Saudi Arabia on Sunday pledged $10 million to help prevent an ageing Yemeni oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic spill in the Red Sea bordering its waters.

The decaying 45-year-old oil tanker known as the FSO Safer, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off the rebel-held Yemeni port of Hodeida, has not been serviced since Yemen was plunged into civil war.

A Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 after Huthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa the previous year.

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The tanker, which lies some 150 kilometres (100 miles) south of the border with Saudi Arabia, is in "imminent" danger of breaking up, the United Nations warned last month.

The Safer contains four times the amount of oil that was spilled by the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, one of the world's worst ecological catastrophes, according to the UN.

Last week environmental campaign group Greenpeace urged the Arab League to drum up funds for an operation that would transfer its 1.1 million barrels of oil to a different vessel.

A UN pledging conference last month fell far short of its $80 million target, bringing in just $33 million.

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Environmentalists warn the cost of the operation is a pittance compared to the estimated $20 billion it would cost to clean up a spill.

The UN has said an oil spill could destroy ecosystems, shut down the fishing industry and close the lifeline Hodeida port for six months.

It has said the operation needs to be completed by the end of September to avoid "turbulent winds" that pick up later in the year.&nbsp;

Riyadh will donate $10 million to the effort through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, the official Saudi Press Agency reported Sunday.&nbsp;

"The Kingdom calls on the United Nations to quickly take the necessary measures to ensure the prevention of oil leakage&nbsp;and also calls on the international community to contribute urgently to support this initiative and prevent a serious environmental disaster," the agency said.

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Saudi Arabia's current defence spending is $36.8 billion per year, according to the Military Balance+ database prepared by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

The war in Yemen has killed hundreds of thousands of people and left millions on the brink of famine.&nbsp;

But fighting has reduced since April when a truce went into effect, with the truce currently due to last until August.

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Saudi Arabia on Sunday pledged $10 million to help prevent an ageing Yemeni oil tanker from unleashing a potentially catastrophic spill in the Red Sea bordering its waters. The decaying 45-year-old oil tanker known as the FSO Safer, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off the rebel-held Yemeni port of Hodeida, has not been serviced since Yemen was plunged into civil war. A Saudi-led military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 after Huthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa the previous year. Also read | Saudi Arabia hikes July crude prices surprisingly high for Asia buyers The tanker, which lies some 150 kilometres (100 miles) south of the border with Saudi Arabia, is in "imminent" danger of breaking up, the United Nations warned last month. The Safer contains four times the amount of oil that was spilled by the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, one of the world's worst ecological catastrophes, according to the UN. Last week environmental campaign group Greenpeace urged the Arab League to drum up funds for an operation that would transfer its 1.1 million barrels of oil to a different vessel. A UN pledging conference last month fell far short of its $80 million target, bringing in just $33 million. Watch | Gravitas: Asia to pay more for oil from Saudi Arabia Environmentalists warn the cost of the operation is a pittance compared to the estimated $20 billion it would cost to clean up a spill. The UN has said an oil spill could destroy ecosystems, shut down the fishing industry and close the lifeline Hodeida port for six months. It has said the operation needs to be completed by the end of September to avoid "turbulent winds" that pick up later in the year. Riyadh will donate $10 million to the effort through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, the official Saudi Press Agency reported Sunday. "The Kingdom calls on the United Nations to quickly take the necessary measures to ensure the prevention of oil leakage and also calls on the international community to contribute urgently to support this initiative and prevent a serious environmental disaster," the agency said. Also read | Yemen’s warring sides agree to extend truce for two months, says United Nations Saudi Arabia's current defence spending is $36.8 billion per year, according to the Military Balance+ database prepared by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The war in Yemen has killed hundreds of thousands of people and left millions on the brink of famine. But fighting has reduced since April when a truce went into effect, with the truce currently due to last until August. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. Russia claims to have destroyed a large depot with US and European weapons in Ukraine using Kalibr cruise missiles, news agency Reuters reported on Sunday (June 12) citing Interfax. In the report, the Russian defence ministry stated that weapons were allegedly destroyed in the Ternopil region. Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said, "high-precision long-range sea-launched Kalibr missiles destroyed a large warehouse near the settlement of Chortkiv, Ternopil region, with anti-tank missile systems, portable anti-aircraft missile systems and artillery shells for weapons systems, supplied to the Kyiv regime from the United States and European countries." On Saturday (June 11), Reuters reported that the Russian defence ministry said in a statement that its air defence forces had shot down three Ukrainian warplanes. As per the ministry, the Russian military shot down two MIG-29 planes in the Mikolayiv region and one Su-25 fighter jet in the Kharkiv region. In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States and other Western allies have supplied aid to Ukraine and provided the war-torn nation with weapons to counter Russia. Recently, Ukrainian deputy defence minister Ganna Malyar said that Ukraine needs continued military support from Western countries until it defeated Russian forces. But Russia has constantly criticised the West for doing so, blaming the NATO nation to aggravate the crisis. Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States saying that Russia would strike new targets if the West supplied longer-range missiles to Ukraine for use in high-precision mobile rocket systems. Meanwhile, the latest reports state that at least 22 people were wounded when Russia struck the western Ukrainian town of Chortkiv, the regional governor said on Sunday (June 12). The strike was a rare attack in the west of the country. "Yesterday at 19:46 (1645 GMT) Chortkiv was hit by four missiles, all fired from the Black Sea," Volodymyr Trush said in a Facebook post. Unlike eastern and southern Ukraine, which have borne the brunt of Russian firepower and the west of the country has only seen sporadic attacks. Russian strikes in the west tend to target military installations housing weapons and military equipment supplied by Western powers. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Sonia Gandhi, the President of the Indian National Congress (INC), was admitted to a hospital for treatment on Sunday (June 12). Last week, she tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). She is receiving treatment in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the nation's capital, New Delhi, owing to post-Covid issues. She is currently stable.&nbsp;

