National guard remains in Chicago area as judge to rule on Trump deployment pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 57 minutami President attacks Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as extra troops at army training site south-west of cityHundreds of national guard troops remained in the Chicago area as city and Illinois officials awaited a judge’s decision to stop Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city.It was still unclear where specifically the Trump administration would send the troops who reported to an army training site south-west of Chicago, which was laden with extra fencing and tarps put up to block the public’s view of the facility late on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: first trailer for new Game of Thrones prequel pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 4 minutami Latest Westeros-set show, based on novellas by George RR Martin, takes place 100 years before events of Game of ThronesHBO is headed back to Westeros once again. The network revealed the first trailer for its second Game of Thrones prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, at New York’s Comic Con on Thursday, revealing the Targaryen colors, jousting and plenty of chainmail.According to the logline, the series, based on a series of novellas by the Game of Thrones author George RR Martin, will follow “two unlikely heroes” who wandered Westeros: a “young, naive but courageous knight” named Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, and his “diminutive squire” Egg, played by Dexter Sol Ansell. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man charged with starting Palisades fire to remain jailed, federal magistrate says pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 11 minutami Prosecutor says Jonathan Rinderknecht had traits of an arsonist and family expressed worries about mental stateA federal magistrate in Florida on Thursday ordered a man charged in California’s deadly Palisades fire to remain jailed after a prosecutor said he had traits of an arsonist and his family had worried about his declining mental state.Federal officials have said Jonathan Rinderknecht, who lived in the area at the time, started a small fire on New Year’s Day that smoldered underground before reigniting nearly a week later and roaring through the wealthy enclave, home to many of Los Angeles’s rich and famous. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Everyone is still afraid’: ceasefire deal brings relief to Gaza but fears remain over future pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 15 minutami Two previous short-lived ceasefires have left many in Gaza doubtful about the staying power of the latest agreementOn Thursday morning, there was little joy in Gaza. The news of the imminent ceasefire had spread rapidly across the devastated territory during the night, with a few gunshots fired into the sky in celebration, but as morning came the mood was of tense anticipation.“Everyone is still afraid,” said a 26-year-old woman in al-Mawasi, the squalid, overcrowded coastal strip where much of the population has sought shelter in makeshift tents and plastic shacks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 17 minutami Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talksThe Prince of Wales will attend the crunch Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil next month, the Guardian has learned, but whether the prime minister will go is still to be decided.Prince William will present the Earthshot prize, a global environmental award and attend the meeting of representatives of more than 190 governments in Belém. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
