The storms were so intense that half-a-metre-high piles of hailstones formed in some places.
Activists gathered outside the Russian consulate in New York City on Wednesday, June 29, holding a vigil ahead of the trial of American basketball player Brittney Griner, which was due to begin in Russia on Friday.Griner was detained at a Moscow airport on February 17 after Russian officials said they had found vape cartridges bearing traces of hash oil in her luggage. She had been in Russia to play for a team during the WNBA’s off-season.Russian state-owned news agency TASS said Griner’s trial would begin on July 1. Its report was accompanied by video showing Griner at a Khimki city court, near Moscow, for a preliminary hearing. She did not speak in the footage.Footage posted by Ben Von Klemperer showed speaker Tamika Mallory, from campaign group Until Freedom, speaking to the crowd outside the consulate.“We demand that America is responsible for bringing Brittney Griner home no matter what we have to do,” she can be heard saying as the crowd applauds. Credit: Ben Von Klemperer via Storyful
Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration won't use public money to help people from other states travel to California for an abortion
Nelson Piquet has apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton - but "strongly condemns any suggestion" the expression he used when referring to the F1 ace during an interview was intentionally racially offensive. The three-time world champion - who is the father of Max Verstappen's partner, Kelly Piquet - used a racial slur in Portuguese when discussing a collision between Hamilton and Verstappen during the 2021 British GP on a Brazilian podcast last November.
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Authorities say a fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 49 people and injured a dozen more
Indian Security forces destroyed an alleged terrorist hideout in Bandipora on June 29. The forces arrested Mehboob ul Inam, an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist in Bandipora's Nadihal area, and recovered a large cache of arms from him. Based on revelations they blew up the alleged terrorist hideout in the Nadihal area.
Climate protesters have glued themselves to the frame of a painting in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and spray-painted their logo on the walls and floor of the building.
Former US president Donald Trump angrily lunged at his Secret Service driver and grabbed at the steering wheel of his limousine in a bid to join the crowd as it marched on the Capitol on the day of the deadly insurrection, an aide testified Tuesday.
Survivors of yesterday's missile strike on a shopping centre in central Ukraine have described to ITV News how they crawled through flames to safety. At least 20 others did not make it out alive. That figure could more than double. Over 30 people are still missing. For one mother whose daughter has disappeared without trace, the not knowing is unbearable. Russia insists it was targetting a nearby store of weapons and ammunition in Kremenchuk - not the shopping centre.
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Judge sets hearing for 12 July, meaning abortions up to six weeks of pregnancy can resume for at least two weeks
Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall said fuel bills will have a significant impact on costs.
The findings could ultimately pave the way for new treatments of the disease, the researchers suggest.
Survivors and relatives of the victims of the November 2015 terror attacks responded to Wednesday's guilty verdicts with a mixture of emotions, mostly relief.
A driver pulled over for an expired MOT was found to have drugs in his system and subsequently arrested.
Dame Deborah James had a “special gift” which allowed her to have “difficult conversations” with the public that would ultimately save “countless lives”, a charity boss has said. The podcaster, who died on Tuesday, became a patron for Bowel Cancer UK following her diagnosis in 2016 and worked to raise money for and awareness of the charity. Its chief executive Genevieve Edwards told the PA news agency her legacy would live on through her campaigning work.
New version of the legendary cross-continental train is being launched by Accor hotel group
Air New Zealand adds new designs for economy bunk beds.Source: Skynest Broll
Sir Cliff Richard says it is a “shame” that Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu have been knocked out in the second round of Wimbledon. The singer and tennis fan is attending matches at All England Lawn Tennis Club today.
The Metropolitan Police is being "monitored" over its recent performance, the independent inspectorate has confirmed. In a statement, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said the move was to help support the Met Police to make "improvements". "We can confirm that we are now monitoring the Metropolitan Police Service through our Engage process, which provides additional scrutiny and support to help it make improvements," they added.
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