"Congress President Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital today owing to Covid related issues. She is stable and will be kept at the hospital for observation," Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala tweeted.&nbsp;

"We thank all the Congressmen &amp; women as also all well wishers for their concern and good wishes," Surjewala added.&nbsp;

Earlier in the day, sources told news agencies that Sonia visited the hospital for a routine checkup and was being examined by doctors. However, it was not clear that she will be admitted.&nbsp;

The president of the Congress party tested positive for Covid infection on June 2. The report emerged a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned her and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.&nbsp;

She was supposed to appear before the ED on June 8 but now it has been postponed as she has been asked to appear before it on June 23.&nbsp;

The ED has registered an FIR in a money-laundering case related to the National Herald-AJL case.&nbsp;

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A&nbsp;government-commissioned review which came on&nbsp;Thursday (June 9) recommended, that the age at which people can buy tobacco in England should rise by one each year, as this would be the first step in moving towards a&nbsp;"smoke-free" society.

In England, the minimum age today is 18.&nbsp;

Javed Khan, who is the&nbsp;former head of children's charity Barnardo's, advised that the age should be increased annually so that one-day no one can buy tobacco.

"Without immediate and sustained action, England will miss the smoke-free target by many years and most likely decades", said Khan.

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The review also recommends 15 suggestions to help the government build a smoke-free by 2030.

"A smoke-free society should be a social norm,&nbsp;but to achieve this, we must do more to stop people taking up smoking, help those who already smoke and support those who are disproportionately impacted by smoking", he further added.

Notably, almost six million people in England smoke. It is the single biggest cause of preventable illness and death, with around one in four deaths because of smoking, according to the official figures.

A similar plan was introduced by New Zealand as well in 2021.

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A government-commissioned review which came on Thursday (June 9) recommended, that the age at which people can buy tobacco in England should rise by one each year, as this would be the first step in moving towards a "smoke-free" society. In England, the minimum age today is 18. Javed Khan, who is the former head of children's charity Barnardo's, advised that the age should be increased annually so that one-day no one can buy tobacco. "Without immediate and sustained action, England will miss the smoke-free target by many years and most likely decades", said Khan. Also read | In India PIL seeks increase of smoking age from 18 to 21, says youngsters start to smoke to look 'cool' Watch | At least 183 Monkeypox cases confirmed in England The review also recommends 15 suggestions to help the government build a smoke-free by 2030. "A smoke-free society should be a social norm, but to achieve this, we must do more to stop people taking up smoking, help those who already smoke and support those who are disproportionately impacted by smoking", he further added. Notably, almost six million people in England smoke. It is the single biggest cause of preventable illness and death, with around one in four deaths because of smoking, according to the official figures. A similar plan was introduced by New Zealand as well in 2021. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Heavily armed officers delayed confronting a gunman in Uvalde, Texas, for more than an hour despite supervisors at the scene being told that some trapped with him in two elementary school classrooms needed medical treatment, a new review of video footage and other investigative material shows. Instead, the documents show, they waited for protective equipment to lower the risk to law enforcement officers.

The school district police chief, who was leading the response to the May 24 shooting, appeared to be agonizing over the length of time it was taking to secure the shields that would help protect officers and to find a key for the classroom doors, according to law enforcement documents and video gathered as part of the investigation reviewed by The New York Times.

The chief, Pete Arredondo, and others at the scene became aware that not everyone inside the classrooms was dead, the documents showed, including a report from a school district police officer whose wife, a teacher, had spoken to him by phone from one of the classrooms to say she had been shot.

More than a dozen of the 33 children and three teachers originally in the two classrooms remained alive during the 1 hour and 17 minutes from the time the shooting began inside the classrooms to when four officers made entry, law enforcement investigators have concluded.

“People are going to ask why we’re taking so long,” a man who investigators believe to be Arredondo could be heard saying, according to a transcript of officers’ body camera footage. “We’re trying to preserve the rest of the life.”

