Western countries should not isolate Russia, on the contrary, they should establish direct communication with Moscow to resolve the exceptionally difficult current political situation, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on Tuesday.
"There is nothing good in isolating Russia. It is alarming that today we have so few contacts and direct communication with Russia," Store told the Norwegian parliament, as quoted by the NRK broadcaster.
The lack of dialogue undermines the possibility of reaching a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, the Norwegian prime minister said, adding that the current political situation was the most difficult since the World War II.
Western countries determined to isolate Russia after it launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. They rolled out a comprehensive sanctions campaign against Moscow, while also threatening Russian allies and partners with similar restrictions in the event of continued cooperation with and support for the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that Russia could not be isolated. China has also vocally opposed the idea of imposing unilateral sanctions on any country and called for the continuation of dialogue in the interest of peaceful world development.
Disruptions in logistical and financial operations due to the crisis and Western sanctions against Russia have undermined supply chains and led to a spike in energy prices worldwide, pushing many European governments to resort to contingency measures. At the same time, the EU has been looking for alternatives to Russian natural gas as it has pledged to end its dependence on energy supplies from Russia.
On October 7, the European Union introduced the eighth package of sanctions against Moscow which, among other things, sets a framework for capping the price of Russian seaborne oil exports at a level coordinated by G7 allies.
Two men, including a drill rapper, were shot dead and a third left critically injured by a gunman in a “joker mask” who smashed his way through garden fences to escape.
Armed police were called to reports of a fight in progress in east London and shots being fired inside a house on Henley Road, Ilford, shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
They arrived to find a 23-year-old man and 30-year-old man with fatal gunshot wounds and another 30-year-old man seriously injured. The assailant, or assailants, remained at large.
One of the victims has been named locally as a drill rapper who went by the moniker Giddy. He had reportedly been embroiled in a feud with a gang from Manor Park, in the neighbouring borough of Newham.
In the hours after he was shot dead, supporters of the rival gang posted gloating comments underneath Giddy’s drill music videos on YouTube.
“Manor just turned up the heat,” said one comment, followed by a skull and crossbones emoji.
Police were called when shots were fired on a road in Ilford, east London
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However, one nearby neighbour told The Telegraph that they had seen a man “wearing all black and a black joker mask with a plastic nose” running through the neighbouring gardens just after the attack.
He said: “My son aged nine was watching the fireworks and then saw a man wearing all black clothing with a joker mask run through the garden. He broke the fence of the next door garden and was running across the extensions.”
The neighbour said he had seen police taking photographs of two mobile phones possibly dropped by the fleeing suspect.
CCTV images of the scene reportedly show a man arriving on a white bicycle shortly before the shooting.
A bicycle fitting this description was later recovered by police after it was abandoned at the side of the wall where Henley Road meets Ilford Lane, a busy thoroughfare where the gunman is thought to have fled towards.
Another neighbour described how he had rushed into the house and helped tend to the critically injured gunshot victim.
Ilford has been plagued by violent crime in recent years, with the feud between the area’s gangs and their rivals in Newham stretching back years.
It has led some residents to describe Ilford as an increasingly “no-go area”.
Sam Tarry, the Labour MP for Ilford South, said: “This is yet the latest in a recent wave of violence in our community. Not nearly enough is being done to combat violent crime and protect my constituents. I will be having urgent conversations with the Met.”
Scotland Yard mengatakan mereka percaya bahwa mereka mengetahui identitas korban berusia 20-an dan pekerjaan sedang berlangsung untuk menetapkan identitas korban lainnya.
Korban ketiga, berusia 30-an, dibawa ke rumah sakit, di mana ia tetap dalam kondisi kritis, menurut kepolisian.
WhatsApp tidak membagikan apa yang menyebabkan pemadaman, tetapi mengonfirmasi telah memperbaiki masalah tersebut. “Kami tahu orang-orang kesulitan mengirim pesan di WhatsApp hari ini. Kami telah memperbaiki masalah ini dan meminta maaf atas ketidaknyamanan ini," kata juru bicara Meta.
Raksasa teknologi AS Meta pada hari Selasa, 25 Oktober, mengatakan telah menyelesaikan pemadaman WhatsApp besar yang mencegah banyak dari miliaran pengguna layanan populernya menghubungkan atau mengirim pesan.
Perusahaan induk WhatsApp, Meta, mengatakan sedang bekerja untuk memulihkan layanan "secepat mungkin" sebelum menyelesaikan masalah pada hari Selasa.
