A group of wives of Russian soldiers organized a protest calling for their husbands’ return from the front in Ukraine. More than two dozen people, mostly journalists, were arrested at the rally.
Russia: Police detain journalists at Moscow anti-war protest
Chile: Forest fires kill dozens, destroy homes
Intense wildfires in central Chile have left
Firefighters battled dozens of forest fires in central Chile on Saturday, with the blazes having left at least 46 people dead so far, President Gabriel Boric said.
More than 1,000 homes were destroyed, according to the government. Boric warned the death toll is likely to rise.
“Given the conditions of the tragedy, the number of victims is sure to increase over the next few hours,” Boric said. “The situation is really very difficult.”
than 40 dead. President Gabriel Boric described the blazes as a “really very difficult” situation.
Joe Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary.
US President Joe Biden had an easy win in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday, as he kicked off his party’s nomina
n process.
Biden secured a massive 96.4% of the votes, US news organizations reported, with his only rivals on the ballot, self-help author Marianne Williamson winning 2%, and Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips getting 1.6%.
South Carolina holds
Thousands crowd central Berlin to protest far right. .
More than 150,000 On a rainy, cold Saturday, thousands of people gathered in the heart of Berlin, near the Reichstag parliament building, not far from the chancellery, the iconic Brandenburg Gate and central train station. They had turned out to take a stand against right-wing extremism. gathered in the German capital on Saturday to take a stand against right-wing extremism
Forest Fire kills 19 In Chile
Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and destroyed about 1,100 homes, officials said Saturday.
Chile’s Interior Minister Carolina Tohá said there were currently 92 forest fires burning in the center and south of the country, where temperatures have been unusually high this week.
US and UK launch new strikes in Yemen
BBC is reporting new strikes by the UK and US against Houthi targets in Yemen are currently underway, US officials tell CBS, the BBC’s US partner.
These are in addition to the “self defence” strikes against Houthi cruise missiles that the US announced earlier on Saturday.
Those earlier strikes targeted six anti-ship cruise missiles that were preparing to launch at ships in the Red Sea, as we reported in an earlier post.
This is the third round of joint strikes conducted by the US and UK.
Galopin Des Champs’ victory avenged the defeats by Fastorslow in their two most recent meetings
Galopin Des Champs impressively won the Irish Gold Cup to complete a Grade One clean sweep for Willie Mullins on day one at the Dublin Racing Festival.
After winning last year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, Galopin Des Champs had twice been beaten by Fastorslow. a Grade One clean sweep for Willie Mullins on day one at the Dublin Racing Festival.
Michelle O’Neil Is Northern Ireland’s First Nationalist First Minister
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill has now made history as Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister.
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly met to restore powersharing on Saturday – two years to the day since the devolved government collapsed.
Ms O’Neill began her leadership with a speech, in which she said she was “sorry for all the lives lost during the conflict, without exception”.
“As first minister I am
US forces destroy Twelve Drones
American forces shot down eight drones near Yemen and destroyed four more on the ground, the US military said Saturday, announcing a series of incidents that took place the previous day.
The strikes and shootdowns in and around Yemen came as American forces launched a wave of air raids on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for an attack that killed three US troops last weekend.
Man hunt For Abdul Fzedi Continues
Police searching for alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi have released footage of empty containers with corrosive warnings after being found by officers in a raid on an address in Newcastle.
Officers have urged the 35-year-old from the Newcastle area – who is described as having very “significant injuries to the right side of his face” – to hand himself in after going on the run following Wednesday’s attack in Clapham, south London.
A 31-year-old mother, believed to be known to Ezedi, was attacked with a corrosive alkaline substance and remains “very poorly” and sedated in hospital, with her injuries thought to be “life-changing”.
The injuries to her daughters, aged three and eight, are “not likely to be life-changing”.