Investigators have been working to determine whether any of those who died could have been saved, according to an official with knowledge of the effort. But there is no question that some of the victims were still alive and in desperate need of medical attention. One teacher died in an ambulance. Three children died at nearby hospitals, according to the documents.

Supervisors at the scene at some point became aware that there were people inside the classrooms who needed saving.

“We think there are some injuries in there,” the man believed to be Arredondo said several minutes before the breach, according to the transcript. “And so you know what we did, we cleared off the rest of the building so we wouldn’t have any more, besides what’s already in there, obviously.”

But even with additional documents and video, much about the chaotic scene remained unclear, including precisely when Arredondo and other senior officers became aware of injuries inside the classrooms. It is not known whether Arredondo or other officers inside the school learned of the 911 calls from a child inside the classrooms.

Among the revelations in the documents: The gunman, Salvador Ramos, had a “hellfire” trigger device meant to allow a semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle to be fired more like an automatic weapon; some of the officers who first arrived at the school had more firepower than previously known; and Arredondo learned the gunman’s identity while inside the school and attempted in vain to communicate with him.

But with two officers who initially approached the door shot at and grazed, Arredondo appeared to have decided that quickly breaching the classrooms without protection would have led to officers possibly being killed. He focused instead on getting other children out of the school while waiting for additional equipment.

The response by the police at Robb Elementary School is now the subject of overlapping investigations by the Texas state police and the U.S. Justice Department.

Now, more than two weeks after the gunman killed 19 children and two teachers, a clearer picture of the timeline of events and the police response has emerged.

A cascade of failures took place at the school: the local police radio system, later tests showed, did not function properly inside the building; classroom doors could not be quickly locked in an emergency; and after an initial burst of shooting from the gunman, no police officer went near the door again for more than 40 minutes, instead hanging back.

According to the documents, Arredondo, who had earlier focused on evacuating other classrooms, began to discuss breaching the classrooms about an hour after the gunfire started inside the school at 11:33 a.m. He did so after several shots could be heard inside the classrooms around 12:21 p.m., video footage showed.

By that point, officers in and around the school had been growing increasingly impatient. “If there’s kids in there, we need to go in there,” one officer could be heard saying, according to the documents. Another responded, “Whoever is in charge will determine that.”

A team made up of specially trained Border Patrol agents and a sheriff’s deputy finally went in after the gunman and killed him at 12:50 p.m.

The lack of clear orders underscored the chaos and poor communication in a response that included dozens of state and local police officers, sheriff’s deputies and federal agents from the Border Patrol, many of whom lived or worked nearby.

And most of the officers arrived with radios that did not function well inside the school building, according to the investigators’ review.

Arredondo arrived at the scene without any radio at all, and used a cellphone for some communications. It was not clear if he ever received a radio.

Arredondo did not respond to several requests for comment.

In an interview published late Thursday by The Texas Tribune, Arredondo, whose department had jurisdiction over Uvalde schools, said he never considered himself the commander at the scene and had assumed someone else had taken control of the response.

“I didn’t issue any orders,” Arredondo said. He said that the inability to find a key to the classrooms was the reason for the delay in entering, and that he had left his police radios behind because they would have been an encumbrance.

He said that without the radios, he was unaware of the 911 calls coming from the classroom, and that none of the other officers in the hall had relayed that information.

The investigative documents provide additional details about the gunman and the weaponry he acquired.

Before entering the school, he had amassed an arsenal that included two AR-15-style rifles, accessories and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to the documents. He spent more than $6,000.

Among the purchases was the “hellfire” trigger device, but the gunman did not appear to have succeeded in using it during the attack, according to an analysis by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

After the gunman entered the school, surveillance footage showed him walking through nearly empty blue and green hallways. He did not appear to fire until he got to Room 111 and Room 112.

It was not clear why he stopped there. He had been a student at the school as a child, and his time there may have overlapped with at least one of the teachers, Irma Garcia, who taught in Room 112, according to the documents.

Arredondo was among the first officers to enter the school and approach the classrooms where the gunman was.

Two Uvalde Police Department officers, a lieutenant and a sergeant, were shot and suffered grazing wounds after they tried to peer through a window in one of the classroom doors, the surveillance footage showed. The entire group of officers who had arrived by then sought cover down the hallway.

Fifteen children had come to class in Room 111 that Tuesday, according to the documents, along with one teacher, Arnulfo Reyes. Eleven of the children died in the shooting, three were uninjured, and one was wounded. Reyes was shot but survived.

In Room 112, which is connected internally by a thin blue door, there were 18 students and two teachers, Garcia and the teacher who had called her husband after being shot, Eva Mireles. Nine children were wounded but survived and one was listed as uninjured, according to the documents.

That message appeared to have reached a sergeant from the Uvalde Police Department, who was near Arredondo inside of the school.

“There’s a teacher shot in there,” an officer could be heard telling the sergeant, according to the transcript, just before 12:30 p.m.

“I know,” the sergeant replied.

By that time, heavily armed tactical officers had arrived, along with protective shields. Arredondo at that point signaled his support for going into the room, but began asking repeatedly for keys that would work on the door.

