‘God put you in power’: Russian Orthodox leader tells Putin on 70th birthday

Patriarch Kirill.Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill said Friday that Vladimir Putin's reign over Russia had been mandated by God, congratulating the Kremlin chief on his 70th birthday.

"God put you in power so that you could perform a service of special importance and of great responsibility for the fate of the country and the people entrusted to your care," the patriarch said, joining a chorus of Russian officials congratulating Putin.

The patriarch praised Putin for "transforming the image of Russia, strengthening its sovereignty and its defense capability, protecting its national interests."

Kirill wished "health and a long life" to the Russian president who has been in power for more than 20 years.

He also called on worshippers across the country to pray for Putin's health.

"You gained the reputation of a national leader selflessly devoted to the Fatherland, sincerely loving the Motherland and giving all its strength to it," the patriarch said.

Kirill also wished him "unrelenting strength and God's abundant assistance."

The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church since 2009, Kirill has been a vocal supporter of the military operation in Ukraine.

He has close ties with Putin's government, backing conservative values over Western liberalism.

Chechen armed forces assemble to honour Putin and his ally Kadyrov

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, a once-breakaway region Putin reconquered two decades ago, congratulated “one of the most influential and outstanding personalities of our time, the number one patriot in the world.”

20,000 fighters of the force unit take part in a solemn parade in Chechnya, says Dudayev, Minister of Foreign Relations and Information

Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov (R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on August 31, 2019. Kadyrov delivered a warm congratulatory message to Putin on his 70th birthday. ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

In the morning Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, delivered a warm congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on his 70th birthday, after a week of criticizing how the Ukraine war has been handled.

"Russian President Vladimir Putin played a key role in the fate of the Chechen people," he said, adding that Russian leader "saved the republic" and "raised (it) from ruins."

Kadyrov said Putin's leadership has turned Russia into one of the most powerful countries in the world.

"Today, neither the collective West, nor Europe, nor even Ukraine can dispute this obvious and indisputable fact. And it will always be so! Putin has changed the world position of Russia and forced us to reckon with the position of our great state!" Kadyrov added.

The Chechen leader's message comes after he publicly criticized Russia's top generals this week, including Russian colonel-general Oleksandr Lapin, saying that if it were up to him, he would demote Lapin, deprive him of his awards, and "send him to the frontline with a machine gun in his hands to wash away his shame with blood."

Kadyrov, responding to the news that Ukraine had liberated the key eastern supply hub of Lyman, also suggested this week that Russia should consider using a small tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine in response.

Foreign leaders congratulate Putin on his 70th birthday over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin is receiving numerous congratulatory messages and telegrams on his 70th birthday from leaders of foreign countries, heads of international organizations and representatives of public and political circles, the Kremlin press service reported on Friday.

According to its information, the presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Cuba, Turkey and South Africa - Sadyr Japarov, Miguel Diaz-Canel, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Cyril Ramaphosa - congratulated Putin over phone. The Russian leader also received a phone call from Kazakhstan's first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

"The phone conversations touched on the development of bilateral relations, as well as topical international issues," the Kremlin press service said.

Today, Vladimir Putin will also be congratulated by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders, who gathered for an informal meeting. The meeting is to be attended by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Earlier, a spokesman for Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said that the head of state would not be able to attend the summit.

Putin almost never takes a day off on his own birthday, and most often spends it at work. Several major international summits have fallen on October 7 over the years. Periodically, Putin's work schedule brings him to his native St. Petersburg on his birthday, where the president not only receives congratulations, but also conducts business meetings and negotiations.

Birthday message to Putin on Belgrade billboards

Local media said the billboards were signed by the Konzervativni Pokret Nasi (a conservative/nationalist group) with letter Z written much larger than the others. The Russian military has been using the letter Z on their vehicles since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. T-shirts and other things have been sold by street vendors in the Serbian capital

The billboards in Belgrade feature Putin’s photo and read: “Happy birthday to President Vladimir Putin from the Serb brethren!” The posters are signed by a Pro-Russian right-wing group. Putin remains a popular figure in Serbia despite the attack on Ukraine and many in the Balkan country believe that the Russian president was provoked by the West into launching the invasion.

