NewsTornado devastation, Belgrade protests, and espionage tensions
Tornado devastation, Belgrade protests, and espionage tensions
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
- As a result of violent tornadoes, storms, and fires that hit the central and southern parts of the United States over the weekend, at least 26 people have died. Several dozen people were injured, according to the AP agency. Strong winds left more than 200,000 homes and businesses without electricity in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
- We will have to change and learn a lot more, said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, commenting on the mass protest organised in Belgrade. The Serbian leader also pointed out that the majority of society rejected the "colour revolution." Protests in Serbia erupted following a construction disaster at the train station in Novi Sad on 1st November last year. The collapse of part of the building's roof resulted in 15 deaths. Demonstrators accuse the authorities of corruption and negligence that allegedly led to the tragedy.
- The Romanian Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) registered on Saturday the candidacy of the leader of the right-wing radical party AUR, George Simion, in the May presidential elections. At the same time, the BEC rejected the candidacy of the leader of the far-right party S.O.S Romania, Diana Șoșoacă.
- The Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Saturday that the reason for closing the country's embassy in Moscow in June 2023 was invasion of diplomats' privacy. According to media reports, the Russian intelligence was implicated in the harassment.
