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Police beat African-American man like 'human pinata': Lawyers
The Memphis Police Department has fired five officers -- Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith -- following the incident on January 7, reports the BBC. All the five officers are African-American. All the five officers are African-American. On Monday, Tyre Nichols' family watched footage of his encounter with police and described a violent, disturbing scene.
Turkish Prez threatens no backing for Sweden's NATO bid after Quran burning
"Those who allow such disgraceful acts in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm can't expect good news from us on NATO membership," Erdogan said on Monday at a press conference after the cabinet meeting. No individual has the freedom to insult the faith of Muslims or other religions, he was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying.
Exchange of messages on nuclear deal revival continues: Iran
The absence of formal negotiations on the revival of the deal does not mean an absence of interactions or message exchanges among the parties to the nuclear talks, Iran's official news agency IRNA quoted Nasser Kanaani as saying during a weekly press conference, Xinhua news agency reported. The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is interacting with the talks' different sides, including both Iran and the US, said Kanaani.
Capitol rioter who posed with feet on Pelosi's desk found guilty
Richard "Bigo" Barnett was among the crowd of thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump who stormed Congress on January 6, 2021, in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, reports the BBC. The former House Speaker was forced to flee the chamber floor with other lawmakers as the protesters stormed their way into the building.
EU grants 500 mn euros more military aid to Ukraine
Training for the country's military worth 45 million euros has also been agreed, EU foreign chief Josep Borrell was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. "This is the seventh package of military aid for Ukraine," Borrell told a press conference after the EU foreign ministers' meeting.
Mobile, net services disrupted in Pakistan amid countrywide power breakdown
In the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, mobile phone services were reported to have been affected following the power outage, Geo News reported. The issues surfaced after the prolonged power breakdown affected the power supply to towers of telecom companies, as they have run out of stored fuel to temporarily run the towers and ensure a smooth flow of services, Geo News reported.
Ukraine storing weapons at nuclear plants: Russia
He claimed that Kiev has been using the plants as cover for ammunition stockpiles, RT reported."There is credible information that Ukrainian troops are stockpiling the Western-supplied weapons and ammunition on the territory of nuclear power plants," Naryshkin said, according to a statement on the intelligence service's website.
Pakistanis coping up with power 'outrage' with memes
Famous RJ and host, Anoushey Ashraf, tweeted, "While we spend billions on protecting our borders and interests (ahem) the country has officially run out of gas, dollars and now electricity. We never had education or infrastructure anyway. Pakistan's a business for a chosen few families, the rest of us are mere sheep."
Addressing plunging birthrate top priority for Japan's govt: PM Fumio Kishida
Fumio Kishida's remarks were made during his policy speech on the first day of a 150-day regular parliamentary session, reports Xinhua news agency. The Japanese leader highlighted that births last year are estimated to have fallen below the 800,000 mark for the first time since the government data available.
Distribution system breakdown triggers power outage across Pak
The Ministry said in a statement the countrywide power breakdown was triggered after the frequency of the national grid decreased suddenly, reports Xinhua news agency. "According to initial reports, the system frequency of the national grid system decreased at 7.34 a.m. in the morning, which resulted in a widespread breakdown in the power system," it said.
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