Reporter Raquel Camila

  Italian energy giant Eni SpA is preparing to open ruble accounts at Gazprombank JSC, allowing it to potentially comply with Russian demands that gas must be paid for in local currency, according to people familiar with the matter. The move is precautionary as Eni seeks more guidance from the Italian government and European authorities on whether – and under what conditions – it may use the accounts to buy Russian gas, the people said. To know more  :  https://english.alarabiya.net/business/energy/2022/04/28/Italy-s-energy-giant-Eni-moves-to-open-Russian-ruble-account-for-gas-as-EU-warns-firm

  Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine is aimed at protecting the two self-proclaimed Russian-backed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Al Arabiya on Friday. “The goal of our operation, it was announced openly, is to protect these two republics and to make sure that no threat will ever emanate from the Ukrainian territory to the security of these people and to security of the Russian Federation,” Lavrov said. To know more:  https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/04/29/Russia-s-Lavrov-Invasion-of-Ukraine-aimed-to-protect-Donetsk-Luhansk-republics

  ITANAGAR: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said that Chief Engineer (CE) of PHED has been deputed for ground verification of the charge that the non-potable water is being supplied in the Seppa town, of which the report will be out in a couple of days. Speaking to the reporters, Khandu said that though he is yet to go through the memorandum submitted by social activist Sol Dodum, he is aware of the foot march and has asked the PHE & WS minister to look into the matter of water supply. To know more:  https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/arunachal-news/chief-minister-pema-khandu-assures-action-over-seppa-based-activists-complaint-588809

  Vogue model accused Joseph Lonsdale of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit The case’s lurid details and serious accusations shocked Silicon Valley She claimed she was raped repeatedly and assaults would include strangling and hair pulling Lonsdale ‘deliberately deprived her of food, threw her against walls and would not let her buy tampons’ Clougherty also claimed that Lonsdale told her women need to be raped to learn respect Lawsuit added that he used ‘gaslighting,’ isolation, sleep deprivation and guilt to manipulate her Lonsdale denied claims and said it was attempt to destroy his reputation She has now dropped all the accusations she made against Lonsdale His ban from Stanford University has now been lifted due to ‘new evidence’ A model who accused prominent U.S. venture capitalist  Joseph Lonsdale  of sexual assault in a civil lawsuit has dropped all of her legal claims against him, according to a court filing on Monday. The case shocked Silicon Valley, in part ...

  Jaipur, Apr 26 (PTI) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena on Tuesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) 2018 examination, alleging large-scale corruption in the conduct of the exam. He alleged that Congress leaders were involved in getting candidates selected in the interview by taking money.

  RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman received Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency reported on early Friday. The king welcomed Erdogan and his delegation, while the Turkish president expressed happiness to visit the Kingdom and meet the king and crown prince. An official reception and a dinner banquet were held for the Turkish president.An official reception and a dinner banquet were held for the Turkish president. To know more:  https://www.arabnews.com/node/2072831/saudi-arabia

  JERUSALEM: Fresh clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound injured 42 people on Friday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, following weeks of violence at the flashpoint site. The unrest came on the final Friday in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. None of the injuries were serious, the Red Crescent said, adding that 22 people had been taken to hospital. Israel’s police said forces entered the compound after “rioters” hurled stones and fireworks, including down toward the Western Wall, the sacred Jewish site below Al-Aqsa. The statement said officers used “riot dispersal means” to contain the unrest. Witnesses and AFP reporters said police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. Police said three people had been arrested, two for throwing stones and one for “inciting the mob.” “For the past hour, the site has been quiet and (Muslim) worshippers are safely entering (the compound)” police said. But tensions remain high at the site in the heart...

  One of the cofounders of Palantir has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit by a former Stanford student who accuses him of sexual assault and sexual harassment, among other charges. Joe Lonsdale  was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by former Stanford student Elise Clougherty. The lawsuit accuses Lonsdale of raping Clougherty while he was her mentor at an entrepreneurship course. Clougherty also claims that Lonsdale went on to hire her as an intern at his VC fund Formation 8, which is named as a defendant in the lawsuit. Lonsdale denies all of the accusations, and is preparing to countersue for defamation. A statement posted online by his lawyers calls Clougherty’s lawsuit “a vile collection of lies and a transparent attempt to destroy the reputation and good name of Joe Lonsdale.” A statement published by Lonsdale in response to the lawsuit calls Clougherty “a disturbed former girlfriend” who is engaging in “a malicious campaign of lies.” Lonsdale also published em...