WhatsApp mulai kembali beroperasi sekitar pukul 15.45 sore Waktu Indonesia, memberikan bantuan kepada miliaran pengguna dan bisnis yang mengandalkan aplikasi perpesanan dan panggilan instan milik Meta.
WhatsApp telah menjadi infrastruktur penting di banyak pasar, digunakan oleh pejabat pemerintah, penyedia layanan telekomunikasi, dan tentu saja, miliaran orang. Pada tahun 2020, layanan ini digunakan untuk mengirim lebih dari 100 miliar pesan sehari, angka yang tak tertandingi di industri ini.
Facebook Messenger dan WhatsApp bersama-sama digunakan untuk bertukar 60 miliar pesan sehari pada awal 2016. CEO Apple Tim Cook mengatakan pada Mei 2020 bahwa iMessage dan FaceTime mencatat rekor penggunaan, tetapi tidak membagikan angka spesifiknya. Terakhir kali Apple membagikan angka tersebut, jauh di belakang penggunaan WhatsApp saat itu (podcast). WeChat, yang juga telah mengumpulkan lebih dari 1 miliar pengguna, juga tertinggal dalam volume pesan harian.
WhatsApp down pada untuk pengguna di seluruh dunia. Itu adalah pemadaman WhatsApp besar pertama sejak tahun lalu.
"Kami tahu orang-orang mengalami kesulitan mengirim pesan di WhatsApp hari ini. Kami telah memperbaiki masalah ini dan meminta maaf atas ketidaknyamanan ini, ”kata juru bicara Meta Joshua Breckman dalam sebuah pernyataan.
Saham Meta Platforms (META.O) induk WhatsApp turun 0,7% menjadi $128,85 dalam perdagangan premarket setelah pemadaman.
Perusahaan belum mengirim pembaruan baru karena pengguna di Asia dan Inggris mulai melihat beberapa koneksi kembali online.
#whatsappdown menjadi trending di Twitter, dengan lebih dari 142.000 tweet dan ratusan meme membanjiri internet.
Di masa lalu, aplikasi saingan seperti Telegram, Snap, atau bahkan Instagram Meta telah melihat lonjakan sementara pada pengguna saat WhatsApp tidak aktif.
Sementara WhatsApp membanggakan lebih dari dua miliar pengguna aktif bulanan dan telah menjadi andalan untuk pengiriman pesan di sebagian besar negara, Telegram telah mengambil peran penantang dengan sekitar 700 juta pengguna.
The Iranian president has repeatedly stated that Tehran focuses on the policy of multipolarity and sustainable integration with a view to establishing a fair international order based on mutual respect.
"The construction of a multipolar world cannot be stopped. There are already many centers of power outside the Western world," Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said at the General Assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, answering a question from a Sputnik correspondent.
He emphasized that only Western countries continue to impede the creation of a multipolar world, adding that a multipolar world, in particular, "is built with the help of regional organizations" such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
President Raisi also pointed out that Iran's influence in the world and the region will grow with cooperation with friends: "We are serious about developing relations with Russia and other countries."
He stressed that many nations sought freedom from the United States, noting that "Iran will continue to support freedom-loving peoples."
The United States, which he noted was behind the recent "miscalculated" protests in Iran, started using methods of information terrorism due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions.
"The United States has already understood that sanctions do not work. Therefore, it began to use other methods ... Information terrorism is the main problem," Raisi said.
It was only last week that the president reiterated his stance that Iran is focused on multipolarity and sustainable integration with an eye to establishing a fair international order based on mutual respect. Raisi has also said that the development of cooperation between Iran, China, Russia and the SCO members may lead to the emergence of a new force in the nascent multipolar world.
Addressing the sixth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in the Kazakh capital of Astana, the Iranian leader added that Tehran serves as a proof to the ineffectiveness of US military-political course and sanctions. According to Raisi, it is for this reason that Washington had to resort to destabilizing Iran.
Earlier this month, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated that the protests, which began on September 16 after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who fell into a coma and died in hospital several days after being detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly, were planned by the United States and Israel.
While the mainstream media claimed that the young woman had been beaten into a coma by police, CCTV footage released by authorities appeared to show that Amini did not face any physical abuse while in custody.
According to a probe conducted for Iran’s parliament, Amini was not subjected to any bodily harm. Iran’s Legal Medical Organization also stated that the young woman's death was caused by cerebral hypoxia which resulted in hypotension and multiple organ failure. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has lambasted the US for meddling in Tehran's domestic affairs. Washington, in the meantime, has admitted to taking “aggressive steps” to support Iranians taking part in protests.