Billboards wishing Russian President Vladimir Putin a happy birthday appeared in Belgrade on Friday, media reports said.

People look through the tram windows as they pass a big screen showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading: ‘Happy birthday to President Vladimir Putin from the Serb brethren!’, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Oct. 7. PHOTO BY DARKO VOJINOVIC /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Belarus leader gives Putin a tractor voucher on 70th birthday

President Alexander Lukashenko presented the Russian president with a gift certificate for the tractor as leaders of ex-Soviet nations met at the Tsarist-era Konstantin Palace in St Petersburg

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pose for a photo during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, July 13, 2021.Alexei Nikolsky/AP

It was not clear how the Russian leader responded to the gift, Lukashenko's office revealed.

Putin made no mention the gift in televised remarks at the start of the meeting.

This is not the first time the Russian president has received a bizarre birthday gift.

Turkmenistan's autocratic president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov gave Putin a puppy for his birthday in 2017. The central Asian shepherd puppy was a gift for the Russian president’s as he turned 65.

Tractors have been the pride of Belarusian industry since Soviet times.

Mr Lukashenko told that reporters he has a model in his garden which is similar to the tractor that he gave Mr Putin.

Biden's Armageddon Threat Is A Real Picture Of US Fear

Russia is facing a sustained counteroffensive in Ukraine and has threatened to deploy nuclear weapons [File: Stringer/Reuters]

Armageddon is a non-scientific Jewish fantasy story, which is poured into a film to build an opinion that it will happen in the future. The US connected Nuclear Russia with the threat of Armageddon, namely the heroic resistance of US troops. There are two sides to what the US is showing. First, the US is in a state of fear if Russia will actually use Nuclear weapons, then in a situation of great fear, to frighten the enemy, is with threats. The other side of the US is controlled by the Jews.

"US President Joe Biden has warned the risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is the highest since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, when Moscow spoke publicly about the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons in its invasion of Ukraine."

Speaking to his Democratic Party donors late on Thursday, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin "is not kidding when he talks about the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons, because his military is, arguably, significantly underperforming".

The description of Biden's statement there has similarities between Biden's statements with Zelensky are identical in their lying similarities. Where Biden mentions the Russian military, it is significantly underperforming. If underperforming, how come the three regions of Ukraine can return to Russia's lap through a referendum ?

And isn't it as bad as the US military running in Taliban terror in Kabul Afghanistan leaving behind with ammunition and heavy artillery?

So it is important for the US to make a statement to show its puppet, NATO, that as a guarantor the US wants to be seen as having great power in the midst of porous conditions.

In other respects, it is also a form of hope, so that Europe will buy US gas, which until the Nord Stream pipeline was leaked, the European Union has not decided to buy US gas. Where previously Blinken when the Nord Stream pipe leak was a big opportunity. And that opportunity pays off. Meanwhile, the US (Demoorat party) has burning money from The USA Budget in Ukraine.

If Europe wants to get out of the gas and oil crisis, it must build relations with Russia, whose statement has never betrayed since World War II until today, not US.

And the threat of a biden with the threat of an armageddon event will certainly make Bladimir Putin smile, not fear.

The Russian MoD’s latest statements on the Ukraine crisis

Proggress report of the Russian Minister of Defense today's Ukrainian special operations and what the Russian military forces have been doing. He said that in the Kupyansk direction, the enemy, using 2 reinforced battalions, made an unsuccessful attempt at offensive operations in the directions of Pershotravneve, Kislovka, Tabaevka, Berestovoye, all attacks were repelled, more than 80 Ukrainian soldiers, 5 tanks, a German self-propelled artillery mount with precision-guided ammunition were destroyed.

In the Krasnoliman direction, when Ukrainian units tried to cross the Zherebets River, Russian troops destroyed more than 30 Ukrainian soldiers, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 5 armored vehicles and 5 pickup trucks, the offensive actions of the enemy were stopped.

In the Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih direction, the enemy, with forces of up to 5 battalion tactical groups, tried to conduct offensive operations in the directions of the points of Pyatikhatki, Sadok, Ishchenka, Bezymennoye in the Kherson region and Ternovye Pody in Nikolayevskaya, all attacks were repelled, the enemy was thrown back to their original positions, they were destroyed there in a day over 300 Ukrainian soldiers, 7 tanks.

