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North Korea airline flies first international flight since Covid
North Korea airline flies first international flight since Covid
Flight tracking data showed an Air Koryo flight landing in Beijing from Pyongyang on Tuesday morning.
2023-08-22 16:55
Missouri attorney general drops controversial emergency rule that would have banned gender-affirming care for children and many adults
Missouri attorney general drops controversial emergency rule that would have banned gender-affirming care for children and many adults
A controversial emergency rule to ban gender-affirming care for minors and most adults in the state of Missouri was withdrawn Tuesday by the attorney general who first proposed it, days after state lawmakers passed their own ban.
2023-05-17 12:55
Outrage and agony at funeral of boy whose ‘execution’ set France alight
Outrage and agony at funeral of boy whose ‘execution’ set France alight
The number of mourners was so large, crowds spilled out of the Parisian mosque and stopped traffic as they prayed in the middle of the street. The killing of 17-year-old Nahel Marzouk by the police has been labelled an “execution” and has ignited the fury of the nation, sparking a level of unrest not seen in France for over a decade. At least 2,400 people have been arrested across the country, curfews imposed and public transport curtailed as open street battles raged between protesters and police, and looting became rampant. In response, President Emmanuel Macron deployed 45,000 officers, including elite anti-terrorism units and armoured vehicles which scour the streets. But on Saturday, at Nahel’s funeral at a mosque in Nanterre, the west Paris suburb where he lived and was fatally shot, the most glaring absence was the security forces. Volunteers from the local community instead curtly policed the streets, which are scrawled with the phrase “the country of police impunity”. They reined in the emotions, which ran high when the body was brought out to a hearse escorted by hundreds of people on foot and on scooters. “It is finished,” Nahel mother Mounia said bravely, in a cloud of female well-wishers after the coffin was lowered into the earth. “He has gone to paradise.” Nahel – a teenager of Moroccan and Algerian origin – was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop on Tuesday: an incident which was caught on mobile phone footage, and showed Nahel driving away from the officers before one fired at him. Outraged at the murder, and the apparent efforts by the police to paint Nahel as a troubled teenager wanted by the law, thousands have protested across the country. Nahel’s death was “the last drop to cause the vase to overflow”, family friends repeatedly told The Independent. France exploded. For four nights the streets of cities including Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Strasbourg and Lille have been ablaze with looters ransacking dozens of shops and torching 2000 vehicles according to the interior ministry. There have been calls for calm and for President Macron to impose a state of emergency, with more unrest on the horizon. The United Nations has also weighed in urging the country to “seriously address the deep issues of racism and discrimination in law enforcement”. It has taken a toll on Mr Macron’s diplomatic profile. On Saturday Mr Macron was forced to postpone what would have been the first state visit by a French president to Germany in 23 years, citing internal security issues. In the funeral march to the hill-top cemetery friends of the family said they were in “deep shock” and talked of struggling with racism endemic in the French police force. “I’m shaken, we all are, especially as a mother with children living in this neighbourhood,” said Theresa, 60, who lived next door to Nahel’s grandmother and personally knew the teenager, she described as “smiley, hardworking and kind”. “Thank god there is a video, the police are lying all the time. This might change things,” she added. Mohamed, 60, who is also part of the Algerian community in Nanterre and a friend of Nahel’s mother Mounia, said they were all treated like “second-class citizens”. “Nahel was his mother’s entire world, and now he is gone. She has lost everything. We simply do not get the same rights.” Nahel was his mother’s entire world, and now he is gone. We do not get the same rights Mohamed, friend of the family His comments were echoed by half-a-dozen other mourners The Independent spoke to throughout the day. “If you are not white, you’re not equal. There is a two-tiered nationality system,” said Abdelmalek Hamchoui, 62, a local community leader. “I’m made to feel like I’m only French on paper,” added Hadhrami Belhachemi, 35. And so the incident has thrown a searing spotlight onto France’s judicial and legal system. Abdelmadjid Benamara, one of the family’s lawyers who is also from Nanterre, called Nahel’s killing an “execution” and told The Independent it was just the latest in a long line of alarming incidents committed by the French police. He called for a slew of investigations into police response to the incident and for major reforms to the legal system. You have to