Dmitry Medvedev addressed Russia's opponents and advised them not to hope that the country would run out of armaments.
Russia is boosting production of all types of weapons from tanks and guns to high-precision missiles and drones, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.
"The production of weapons and special equipment of all types is increasing manyfold: from tanks and guns to high-precision missiles and drones. Brace yourself!" he said on Telegram.
The politician addressed Russia's opponents and advised them not to hope that the country would run out of armaments.
"When reading enemy analyses, I have repeatedly come across allegations that Russia will soon run out of military equipment and widely-used weapons. Like, everything was used up. Don’t hold your breath," he said.
The official said that under orders from the commander-in-chief, Russian President Vladimir Putin, he traveled to Nizhny Tagil and inspected the production of tanks at the Uralvagonzavod corporation, the largest producer of armored vehicles in that area.
According to Medvedev, discussions took place during the trip about the issues of accelerating shipments of equipment to the armed forces to use during the special military operation and fixing existing problems.
"The goal has been set for a scrupulous execution of the government’s defense contracts in all of its key parameters, prevention of disruptions in the supply of equipment," he said. "Attention has been drawn to the fact that all contractors could be held to account, including on criminal charges, and requests have been accepted for ministries and other agencies that are in charge of government contracts. Supervision over the execution will continue."
Aplikasi pesan milik Meta, WhatsApp, siang ini down. Pengguna kesulitan untuk mengirim chat ke grup WhatsApp.
Berdasarkan situs web Down Detector, pengguna di Amerika Serikat melaporkan WhatsApp down menjelang pukul 14.00 WIB. Jumlah informasi terkait WhatsApp down melonjak ke sekitar 320 aduan pada sekitar pukul 14.20.
Khusus di Indonesia, Down Detector menerima lebih dari 1.700 aduan per pukul 14.24 WIB. Aduan soal WhatsApp down diterima mulai pukul 13.38 WIB.
Aplikasi WhatsApp memang lebih populer di luar Amerika Serikat, terutama di negara dengan lebih banyak pengguna Android seperti Indonesia.
Permasalahan yang dilaporkan oleh pengguna adalah kesulitan mengirim chat dalam bentuk apapun. Terutama, chat melalui grup WhatsApp.
Pada pukul 14.08 tercatat ada 451 laporan yang masuk ke Downdetector dan 86%-nya mengaku masalahnya ada saat mengirimkan pesan. Dari pantauan detikINET, saat ini memang layanan WhatsApp sedang bermasalah.
Misalnya pengiriman pesan di grup WhatsApp yang tidak bisa terkirim sama sekali. Sementara pengiriman pesan personal ke pengguna lain sempat bisa terkirim, namun status pengiriman pesan yang muncul hanya centang satu.
Namun kemudian pengiriman pesan ke personal tersebut juga ikut down. Bahkan aplikasi WhatsApp untuk PC pun juga tak bisa terhubung dan hanya tertulis "Connecting to WhatsApp".
Di Indonesia, keluhan sudah membanjir di Twitter. Tampaknya, pengguna di berbagai negara juga terdampak karena cuitan tentang masalah WA down ini makin masif di media sosial itu. Juga di situs Down Detector, laporan WhatsApp bermasalah makin banyak
Democratic lawmakers from the US House of Representatives - led by Pramila Jayapal, chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus - wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to alter his Ukraine strategy and hold direct negotiations with Russia, “redoubling efforts to seek a realistic framework for a ceasefire".
The group of progressive House Democrats who urged President Joe Biden on Monday to make fundamental changes to US strategy regarding the security crisis in Ukraine by seeking direct negotiations with Russia, made a U-turn within hours of sending their letter to the POTUS.
Under a wave of pressure from other Democrats, the group, led by Congressional Progressive Caucus chairwoman Pramila Jayapal, released a statement confirming their support for the president’s strategy.
“Let me be clear, we are united as Democrats in our unequivocal commitment to supporting Ukraine in their fight for their democracy and freedom," Jayapal announced, adding that "nothing in the letter advocates change in that support”.
The statement went on to say that although diplomacy is "an important tool that can save lives," it is "just one tool".
"As we also made explicitly clear in our letter and will continue to make clear, we support President Biden and his administration’s commitment to nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,” the group of lawmakers concluded.