Over 80 AFU personnel, 5 tanks, 4 infantry combat vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, as well as 1 German self-propelled artillery system with high-precision ordnance have been eliminated.

Russian forces have eliminated over 30 Ukrainian personnel, 2 infantry combat vehicles, and 5 armored vehicles and 5 pickups when AFU forces attempted to cross the Zherebets River near Krasny Liman.

A total of over 300 Ukrainian personnel, 7 tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles and 17 motor vehicles have been destroyed along the Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog axis.

Air defense units have shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the DPR.

21 projectiles launched by HIMARS and Olkha MLRS, as well as 4 HARM anti-radar missiles have been shot down in the air in the Kherson region.

Approximately 315 aircraft and 158 helicopters, 2,164 unmanned aerial vehicles, 379 air defense missile systems, 5,448 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 862 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,453 cannon and mortar field artillery, and 6,360 special military vehicles. been destroyed during a special military operation.

Russian and Saudi Business Leaders Hold Over 250 Meetings During Trade Mission in Riyadh

The Russian companies and representatives of the Saudi Arabian business sector discussed trade relations between the two countries. (WAM)

The multi-industry business mission, which included more than 20 Russian manufacturers, was held in Saudi Arabia on October 3 and 4, the Russian Export Center reported.

"Over the course of two days, companies held more than 250 targeted negotiations with potential partners," the center explained.

The business mission at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry started with a plenary session dedicated to the prospects for practical trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Russian exporters and Arab businessmen received addresses from Minister Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Saudi Arabia Alexander Istomin, Trade Representative of the Russian Federation Stanislav Yankovets, Chairman of the Saudi-Russian Business Council Tariq al-Qahtani, and Head of International Projects Development of the REC Najibulo Jabbori.

In addition, Russian exporters visited Saudi enterprises after negotiations. On the second day of the mission, the Russian delegation held a multilateral pitching meeting with one of the largest Saudi investment holdings, Ajlan & Bros Holding Group. The event was organized by the Russian Export Center with the support of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Russian Trade Representation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as Riyadh CCI.

In total, more than 250 b2b meetings took place at the mission site.

Saudi business was highly interested in Russian ICT solutions, especially those with elements of cyber security, unique construction solutions and materials, products for the oil and gas industry, medical and pharmaceutical products

Riyadh Chamber hosts Saudi-Russian business meeting

The Riyadh Chamber hosted a meeting in which 23 Russian companies and representatives from the Saudi Arabian business sector participated on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.

The Riyadh Chamber hosted a meeting in which 23 Russian companies and representatives of the Saudi Arabian business sector participated.

Riyadh Chamber hosts Saudi-Russian business meetings

The meeting stressed the importance of commercial relations between Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Businesses can benefit from investment opportunities and partnerships in the two countries.

Minister Plenipotentiary at the Russian embassy in Riyadh Alexander Istomen said that Russian-Saudi relations are strong and have continued to witness continuous rapprochement.

He said that the meeting between the Russian and Saudi business sectors will expand economic cooperation.

Head of the Saud-Russian Business Council Tareq Al-Qahtani highlighted the important role of the council in strengthening commercial ties between the two countries.

He referred to the significance of benefiting from available opportunities through holding joint ventures.

Commercial representative at the Russian Embassy said that the two countries’ commercial ties have witnessed remarkable development over the past few years.

The representative said the commercial exchange volume in 2021 witnessed an increase to US$1.7 billion, expressing his country’s aspiration to reach a commercial exchange volume of US$5 billion by the end of 2024.

The event witnessed holding bilateral meetings between businesspeople and representatives of the Russian companies.

Sungai Citarik Ngamuk hingga Rusak Rumah Warga Palabuhanratu Sukabumi

Kondisi rumah di Kampung Babakan RT 11/07, Desa Tonjong, Kecamatan Palabuhanratu, Kabupaten Sukabumi yang rusak akibat luapan Sungai Citarik. (Denis Febrian/Sukabumiupdate.com)

Rumah seorang warga di Desa Tonjong, Kecamatan Palabuhanratu, Kabupaten Sukabumi rusak akibat terkena luapan air Sungai Citarik pada hari Kamis, 06/10/2022.

