The missiles flew for about 400km (249 miles) before falling into the sea with no reports of damage.North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, in the second such test in a week. The missiles were launched from Kaechon, north of the capital Pyongyang, at about 6.50am on Wednesday (21:50 GMT on Tuesday) and flew about 400km (249 miles) towards the northeast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, without specifying how many were fired or where they landed. “North Korea’s missile launch is a clear act of provocation that…
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What to KnowSean “Diddy” Combs, a hip-hop kingmaker and three-time Grammy winner who was arrested in New York City on Monday, has been indicted on federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges, according to court papers unsealed in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday. According to the indictment, Diddy “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct.” He allegedly used his media empire as a criminal enterprise, “whose members and associates engaged in and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping,…
Andrea Bowe, Director of the Specialist Directorate, at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum Keynote Seminar. Event: Next Steps for Tackling Fraud and Financial Crime Highlights Collaboration and a collective effort are key to tackling fraud. Partnerships, where we share ideas, lessons learnt, exchange data and intelligence are essential in reinforcing our defences and staying ahead of evolving threats. Addressing mule activity is an area where our collective efforts can have a substantial impact on disrupting and greatly reducing the flow of fraudulent funds. By Andrea Bowe Stephen Bush, a columnist for the Financial Times, recently wrote about the reason we…
It did not take long for Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to make history on Tuesday night. Witt drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the first. He then stole second as catcher Salvador Perez struck out, swiping his 30th base of the season. That steal made Witt the first shortstop in MLB history to record multiple 30 homer/30 steal seasons in his career. It is even more impressive given that Witt is finishing his third season in the majors. Witt has taken another step forward in his third major league season. The 24-year-old had posted a .332/.384/.600…
Astana, Kazakhstan – Clouds of dust rise from the sandy ground of a playing field as a dozen horses converge, their riders standing in their stirrups as they direct their mounts towards an odd target: the headless and disembowelled carcass of a goat laying in the dust. From what appears as a multi-legged, rotating creature of hooves, tails, heads and human fists, one rider manages to lift and hoist the carcass beneath his leg, dashing towards the goal with two teams of seven horsemen chasing him from all sides – some to protect him, others to thwart him, whatever the…
Sean “Diddy” Combs presided over a sordid empire of sexual crimes, coercing and abusing women for years, threatening them to keep them in line and enlisting a cast of aides to cover it up, according to an indictment. The music mogul “engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals,” including physical violence, in order “to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct, the indictment said. And the details shared in the indictment unsealed Tuesday morning are as shocking as they are at-times disturbing. The charges describe Combs coercing or forcing his…
By Sherika Williams KINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being urged to embrace digital transformation to remain competitive in the global economy, delivering the keynote address at the Digital Jamaica Summit and Showcase, recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, minister of industry, investment and commerce, senator Aubyn Hill, underscored the critical role of digital transformation in Jamaica’s future economic success. “In the rapidly evolving global environment, embracing digitisation, digitalisation, and digital transformation is necessary, as technological advancement holds the key to unlocking new levels of efficiency, productivity and innovation,” said Hill, who also…
Mike Norvell knows that he’s essentially the CEO of Florida State football. Even if it’s his players who are struggling on the field — and they certainly are — he’s ultimately the person who is going to take the most blame as head coach of the Seminoles.”I can sit in front of you and tell you I haven’t been good enough,” Norvell told the media in a news conference on Monday (h/t On3).FSU is currently suffering through one of the most disastrous starts to a season, likely in college football history. The Seminoles are 0-3 with losses to Georgia Tech,…
As the war enters its 936th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Wednesday 18 September, 2024. Fighting At least two people were killed and five injured in Russian shelling of the town of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhia region, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov. Russia fired at least four missiles at energy infrastructure in the northeastern city of Sumy, Regional Governor Volodymyr Artiukh said, disrupting supplies to some 281,000 people. The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 34 of 51 Russian drones that targeted five regions of the country. Russian state-run RIA news agency…
A Long Island man admitted to stabbing his wife to death in the backyard of their home, in front of the couple’s teenage son, according to prosecutors. Ryszard Murawski pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Wioleta Murawski, in their Lindenhurst backyard on Jan. 3, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney announced Tuesday. Police got a call around 8:30 p.m. that night from the couple’s 15-year-old son, who told officers his father had stabbed his mother before taking off in a black GMC pickup truck, according to court documents and Murawski’s admission. The distraught teen begged…