UK: Mass Arrests as Hundreds Rally Against Palestine Action Ban in London 2

Nearly 900 people were arrested in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday, September 6 for supporting the banned activist group Palestine Action. Police said 857 were detained under the Terrorism Act and 33 for public order offenses, though campaigners insisted the rally was largely peaceful. Human rights groups condemned the arrests as misuse of terrorism laws, while the government defended its stance.

UK: Mass Arrests as Hundreds Rally Against Palestine Action Ban in London

Nearly 900 people were arrested in London’s Parliament Square on Saturday, September 6 for supporting the banned activist group Palestine Action. Police said 857 were detained under the Terrorism Act and 33 for public order offenses, though campaigners insisted the rally was largely peaceful. Human rights groups condemned the arrests as misuse of terrorism laws, while the government defended its stance.

UK: Over 100 Arrested in Protests Supporting Banned Palestine Action

Protests were held across the UK on Saturday, July 19, in support of the banned Palestine Action group. Demonstrations took place in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, and Truro, with over 100 arrests nationwide — including 55 in London.

UK: ‘Palestine Action’ Supporters Rally at Trafalgar Square After Protest Ban 4

Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters gathered south of Trafalgar Square in London on Monday, June 23, after the group was banned from protesting outside Parliament, resulting in clashes with police. According to reports, three people have been arrested.

UK: ‘Palestine Action’ Supporters Rally at Trafalgar Square After Protest Ban 3

Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters gathered south of Trafalgar Square in London on Monday, June 23, after the group was banned from protesting outside Parliament, resulting in clashes with police. According to reports, three people have been arrested.

UK: ‘Palestine Action’ Supporters Rally at Trafalgar Square After Protest Ban 2

Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters gathered south of Trafalgar Square in London on Monday, June 23, after the group was banned from protesting outside Parliament, resulting in clashes with police. According to reports, three people have been arrested.

UK: ‘Palestine Action’ Supporters Rally at Trafalgar Square After Protest Ban

Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters gathered south of Trafalgar Square in London on Monday, June 23, after the group was banned from protesting outside Parliament, resulting in clashes with police. According to reports, three people have been arrested.

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen (R) poses with French journalist Gilles Bouleau (L) prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen (C) prepares on set ahead of an interview with French journalist Gilles Bouleau (L) on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen (R) poses with French journalist Gilles Bouleau (L) prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

Marine Le Pen Interviewed On TF1 Channel - Boulogne

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Thomas Samson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview of TF1 - Paris AJ

Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview of TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview broadcasted on the evening news of French TV channel TF1, in Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview of TF1 - Paris AJ

Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview of TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview broadcasted on the evening news of French TV channel TF1, in Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview of TF1 - Paris AJ

Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview of TF1 - Paris AJ

President of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen is seen on a monitor during a televised interview broadcasted on the evening news of French TV channel TF1, in Paris, on March 31, 2025. The veteran far-right politician was convicted of creating fake jobs at the EU parliament to channel funds to her party to employ people in France on March 31, 2025 and was banned with immediate effect from standing for office for five years, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for the French Presidency in 2027. Le Pen will appeal her conviction, her lawyer said. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