call a spade a spade: this is an execution Abdelmadjid Benamara, Nahel’s family lawyer “You can’t be hypocritical about it. When a policeman kills a young teenager you have to call a spade a spade: this is an execution. You have to open the correct investigation,” he added. While the police officer who fired the shot was taken in custody on charges of voluntary homicide when a video of the incident emerged, the second police officer on the scene has not been charged and is still working, Mr Benamara continued. “The problem is with the legal system as a whole after a 2017 bill relaxed the rules around police officers' rights to use their firearms.” “In 2022 there were 13 instances where the French police fired on citizens, in similar circumstances to Nahel M’s killing. Of those only five are being investigated” he added. The only difference this time is that there is a video of the event. “There is a social contract between the people and the government that has been broken. There is no trust any more,” he added. The unrest has also revived memories of riots in 2005 that rocked France for three weeks and forced then-president Jacques Chirac to declare a state of emergency. That wave of violence erupted in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois and spread across the country following the death of two young men who ended up being electrocuted in a power substation as they hid from police. Many people The Independent spoke to said nothing had changed since then. “I’ve been living in this neighbourhood for 27 years, and it has only got more racist every year,” Laslah Baghdad, 58, another mourner from Nanterre said back at Nahel’s funeral. “How you fight that I don’t know .” The explosion of rage across the country, triggered by the video evidence of Nahel’s killing that points to homocide, might be the catalyst for a different future, Theresa continued. “We have an expression: 100 years for the thief, a year for the master. This really embodies the situation here,” she said. “But now we feel change will happen.” Read More France riots - latest: Mourners line street for funeral of teenager shot dead by police Watch: View of Nanterre as funeral held for teenager shot dead by French police Rioters attack Strasbourg Apple store over Paris police shooting Rioting rages across France for fourth night ahead of funeral for teenager shot dead by police Who is Nahel M? The teen shot dead by police in France
2023-07-02 05:55
Amouranth signs deal with Kick 'in time', fans say 'she's so talented!'
Amouranth signs deal with Kick 'in time', fans say 'she's so talented!'
Kaitlyn Siragusa aka Amouranth, a notable female streamer on Twitch with over 6.4 million followers, has also joined the platform ‘Kick’ to stream
2023-06-18 17:26
Andrew Tate claims increased stress levels make men more romantic through 'G code', trolls say 'man's typing anything'
Andrew Tate claims increased stress levels make men more romantic through 'G code', trolls say 'man's typing anything'
Andrew Tate said, 'Because anything big enough to stress him is big enough to end lives and end loves'
2023-10-21 14:58
Dozens killed in horrific Kenya road crash
Dozens killed in horrific Kenya road crash
At least 48 people were killed when a truck lost control and ploughed into other vehicles and pedestrians at a busy junction in western...
2023-07-01 05:55
Nevada Legislators weigh plan to put MLB stadium on Las Vegas Strip
Nevada Legislators weigh plan to put MLB stadium on Las Vegas Strip
A long-awaited proposal to finance a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is scheduled for its first public hearing at the Nevada Legislature
2023-05-30 03:59
Iconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center illuminated in midst of pro-Palestinian protest
Iconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center illuminated in midst of pro-Palestinian protest
The iconic Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has been lit before a crowd in New York City
2023-11-30 11:48
How America fell out of love with Meghan Markle: The 5 turning points that doomed the love-in
How America fell out of love with Meghan Markle: The 5 turning points that doomed the love-in
Meghan Markle currently has a net approval of -2 in the US, in stark contrast to a robust +23 rating in December 2022
2023-09-10 18:15
Ukraine's Zelenskiy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey on war's 500th day
Ukraine's Zelenskiy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey on war's 500th day
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a
2023-07-09 09:59
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves agree on max contract extension
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves agree on max contract extension
The Minnesota Timberwolves have made it clear
2023-07-04 00:49
What does Sharna Burgess do? Brian Austin Green engaged to girlfriend a year after welcoming son Zane
What does Sharna Burgess do? Brian Austin Green engaged to girlfriend a year after welcoming son Zane
Speaking on the September 22 episode of iHeartRadio's 'Oldish' podcast, Sharna shared, 'We've been engaged for two months. Brian proposed to me'
2023-09-23 17:56