It was not clear from the transcript if anyone had tried the door to see if it was locked.

Around that time, an officer also informed Arredondo of the gunman’s name.

“Mr. Ramos? Can you hear us, Mr. Ramos? Please respond,” the chief said, according to the transcript. Ramos gave no answer.

According to the transcript of body camera video, Arredondo could be heard speaking into a phone, preparing for a breach and asking for someone to look into the windows of one of the classrooms to see if anything could be seen.

By 12:46 p.m. he gave his approval to enter the room. “If y’all are ready to do it, you do it,” he said, according to the transcript.

Minutes later, the team went in.

Ramos was in a corner near a closet, body camera footage showed. He exchanged fire with the officers as they entered. One of the bullets appeared to have struck the gunman in the head, killing him.

Across the room, the bodies of children lay in an unmoving mass, according to the documents. A similar cluster of bodies lay in Room 112.

Officers could be seen in video footage rushing a few children out of the room and carrying out Mireles. She reached an ambulance, but died before reaching a hospital.

For a time, the fourth graders’ bodies lay where they had been taken, contorted on blood-streaked linoleum under a large colorful banner. “Class of 2022,” it read. “Congrats!”

Heavily armed officers delayed confronting a gunman in Uvalde, Texas, for more than an hour despite supervisors at the scene being told that some trapped with him in two elementary school classrooms needed medical treatment, a new review of video footage and other investigative material shows.

