nAfter nine months in prison with the Taliban in Afghanistan, a right-wing Austrian extremist has been released. The Federal Chancellery and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced, on Sunday, in Vienna, that Herbert Fritz, 84 years old, arrived in the Qatari capital, Doha. It has been under the control of the Islamic Taliban since May 2023.
Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) thanked the Qatari government on platform X for its mediation in this matter.
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The Foreign Office confirmed that the 84-year-old had received „the best possible consular support” in recent months via the Foreign Office, the responsible embassy in Pakistan and the European Union Representation in Kabul. This meant he was given the medication and hearing aid he so desperately needed.
The man is considered a well-known figure in the far-right scene in Austria. In 1967 he was one of the founding members of the National Democratic Party, which was banned in 1988. He traveled to Afghanistan despite a decades-old travel warning, where he was accused of espionage. According to what was reported by Austrian media Fritz wanted to use his trip to show that Afghanistan was safe again. Shortly before his kidnapping, he had published an article entitled “Vacation with the Taliban” in a right-wing extremist magazine.
Several people have once again been arrested as part of pro-Palestinian student protests in the USA. In Boston it was cleared police Protest camp on Northeastern University grounds. About 100 people were arrested. According to the university, the evacuation took place after protesters crossed a red line that night with “vicious anti-Semitic remarks, including ‘Kill the Jews.’” The statement continued that the student protests “were infiltrated by professional organizers” who had no connection to Northeastern University. .
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Anyone who can provide a valid university ID has been released and faces disciplinary action, but not legal action. She added: “Those who did not want to prove their affiliation were arrested.”
The student organization Huskies for Free Palestine rejected these allegations, among others the The New York Times And CNN channel
mentioned. Accordingly, there are video recordings that appear to show that the cry of “kill the Jews” is coming from counter-demonstrators who criticized the pro-Palestinian protests. The university then said that “disgusting anti-Semitic comments” had no place on campus, regardless of the context.
According to American media, other arrests took place in the American states of Indiana and Arizona. According to police, at least 23 people were arrested at Indiana University Bloomington. Arizona State University reported 69 people were arrested after setting up a protest camp without a permit. At the University of Pennsylvania, dozens of students continued their protest despite the university president’s order to disperse the camp.
The administration of Columbia University, where the protests began last week, does not want to allow the protest camp there to be evacuated. Instead, a protest leader was banned from the campus in northern Manhattan because of a video containing anti-Semitic statements that was released in January.
Thousands of students protest in United States of America Against the Gaza war and American support for Israel. Hundreds of demonstrators have already been arrested. This was likely the largest student revolt since the massive American protests against the Vietnam War in the late 1960s. There are also frequent reports of anti-Semitism and intimidation of Jewish students.
Several people have once again been arrested as part of pro-Palestinian student protests in the USA. In Boston it was cleared police Protest camp on Northeastern University grounds. About 100 people were arrested. According to the university, the evacuation took place after protesters crossed a red line that night with “vicious anti-Semitic statements, including ‘Kill the Jews.’” The statement continued that the student protests “were infiltrated by professional organizers” who had no connection to Northeastern University. .
Italy declares war on mass tourism. In order to regulate the rush of vacationers, Cinque Terre has come up with a new rule.
Monterosso – Millions of vacationers are drawn to the Italian coast every year. This is why Italy has taken measures against mass tourism for years. A day trip to Venice now costs five euros. Tourists don't stop at Cinque Terre either. Accordingly, the region issues a new rule for travelers.
Italy is once again taking action against mass tourism
The Cinque Terre region consists of five picturesque villages located on the Ligurian Riviera. Monterosso is the largest town with lemon trees and the only sandy beach. But due to the annual influx of travellers, the quality of life of the approximately 9,000 residents of the Cinque Terre is affected. how South Tyrol News It was reported that about 2.5 million people invaded small villages last year.
The region resists mass tourism and therefore takes certain measures to counter the rush of holidaymakers. This means, among other things, that train tickets are more expensive in high season. In summer, travelers pay twice as much for train trips between villages as before. On the other hand, residents should benefit from the cuts.
New restrictions on travelers to Italy in Cinque Terre
Entrance fees are also required for hiking trails. The national park is also taking countermeasures. A one-way system has now been introduced for a section of the most popular hiking trails. This applies to the “Sentiero Verde Azzurro”, also known as the Green and Blue Route, from April 25 to May 1 between 9am and 2pm. It was reported that the regulation was issued for safety reasons and to improve the use of the route Standard.
What does this mean for holidays in Italy? This restriction affects the second of the four stages of the route, which leads from Monterosso to Vernazza. high Bergwelten.com This stage, covering a distance of 3.7 km, can be completed in just under two hours.
Rule for travelers to „Cinque Terre”: You must check the entrance to the hiking trail
Access to the hiking trail at the entrance to Monterosso must be controlled. Among other things, it is checked whether visitors are wearing appropriate shoes. For the following reasons: Some parts of the road are narrow and steep. In order to avoid overloading the „Sentiero Verde Azzurro”, hikers should also be redirected to alternative routes.
Cheap air travel and large concentrations of hotel complexes are one of the reasons for mass tourism. That is why the residents of the Canary Islands are tired of the influx of tourists. while Amsterdam bans new hotels It wants to take action against tape crawls. (mg/cas)
Massive missile attacks on Ukraine – hitting several thermal power plants
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“Russia’s goal is to intercept weapons before they reach the front.”
According to Ukraine, Russia has once again attacked the country's energy infrastructure. “Now that weapons are expected to be delivered from the West, the attacks will be more intense,” said Christoph Wanner, a WELT correspondent from Moscow.
The Russian army attacked Ukraine again with missiles. The Ukrainian side announced that 21 out of 34 missiles and cruise missiles had been shot down. Meanwhile, four thermal power plants were damaged and an engineer was injured.
RRussia struck Ukraine with new large-scale missile attacks. The Kiev Air Force reported on Saturday morning that 21 out of 34 missiles and cruise missiles of various types had been shot down. She added that the attacks came from the air, the Black Sea and land. Energy facilities were attacked in the Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions, Energy Minister Herman Haloshenko said on Telegram. An engineer was injured.
Energy company DTEK said a total of four thermal power plants suffered severe damage. People were injured. “You will receive the help you need,” the company said. Workers are currently trying to repair the damage.
Weather alert throughout the country
There was previously a weather alert across the country. According to the Ministry of Energy in Kiev, the air strikes primarily targeted energy facilities. Attacks were reported in the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv (formerly Limburg), and Ivano-Frankivsk. According to the authorities, two energy facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region were bombed.
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The authorities also reported that several explosions occurred again in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, which was subjected to repeated bombing and is not far from the Russian border. It was said that the grounds of a hospital were also subjected to Russian bombing. Buildings were damaged by the pressure wave, and some windows were shattered. A patient was injured in her bed. Authorities also released photos of the damage.
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Russia, which has brought death and destruction to the neighboring country with its aggressive war on Ukraine for more than two years, has also been the target of attacks again. Russian air defenses said that the Ukrainian side intercepted and destroyed 66 drones in the Krasnodar region. Local authorities said that a fire also damaged facilities at an oil processing company in the area. No one is hurt. The Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, once again reported shooting down two drones. The information cannot be verified initially.
The governor of Russia's Belgorod border region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said five people were injured in a drone attack on a village on the border.
