US state Tennessee refuses to release its new execution rules

Nashville, Tennessee – Just days after Tennessee announced a new manual for executing death row inmates, the state’s top prison officials said they will not release the document to the public. The Tennessee Department of Corrections asked The Associated Press to file a public records request to obtain a copy of the latest execution manual, … Read more

More than a third of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains delayed – DW – 01/04/2025

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB)’s punctuality problems will persist until 2024, according to data published by the company on Friday. According to its latest figures, only 62.5% of DB ICE and IC long distance trains arrived within 6 minutes of arrival time last year. This figure is slightly worse than in 2023 when 64% … Read more

Myanmar junta to release prisoners to mark Independence Day – DW – 01/04/2025

Myanmar’s ruling military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty, state media reported on Saturday. The annual pardon will mark the country’s 77th Independence Day. Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other elderly prisoners were reportedly put under house arrest last year … Read more

Donald Trump’s honor narrowly saved, for the first time in 100 years, 2 MPs played a game

highlights Mike Johnson was again elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives.Johnson had to face tough opposition to become speaker.Trump intervened and helped Johnson become speaker. Washington: Donald Trump has been elected as the 47th President of America. He will take oath on January 20 and will then stay at the White House, the … Read more

Moldovan PM warns of security crisis after Russian gas cut

Kyiv, Ukraine – Prime Minister Dorin Racine said on Friday that Moldova was facing a security crisis, with its separatist pro-Moscow Transdniestria region cut off from Russian gas supplies, factories closed, central heating restricted. and a rolling power blackout has been imposed. The flow of Russian gas through Ukraine to Central and Eastern Europe was … Read more

Thousands of people evacuated due to fear of volcanic eruption – DW – 01/04/2025

Authorities have begun evacuating residents in northeastern Ethiopia after signs of potentially dangerous activity at a volcano, officials said Friday. Civilians in the Afar region were relocated to temporary shelters, according to state-owned Fana Broadcasting, which cited a regional administrator for the region. Shiferaw Teklemariam, commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, said it … Read more