Bukan cuma rumah itu saja, sejumlah rumah di Kampung Babaan dan kampung Bojongkopo yang terletak i bantaran sungai juga terancam oleh banjir bandang.

Pemilik rumah yang terancam, Sopiandi (29 tahun) mengatakan Banjir Bandang ini terjadi sekitar pukul 18.00 WIB hingga tengah malam. Saat itu air meluap hingga tingginya sekitar 5 meter.

Menurut dia, sebagian warga yang rumahnya terdampak memutuskan mengungsi ke tempat lebih aman. Mereka khawatir adanya Banjir susulan.

“Saat itu arusnya kencang terus sampai meluap sampai sini. Sekarang ada sebagian masyarakat yang sudah mengungsi karena takut hal-hal yang tidak diinginkan terjadi,” ujar warga Kampung Bojongkopo RT12/07.

Sopiandi menyangkan, sampai saat ini pihak pemerintah Desa belum mengunjungi kampungnya yang tertimpa bencana hidrologi ini.

“Saya mohon hati nuraninya untuk siapapun di manapun pihak perintah, tolong perhatikan warga di kampung sini, karena disini keadaannya lagi tidak memungkinkan, secara hormat saya minta tolong sebesar-besarnya,” ungkapnya.

Kondisi memprihatinkan menimpa Yanto (40 tahun), rumahnya di Kampung Babakan RT 11/07, hancur dihantam Banjir Bandang aliran Sungai Citarik.

Banjir bandang tersebut menghancurkan bagian dapur, kamar mandi, dan satu kamar tidur rumahnya. Selain tempat tinggal, rumah tersebut dipakai Yanto untuk usaha bengkel. Akibat kejadian ini, dia pun tak bisa mencari nafkah.

“Dapur habis, kamar habis, tempat usaha saya, jadi gak bisa cari nafkah, buntu semuanya," kata Yanto.

Menurutnya, peristiwa ini merupakan kejadian terparah. Sebelumnya, pernah terjadi Banjir tapi tidak membuat rumahnya hancur seperti saat ini.

Ia pun berharap bantuan dari pemerintah, minimal bantuan untuk tempat usaha bengkelnya.

"Sekarang tinggal di rumah orang tua, saya mengamankan barang-barang aja yang tersisa. Alhamdulillah kalau barang-barang masih ada yang selama. Keluhannya ini saja, saya jadi gak punya tempat usaha. Harapannya ada bantuan dari pemerintah, dicarikan solusi," tandasnya.

EU Should Protect Infrastructure After Nord Stream Sabotage, Parliament Head Says

CC BY-SA 4.0/Vuo/Nord Stream pipe in Kotka

A speculation on the issue of responsibility for the Nord Stream incident should be avoided and the EU member states need to focus on proper preparation to protect their regional infrastructure in case of contingencies, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Friday.

"Without speculating, I would say, without creating panic, we have to wait to see who the culprits were. But I also think that we need to be better prepared for activities such as these in our sees, not only in the Baltic Sea but also elsewhere. And for that we are going to be the ones who are waiting and asking for the results to be seen," Metsola said ahead of the informal EU summit on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Prague.

On September 26, a rapid gas pressure drop and leakage were registered on gas pipelines of the Russian-led Nord Stream network that runs under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. According to Sweden, Germany and Denmark, the incidents could be a result of sabotage. The operator, Nord Stream AG, said it was impossible to estimate a time frame for repair work.

On September 30, the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting on Nord Stream pipelines. While all members of the council condemned the suspected sabotage as unacceptable, Russia later ended up rejected from partaking in the international investigation of the incident.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has been investigating the pipeline incidents as acts of international terrorism.

“The acts of sabotage against Nord Stream pipelines have shown how vulnerable our energy infrastructure is. For the first time in recent history, it has become a target,” European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Wednesday (5 October).

Four leaks were detected last week on the two Nord Stream pipelines that connect Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea.

