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Hindustan Times
07-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Missing Indonesian farmer finally found, but inside belly of 8-metre-long python
An Indonesian farmer, who had gone missing on Friday, was found dead inside a giant python in Southeast Sulawesi's Buton District. The 63-year-old man from the Batauga district went missing on Friday morning after he failed to return home from the plantation. A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.(For representation/AFP) His body was found by residents at 2:30 pm on Saturday after the villagers killed an unusually large python near the plantation, Antara News reported. The family started the search for the farmer after the neighbours, who were scheduled to meet him, enquired about his whereabouts. The family found out that the victim had not returned from the plantation and his motorbike was found parked on the side of the road. Also Read: Texas shooting: Active shooter killed after ambushing US Border Patrol agents, chilling picture surfaces Sertu Dirman, a local officer, said that the villagers searched the plantation area, but he could not be found. The residents then discovered an 8-metre-long python lying a few hundred meters from the victim's hut. After encountering the unusually large snake in the plantation, the villagers grew suspicious. The villagers then killed the snake and cut its belly open to find the farmer's body inside. Also Read: Why did Vladimir Putin sack Roman Starovoit? Ex-Russian minister 'dies by suicide' "At that point, residents grew suspicious because the snake appeared to have swallowed a person. They then killed the snake, and it turned out the victim was inside its stomach," Dirman said. His body was later taken to his house. According to the residents, it was the first incident when a person was swallowed by a python in the area. Though snakes are not uncommon in Indonesia, the reptiles have frequently appeared in Indonesian villages in recent months to prey on livestock.
Straits Times
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Ex-Russian president Medvedev calls EU an enemy, says Ukrainian membership would be dangerous
Deputy head of Russia's security council Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting on manning the Russian Armed Forces with contract servicemen, in Moscow on July 4, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS Ex-Russian president Medvedev calls EU an enemy, says Ukrainian membership would be dangerous MOSCOW - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on June 25 that the European Union had evolved into an enemy of Russia that posed a direct threat to its security, and Moscow was now opposed to Ukraine joining the bloc. Russia has long been opposed to Ukraine joining the Nato Western military alliance – one of the reasons it gives for its decision to launch a full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022. But it has in the past been more relaxed about the prospect of Kyiv becoming a member of the EU. President Vladimir Putin said in June 2022 that Russia had 'nothing against' that, and the Kremlin said as recently as February that joining the bloc was Ukraine's sovereign right. However, Mr Medvedev, who is now deputy chairman of Russia's security council, said that the EU had shifted from being an economic bloc dedicated to preventing war into what he called a politicised anti-Russian organisation that was slowly turning into a military bloc. 'Brussels today is a real enemy of Russia. In its current twisted form, the European Union is no less of a threat to us than the North Atlantic Alliance,' Mr Medvedev wrote on social media platform Telegram. He said it was therefore wrong to say now that Ukraine should be free to 'join anything you like' apart from Nato. 'The EU, stuffed with weapons... is a direct threat to Russia. That is exactly how it should be treated. At least until it changes its approach to us,' he added. 'Thus, the so-called (idea of) Ukraine in the EU is a danger for our country.' Ukraine applied for EU membership shortly after the start of the war in 2022 and was granted candidate status later that year. Mr Medvedev said that bilateral cooperation between Moscow and certain individual EU member states should, however, continue. He did not name specific countries, but central European neighbours Hungary and Slovakia have taken pains to maintain cordial relations with Mr Putin since the start of the war. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Daily Mirror
06-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Top Kremlin figure mocks Trump and Musk by offering to 'facilitate peace'
Ex-Russian President and Security Council deputy head Dmitry Medvedev posted on X that he's willing to 'facilitate' building bridges between Donald Trump and Elon Musk - but there's one catch A key figure in the Kremlin has mocked Donald Trump and Elon Musk's acrimonious fallout, offering to mediate between the pair. The bromance between US President Trump and billionaire Musk seems to have fizzled out for good this week, descending into something reminiscent of schoolboys squabbling. The Tesla owner has been attacking Trump's so-called "big beautiful bill" on his X/ Twitter platform. The president had earlier threatened on his own platform, Truth Social, to hurt Musk's bottom line by going after contracts held by his internet company Starlink and rocket company SpaceX. Now, Ex-Russian President and Security Council deputy head Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev has offered to act as a peace-dealing broker. Putin's crony pleaded with them not to keep on fighting and even threw in a cheeky caveat for payment. "We are ready to facilitate the conclusion of a peace deal between D and E for a reasonable fee and to accept Starlink shares as payment. Don't fight, guys!," he wrote online. The post ended in a 'shocked face' emoji, further rubbing it. Almost 200,000 people have seen the post and hundreds have commented on it. One cynical user wrote: "In fact, we don't know if this is a ploy to gain American sympathy and boost Tesla sales. With the controversy, Musk appears as a patriot fighting to save national wealth." Another wrote: "People, learn! To give shares is to give power and control. Elon is not giving shares for any other reason except from it, distributing power. He doesn't need money, but allies." A third joked: "But please no secret clause this time that ends with Crimea owning a Tesla showroom." While a fourth added: "Great offer... Got to let them fight a bit then have someone there to pull em apart..." The feud between the US president and the world's richest man reached new heights this week. Trump has even been urged to "deport Elon Musk immediately" amid the pair's ongoing row. The 78-year-old has also been encouraged to scrap all of the tech billionaire's contracts and launch several investigations into him. Speaking in an interview, Stephen Bannon, the former top aide to Trump, said: "They should initiate a formal investigation of his immigration status." He went on: "I am of the strong belief that he is an illegal alien, and he should be deported from the country immediately." Trump has yet to publicly respond to Bannon's remarks. The comment came after another SpaceX rocket exploded on a test launch in Texas. The president has also hit back at Musk's verbal attack on his government. He insisted that he "doesn't mind Elon turning against" him. Musk quit his role as Trump's advisor after previously admitting he "probably spent a bit too much time on politics".
