LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Russia will on Friday launch its plan to annex about 15 percent of Ukrainian territory through referendums in four regions controlled by Russian forces, a move the West says is a flagrant violation of international law which significantly escalates the war. . After nearly seven months of war and a critical defeat on the battlefield in northeastern Ukraine earlier this month, President Vladimir Putin explicitly backed referendums after Russian-controlled regions lined up to demand snap votes to join Russia....

Wer gegen Putin demonstriert, bekommt Marschbefehl Sie gehen auf die Straße, um ihre Opposition gegen Putins Mobilmachung zu demonstrieren. Jetzt werden aus aller Welt Demonstranten zum Militärdienst einberufen. 1/6 Tausende Russen demonstrierten am Mittwoch gegen Putins Teilmobilmachung. Die Ankündigung von Kremlchef Wladimir Putin (69), 300.000 Reservisten für den Krieg gegen die Ukraine zu mobilisieren, hat in russischen Städten für Aufruhr gesorgt. Zehntausende Bürger demonstrierten gegen Putins Entscheidung. Nun scheint Putin diese Demonstranten für seine Zwecke zum Militärdienst zwingen zu wollen....

Harry Brook, Phil Salt and Alex Hales, who are all in the World Cup squad, will have the chance to claim their selection for that opening game, while Ollie Stone and Ben Duckett will have the chance to testify the pointers to the future, although they will go home when Jos Buttler regains fitness and Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone take their places. Hales, returning for the first time since his official ban and unofficial exile in spring 2019, will play in his 61st T20 international....

Die SPÖ Oberösterreich hat Landeshauptmann Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP) aufgefordert, beim Thema Energiekrise „aktiv zu werden“, mit dem Landesversorger Energie AG einen Preis zu vereinbaren und einen Gipfel der Sozialpartner einzuberufen. Bevölkerung, Unternehmen und Gemeinden konnten sich die steigenden Kosten nicht leisten. 21.09.2022 11.58 Ab heute, 11.58 Uhr online Auch Regierungschef Michael Lindner ging am Mittwoch auf einer Pressekonferenz auf Warnungen von Industrie- und Handelskammer ein. „Abwarten und Zögern ist falsch“ „Abwarten und Aufschieben ist falsch, Oberösterreich darf sich nicht hinter dem Bund verstecken, sondern muss als Land selbst Verantwortung übernehmen“, forderte Lindner beim Gipfel der Sozialpartner von Finanzminister Markus Achleitner (ÖVP)....

Österreich: Reisebus stürzt in 9m hohe Böschung – bis zu 24 Verletzte Bei einem Unfall in der Nähe von Bad Mitterndorf in der österreichischen Steiermark sind vier Menschen schwer und 20 weitere leicht verletzt worden. Eine große Operation war im Gange. 1/4 Ein Reisebus ist in Österreich über eine neun Meter hohe Böschung gestürzt und auf den Rädern zum Stehen gekommen. BFV Boonia/Ammos Der Bus hielt in der Nähe eines Teiches....

Police in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland say an investigation into an international drug-trafficking ring has led to charges against three residents and an alleged associate in Japan who is linked to the Yakuza crime syndicate. A statement from the RCMP’s federal serious and organized crime team says the investigation began in August 2019, when Canada Border Services Agency intercepted a 12-kilogram shipment of methamphetamine bound for Japan. Mounties say investigators identified the Canadian-based prime suspects as three residents of Richmond, BC, south of Vancouver, and confirmed their alleged associate in Japan had ties to the transnational Yakuza organized crime syndicate....

Posted: 00:38, 22 September 2022 | Updated: 00:56, 22 September 2022 Taylor Swift shared the name of the final track on her upcoming album Midnights in a humorous video posted to her TikTok account on Tuesday. In the clip, the 32-year-old singer used a bingo to randomly choose the name of the soon-to-be-released song. The hitmaker previously announced she planned to release a new album during her appearance at a high-profile awards show....

It follows new education secretary Kit Malthouse’s confirmation that the Prime Minister has commissioned him to look at areas of England that would like to open new grammar schools, as well as those that want to expand existing grammars. Speaking to the Yorkshire Post during a visit to the college this week, Malthouse said: “The Prime Minister made it clear during the leadership contest that she wanted to see work in secondary schools, basically because there is a desire from parents in some parts of let the country have them....

“President Trump is committed to saving America and Make America Great Again, Inc. will ensure that this is achieved at the polls in November and beyond,” Trump spokesman Taylor Budowitz said in a statement on Friday. Budowich has been charged with running the new super PAC, along with former Trump campaign aide Steven Cheung, who will serve as its communications director. Longtime Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio. Veteran GOP operative Chris LaCivita, who will become the group’s chief strategist....

Former President Donald Trump praised the “courage and strength” of Ginny Thomas at a rally on Saturday, days after the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas met with congressional investigators about her efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 elections. In a four-and-a-half-hour meeting with investigators Thursday, Thomas discussed her marriage to the conservative justice, claiming in an opening statement obtained by CNN that she “didn’t talk to him at all about the details of my volunteer campaign activities....