Heavily armed officers delayed confronting a gunman in Uvalde, Texas, for more than an hour despite supervisors at the scene being told that some trapped with him in two elementary school classrooms needed medical treatment, a new review of video footage and other investigative material shows. Instead, the documents show, they waited for protective equipment to lower the risk to law enforcement officers. The school district police chief, who was leading the response to the May 24 shooting, appeared to be agonizing over the length of time it was taking to secure the shields that would help protect officers and to find a key for the classroom doors, according to law enforcement documents and video gathered as part of the investigation reviewed by The New York Times. The chief, Pete Arredondo, and others at the scene became aware that not everyone inside the classrooms was dead, the documents showed, including a report from a school district police officer whose wife, a teacher, had spoken to him by phone from one of the classrooms to say she had been shot. More than a dozen of the 33 children and three teachers originally in the two classrooms remained alive during the 1 hour and 17 minutes from the time the shooting began inside the classrooms to when four officers made entry, law enforcement investigators have concluded. “People are going to ask why we’re taking so long,” a man who investigators believe to be Arredondo could be heard saying, according to a transcript of officers’ body camera footage. “We’re trying to preserve the rest of the life.” Investigators have been working to determine whether any of those who died could have been saved, according to an official with knowledge of the effort. But there is no question that some of the victims were still alive and in desperate need of medical attention. One teacher died in an ambulance. Three children died at nearby hospitals, according to the documents. Supervisors at the scene at some point became aware that there were people inside the classrooms who needed saving. “We think there are some injuries in there,” the man believed to be Arredondo said several minutes before the breach, according to the transcript. “And so you know what we did, we cleared off the rest of the building so we wouldn’t have any more, besides what’s already in there, obviously.” But even with additional documents and video, much about the chaotic scene remained unclear, including precisely when Arredondo and other senior officers became aware of injuries inside the classrooms. It is not known whether Arredondo or other officers inside the school learned of the 911 calls from a child inside the classrooms. Among the revelations in the documents: The gunman, Salvador Ramos, had a “hellfire” trigger device meant to allow a semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle to be fired more like an automatic weapon; some of the officers who first arrived at the school had more firepower than previously known; and Arredondo learned the gunman’s identity while inside the school and attempted in vain to communicate with him. But with two officers who initially approached the door shot at and grazed, Arredondo appeared to have decided that quickly breaching the classrooms without protection would have led to officers possibly being killed. He focused instead on getting other children out of the school while waiting for additional equipment. The response by the police at Robb Elementary School is now the subject of overlapping investigations by the Texas state police and the U.S. Justice Department. Now, more than two weeks after the gunman killed 19 children and two teachers, a clearer picture of the timeline of events and the police response has emerged. A cascade of failures took place at the school: the local police radio system, later tests showed, did not function properly inside the building; classroom doors could not be quickly locked in an emergency; and after an initial burst of shooting from the gunman, no police officer went near the door again for more than 40 minutes, instead hanging back. According to the documents, Arredondo, who had earlier focused on evacuating other classrooms, began to discuss breaching the classrooms about an hour after the gunfire started inside the school at 11:33 a.m. He did so after several shots could be heard inside the classrooms around 12:21 p.m., video footage showed. By that point, officers in and around the school had been growing increasingly impatient. “If there’s kids in there, we need to go in there,” one officer could be heard saying, according to the documents. Another responded, “Whoever is in charge will determine that.” A team made up of specially trained Border Patrol agents and a sheriff’s deputy finally went in after the gunman and killed him at 12:50 p.m. The lack of clear orders underscored the chaos and poor communication in a response that included dozens of state and local police officers, sheriff’s deputies and federal agents from the Border Patrol, many of whom lived or worked nearby. And most of the officers arrived with radios that did not function well inside the school building, according to the investigators’ review. Arredondo arrived at the scene without any radio at all, and used a cellphone for some communications. It was not clear if he ever received a radio. Arredondo did not respond to several requests for comment. In an interview published late Thursday by The Texas Tribune, Arredondo, whose department had jurisdiction over Uvalde schools, said he never considered himself the commander at the scene and had assumed someone else had taken control of the response. “I didn’t issue any orders,” Arredondo said. He said that the inability to find a key to the classrooms was the reason for the delay in entering, and that he had left his police radios behind because they would have been an encumbrance. He said that without the radios, he was unaware of the 911 calls coming from the classroom, and that none of the other officers in the hall had relayed that information. The investigative documents provide additional details about the gunman and the weaponry he acquired. Before entering the school, he had amassed an arsenal that included two AR-15-style rifles, accessories and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to the documents. He spent more than $6,000. Among the purchases was the “hellfire” trigger device, but the gunman did not appear to have succeeded in using it during the attack, according to an analysis by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. After the gunman entered the school, surveillance footage showed him walking through nearly empty blue and green hallways. He did not appear to fire until he got to Room 111 and Room 112. It was not clear why he stopped there. He had been a student at the school as a child, and his time there may have overlapped with at least one of the teachers, Irma Garcia, who taught in Room 112, according to the documents. Arredondo was among the first officers to enter the school and approach the classrooms where the gunman was. Two Uvalde Police Department officers, a lieutenant and a sergeant, were shot and suffered grazing wounds after they tried to peer through a window in one of the classroom doors, the surveillance footage showed. The entire group of officers who had arrived by then sought cover down the hallway. Fifteen children had come to class in Room 111 that Tuesday, according to the documents, along with one teacher, Arnulfo Reyes. Eleven of the children died in the shooting, three were uninjured, and one was wounded. Reyes was shot but survived. In Room 112, which is connected internally by a thin blue door, there were 18 students and two teachers, Garcia and the teacher who had called her husband after being shot, Eva Mireles. Nine children were wounded but survived and one was listed as uninjured, according to the documents. That message appeared to have reached a sergeant from the Uvalde Police Department, who was near Arredondo inside of the school. “There’s a teacher shot in there,” an officer could be heard telling the sergeant, according to the transcript, just before 12:30 p.m. “I know,” the sergeant replied. By that time, heavily armed tactical officers had arrived, along with protective shields. Arredondo at that point signaled his support for going into the room, but began asking repeatedly for keys that would work on the door. It was not clear from the transcript if anyone had tried the door to see if it was locked. Around that time, an officer also informed Arredondo of the gunman’s name. “Mr. Ramos? Can you hear us, Mr. Ramos? Please respond,” the chief said, according to the transcript. Ramos gave no answer. According to the transcript of body camera video, Arredondo could be heard speaking into a phone, preparing for a breach and asking for someone to look into the windows of one of the classrooms to see if anything could be seen. By 12:46 p.m. he gave his approval to enter the room. “If y’all are ready to do it, you do it,” he said, according to the transcript. Minutes later, the team went in. Ramos was in a corner near a closet, body camera footage showed. He exchanged fire with the officers as they entered. One of the bullets appeared to have struck the gunman in the head, killing him. Across the room, the bodies of children lay in an unmoving mass, according to the documents. A similar cluster of bodies lay in Room 112. Officers could be seen in video footage rushing a few children out of the room and carrying out Mireles. She reached an ambulance, but died before reaching a hospital. For a time, the fourth graders’ bodies lay where they had been taken, contorted on blood-streaked linoleum under a large colorful banner. “Class of 2022,” it read. “Congrats!”

Aware of injuries inside, Uvalde police waited to confront gunman

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. According to reports, Finnish President and Swedish King left a ceremony in the demilitarised Finnish region of Åland. The incident led to speculations about whether their departure was actually linked to Russian Navy drills in the region, Newsweek reported. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden along with representatives from both governments joined to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the autonomy of the Swedish-speaking islands of Finland. Finnish newspaper Ilta Sanomat reported that Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio left abruptly and flew back home in the middle of the festivities. However, the exact reason for the shortening of the trip is still unknown. Finnish Olympic athlete Aki Heikkinen tweeted: "Extraordinary: Finnish president abruptly interrupted his visit to Åland 100yrs autonomy celebrations and flew back to mainland, now also Swedish king + queen exited mid concert and left." Extraordinary: Finnish president abruptly interrupted his visit to Åland 100yrs autonomy celebrations and flew back to mainland, now also Swedish king + queen exited mid concert and left. https://t.co/bOmmh88jww — Aki Heikkinen (@akihheikkinen) June 9, 2022 × Notably, Finland is currently applying to join NATO. Moscow has warned that the bid would be "a grave mistake with far-reaching consequences". Meanwhile, Finland is rushing to beef up security on its border with Russia in order to protect itself from hybrid threats, the interior ministry said Friday (June 10). Fearing that Moscow could use migrants to exert political pressure, Helsinki plans legislative amendments that would facilitate the construction of sturdier fences on its 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) eastern border with Russia. Anne Ihanus, a senior adviser at the interior ministry, told AFP: "The aim of the proposed law is to improve the operational capacity of the border guard in responding to the hybrid threats. The war in Ukraine has contributed to the urgency of the matter." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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The world is aware of the public health risks caused by mosquitoes, which are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae.

