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ATHENS, Greece (AP) – A little-known political party endorsed by a jailed former lawmaker won seats in Greece’s next parliament in an election Sunday, signaling a political comeback for the far right. The Spartans party was supported by Ilias Kasidiaris, who is currently serving 13 years in prison for membership of a criminal organization as a former leading member of Golden Dawn, a neo-Nazi political party linked to multiple violent street attacks. Ahead of Sunday’s election, parliament had introduced tougher rules on electoral eligibility designed to prevent Kasidiaris from running. A party he founded in prison was also disqualified and…

Washington CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the brief and chaotic insurgency in Russia led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows “cracks” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role as the country’s leader. “This is just an added chapter to a very, very bad book that Putin has written for Russia. But what’s so amazing is that it’s internal,” Blinken told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” and described the situation as “extraordinary”. “The fact that you have someone from within directly questioning Putin’s authority, directly questioning the premises on which he launched…

Mark Brandt, 26, and Wes Conkling, 30, got up at 7 a.m. to drive to Chicago from Aurora for Sunday’s Pride parade. They sat in a corner waiting for the procession to begin, holding hands. “I love the unity of everything,” Brandt said. “I come from a quite homophobic family, if I’m honest. I haven’t always been able to be open with myself and who I am.” Brandt and Conkling said they are in a “trouple,” but the third member of their relationship was not. Conkling met Brandt’s boyfriend on Tinder, and the three have been together since February. Conkling…

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Police in North Olmsted confirmed two people are dead after a shooting at Giant Eagle. Chief Bob Wagner confirmed the shooting took place inside the Giant Eagle, located at 27264 Lorain Rd, at 9:35 am. Police confirmed that a Giant Eagle employee, Susan Peterson, 63, of Olmsted Township, was found shot to death next to Bernard Smith, 60, of Cleveland. Police also said the two were married at one point and had been separated. Wagner said police are investigating this as a murder-suicide. Giant Eagle provided the following statement to 19 News regarding the shooting: “We…

Earlier on Friday, drone footage showed a Russian troop wiped out by a bomb For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news The Wagner Group’s rebellion shows that “cracks” are beginning to form in Putin’s power, the US has said. Although it was short-lived, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the riot was a “direct challenge to Putin’s authority”. Blinken told US media: “We’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian facade. It’s too early to say exactly where they…

Kilauea volcano, home of Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, is erupting. The US Geological Survey announced that the volcano began erupting on Wednesday, just hours after an eruption watch was issued. #Kilauea is currently coming out of the #Halemaumau summit crater HVO will post an update soon. The USGS live stream shows the action. #Hawaii #wash #eruption pic.twitter.com/ouummDrAs8 — USGS Volcanoes🌋 (@USGSVolcanoes) June 7, 2023 The USGS said the eruption was noticed shortly before 4:45 a.m. local time on Wednesday when the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory “detected a glow in webcam images from the summit of Kīlauea.” These images showed that…

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Saturday Night Update: The Wichita Police Department (WPD) arrested 24-year-old Damion Hazelton in connection with a homicide investigation in south Wichita. After an investigation, Wichita police determined Hazelton was the shooter in the area of ​​7000 E. Lincoln on Friday. WPD said Hazelton was located and arrested without incident. WPD said Hazelton was arrested for felony murder and discharge into an occupied vehicle. The investigation is still ongoing. WPD is still asking anyone with information about this incident to call WPD detectives at 316-268-4407, the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282 or Crime Stoppers at…

Pickaway: Local park ranger has confirmed black bear sighting warning visitors of a bear in the area. According to State Park Manager Mark Hoffhines of AW Marion State Park (Hargus Lake), several sightings of a mother and cub have been confirmed in and around the park. According to Hoffhines, they will have extra staff at the park until the signs are put up. This photo was taken on Thursday (6-22-23) at 22nd and Fausnaugh School Road in Pickaway County Black bears are usually active in the early morning and evening, especially in areas where people are present. Most of the…