A 16-year-old who was arrested in Singapore for allegedly planning a terror attack on two mosques was inspired by the Australian who carried out the 2019 Christchurch massacre, authorities say. Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs revealed on Thursday that the 16-year-old had been arrested over an alleged plot to attack two mosques on the anniversary of the Christchurch massacre in March. “He was self-radicalised, motivated by a strong antipathy.
It s Australia Day, sparks are likely to fly, and not just from the fireworks and the traditional barbecues that mark the occasion. Here it s a day of strong passions, but how do other nations celebrate their national days? Mostly they commemorate the foundation of a nation, but also liberation or independence, such as Bastille Day in France, Republic Day in India (also on January 26) or Fiestas Patrias in Chile and Peru.
Waitangi Day, New Zealand
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A national holiday celebrated on February 6, Waitangi Day marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 between representatives of the British Crown and some 45 Maori chiefs. Signed at Treaty House, the home of the British representative in the Bay of Islands, the British intended the treaty as a lever to enshrine their authority over the chiefs and establish their claim to sovereign rights. Many of the chiefs did not see it quite the same way, and the signing of the treaty was quickly followed by the Northern
Donald Trump Tried To Offer Pardon In Case Tied To Joe Biden Corruption, Entrepreneur Says
Hours before he departed the White House, Donald Trump granted pardons to 73 individuals and commutations to 70 others in the early hours of Wednesday. According to Finnish-German entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, Trump attempted to offer him a pardon for charges related to his now-defunct file hosting service Megaupload, which the businessman says he refused. Several people in Trumps inner circle dangled a pardon in front of my nose, he tweeted. I told them I m not interested in a pardon unless Assange & Snowden get pardoned and if not I would trade my pardon for Assange. I don t need a pardon. I m a battle-scarred warrior. I ll go to Valhalla.
15 items every Seattleite should carry in their car to thrive in the Emerald City
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SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 3: Traffic moving along Interstate 5 through downtown is viewed in a time exposure photo at dusk on November 3, 2015, in Seattle, Washington.George Rose/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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While Seattle is scattered with bicyclists pedaling their hearts out, pedestrians huffing and puffing up Olive Way and the occasional techy zinging by atop an electronic wheel of sorts, many Seattleites still find themselves swerving around four-way roundabouts and putzing down a frantic I-5.