An investigation is now underway, but Western countries say they are most likely the result of deliberate action with Sweden and Denmark having written a letter to the United Nations Security Council.

EU leaders are set to discuss the issue on Friday at an informal summit in Prague. European countries have already stepped up security measures to safeguard energy supplies in the North Sea and off the coast of Italy.

The incidents have prompted some countries to send in military to secure potentially vulnerable energy systems.

“To many in Brussels it came as a surprise that such ‘stress tests’ seem not to have been conducted more regularly, or that the EU’s executive was lacking the situation awareness to outright name their critical infrastructure across the bloc,” one EU official told EURACTIV under the condition of anonymity.

This would also be the consequence of the bloc for years “living in a garden of peace” and not being able to consider anticipate potential attacks could become reality, the EU official added.

The EU’s recently adopted military strategy, the Strategic Compass, for the first time made a veiled reference to the changed geopolitical situation in the EU’s neighbourhood affecting “the security of our citizens, our critical infrastructure and the integrity of our borders.”

However, it mostly refers to cyber threats

“We must also be able to swiftly and forcefully respond to cyberattacks, such as state-sponsored malicious cyber activities targeting critical infrastructure and ransomware attacks,” the Strategic Compass states.

EU’s five-point plan The EU’s executive is in the process of updating its 2008 critical infrastructure directive. Th revised directive will seek to cover 11 risk areas, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, internal threats, and sabotage, but also public health emergencies like the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

The new law is slated to come into force in 2024, but von der Leyen stated that “we can and should already now be working on this basis.”

For that, the EU chief announced she will soon lay out a five-point plan covering different aspects of EU readiness.

Europe needs to be better prepared, she said, pointing to new legislation to strengthen the resilience of critical EU entities, due to be voted on in the European Parliament next week.

The bloc would also need to “stress test” its infrastructure, first those related to energy supply but also “other high-risk sectors” including offshore digital cables and electricity grids.

“We don’t have to wait till something happens but we need to make sure that we’re prepared and therefore we need those stress tests,” she said.

“We need to identify whether we have weak points and where these weak points are and, of course, we have to prepare our reaction to sudden disruptions. What are we doing then? Are all the information chains in place? Is everybody informed? Does this emergency scenario really work then in our Single Market?,” she told the European Parliament.

Alongside this, Europe should also increase its capacity to respond, including by supporting impacted areas with fuel and generators, through the civil protection mechanism.

The alleged sabotage of Nord Stream has also raised questions about how such infrastructure can be protected.

Von der Leyen highlighted the use of satellites in order to monitor the situation and emphasised the need to strengthen coordination with NATO.

“We have these satellites in place, we have the capacity to do the surveillance to detect potential threats, so this is also a matter of prevention and awareness,” she said.

NATO raises preparedness

NATO’s northern members and partners have already begun tightening security.

“All currently available information indicates that this is the result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage,” the North Atlantic Council said in a statement last week.

It also said it had committed “to prepare for, deter and defend against the coercive use of energy and other hybrid tactics by state and non-state actors.”

“Any deliberate attack against Allies’ critical infrastructure would be met with a united and determined response,” it added.

Sehari setelah serangan Thailand, kerabat yang trauma berpegangan pada mainan anak-anak yang terbunuh

Orang tua korban bereaksi saat mereka berkumpul di luar tempat penitipan anak yang menjadi lokasi penembakan massal, di kota Uthai Sawan, sekitar 500 km timur laut Bangkok, di provinsi Nong Bua Lam Phu, Thailand 7 Oktober 2022 REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

UTHAI SAPAN, Thailand - Menangis dan mencengkeram mainan, kerabat yang trauma berkumpul di sebuah pusat penitipan anak di Thailand di mana sehari sebelumnya seorang mantan polisi telah membunuh 34 orang, kebanyakan dari mereka anak-anak, dengan amukan pisau dan pistol yang membuat negara itu ngeri.

Gedung-gedung pemerintah mengibarkan bendera setengah tiang pada hari Jumat untuk meratapi para korban, 23 di antaranya anak-anak, dari pembantaian di Uthai Sawan, sebuah kota 500 km (310 mil) timur laut Bangkok, ibu kota negara yang sebagian besar beragama Buddha.