Der ukrainische Verteidigungsminister Oleksiy Reznikov bestätigte am Mittwoch, dass das erste Iris-T-System in dem von Russland angegriffenen Land eingetroffen sei. Deutschland will Kiew zunächst vier der jeweils 140 Millionen Euro teuren Waffensysteme liefern und hat sich für drei weitere die Finanzierung gesichert. Jede Einheit besteht aus einem Radar, einem Kommandoposten und drei auf Lastwagen montierten Raketenwerfern. Die Iris-T SLM kann auf Ziele in bis zu 20 km Höhe und 40 km Entfernung schießen....

Wer in den Zeiten einer Mobilmachung oder des Kriegszustands Fahnenflucht beginnt, kann demnach mit bis zu Jahren Haft bestraft werden. Wer sich freiwillig in Kriegsgefangenschaft begibt – dazu hatte die britische Regierung aufgerufen -, muss mit bis zu zehn Jahren Haft rechnen. Der Kreml veröffentlichte am Samstag die Änderungen, die diese Woche von Parlament und Föderationsrat gebilligt und nun von Putin unterzeichnet wurden. Russen im wehrpflichtigen Alter oder Reservisten müssen günftig mit bis zu zehn Jahren Haft rechnen, wenn sie die Teilhänge an Kampfhandlungen verweigern....

Residents of Russian-held regions of Ukraine are being forced to vote in referendums on whether their home regions should become part of Russia, local officials say, setting the stage for Moscow to annex the Ukrainian territory. Voting began on Friday in the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk provinces of southern and eastern Ukraine and will continue until Tuesday. Ukrainian officials say residents in those areas are welcome to vote in front of armed soldiers....

Un nouveau modèle développé par des chercheurs de Montréal et de France pourrait permettre de mieux comprendre comment le cerveau acquiert sa “conscience”, ce qui pourrait ensuite conduire à de meilleurs traitements des troubles neurodéveloppementaux et à des avancées dans le domaine de l’intelligence artificielle. Ce modèle neurocomputationnel a été développé par une équipe internationale de chercheurs de l’Institut Pasteur et de l’Université de la Sorbonne à Paris, CHU Sainte-Justine, Mila — l’Institut québécois d’intelligence artificielle et l’Université de Montréal....

23.9.2022 7:32 Uhr Eine Aufforderung der Union, schwere Waffen und Panzer an die Ukraine zu liefern, stellt die Laternenkoalition vor eine kritische Bewährungsprobe: Teile der herrschenden Fraktionen sehen das ähnlich wie die Opposition. Allerdings gibt es zunächst keine Abstimmung im Bundestag. Die Koalition aus Laternen und Abgeordneten der linken Bundestagsfraktion verhinderte mit ihren Stimmen eine Entscheidung über eine Anfrage der Union, Panzer und andere schwere Waffen an die Ukraine zu liefern....

Papini and her husband, Keith Papini, met with Shasta County Sheriff’s Office investigators on August 13, 2020. Before her story came out, detectives asked if she wanted her husband to leave the room. “They’re asking you. They’re not asking me,” Keith Papini says as Sherri sits silently next to him. When Sherry didn’t answer, the two detectives got up and left, giving the pair a few minutes to decide with the camera still rolling....

More than 8,000 guests from 129 nations traveled to Westminster Abbey for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, but by contrast, visitors to the King’s coronation will be limited to 2,000 to meet health and safety restrictions. The Archbishop of Canterbury will lead the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, confirming Charles’ acceptance of becoming king through the coronation oath. The King will be asked whether he will rule the UK and other Commonwealth nations with law and justice and whether he will preserve Christianity in the nation....

A funeral was held for Const. Travis Gillespie in Markham on Thursday, a day after the funeral of a Toronto police officer killed in a shooting across the GTA. The memorial service for Gillespie was held behind closed doors to friends, colleagues and family only, but a stream of the proceedings was provided by the funeral home and audio was broadcast to a media viewing area. Those who spoke at the nearly two-hour service shared stories and thoughts about the beloved partner, son, grandson, brother, uncle, loyal friend and dedicated police officer Gillespie....

The far-right conspiracy theorist and presenter, known for emotional outbursts on his shows, appeared frustrated at several points and said he would make no further apologies for spreading the false claim that The shooting in Newtown, Conn., was a hoax. “Is it a race session? Are we in China?’ Jones asked, referring to Maoist rallies where people were publicly humiliated, after plaintiffs’ attorney Chris Mattei pointed to victims’ family members in the courtroom....

The choirs of Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal of St James’s Palace, organists, state trumpeter and the Queen’s Piper performed during the service. The CBC News Network will broadcast the Queen’s funeral at 7 p.m. ET. The palace has yet to say which songs were chosen by the Queen herself, but did provide details about the special meaning behind some of them. Before the service officially began, organists played as more than 2,000 dignitaries gathered inside Westminster Abbey....