Before bowing to pressure and backpedaling, the 30 Democrats had initially stated in their letter that it was in the interests of the Biden administration to revise his strategy for Ukraine to avert a protracted conflict fraught with dangerous possibilities.
"We urge you to pair the military and economic support the United States has provided Ukraine with a proactive diplomatic push, redoubling efforts to seek a realistic framework for a ceasefire,” the group - which includes Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Ro Khanna of California - said.
The Democrats added in the original letter:
“The alternative to diplomacy is protracted war, with both its attendant certainties and catastrophic and unknowable risks.”
The lawmakers had emphasized how the conflict would spill over into ordinary life and how the sanctions policy introduced by the US, the EU and allies against Moscow over its special military operation in Ukraine were self-harming. Food and gas costs have rocketed all over the world, including in the United States, and the soaring prices for wheat, fertilizer, and fuel have exacerbated global food shortages.
"If there is a way to end the war while preserving a free and independent Ukraine, it is America’s responsibility to pursue every diplomatic avenue to support such a solution that is acceptable to the people of Ukraine," the letter said.
However, the letter's call for a negotiation process that could include sanctions relief for Russia and security guarantees for Ukraine contents did not go over well with some of the other Democrats. Representative Ruben Gallego of Arizona tweeted in response to the progressives’ letter that the way to end a conflict is, “Win it quickly.”
The way to end a war? Win it quickly.
How is it won quickly? By giving Ukraine the weapons to defeat Russia. https://t.co/EJEwif3VJj
While the US Congress enacted $12 billion in new aid to Ukraine in September, with the Biden administration anticipated to pledge more aid for the Kiev regime in a December spending bill, if Republicans win control of the House in the November midterm elections, this strategy towards pumping aid into Ukraine may be put to the test.
A number of GOP House lawmakers such as Florida’s Matt Gaetz have vocally urged curtailing aid to Ukraine. Their calls have been echoed by other influential voices in the broader conservative movement, emphasizing that the Biden administration has been spending too much to prop up the Kiev authorities and potentially prolonging the conflict. Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, after his home state of Florida was lashed by a hurricane, went on Twitter to suggest that aid to Ukraine was diverting assistance from his own constituents.
Dear Congress:
On behalf of my fellow Florida Man in grave need of assistance….
When announcing her vote against a spending resolution that included more funding for Ukraine, Representative Marjorie Taylor Green tweeted she was opposed to "funding America’s 51st state: Ukraine."
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, hoping next month’s midterms will make him speaker of the House, in a recent interview said, “I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine.” He indicated that Republicans would demand tighter oversight of aid to Ukraine if they win the majority.
Earlier, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, reportedly texted members of the group about the potential for investigating the Biden administration over its handling of the Ukraine crisis. Perry suggested, as per screenshots of a text to fellow Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, that the president might not have been forthcoming with the American people about his goals in the conflict.
"If these nitwits in this jackwagon Administration are blundering us or intentionally marching us to war with Russia, nuclear or otherwise, we'd better start to preserve the evidence so there can be accountability," Perry said.
Russia has repeatedly reminded that channeling military assistance to the Kiev regime was only serving to prolong the conflict and was fraught with the risk of further dangerous escalation of the crisis.
Perdana Menteri Palestina Mohammad Shtayyeh ke Istana Bogor.
Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) menerima kunjungan kenegaraan Perdana Menteri Palestina Mohammad Shtayyeh ke Istana Bogor pada Senin siang, 24/10/2022.
Pertemuan itu dimulai dengan upacara penyambutan di halaman istana. Kemudian, Jokowi memperkenalkan Shtayyeh dengan sejumlah menteri Kabinet Indonesia Maju.
“Kunjungan (PM Palestina) dari 24-26 Oktober,” kata Direktur Timur Tengah Kementerian Luar Negeri RI, Bagus Hendraning Kobarsih.
Meski begitu, Bagus yang turut menyiapkan pertemuan Jokowi dan Shtayyeh belum menjelaskan detail pertemuan kedua pejabat tersebut.
Dalam kunjungan Perdana Menteri Palestina Mohammad Shtayyeh ke Istana Bogor, Jokowi pun mengajak Shtayyeh masuk ke Ruang Teratai untuk menandatangani buku tamu. Mereka akan melakukan veranda talk atau perbincangan singkat di beranda istana.
Jokowi dan Shtayyeh akan berkeliling ke sejumlah titik di Istana Bogor. Mereka pun akan melakukan penanaman pohon meranti (shorea leprosula) di halaman belakang istana.
