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The attack on the Liberian-flagged tanker Pacific Zircon occurred Tuesday night off the coast of Oman, a Middle East-based defense official said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the attack publicly. Pacific Zircon is operated by Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping, which is a company ultimately owned by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer. In a statement, Eastern Pacific Shipping said the Pacific Zircon, which was carrying gas oil, was “hit by a missile” about 150 miles (240 kilometers) off the coast of Oman....

The Texas GOP adopted the 40-page platform at its biennial conference in Houston, which ended this weekend. “We reject the validated results of the 2020 presidential election and believe that incumbent President Joseph Robinett Biden Jr. was not legally elected by the people of the United States,” the platform said. James Wesolek, communications director at the Texas GOP, told The Hill that the resolution was passed by a vote of no confidence....

Stephen Barbee, 55, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was convicted in the February 2005 deaths of Lisa Underwood, 34, and her son Jayden, who both drowned in their Fort Worth home. They were later found buried in a shallow grave in nearby Denton County. Barbee’s lawyers asked the US Supreme Court to stay his execution, arguing his religious rights are being violated by the state’s prison system, following the high court’s ruling on what spiritual counselors can do while in prison enforcement, it did not create a written policy on the matter....

Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) said Ottawa police were called to assist with the extrication of a trapped driver in the area of ​​Merivale Road and Bentley Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. According to a press release, the flatbed ramp was lowered and the driver climbed up and flipped the vehicle onto its side. The SUV had landed on the driver’s side, trapping the driver, OFS said. Crews stabilized the vehicle, but were unable to safely remove the driver from the passenger side or rear door, so they opted to extricate him from the moonroof....

In an interview with Global News, Eby said the problems in the community are the worst he’s seen and his administration has become too much for the city of Vancouver. 1:57 David Eby on what the province can do to help those living on the streets in the DTES Read more: VPD ‘social safety net’ report sparks debate as chief calls for more accountability at DTES read more VPD ‘social safety net’ report sparks debate as chief calls for more accountability at DTES Story continues below ad “I’ve never seen it look worse....

Gov. Ron DeSantis, who defeated Florida Gov. less than 1% and whose name was almost unknown in the United States just a few years ago, is now running for president and giving voters a faster, more intense version. of Donald Trump’s angry style of politics. That’s the conclusion in a profile of more than 10,000 DeSantis words by Dexter Filkins in this week’s New Yorker magazine. The big picture: Filkins places DeSantis as a new conservative folk hero, without being afraid to fight the left and present himself as the only one brave enough to do so....

The Mississippi River was running so low in October, you could walk to an island that should only be accessible by boat. This summer, the Danube River that runs through much of central Europe became so shallow, you could see sunken warships from World War II at its bottom. The water level in Lake Mead has dropped so much that human remains of victims lost decades ago have been found....

Mr. Ravnsborg, a Republican, was convicted by the Senate of two counts: committing crimes that resulted in the death of a person and misconduct for misleading law enforcement and abusing his office. The conviction required support from two-thirds of the Republican-dominated South Dakota Senate. Gov. Christie Noem, a fellow Republican who has repeatedly called on Mr. Ravnsborg to resign, welcomed the decision. “After almost two years, the dark cloud over the attorney general’s office has lifted,” he said....

The resolution also pointed to persistent violence in the country since the Taliban took over 15 months ago and the presence of terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State and their affiliates, as well as the presence of “foreign terrorist fighters”. Germany’s UN ambassador Antje Leendertse hoped the 193-member General Assembly would approve the German-facilitated resolution by consensus. However, a vote was called and it was approved 116-0, with 10 abstentions — Russia, China, Belarus, Burundi, North Korea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zimbabwe....

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The resolution, supported by 94 of the assembly’s 193 members, said Russia, which invaded its neighboring country in February, “must bear the legal consequences of all its internationally illegal acts, including reparation for injury, including any damage caused by such acts”. The resolution recommends that member states, in cooperation with Ukraine, establish an international registry to record evidence and claims against Russia. The resolutions of the General Assembly are not binding, but have political weight....

According to rumours, all the three expected phones will be available in red color and have a 512GB storage variant. The vivo X90 is expected to run on the Dimensity 9200 chipset. It is said to have four memory variants – 8/128GB, 8/256GB, 12/256GB and 12/512GB. It will be available in Black, Red and Blue, the latter of which will be exclusive to this vanilla smartphone. The vivo X90 Pro will be sold in black or red and users will have to choose one of these three memory options – 8/256GB, 12/256GB or 12/512GB....

The source, who was working with Johnson at the time, said Carrie Johnson – now the prime minister’s wife – had never gone as far as formally applying for the role. They claimed, however, that Johnson, then Secretary of State, had repeatedly pressured him to be selected for the position of senior taxpayer financier, which is reflected in internal documents from the period that could be examined by an investigation....

Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) is disproportionately common amongst minority and deprived groups – often without symptoms, new research from Preventx has found. If untreated, TV can increase the likelihood of acquiring HIV and can cause complications in pregnant women. A new study has found TV is more common among ethnically diverse communities than gonorrhoea is among the UK’s heterosexual population. The new research was presented by Preventx at the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV annual conference....

In a statement issued late Tuesday, the agency said “high levels of air pollution have developed.” “The heat and sunshine conditions have resulted in increased ozone concentrations at ground level,” the statement said. The agency said “high-risk” air quality index health values ​​are expected to be maintained for one to two hours and that higher levels of pollution may remain local tonight. The statement, which closes on the first official day of summer, applies to Toronto, York, Durham, Peel, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara and other areas....

Shapps, while citing other disagreements between junior doctors, firefighters and postal workers that were resolved without government involvement, said: This is a ploy, which I am afraid you are falling for, from the unions and the Labor Party – the Labor Party that will not even condemn these strikes today, and the unions that just last month said they would not negotiate with the government, and they suddenly decided, running out of things to say, that they would suddenly invite the ministers to talk to them and walk into the room directly with them....

Arsenal have been one of the busier sides of late, securing deals to sign Brazilian youngster Marquinhos from Sao Paolo and Portuguese midfielder Fabio Vieira from Porto. They are not likely to stop there, however, and reports late on Tuesday night suggested they had made a first formal bid for Leeds star Raphinha. Watch this space. Manchester United have not been quite so active, and are yet to bring in their first major signing, much to the frustration of their weary fans....

Postmedia, archive Content of the article Coquitlam RCMP is investigating a shooting at 565 Clarke Street just before 8pm on Saturday. Content of the article A man and a woman with gunshot wounds were taken to hospital. Their injuries were not life threatening. The motive is unknown and no suspects have been identified. The public is urged to avoid the area. Anyone with more information or photos, videos or dashcam video please contact Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550....