgent and transparent investigation with fast results,” according to the council’s deputy chairman, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. “Any person who crossed boundaries has to be punished,” he said….
‘Terrifying sight’: General portrayed in HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ shares what disaster was really like
HBO’s new ‘Chernobyl’ show recreated his part in the 1986 nuclear disaster accurately, Major General Nikolai Tarakanov told RT, adding that the heroes weren’t commanders or officials, but soldiers who put their lives on the line. Tarakanov, who was portrayed by British actor Ralph Ineson in the miniseries, described the casting as “a perfect match.”…
Livestream gone wrong: Mayor of Siberian city falls into puddle at publicity event (VIDEO)
The Mayor of Omsk has become the source of much hilarity across Russia after being caught on a livestream taking a spectacular tumble into a muddy puddle while inspecting building repairs in the Siberian city. Mayor Oksana Fadina was being shown repair work on an apartment block when she stumbled and fell to the ground,…
Downing St cat struts down Trump’s red carpet, traps his car (VIDEO)
Larry, 10 Downing Street’s resident cat, made use of the red carpet rolled out for President Donald Trump by taking a strut down it as the media watched. The feisty feline then tried to move into the president’s limo. After roaming along the red carpet, Larry took a nap on a Downing St windowsill before…
Netanyahu becomes Israel’s new Justice Minister while he still faces criminal charges
Israeli politics reached a new level of absurdity on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who is facing three separate corruption charges – allocated the justice portfolio to himself, on top of his other ministries. The move leaves Netanyahu, who has served as Israel’s premier continuously for the last decade, in control of four…
Nearly half of rural Afghans face food insecurity amid drought, UN agency warns
Nearly half of all rural Afghans now face some level of food insecurity, a UN agency said on Monday, as a historic drought and deteriorating security grip the country. Described by some locals as the worst in a lifetime, the drought had a devastating effect on rural populations last year, the UN Office for the…
Justified or draconian? RT debates death sentences for Frenchmen found guilty of fighting for ISIS
A group of French lawyers have protested the death sentences of 11 compatriots found guilty by an Iraqi court of being members of Islamic State, arguing that the accused should not be executed. An RT panel debated the issue. A letter signed by 45 French lawyers said that it would be “a great disgrace” to…