Setelah meninggalkan pusat penitipan anak, sebuah bangunan merah muda berlantai satu yang dikelilingi oleh halaman rumput dan pohon-pohon palem kecil, dipenuhi dengan orang mati, sekarat dan terluka, mantan perwira itu pulang dan menembak mati istri dan putranya sebelum mengarahkan senjatanya ke dirinya sendiri. .

Sebagian besar anak-anak, berusia antara dua dan lima tahun, ditebas sampai mati, sementara orang dewasa ditembak, kata polisi setelah korban tewas anak terburuk dalam pembantaian oleh satu pembunuh dalam sejarah baru-baru ini.

Bibi dari seorang anak laki-laki berusia tiga tahun yang meninggal dalam pembantaian itu memegang boneka anjing dan traktor mainan di pangkuannya saat dia menceritakan bagaimana dia bergegas ke tempat kejadian ketika berita itu pertama kali menyebar.

"Saya datang dan saya melihat dua mayat di depan sekolah dan saya langsung tahu bahwa anak saya sudah meninggal," kata Suwimon Sudfanpitak, 40, yang merawat keponakannya, Techin, saat orang tuanya bekerja di Bangkok.

Juga di antara yang tewas, adalah Kritsana Sola, seorang anak berusia dua tahun berpipi gemuk yang mencintai dinosaurus dan sepak bola dan dijuluki "kapten". Dia baru saja potong rambut dan dengan bangga memamerkannya, kata bibinya, Naliwan Duangket, 27.

Perdana Menteri Prayuth Chan-Ocha akan mengunjungi daerah itu pada hari Jumat. Raja Maha Vajiralongkorn dan Ratu Suthida juga dijadwalkan bertemu dengan keluarga korban, menurut pengumuman setempat.

Polisi mengidentifikasi penyerang sebagai Panya Khamrap, 34, mantan sersan polisi yang dibebaskan karena tuduhan narkoba dan sedang menghadapi persidangan atas tuduhan narkoba.

Panya had gone to the daycare centre to collect his child after attending court earlier in the day, police spokesperson Paisal Luesomboon told broadcaster ThaiPBS. When he did not find his child there, he began the killing spree.

"Dia mulai menembak, menebas, membunuh anak-anak," kata Paisal.

Chakkraphat Wichitvaidya, seorang pejabat polisi setempat, mengatakan kepada Reuters otopsi menunjukkan anak-anak telah disayat dengan pisau besar, kadang-kadang beberapa kali, dan orang dewasa ditembak.

Dia mengatakan polisi sedang menyelidiki motifnya, sambil mencurigai bahwa Panya mungkin dipicu oleh stres.

"Saya tidak tahu (mengapa dia melakukan ini), tetapi dia berada di bawah banyak tekanan," kata ibu Panya kepada Nation TV, mengutip utang putranya dan penggunaan narkoba.

AKU Memohon Belas Kasihan Kepadany

Foto-foto yang diambil di pusat penitipan anak oleh tim penyelamat dan dibagikan kepada Reuters menunjukkan tubuh kecil dari mereka yang tewas diletakkan di atas selimut. Kotak jus terbengkalai berserakan di lantai.

"Dia menuju ke arah saya dan saya memohon belas kasihan kepadanya, saya tidak tahu harus berbuat apa," kata seorang wanita yang putus asa kepada ThaiPBS, sambil menahan air mata.

"Dia tidak mengatakan apa-apa, dia menembak ke pintu ketika anak-anak sedang tidur," kata wanita lain, menjadi putus asa.

Penyerang memaksa masuk ke ruangan terkunci di mana anak-anak sedang tidur, kata Jidapa. Tiga anak laki-laki dan seorang perempuan yang selamat dari serangan itu dirawat di rumah sakit, kata polisi.

Ada sekitar 30 anak di pusat itu ketika serangan dimulai, yang lebih sedikit dari biasanya karena hujan lebat membuat banyak orang menjauh, kata pejabat distrik Jidapa Boonsom.