  A Myanmar Junta court has  sentenced  former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years of imprisonment in a corruption case on Wednesday 27th April 2022. She was accused of accepting 11.4 kilograms of gold and a total cash payment of $600,000 from former Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein. To know more:   https://www.opindia.com/2022/04/myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-convicted-in-corruption-case-sentenced-to-five-years-imprisonment/

  Israeli private detective Aviram Azari is being charged in relation to BellTroX InfoTech Services, which was behind a hacking campaign that targeted lawyers, government officials, businessmen, investors and activists around the world. Washington: An Israeli private detective detained in New York since 2019 on charges of involvement in a hacker-for-hire scheme wants a plea deal, according to a letter filed in court by his lawyer. The unusual case has revealed the impacts of a secretive but thriving cyberespionage industry in India. Federal prosecutors say the jailed detective, Aviram Azari, organised a series of hacking missions through unnamed third parties against American companies base To know more:  https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/information-tech/israeli-linked-to-indias-belltrox-in-global-hacker-for-hire-scheme-seeks-plea-deal-in-us/articleshow/84010073.cms

  Managing Director at Usha Martin-Rajeev Jhawar Rajeev Jhawar is the son of Brij Kishore Jhawar. He has been the Managing Director at Usha Martin Limited since May 19, 2008. He is the Director of Neutral Publishing House Ltd. Usha Martin is known for making a wide range of wire rope products, which have applications across the world. The ropes manufactured by Usha Martin serve in some of the most critical applications across diversified industrial segments, which include oil & offshore, cranes, mining, elevators, aerials, fishing, conveyor belts and general engineering. Rajeev Jhawar is the son of Brij Kishore Jhawar. He has been the Managing Director at Usha Martin Limited since May 19, 2008. Usha Martin is known for making a wide range of wire rope products, which have applications across the world. The ropes manufactured by Usha Martin serve in some of the most critical applications across diversified industrial segments, which include oil & offshore, cranes, mining, el...

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will start a difficult three-day trip to Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday amid criticism for the limited role played by the United Nations in the management of the crisis. Three months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN agencies are struggling to reach civilians under siege in the east of the country, where humanitarian assistance is sporadic. To know more:  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/26/un-envoy-embarks-on-moscow-trip-amid-criticism

  Hebron, Occupied West Bank –  Daily life is a test of resilience in the two-story home of 64-year-old Abdulkareem al-Jaabari and his family of 16. In the Palestinian city of Hebron, located in the south of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the al-Jaabaris are one of the few Palestinian families whose homes are sandwiched between the two illegal settlements of Kiryat Arba and Giv’at Ha-Avot. The family says it is exposed to regular attacks and harassment from settlers and Israeli forces. To know more:  https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/4/26/microcosm-palestinian-struggle-one-familys-life-hebron

  Officials in the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria have reported several explosions at the state security ministry following what it called a grenade-launcher attack. No injuries were immediately reported from Monday’s assault. To know more:  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/26/blasts-hit-ministry-in-moldovas-transnistria-near-ukraine

  In a wide-ranging interview, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Western weapons sent to Ukraine ‘will be a legitimate target’ for Russia’s military. To know more:  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/25/russia-fm-lavrov-warns-of-real-danger-world-war-iii-liveblog

  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on his reelection, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday morning. To know more:  https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/04/25/Saudi-King-and-Crown-Prince-congratulate-Macron-on-reelection

  US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah spoke on Monday about the recent violence at the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem, the White House said. The White House said the two leaders discussed “in detail” the recent efforts to reduce violence in Israel and Palestine. To know more:  https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/04/25/Biden-King-Abdullah-discuss-violence-in-Jerusalem

