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What are thr chances of the ICC getting those they have charged?

(20-05-2024 15:21 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  

(20-05-2024 07:24 )Charlemagne Wrote:  The Iran Vice President has said that President Rashi has died when the helicopter crashed into a mountain peak.

I notice all the conspiracy theorists are have a field day

I do hope the evil bastard and his cronies felt every second of whatever happened to them.

Pity not more of them were on board

(20-05-2024 15:36 )HannahsPet Wrote:  interesting that the King of Saudi Arabia also ill with a pneumonia so much that MBS had to cancel a trip to Japan rumours he could be dead

just what we need a destabalised Saudi Arabia and Iran

I have a feeling thee is a domino effect going on - I wonder who will be next? Hope it's the bloody Taliban.

Some BBC articles on todays election in South Africa

South Africa in eight charts ahead of crucial vote

Closest election in 30 years as South Africans vote

South Africans still battling ‘economic apartheid’ 30 years on

The influencers rallying South Africas youth to vote

Spanish authorities have slapped fines on 4 low budget airlines for charging customers for carry on cases.
It could be the end of Ryanair and Easyjet's business plan.

Shocking scenes from Mannheim Germany. When an Islamic terrorist attacked a conservative politician and anti-Islam activist Michael Stürzenberger with a knife. A policeman was also stabbed.
The terrorist was shot by the police.

I see that the British paratroopers who were dropped as part of the Normandy D Day Commemorations had their passports check by French Border officials in temporary customs posts.

It's a bit of an insult.

(06-06-2024 21:17 )Charlemagne Wrote:  I see that the British paratroopers who were dropped as part of the Normandy D Day Commemorations had their passports check by French Border officials in temporary customs posts.

It's a bit of an insult.

In reality it's a non-story. They had to show passports for the 70th Anniversary back in 2014 too as while the UK was still in the EU at the time, we were never part of Schengen.

The only difference this year is that the passports would have been stamped.