Daily Mirror
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Russia sends horror WW3 threat to UK - 'British blood must be spilled'
The Kremlin's propaganda machine has accused British security services of providing explosives used in a series of high-profile assassinations - and warned that 'British blood must be spilled' The propaganda wing of Vladimir Putin has hurled accusations at Britain, alleging that UK-supplied explosives were used in a spate of high-profile assassinations within Russia and issuing a dire warning that "British blood must be spilled" as recompense. The accusation was broadcasted on state-managed Russian TV, where Kremlin spokespersons pointed the finger squarely at British security services for orchestrating the deaths of top military officials, including a pair of generals. Even as they failed to present any proof, they delivered a hair-raising threat of vengeance aimed at the UK. The TV program turned its attention to the recent slaying of Major-General Yaroslav Moskalik, 59, who met his end via an explosion of a Volkswagen Golf while he was passing by it close to his residence in Moscow. General Moskalik, who was instrumental in military planning and is said to have routinely briefed Putin on activities in Crimea, was highlighted. This very programme made a nod to the demise of Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, 54 – a notable figure in chemical and biological warfare eradicated through a bombing last December – as well as Yevgeny Rytikov, 34, a connoisseur of electronic warfare, whose life ended in Bryansk earlier this month. Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, seemed to own up to his nation's hand in these incidents, divulging earlier in the week that his intelligence chief kept him in the loop "on the liquidation of individuals from the top command of the Russian armed forces", reports the Express. He expressed his gratitude with the terse remark: "Thank you for your work." On state channel Russia-1, vocal Putin supporter Vladimir Solovyov pointed the finger at Britain for supplying the explosives used in recent attacks. In conversation with munitions expert Andrei Klintsevich, Solovyov raised the provocative question: where did the material originate from? Without any evidence, Mr Klintsevich made a bold assertion: "It is all British, imported by the ton. We do realise that someone is creating a network of planted explosives, and transporting these explosives." Solovyov further speculated: "So someone had to smuggle it across Europe, removing it from warehouses." He then lashed out with an alarming statement claiming that "When we say that British security services are behind every terrorist attack, it means that the blood of the British who authorise the killings on Russian territory must be spilled." In an enraged outburst, he warned: "They must realise that they will pay personally. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." Ex-Russian senator Mr Klintsevich insisted that tracing explosive batch origins was plausible. According to him: "All explosives have certain types of labelling. Each time a batch is made... it is possible to understand where it came from. I'm sure our intelligence services have long understood the source down to the factory and the year of manufacture." Solovyov ended the programme with a menacing hint of retribution targeting British intelligence agents. He warned: "If these factories blow up – as well as the headquarters of the intelligence agencies that gave the go-ahead for the terrorist attacks – they should not be surprised." The UK Government has yet to make an official statement on the matter. But in a significant move, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced sanctions in October 2024 against three Russian agencies and three high-ranking individuals engaged in disinformation campaigns to destabilise Ukrainian democracy. Lammy condemned Putin's actions, saying: "Putin is so desperate to undermine European support for Ukraine he is now resorting to clumsy, ineffective efforts to try and stoke unrest," and declared the UK's firm stance against such deceitful interference. Speaking at the UN General Assembly Committee on Information in May 2022, Ambassador James Roscoe criticised Russia for its hostile information campaigns targeting Ukrainian sovereignty and obscuring the truth, cautioning that these disinformation tactics risk eroding public faith in both the media and global institutions.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ex-Russian government minister sentenced to 40 months in UK prison for circumventing financial sanctions
LONDON (AP) — Ex-Russian government minister sentenced to 40 months in UK prison for circumventing financial sanctions.
