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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at a summit in 2019

South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant

PRETORIA — South Africa plans to change its law so that it has the power to decide whether or not to arrest a leader wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a deputy minister has told the BBC.Obed Bapela's remarks come amid intense speculation over whether South Africa stands by its invitation to Russia's President Putin to visit in August.The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Putin over the Ukraine war.South Africa had earlier invited him to attend a summit of Brics leaders.Russia has not said whether Putin plans to attend the summit.Meanwhile, Pretoria has also granted diplomatic immunity to Russian officials attending, something that its foreign affairs department described as standard procedure.Brics is intended to strengthen ties between the nations that make it...

May 31, 2023

South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant

Tesla boss on first China trip in over three years

BEIJING — Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is in China, as he makes his first trip to the world's second largest economy in over three years.He arrived in Beijing on Tuesday and is also expected to visit Tesla's huge manufacturing plant in Shanghai.The multi-billionaire met China's foreign minister Qin Gang within hours of arriving in the country.Musk has not yet publicly commented on the trip, which comes amid tensions between the US and China.He also declined to make any comments about his plans for the trip when asked by reporters as he left a hotel in Beijing on Wednesday.Later on Wednesday, Mr Musk met China's industry minister Jin Zhuanglong and discussed the development of electric vehicles.In a statement on Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said that Musk was...

May 31, 2023

Tesla boss on first China trip in over three years

India's top wrestlers had said that they would sink their medals in a river in protest

IOC condemns police action against top Indian wrestlers

MUMBAI — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has condemned the way India's top wrestlers are being treated during their ongoing protest.It has also demanded an investigation into allegations that Indian wrestling chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh sexually harassed female athletes.The wrestlers were temporarily detained by police on Sunday as they tried to march to the new parliament building.They were demanding the resignation and arrest of the federation chief.Mr Singh, who is also an influential MP from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has denied the allegations and accused the wrestlers of being "politically motivated".On Tuesday, he told reporters that the Delhi police was investigating and that they would arrest him if they found anything against him....

May 31, 2023

IOC condemns police action against top Indian wrestlers

The Kherkatta reservoir in Chhattisgarh, India

India official fined $640 for draining dam to retrieve phone

MUMBAI — An Indian official who made headlines after he drained a dam to retrieve his phone has been fined by the government.Rajesh Vishwas has been ordered to pay 53,092 rupees ($642; £519) for pumping out millions of litres of water without seeking permission from authorities.He had dropped the device while taking a selfie and claimed it needed retrieving as it contained sensitive government data.But he has been accused of misusing his position.The food inspector dropped his Samsung phone, worth about 100,000 rupees, into Kherkatta Dam in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh last week.After local divers couldn't find the phone, he paid for a diesel pump to be brought in, Mr Vishwas said in a video statement quoted in the media. The pump ran for several days, emptying out...

May 31, 2023

India official fined $640 for draining dam to retrieve phone

Elizabeth Holmes walks into the Texas prison

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes begins 11-year prison sentence

WASHINGTON — Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has reported to the federal prison where she will serve an 11-year sentence.Holmes, 39, was convicted early last year on four counts of fraud linked to her failed blood testing start-up.In mid-May, a court rejected her request to remain free on bail while a challenge to the original conviction was considered.She will serve her term in a minimum-security prison in Texas.Holmes reported to the federal facility in Bryan, Texas, which holds between 500 and 700 inmates at any given time, on Tuesday.It is about 100 miles (160km) north of Houston, her hometown. Her arrival at the facility was confirmed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which declined to give any more details about her confinement, citing privacy concerns.There, the woman...

May 31, 2023

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes begins 11-year prison sentence

Eight men and three women died in the attack inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg on 27 October 2018.

US synagogue gunman driven by 'malice and hate'

PITTSBURG — A gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history acted with "malice and hatred", a court has heard.Prosecutors described how the attacker barged into the synagogue in 2018 and shot every worshipper he could find.His "malice and hate can only be proven in the broken bodies" of the victims, said the lead prosecutor.If convicted, Robert Bowers, 50, could get the death penalty.Eight men and three women -- ranging in age from 54 to 97 -- died in the attack inside the Tree of Life synagogue on 27 October 2018.The gunman, who has pleaded not guilty, is on trial for more than 60 federal charges including obstruction of free exercise of religion resulting in death and hate crimes resulting in death.The...

May 31, 2023

US synagogue gunman driven by 'malice and hate'

A South Korean handout picture of wreckage in the sea

North Korea says spy satellite launch failed

SEOUL — North Korea has said an accident happened as it planned to send up its first space satellite, causing it to crash into the sea.Pyongyang announced earlier it planned to launch a satellite by 11 June to monitor US military activities.It now says it will attempt a second launch as soon as possible.The launch sparked a false alarm in the South Korean capital Seoul, while in Japan a warning was issued to residents of Okinawa, in the south.There was chaos and confusion in Seoul as people awoke to the sound of an air raid siren and an emergency message telling them to prepare for an evacuation - only to be told 20 minutes later it had been sent in error.The stakes are high on the Korean Peninsula, where tensions have existed between the two countries for 70 years, and this false alarm...

May 31, 2023

North Korea says spy satellite launch failed

Footage appears to show drone flying in south-eastern Moscow

Putin says Ukraine trying to frighten Russians following Moscow drone attack

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to Tuesday's drone attacks on the capital Moscow, accusing Ukraine of trying to frighten Russians.He said civilians were targeted, but air defenses dealt satisfactorily with the threat.The Defense Ministry said at least eight drones caused minor damage, but Kyiv has denied responsibility.This is the first time the city has been targeted by multiple drones since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said no-one was seriously injured. Several drones fell on an exclusive western suburb where senior officials live.Speaking on Russian TV, Putin said the attack had been a response to what he described as a Russian attack on Ukraine's military intelligence HQ in recent days. The BBC is unable to...

May 30, 2023

Putin says Ukraine trying to frighten Russians following Moscow drone attack

NATO will deploy additional forces to Kosovo in response to violent clashes that injured dozens of Serb protesters and international peacekeepers, sparking fears of a wider conflict in the Balkans nation.

NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests

BRUSSELS/ PRISTINA — NATO will deploy additional forces to Kosovo in response to violent clashes that injured dozens of Serb protesters and international peacekeepers, sparking fears of a wider conflict in the Balkans nation.The US-led military alliance said it had decided to send Operational Reserve Forces into Kosovo and instruct an additional battalion of troops to be ready to deploy in seven days if necessary.The street violence since Monday, in which three NATO troops were shot and 27 more were injured after being hit by projectiles and improvised explosive devices, is the worst to hit Kosovo in years, and threatens to derail an EU-brokered deal intended to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.The additional deployment of NATO forces was a “prudent measure...to maintain...

May 30, 2023

NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests

A scuffle that reportedly lead to gunfire on Hollywood Beach.

Nine wounded in Hollywood, Florida boardwalk shooting

FLORIDA — Nine people have been wounded in a shooting on a crowded beach in Florida over the US Memorial Day holiday.The shooting on Monday evening unfolded on the Hollywood Oceanfront Boardwalk, a popular area for beachgoers 20 miles (32km) north of Miami.Police said shots broke out during an altercation between two groups. Those injured range in age from one to 65, and the wounded includes four children, police said.One person was arrested, police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said. Authorities continue to search for a second suspect.Police said on Tuesday that they had obtained surveillance footage from the site showing the two people believed to be responsible for the shooting. Video and images were released to the public in an appeal to identify the suspects.Bettineschi said...

May 30, 2023

Nine wounded in Hollywood, Florida boardwalk shooting

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