‘Minister touched shoulder and waist’: Lionel Messi GOAT tour organiser recounts horrific security breakdown in Kolkata

‘Minister touched shoulder and waist’: Lionel Messi GOAT tour organiser recounts horrific security breakdown in Kolkata

Sports promoter Satadru Dutta, who organised Lionel Messi’s India tour, said he regrets hosting the event in Kolkata after the controversy at Salt Lake Stadium during the Argentine star’s visit. The event came under criticism after Messi left the stadium within 25 minutes amid crowd-control issues and security concerns. Dutta said he never expected the…

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A Ten-Course Tasting Where Dessert Is the Whole Point

A Ten-Course Tasting Where Dessert Is the Whole Point

The Journey, which Lee débuted earlier this year, on Thursday evenings only, is something of a return to form for the chef. Before opening her bakery, she worked in high-end restaurants, including Alain Ducasse’s gilded Le Meurice, in Paris, where she trained under the superstar pastry chef Cédric Grolet; in New York, she reinvented the…

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Press freedom alarm as Niger suspends 9 French media outlets over ‘national security’

Press freedom alarm as Niger suspends 9 French media outlets over ‘national security’

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An international advocacy group Saturday condemned Niger ‘s suspension of nine French media outlets accused of “threatening public order and national security.” Reporters Without Borders called the charges “fabricated” in a post on X. It condemned a “coordinated strategy to repress press freedom” and called for the decision’s reversal. The National…

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More than 300 foreigners arrested in Jakarta raid on online gambling operation

More than 300 foreigners arrested in Jakarta raid on online gambling operation

JAKARTA, May 9 (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Saturday arrested 321 foreign nationals, mainly from Vietnam, for alleged ‌involvement in banned online gambling, officials said. • The suspects ‌were arrested in an office building in Central Jakarta as authorities pursue ​crackdowns on online gambling — which is banned in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation —…

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