The world is aware of the public health risks caused by mosquitoes, which are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae. Recently, a new species of mosquito, Aedes shehzadae, has been discovered 90 years after the first (and only other observation) of it in Papua New Guinea. The Conversation published the report by Cameron Webb, Craig Williams, Larissa Braz Sousa and Marlene Walter. The experts credited the "most remarkable observations uploaded to iNaturalist in recent years" to citizen science. In the report, it has been mentioned that Aedes shehzadae was first captured in Australia by photographer John Lenagan in 2021. For months, he was on the lookout in the Kutini-Payamu National Park (Iron Range) in Queensland’s Cape York. The details around the "unique discovery" have been provided by the researchers in this month's edition of the Journal of Vector Ecology. The report added that the only other specimen of this mosquito was collected almost 90 years ago in Papua New Guinea. The report clearly mentioned that a further probe is required as researchers don't know much about Aedes shehzadae yet. Authors in the report have mentioned that they are not even sure whether it's a new arrival in Australia, or if it had simply not been observed before. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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An original copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio, the first published collection of his plays, is set to be auctioned next month in New York at Sotheby's. It is often referred to as the most important book in English literature. Reports suggested that the&nbsp;First Folio is expected to fetch $2.5m at the auction.&nbsp;

The First Folio was published in 1623, almost seven years after Shakespeare's death. It is a collection of 36 plays written by him. It is understood that in the absence of the First Folio, some of his most famous works would have been lost.&nbsp;

It is said that eighteen of the plays in the First Folio are not known to have been previously printed, such as 'The Tempest', 'Twelfth Night' and 'Measure for Measure' and more.&nbsp;

According to Sotheby's, out of the 750 copies, only less than a third are still accounted for. The auction house added that less than 20 are privately owned.&nbsp;

As quoted by media outlets, Gabriel Heaton, the specialist and director of the books departments, said: "Shakespeare First Folio is without question, the most important publication in the history of English literature."

"Without this book, no Macbeth, no Twelfth Night, no Winter's Tale. About half of Shakespeare's plays were first published in this volume," Heaton added.&nbsp;

Richard Austin, Sotheby’s global head of books and manuscripts said, "The appearance of a Shakespeare First Folio on the market is always a major event, with so few copies remaining in private hands."&nbsp;

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An original copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio, the first published collection of his plays, is set to be auctioned next month in New York at Sotheby's. It is often referred to as the most important book in English literature. Reports suggested that the First Folio is expected to fetch $2.5m at the auction. The First Folio was published in 1623, almost seven years after Shakespeare's death. It is a collection of 36 plays written by him. It is understood that in the absence of the First Folio, some of his most famous works would have been lost. It is said that eighteen of the plays in the First Folio are not known to have been previously printed, such as 'The Tempest', 'Twelfth Night' and 'Measure for Measure' and more. According to Sotheby's, out of the 750 copies, only less than a third are still accounted for. The auction house added that less than 20 are privately owned. As quoted by media outlets, Gabriel Heaton, the specialist and director of the books departments, said: "Shakespeare First Folio is without question, the most important publication in the history of English literature." "Without this book, no Macbeth, no Twelfth Night, no Winter's Tale. About half of Shakespeare's plays were first published in this volume," Heaton added. Richard Austin, Sotheby’s global head of books and manuscripts said, "The appearance of a Shakespeare First Folio on the market is always a major event, with so few copies remaining in private hands." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Scientists said on Thursday (June 9) that a giant crocodile-faced meat-eating dinosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Wight by one of Britain's best fossil hunters. As per the experts, it was probably the largest predator ever to stalk Europe and prowled what is now England roughly 125 million years ago. Most of the bones of the two-legged spinosaurid were found by the late local collector Nick Chase.&nbsp;

Parts of the skeleton were found including bones of the back, hips and tail, some limb fragments but no skull or teeth. In a study published in the journal PeerJ Life &amp; Environment, it has been revealed that the researchers at the University of Southampton used the few bones available to identify what they have called the "White Rock spinosaurid".&nbsp;

Chris Barker, a PhD student who led the study, said: "This was a huge animal, exceeding 10 metres (33 feet) in length and judging from some of the dimensions, probably represents the largest predatory dinosaur ever found in Europe."&nbsp;

So far, the researchers have not yet given the newly described dinosaur a scientific name because the remains were incomplete. However, they are calling the giant dinosaur the "White Rock spinosaurid".&nbsp;

