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Berlin CNN  —  An extremist and until recently almost unheard-of network in Germany is back in the spotlight after police carried out nationwide raids against it. The Reichsbürger movement – made up of small groups and individuals spread across the country – peddles a number of bizarre views and rejects the legitimacy of the state. In December last year, 25 people were arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack Germany’s parliament building, overthrow its constitutional order and install the group’s central figure – aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss – as leader. Raids linked to the group continued this week, with German officials on Thursday saying they had placed one person who was a suspected member and supporter under formal arrest after a police offer was shot and wounded on Wednesday. Germany’s Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said the shooting “shows how dangerous the missions are. It is the duty of the…

'God, guns and Trump': Thousands turn out for Texas rally - BBC News Source

'I’ve been waiting for this my whole life' - Wales hero BroadheadWales' last-ditch 1-1 draw in Croatia has proven there can be a bright future without their retired former captain Gareth Bale, says manager Rob Page.Ipswich Town's Nathan Broadhead scored in the third minute of stoppage time on his debut as Wales held a Croatia side who had previously won 34 and drawn once in home European qualifiers.Bale, 33, is Wales men's top scorer with 41 goals but retired in January. "There is life after Gareth, absolutely," Page said."Gareth's moments of individual brilliance will forever be remembered by Wales supporters."But was he at an age at the end, where he could press for 95 minutes? Probably not, I know I couldn't at his age when I was playing."Now we have the opportunity to get young, energetic players on the pitch and still have a go with half-an-hour left."Wes Burns, Sorba…

Ukrainian farmers use hands to dig out landmines meant to destroy tanks CNN's Ivan Watson reports on the farmers in Ukraine who are digging landmines out of their fields by hand in a desperate attempt to start their spring sowing. Source

London CNN  —  It may be thousands of miles from the frontline, but the Ukrainian soccer team is never far from the horrors of war. While the squad has assembled in the leafy suburbs of London ahead of its Euro 2024 qualifying match against England, Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine – with deadly missile strikes seen across the country this week. It’s why, despite the comfort of their luxury hotel, the minds of the team are very much with their friends and family back home as they prepare for Sunday’s game. Oleksandr Glyvynskyy, the Ukrainian team’s media representative, says many members of the squad have an application on their phone that alerts them when there is an air-raid siren back home. Others start every day by scrolling through social media to check whether there were any Russian attacks from the night before. They do this to ensure their loved…

CNN  —  For four games only, the Eugene Emeralds will re-brand and become the Eugene Exploding Whales. Yes, you read that correctly. During April and May, the minor league baseball team said it will take on an “alternate identity” and sell jerseys bearing a whale clutching a stick of dynamite for good measure. The identity is a reference to an infamous event that took place in 1970 in the neighboring city of Florence, Oregon, where city officials decided that the best way to dispose of a washed-up 45-foot, eight-ton sperm whale was to … blow it up with dynamite. The result? Entirely unsurprisingly, “everyone on the scene was covered with small particles of dead whale,” because “huge chunks of whale blubber fell everywhere,” according to a report from KATU News, who filmed the incident in its gory entirety. Though officials had hoped to “it would result in small pieces for…

Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNNNew York officials have returned more than $20 million worth ofancientartifacts to Greece, including an "extraordinarily rare" gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar which set auction records in 2020 as the most expensive coin ever sold. The repatriation ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Greek Consulate in New York City and included 29 Hellenic antiquities dating back as early as 5,000 BCE, according to a news release from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. All of the antiquities were seized in connection with trafficking and smuggling investigations; New York Homeland Security Investigations special agent Ivan J. Arvelo said in a statement that Grecian artifacts are "especially susceptible" to trafficking because ancient Greece has "long (been)acknowledged as the cradle of Western Civilization."Among the repatriated items is the "Eid Mar Coin," which sold to an anonymous bidder in the United States for £2.7…

CNN  —  Markets seesawed severely this week when two of the US economy’s most prominent leaders gave seemingly contradictory statements on the health of the banking sector. Expect more turbulence ahead. Fresh off of the Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to hike interest rates by a quarter point, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in the central bank’s post-meeting press conference that “all depositors’ savings are safe.” But elsewhere in Washington D.C., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified Wednesday before a Congressional committee that she wasn’t considering a guarantee of all deposits. A day later, Yellen said in something of a reversal that the federal government is ready to take more action to stop bank contagion if necessary to curb systemic risk. The apparent disconnect baffled Wall Street investors, who for weeks have been searching for clues about the state of the banking sector and what the crisis means for the Fed…

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