Di halaman Facebook Pusat Pengembangan Anak Mutahi Sawant, ratusan orang memposting belasungkawa di bawah posting terakhir pusat tersebut sebelum pembantaian, sebuah akun tentang kunjungan anak-anak ke kuil Buddha pada bulan September.

Pembantaian itu termasuk yang terburuk yang melibatkan anak-anak yang dibunuh oleh satu orang. Anders Breivik membunuh 69 orang, kebanyakan remaja, di sebuah kamp musim panas di Norwegia pada 2011, sementara korban tewas dalam kasus lain termasuk 20 anak di Sekolah Dasar Sandy Hook di Newtown Connecticut pada 2012, 16 di Dunblane di Skotlandia pada 1996 dan 19 di sebuah sekolah di Uvalde, Texas, tahun ini.

Situasi saat keajdianpembunuhan 37 anak oleh mantan polisi Thailand

Hingga Jumat Siang 5 RT di Jakarta Barat Masih Terendam Banjir, Ketinggian Capai 50 Cm

Petugas BPBD DKI Jakarta mengevakuasi warga korban banjir, hari Kamis, 06/10/2022. (Instagam @bpbddkijakarta)

Sejumlah wilayah di Jakarta Barat masih terendam banjir akibat luapan air kali. Menurut data BPBD DKI Jakarta, pada hari Jumat, 07/10/2022, sekira pukul 12.00 WIB, banjir masih merendam 5 RT di Jakarta Barat.

Kepala BPBD DKI Jakarta, Isnawa Adji mengatakan, wilayah yang terendam yakni di Kembangan Utara sebanyak 1 RT dengan ketinggian air mencapai 40 Cm yang disebabkan oleh curah hukan yang tinggi dan luapan Kali Angke.

Kemudian, di wilayah Kebon Jeruk ada tiga RT yang masih terendam banjir, dengan ketinggian 40 cm, akibat curah hujan yang tinggi dan luapan Kali Pesanggrahan.

"Di Rawa Buaya ada 1 RT, dengan ketinggian 40-50 cm, genangan disebabkan curah hujan yang tinggi dan luapan Kali Pesanggrahan," katanya, Jumat (7/10/2022Kepala BPBD DKI Jakarta, Isnawa Adji mengatakan, wilayah yang terendam yakni di Kembangan Utara sebanyak 1 RT dengan ketinggian air mencapai 40 Cm yang disebabkan oleh curah hukan yang tinggi dan luapan Kali Angke.

Kemudian, di wilayah Kebon Jeruk ada tiga RT yang masih terendam banjir, dengan ketinggian 40 cm, akibat curah hujan yang tinggi dan luapan Kali Pesanggrahan.

"Di Rawa Buaya ada 1 RT, dengan ketinggian 40-50 cm, genangan disebabkan curah hujan yang tinggi dan luapan Kali Pesanggrahan," katanya, hari Jumat, 07/10/2022.

Isnawa memastikan, sudah tidak ada pengungsi di tempat-tempat pengungsian dalam banjir Jakarta ini.

"Mereka telah kembali ke rumah masing-masing," katanya.

Diberitakan sebelumnya, ratusan rumah dari 3 RT yang berada di Jalan H Briti, Kembangan Jakarta Barat, terendam banjir. Adapun ketiga RT tersebut yakni RT RT 002, RT 004 dan RT 005 di RW 009.

Lurah Kembangan Selatan, Danang Putra mengatakan, air mulai menggenangi wilayah tersebut sekira pukul 17.00 WIB.

"Jam 17.00 WIB mulai naik. Sekarang mulai tinggi lagi nih jam 9-an," kata Danang saat dikonfirmasi, hari Kamis malam, 06/10/2022.

Danang mencatat ada 50 orang mengungsi di tempat yang lebih aman. Sementara sisanya bertahan di lantai rumah mereka masing-masing.

"50 orang mengungsi di Musala Al Naimin dan 100 rumah tergenang," katanya.

Danang menyebut, selain karena intensitas hujan yang tinggi. Banjir juga disebabkan luapan dari Kali Pesanggrahan yang berada di belakang permukiman warga.

Dilaporkan, pada pukul 22.00 WIB tadi ketinggian air masih mencapai 80 Cm.