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A diagram shows fossil remains of a meat-eating&nbsp;dinosaur&nbsp;dubbed the "White Rock spinosaurid," dating from about 125 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, unearthed on England?s Isle of Wight.&nbsp;

The study revealed that a combination of features suggests that this is a member of Spinosauridae. Although, there's a lack of convincing autapomorphies that precludes the identification of a new taxon. It further added that this is the first spinosaurid reported from the Vectis Formation and the youngest British material referred to in the clade.&nbsp;

"Our conclusions are in keeping with previous studies that emphasise western Europe as a pivotal region within spinosaurid origination and diversification," the study noted.&nbsp;

Thomas Richard Holtz, a vertebrate palaeontologist from the University of Maryland said that the new find "does seem to be larger" than a huge predator whose fossilised remains were discovered in Portugal. Holtz is not involved in the study.&nbsp;

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Scientists said on Thursday (June 9) that a giant crocodile-faced meat-eating dinosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Wight by one of Britain's best fossil hunters.

Scientists said on Thursday (June 9) that a giant crocodile-faced meat-eating dinosaur has been discovered on the Isle of Wight by one of Britain's best fossil hunters. As per the experts, it was probably the largest predator ever to stalk Europe and prowled what is now England roughly 125 million years ago. Most of the bones of the two-legged spinosaurid were found by the late local collector Nick Chase. Parts of the skeleton were found including bones of the back, hips and tail, some limb fragments but no skull or teeth. In a study published in the journal PeerJ Life & Environment, it has been revealed that the researchers at the University of Southampton used the few bones available to identify what they have called the "White Rock spinosaurid". Chris Barker, a PhD student who led the study, said: "This was a huge animal, exceeding 10 metres (33 feet) in length and judging from some of the dimensions, probably represents the largest predatory dinosaur ever found in Europe." So far, the researchers have not yet given the newly described dinosaur a scientific name because the remains were incomplete. However, they are calling the giant dinosaur the "White Rock spinosaurid". A diagram shows fossil remains of a meat-eating dinosaur dubbed the "White Rock spinosaurid," dating from about 125 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, unearthed on England?s Isle of Wight. The study revealed that a combination of features suggests that this is a member of Spinosauridae. Although, there's a lack of convincing autapomorphies that precludes the identification of a new taxon. It further added that this is the first spinosaurid reported from the Vectis Formation and the youngest British material referred to in the clade. "Our conclusions are in keeping with previous studies that emphasise western Europe as a pivotal region within spinosaurid origination and diversification," the study noted. Thomas Richard Holtz, a vertebrate palaeontologist from the University of Maryland said that the new find "does seem to be larger" than a huge predator whose fossilised remains were discovered in Portugal. Holtz is not involved in the study. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Pollution leads to a massive impact on human beings. A variety of adverse health outcomes have been reported due to pollution, such as air pollution increasing the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease and even lung cancer.&nbsp;

Now new research revealed that a mix of chemical pollutants measured in people's bodies is linked to falling semen quality. Some chemicals such as bisphenols and dioxins are believed to be interfering with hormones and damaging sperm quality.&nbsp;

What's alarming is that the combinations of these compounds are present at "astonishing" levels, said to be up to 100 times those considered safe. The scientists said that Bisphenol A (BPA) was responsible for the highest risks.&nbsp;

The study team is led by Prof Andreas Kortenkamp at Brunel University London. As quoted by The Guardian, Kortenkamp said that they "were astonished by the magnitude of the hazard index" from the chemical cocktails.&nbsp;

The research published in the journal Environment International noted that the semen quality in men continues to decline in Western countries. However, there's a need to determine the impact of chemicals.&nbsp;

Several other male sexual disorders are also reportedly increasing such as penis malformation, breast cancer and undescended testes.&nbsp;

Scientists believe that chemicals are disrupting the hormones and the research-based study will help the experts to understand the scenario better.&nbsp;

The study aimed to obtain more clarity about the chemicals that drive the deterioration of semen quality. The findings were gathered after scientists conducted a mixture risk assessment based on European exposures.&nbsp;

Part of the study read: "We included chemicals capable of affecting semen quality after prenatal exposures, among them androgen receptor antagonists, substances that disrupt prostaglandin signalling, suppress testosterone synthesis, inhibit steroidogenic enzymes or activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor."&nbsp;

Scientists employed the Hazard Index approach (HI), based on risk quotients of exposures in Europe and reference doses for reductions in semen quality.&nbsp;

The study noted that by summing up the risk quotients of the 29 chemicals included in the assessment, scientists examined fold-exceedances of "acceptable" mixture exposures relative to an index value of 1.&nbsp;

The study found that highly exposed subjects experienced combined exposures to the nine chemicals that exceeded the index value of 1 by more than 100-fold.&nbsp;

Exposures to the 20 chemicals added a Hazard Index of 1.39 and &nbsp;Bisphenol A made the largest contribution. Eliminating bisphenol A alone would still leave unacceptably high mixture risks. Paracetamol is also a driver of mixture risks among subjects using the drug.&nbsp;