Selanjutnya, Jokowi dan Shtayyeh bakal melakukan pertemuan bilateral tertutup. Akan ada penandatanganan sejumlah nota kesepahaman antara dua negara.
Keduanya akan mengadakan jumpa pers bersama setelah pertemuan itu. Pertemuan itu akan diakhiri makan siang bersama di istana.
Shtayyeh menjabat Perdana Menteri Palestina sejak 2019. Ia menggantikan Rami Hamdallah.
Sebelum pertemuan Jokowi dan Perdana Menteri Palestina Mohammad Shtayyeh ke Istana Bogor, keduanya pernah bertemu di di Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Skotlandia. Mereka bertemu di sela-sela Konferensi Tingkat Tinggi (KTT) Pemimpin Dunia COP26 yang digelar 1 November 2021.
What the United State, what Britain and France should do now is postpone all their business to sit down and review the materials mentioned by Russia in phone calls and analyze the information in public, Maria Zakharova said
Moscow is ready to provide all interested parties with detailed clarifications on preparations by Kiev for a provocation with the use of a `dirty bomb,’ Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Channel One television on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, "the question was answered fully by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, who commented on the situation. He pointed to a certain interest among overseas experts and said we are ready to establish appropriate contact. We want to make it clear to everybody that we are ready to [answer] any questions and that we will give the necessary answers, the Russian diplomat emphasized, adding that Russia had repeatedly reiterated this position.
"What the United State, what Britain and France should do now is postpone all their business to sit down and review the materials mentioned by Russia in phone calls and analyze the information in public," Zakharova said. According to her, the Anglo-Saxon duet had created another monster who was currently pushing the world to the most dangerous brink.
Zakharova also said Kiev’s continued shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was a direct proof of its nuclear blackmail.
Lavrov told reporters on Monday that the risk of Kiev using a "dirty bomb" would be on the agenda of a UN Security Council meeting soon. According to him, some of Moscow’s partners had suggested discussing the developments at a professional military level, while he dismissed as "not serious" the West’s rejecting these as false allegations.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, said at a briefing on Monday that Russia’s top brass had all forces and means ready for executing missions amid radioactive contamination.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu earlier warned his British, US, Turkish and French counterparts of the Ukrainian threat. Washington, London and Paris, however, dismissed Russia’s warnings as false allegations.
Perempuan bercadar bersenjatakan pistol menerobos Istana Presiden di Jakarta Pusat. Foto/Istimewa
Pihak kepolisian sudah mengamankan perempuan bercadar di kawasan Istana Negara, Jalan Merdeka Utara, Jakarta Pusat. Pasalnya, perempuan tersebut kedapatan tengah menodongkan senjata ap kepada anggota kepolisian.
Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Latif Usman mengatakan, saat itu wanita tersebut turut menodongkan senjata api ke polisi hingga Paspampres. Namun, berhasil diamankan beberapa saat oleh anggotanya.
”Tadi kita kan dari anggota bilang dia bawa senjata todongkan anggota ke Paspampres langsung sama anggota direbut. Sama anggota Lantas,” ujar Latif, hari Selasa, 25/10/2022.
Lebih lanjut, Latif menuturkan, kronologi kejadian bermula saat wanita tersebut berkeliaran pada pukul 07.00 WIB sembari membawa senjata api jenis FN. Di sisi lain, ada anggota Sat Gatur yang tengah rutin berjaga di sekitar Istana.
”Kemudian ada seorang perempuan berjalan kaki dari harmoni mengarah ke jl medan merdeka utara Tepatnya di pintu masuk istana dan menghampiri anggota paspampres yang sedang siaga dengan menodongkan senpi jenis FN,” tuturnya.
Akibatnya, anggota Sat Gatur yakni Aiptu Hermawan, Briptu Krismanto dan Bripda Yuda mengamankan wanita tersebut dan merebut senpi dari tangannya. Hingga kini wanita tersebut telah diserahkan kepada reserse Jakarta Pusat. "(Diamankan) di subdit kamneg," pungkas Latif.
Penangkapan berawal, pada sekitar pukul 07.00 wib, anggota sat gatur melakukan tugas rutin pelayanan masyarakat penjagaan dan pengaturan di sekitar istana presiden (Pos bandung 1/oteva). Kemudian, ada seorang perempuan berjalan kaki dari harmoni mengarah ke jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, tepatnya di pintu masuk Istana dan menghampiri anggota pas pampres yang sedang siaga dengan menodongkan senpi jenis FN.
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