Le Pen RN Party leaves her Trial Verdict for EU Fund Embezzlement - Paris AJ

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen (R), walks as she exit a courtroom while leaving the Tribunal de Paris courthouse during the reading of sentencing in their trial verdict on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris, France on March 31, 2025. A French court on March 31, 2025 convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen on charges of embezzlement of public funds over a fake jobs scam at the EU parliament, and has banned her from running for office after conviction. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) has banned access to the popular social media application Instagram as of Friday morning August 02, 2024. President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to "muzzle the Palestinian people's voices", after Turkey blocked access to Instagram last week. Turkey was holding talks with Instagram on Monday August 05, after the move, which followed a top Turkish official's accusation that the social media site blocked condolence posts over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Illustration) Photo by Ekin Saatci/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) has banned access to the popular social media application Instagram as of Friday morning August 02, 2024. President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to "muzzle the Palestinian people's voices", after Turkey blocked access to Instagram last week. Turkey was holding talks with Instagram on Monday August 05, after the move, which followed a top Turkish official's accusation that the social media site blocked condolence posts over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Illustration) Photo by Ekin Saatci/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) has banned access to the popular social media application Instagram as of Friday morning August 02, 2024. President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to "muzzle the Palestinian people's voices", after Turkey blocked access to Instagram last week. Turkey was holding talks with Instagram on Monday August 05, after the move, which followed a top Turkish official's accusation that the social media site blocked condolence posts over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Illustration) Photo by Ekin Saatci/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) has banned access to the popular social media application Instagram as of Friday morning August 02, 2024. President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to "muzzle the Palestinian people's voices", after Turkey blocked access to Instagram last week. Turkey was holding talks with Instagram on Monday August 05, after the move, which followed a top Turkish official's accusation that the social media site blocked condolence posts over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Illustration) Photo by Ekin Saatci/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey Blocks Instagram Amid 'Censorship' Row

Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) has banned access to the popular social media application Instagram as of Friday morning August 02, 2024. President Tayyip Erdogan fiercely criticised social media companies on Monday, saying they sought to "muzzle the Palestinian people's voices", after Turkey blocked access to Instagram last week. Turkey was holding talks with Instagram on Monday August 05, after the move, which followed a top Turkish official's accusation that the social media site blocked condolence posts over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Illustration) Photo by Ekin Saatci/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

A view of the Valkea shopping centre in Oulu, Finland, on June 14, 2024. A 12-year-old was seriously stabbed and wounded in the shopping centre on Thursday June 13. The suspect is a 33-year-old man who is a former key member of a banned neo-Nazi group, the Nordic Resistance Movement (PVL). LEHTIKUVA / TIMO HEIKKALA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Timo Heikkala/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

A view of the Valkea shopping centre in Oulu, Finland, on June 14, 2024. A 12-year-old was seriously stabbed and wounded in the shopping centre on Thursday June 13. The suspect is a 33-year-old man who is a former key member of a banned neo-Nazi group, the Nordic Resistance Movement (PVL). LEHTIKUVA / TIMO HEIKKALA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Timo Heikkala/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

A view of the Valkea shopping centre in Oulu, Finland, on June 14, 2024. A 12-year-old was seriously stabbed and wounded in the shopping centre on Thursday June 13. The suspect is a 33-year-old man who is a former key member of a banned neo-Nazi group, the Nordic Resistance Movement (PVL). LEHTIKUVA / TIMO HEIKKALA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Timo Heikkala/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

A view of the Valkea shopping centre in Oulu, Finland, on June 14, 2024. A 12-year-old was seriously stabbed and wounded in the shopping centre on Thursday June 13. The suspect is a 33-year-old man who is a former key member of a banned neo-Nazi group, the Nordic Resistance Movement (PVL). LEHTIKUVA / TIMO HEIKKALA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Timo Heikkala/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

Far-right extremism behind Oulu child stabbing

A view of the Valkea shopping centre in Oulu, Finland, on June 14, 2024. A 12-year-old was seriously stabbed and wounded in the shopping centre on Thursday June 13. The suspect is a 33-year-old man who is a former key member of a banned neo-Nazi group, the Nordic Resistance Movement (PVL). LEHTIKUVA / TIMO HEIKKALA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Timo Heikkala/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Yemen's Houthis claim fresh attacks against 3 ships in Red Sea, Arabian Sea

STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim fresh attacks against 3 ships in Red Sea, Arabian Sea SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. mid shot of Yahya Sarea, Houthi group's military spokesman speaking in a statement by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group on Wednesday said it has launched missile and drone attacks against three ships transiting the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, the group's military spokesman said in a statement. The group conducted two operations in the Red Sea, targeting the ROZA ship and the VANTAGE DREAM ship with a number of missiles and drones, Yahya Sarea said in the statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. "The two companies have violated the (Houthis') decision that banned entry of ships to the ports of occupied Palestine (Israel)," he said. "The third operation targeted the American ship, MAERSK SELETAR with a number of drones in the eastern part of the Arabian Sea," he added. We will

US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co