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Pollution leads to a massive impact on human beings. A variety of adverse health outcomes have been reported due to pollution, such as air pollution increasing the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease and even lung cancer. Now new research revealed that a mix of chemical pollutants measured in people's bodies is linked to falling semen quality. Some chemicals such as bisphenols and dioxins are believed to be interfering with hormones and damaging sperm quality. What's alarming is that the combinations of these compounds are present at "astonishing" levels, said to be up to 100 times those considered safe. The scientists said that Bisphenol A (BPA) was responsible for the highest risks. The study team is led by Prof Andreas Kortenkamp at Brunel University London. As quoted by The Guardian, Kortenkamp said that they "were astonished by the magnitude of the hazard index" from the chemical cocktails. The research published in the journal Environment International noted that the semen quality in men continues to decline in Western countries. However, there's a need to determine the impact of chemicals. Several other male sexual disorders are also reportedly increasing such as penis malformation, breast cancer and undescended testes. Scientists believe that chemicals are disrupting the hormones and the research-based study will help the experts to understand the scenario better. The study aimed to obtain more clarity about the chemicals that drive the deterioration of semen quality. The findings were gathered after scientists conducted a mixture risk assessment based on European exposures. Part of the study read: "We included chemicals capable of affecting semen quality after prenatal exposures, among them androgen receptor antagonists, substances that disrupt prostaglandin signalling, suppress testosterone synthesis, inhibit steroidogenic enzymes or activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor." Scientists employed the Hazard Index approach (HI), based on risk quotients of exposures in Europe and reference doses for reductions in semen quality. The study noted that by summing up the risk quotients of the 29 chemicals included in the assessment, scientists examined fold-exceedances of "acceptable" mixture exposures relative to an index value of 1. The study found that highly exposed subjects experienced combined exposures to the nine chemicals that exceeded the index value of 1 by more than 100-fold. Exposures to the 20 chemicals added a Hazard Index of 1.39 and Bisphenol A made the largest contribution. Eliminating bisphenol A alone would still leave unacceptably high mixture risks. Paracetamol is also a driver of mixture risks among subjects using the drug. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is unwell and reportedly critical, his close aide and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday (June 10). "Musharraf is critical as he is on a ventilator," Chaudhry told PTI.&nbsp;

It is understood that&nbsp;Musharraf is out of a ventilator. He was not well earlier but is stable now.

Gen. Musharraf ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008.&nbsp;

On Friday, news about his demise was circulated by a section of media that appeared to be untrue as his family said that he is "not on the ventilator". The family also said that his organs are malfunctioning. Several tweets about his death were deleted later.&nbsp;

A message on Musharraf's official Twitter handle read: "He is not on the ventilator. Has been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks due to a complication of his ailment (Amyloidosis)."&nbsp;

"Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning. Pray for ease in his daily living," the message further added.&nbsp;

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Meanwhile, Fawad Chaudhry said that he spoke to Musharraf's son who confirmed his illness. "I have just spoken to Gen Musharraf's son Bilal in Dubai who confirmed that he (Musharraf) is on ventilator," said Chaudhry, who was the information minister in the Imran Khan government and was once a media spokesperson for Musharraf.&nbsp;

Musharraf left for Dubai in March 2016 for medical treatment and has not returned since. He is facing a treason case for suspending the Constitution in 2007. He has also been declared a fugitive in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's murder case and the Red Mosque cleric killing case.&nbsp;

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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is unwell and reportedly critical, his close aide and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday (June 10). "Musharraf is critical as he is on a ventilator," Chaudhry told PTI. It is understood that Musharraf is out of a ventilator. He was not well earlier but is stable now. Gen. Musharraf ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008. On Friday, news about his demise was circulated by a section of media that appeared to be untrue as his family said that he is "not on the ventilator". The family also said that his organs are malfunctioning. Several tweets about his death were deleted later. A message on Musharraf's official Twitter handle read: "He is not on the ventilator. Has been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks due to a complication of his ailment (Amyloidosis)." "Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning. Pray for ease in his daily living," the message further added. Message from Family: He is not on the ventilator. Has been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks due to a complication of his ailment (Amyloidosis). Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning. Pray for ease in his daily living. pic.twitter.com/xuFIdhFOnc — Pervez Musharraf (@P_Musharraf) June 10, 2022 × Meanwhile, Fawad Chaudhry said that he spoke to Musharraf's son who confirmed his illness. "I have just spoken to Gen Musharraf's son Bilal in Dubai who confirmed that he (Musharraf) is on ventilator," said Chaudhry, who was the information minister in the Imran Khan government and was once a media spokesperson for Musharraf. Musharraf left for Dubai in March 2016 for medical treatment and has not returned since. He is facing a treason case for suspending the Constitution in 2007. He has also been declared a fugitive in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's murder case and the Red Mosque cleric killing case. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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