"Ketinggian sekarang mencapai 80 cm."

HUT Putin - Merkel meminta untuk tidak memperlakukan ancaman Rusia 'sebagai gertakan belaka' dan Kim Jon-un sebut Putin sedang Membangun 'Rusia Yang Kuat'

Angela Merkel
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Mantan Kanselir Jerman Angela Merkel pada Rabu menyerukan agar tidak memperlakukan ancaman yang dibuat selama invasi Rusia ke Ukraina sebagai "hanya gertakan" setelah beberapa pemimpin Eropa meremehkan peringatan Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin tentang penggunaan senjata nuklir.

Merkel telah meyakinkan selama peringatan 77 tahun surat kabar Munich 'Suddeutsche Zeitung' bahwa lebih baik untuk memperlakukan ancaman dengan serius agar dapat dinasihati dengan baik jika kata-kata itu bukan "gertakan dari awal", seperti yang dilaporkan oleh Agensi Jerman DPA.

"Kita semua sangat disarankan untuk menganggap kata-kata itu dengan serius daripada mengklasifikasikannya sebagai gertakan sejak awal," kata Merkel.

Mantan pemimpin Jerman itu juga menekankan pada hari Kamis, bahwa mengatakan Eropa dapat mencapai perdamaian abadi hanya dengan keterlibatan Rusia. "Selama kita belum mencapai itu, Perang Dingin juga belum benar-benar berakhir," kata politisi veteran itu.

Merkel, 68, pensiun dari politik tahun lalu setelah 16 tahun berkuasa. Sejak itu, ia sebagian besar menarik diri dari kehidupan publik, meskipun ia kadang-kadang dibutuhkan sebagai pembicara.

Merkel, yang menjadi kanselir dari 2005 hingga 2021, membuat pernyataan itu pada upacara yang didedikasikan untuk peringatan 77 tahun surat kabar Suddeutsche Zeitung di Munich.

Dia mengatakan Perang Dingin akan berlangsung sampai perdamaian abadi dicapai dengan bantuan Rusia, menurut layanan berita DPA.

Mantan kanselir itu mengatakan peristiwa di Ukraina adalah "titik balik" dan memperingatkan bahwa pernyataan Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin perlu ditanggapi dengan sangat serius.

Kim Jong Un mengatakan Putin sedang membangun "Rusia yang kuat"

Pemimpin Korea Utara Kim Jong-un mengucapkan selamat kepada Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin pada hari ulang tahunnya, menekankan pencapaiannya dalam "membangun Rusia yang kuat" dan mengungkapkan harapan untuk pengembangan hubungan bilateral, Kantor Berita Pusat Korea (KCNA) melaporkan pada hari Jumat.

Kamerad Kim Jong-un mencatat bahwa Presiden Rusia telah "membuat pencapaian sinyal dalam mencapai target strategis besar untuk membangun Rusia yang kuat melalui aktivitas energik Anda, dengan memikul tanggung jawab berat kepala negara selama bertahun-tahun," dan bahwa ia "menikmati tinggi rasa hormat dan dukungan dari masyarakat luas."

File - Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin (kanan) dan pemimpin Korea Utara Kim Jong Un (kanan)/Kremlin/dpa
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"Hari ini, Rusia dengan andal membela martabat negara dan kepentingan fundamentalnya dari tantangan dan ancaman AS dan pasukan bawahannya. Realitas seperti itu tidak terpikirkan tanpa kepemimpinan dan kemauan kuat Anda yang terhormat," pesan Kim Jong-un dalam ucapan selamatnya.

Pemimpin Korea Utara itu mengungkapkan harapan bahwa hubungan pribadi kedua pemimpin "akan memainkan peran yang lebih besar dalam mengkonsolidasikan dan mengembangkan persahabatan DPRK-Rusia secara terus-menerus."

Pada 7 Oktober, Putin merayakan ulang tahunnya yang ke-70. Sebelumnya juru bicara Kremlin Dmitry Peskov melaporkan bahwa pada hari ulang tahunnya Presiden akan berada di St. Petersburg, di mana pertemuan informal para pemimpin CIS akan berlangsung. Presiden juga akan melakukan beberapa panggilan telepon internasional