  Former US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will not return to social media platform Twitter even if his account is reinstated following the platform’s purchase by billionaire Elon Musk. Trump told Fox News that he will formally join his own Truth Social startup over the next seven days, as planned. To know more:  https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/04/25/Donald-Trump-says-he-won-t-return-to-Twitter-if-account-reinstated-after-Musk-deal

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that  peace talks with Ukraine  would continue, while warning there was a “real” danger of a World War III. Speaking to Russian news agencies, he criticized Kyiv’s approach to the talks, adding: “Good will has its limits. But if it isn’t reciprocal, that doesn’t help the negotiation process. To know more:  https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/04/26/Russia-s-Lavrov-warns-of-real-danger-of-World-War-II

  Twitter on Monday confirmed it is selling the platform to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in a deal valued at $44 billion. The sale was a dramatic shift for the board, which had originally maneuvered to block Musk from taking the social media network private. To know more: https://english.alarabiya.net/media/digital/2022/04/25/Twitter-confirms-sale-of-company-to-Elon-Musk-for-44-billion

  Russia is known for its army of hackers , but since the start of its invasion of Ukraine, dozens of Russian organizations — including government agencies, oil and gas companies, and financial institutions — have been hacked, with terabytes of stolen data leaked onto the internet. Distributed Denial of Secrets , the transparency collective that’s best known for its 2020  release of 270  gigabytes of U.S. law enforcement data (in the midst of racial justice protests following the murder of George Floyd), has become the de facto home of the hacked datasets from Russia. The datasets are submitted to DDoSecrets mostly by anonymous hackers, and those datasets are then made available to the public on the collective’s website and distributed using BitTorrent . (I am an adviser to DDoSecrets).

  Disney is not the only storied American institution that right-wing politicians may face in their latest salvo against “woke” culture: According to some expert lawyers, they might come up against the Constitution as well. While some First Amendment lawyers say that a new Florida law revoking The Walt Disney Co.’s special tax status as a result of free speech made by the corporation violates the First Amendment’s protections against retaliation, other experts said the unique circumstances complicate the case.

  Steven Mark Chaney had nine alibi witnesses. From morning to night, his movements on June 21, 1987, were well documented. Nonetheless, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murders of John and Sally Sweek, drug dealers Chaney had previously bought cocaine from and to whom he supposedly owed $500 — his alleged motive for brutally murdering them that day in their Dallas, Texas, apartment. There was nothing to tie him to the crime, save for a supposed bite mark found on John’s arm that several forensic dentists said matched Chaney’s dentition.

  De cara al mundo  hace un repaso semanal de la actualidad internacional.  Javier Fernández Arribas  analiza los principales sucesos en el panorama internacional con entrevistas a expertos y un panel completo de analistas. Las claves del mundo en tus manos.

  Since the Mountain Valley pipeline was announced eight years ago, the proposal to transport fracked natural gas from West Virginia to export terminals in southern Virginia has faced regulatory hurdles and local opposition. The main  concern  is that the project runs through environmentally sensitive waterways and farmlands, putting them at risk of spills — while further promoting the development of fracking throughout West Virginia. To know more:   https://theintercept.com/2022/04/25/ukraine-russia-war-fossil-fuel-lobby-pipelines/

  Dubai’s billionaire ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum inflicted ‘exorbitant’ domestic abuse on his ex-wife Princess Haya, a senior British judge has concluded, as he awarded her sole responsibility for looking after their children. The ruling caps the end of an extraordinary, bitter and hugely expensive three-year custody battle at the High Court in London between Mohammed and his former wife,  Princess Haya bint al-Hussein , half-sister of Jordan’s King Abdullah. In a judgment published today, senior judge Sir Andrew McFarlane said Sheikh Mohammed, 72, ‘consistently displayed coercive and controlling behaviour with respect to those members of his family who he regards as behaving contrary to his will’. Sir Andrew – the most senior family court judge in England and Wales – limited Sheikh Mohammed’s parental responsibility for his daughter and son, Al Jalila, 14, and Zayed, 10. Princess Haya will now have sole responsibility for their two children in regards to thei...