Wagner boss Prigozhin has returned to Russia, Lukashenko says
Belarus president says head of mercenary group behind failed mutiny is in St Petersburg
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has returned to Russia, the Belarusian president has said, despite a peace deal with the Kremlin under which he had agreed to relocate to Belarus.
“As for Prigozhin, he’s in St Petersburg. He is not on the territory of Belarus,” the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko told reporters on Thursday. “Where is Prigozhin this morning? Maybe he left for Moscow.”
Vietnam probes Blackpink promoter over South China Sea map
Authorities are examining claims that the website of the organizer of the Korean girl group's tour includes a map showing China's "nine-dash line" — the same depiction that led to a ban on the upcoming "Barbie" film.
Authorities in Vietnam are investigating "an incident" involving the organizer of an upcoming concert by K-pop group Blackpink, the government said on Wednesday.
Blackpink is scheduled to perform two shows in Hanoi this month as part of its Born Pink world tour.
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Earlier this week, reports surfaced on social media that a map on the website of concert organizer iME Entertainment resembled the so-called "nine-dash line" that China uses to demarcate its claims in the South China Sea.
Vietnam and other neighboring countries contest China's claims.
NATO applicant Sweden jails Kurdish man for attempting to finance PKK militants
A Swedish court on Thursday found a Turkish citizen guilty of "attempted terrorist financing" for the pro-Kurdish PKK, a first in the Scandinavian country seeking Ankara's approval to join NATO.
The man, described by the court as a Kurdish man with roots in Turkey, was also found guilty of attempted aggravated extortion and a firearms offence, the Stockholm district court said in a statement.
It added that the man, in his 40s, would be given a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence, and that he would be deported upon his release.
He was arrested in January after making threats and firing a gun outside a restaurant in Stockholm.
"The district court sentences a Kurdish man of Turkish origin for attempting to extort a Kurdish businessman in Stockholm at gunpoint to pay money to the PKK," judge Mans Wigen said in a statement.
‘Disaster’: Palestinian homes used as Israeli bases in Jenin
Israeli soldiers used many homes inside the camp as military bases and caused heavy damage to furniture and belongings.
The inside of Bassem Tahayneh’s home in the Jenin refugee camp appears as though a tornado had blown through it.
The ceiling-high closets inside his daughter’s bedroom were brought down face-first on top of the beds; his four TV screens were pulled off the walls and smashed; the tiles on the floors were ripped off, and wires connecting the house to the power grid were cut.
Food inside their homes was eaten and tossed everywhere, including the floor, while Israeli army medical and military equipment such as gauzes and wires were found left behind.
Hong Kong police arrest 5 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad
Hong Kong police have arrested five people on suspicion of financially aiding activists abroad, just days after they offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of eight pro-democracy figures living in self-imposed exile.
Four, ages 26 to 28, were arrested on Wednesday for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, according to the police’s national security department – the offense Beijing outlawed in the semi-autonomous city under a national security law introduced three years ago. A day later, police arrested a fifth man, 24, at the Hong Kong International Airport.
They were also detained for conspiracy to sedition, a colonial-era offense, which activists say has been increasingly used in recent years by police to stifle the legitimate criticism of authorities.
Sweden charges Greta Thunberg for blockading oil port
Climate activist Greta Thunberg will appear in court in July charged with "disobeying the police" during a protest, Swedish prosecutors have said.
Ms Thunberg, 20, joined a group of young protesters blockading oil tankers at a port in Malmö in June. Police said she refused to leave when asked to.
She could face a six-month prison sentence or a fine.
A representative told BBC News that Ms Thunberg was not available for comment.
The group Ta Tillbaka Framtiden or Reclaim the Future blockaded the Malmö port for six days in June. Some protestors climbed on top of oil tankers, the group said.
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