[ad_1] Torture perpetrated by Russian officers against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war has reached such a level that it is clearly a systematic, state-endorsed policy, a United Nations expert on torture said Saturday. Witnesses shared accounts that were credible, said Alice Jill Edwards, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on torture, and that confirmed a consistent pattern of torture, including rape and beatings, in different detention facilities under Russian occupation and among Ukrainian soldiers captured by…
"Russian Torture of Ukrainians Amounts to State Policy, Expert Says"Tag: state
[ad_1] While states throughout the U.S. continue to embrace the new legal wave of cannabis, it doesn’t eclipse the strife within the industry. Over the past few years, the industry has faced issues around oversupply, falling prices, stringent regulations and distribution problems, among others, which often fall especially heavy on cultivators. Now, new research findings show exactly how these employees are faring in the current climate. According to the third edition of the U.S. Cannabis…
"Survey: 58% of Cultivators Feel ‘Bad’ or ‘Terrible’ About Current State of Cannabis"
[ad_1] Narendra Modi was once shunned by the U.S. In 2005, the then-chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat was denied a diplomatic visa amid accusations he tacitly supported Hindu mobs during communal violence three years earlier that left more than a thousand people, most of them Muslim, dead. But he is shunned no more. On June 22, Washington will roll out the red carpet for Modi, who will become just the third world…
"Why Biden Is Honoring Modi With a State Visit"
[ad_1] Thousands are expected to pay their last respects to the former pope, whose body will lie in state for three days. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to pay their last respects in the Vatican to former Pope Benedict XVI, whose body is lying in state for three days starting Monday at St Peter’s Basilica before his funeral. The German theologian, who died on Saturday aged 95, led the Catholic Church for eight…
"Pope Benedict XVI’s body to lie in state at St Peter’s Basilica | Religion News"
[ad_1] Ukraine’s continuing rout of Russian forces in the east has exposed fundamental problems within the Russian military, including deficiencies and power struggles in its command structure and gaps in intelligence gathering and processing. Though Russia’s early failures and difficulty recruiting enough soldiers for the frontline have been clear for months, the latest operation shows the depth of the disarray and stasis in Russia’s armed forces. Ukraine’s lightning strike operation in Kharkiv oblast demonstrated the…
"Here’s what we know about the state of Russia’s military"
[ad_1] Indiana on Friday became the first state in the U.S. to approve abortion restrictions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as the Republican governor quickly signed a near-total ban on the procedure shortly after lawmakers approved it. The bill, which takes effect Sept. 15, includes some exceptions. Abortions would be permitted in cases of rape and incest, before 10-weeks post-fertilization; to protect the life and physical health of the mother; and if a…
"Indiana 1st state to approve near-total abortion ban since Roe v. Wade overturned"