World News

Rather than start a new thread for each non-U.S. thread (a lot to talk about) I'll condense them here.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-american-ksenia-karelina-sentenced-to-12-years/

Russia sentences dual citizen Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in penal colony for treason

Russian-American Ksenia Karelina was sentenced by a Russian court to 12 years in a penal colony on Thursday after pleading guilty to treason earlier this month. She was arrested earlier this year while on a trip to Russia for donating $51 to an American-based humanitarian group helping Ukrainians suffering in the war, according to Russian state media.

https://apnews.com/article/srettha-constitutional-court-prime-minister-ethics-b0511e373fdaf598dbb36e51a98c09dd

Thailand - About a week ago The Thai Supreme Court disbanded the most popular party who won the most seats parliament, due to their opposition against stringent laws preventing "slander" against the Thai monarchy. The party's leader was banned from politics for ten years.

Now, Thailand's current PM was removed from office due to bribery charges.

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/nord-stream-pipeline-explosion-real-story-da24839c

A Drunken Evening, a Rented Yacht: The Real Story of the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage

https://apnews.com/article/india-doctor-rape-protests-medical-campus-attack-c1627ddcea789ab14da2ceb962c0a5bd

A rape in India has sparked massive outrage and protests involving clashes with police. India has a dark and sadly widespread problem with rape.

@vivify
I lived and worked in Thailand for several years and we knew not to diss the royalty.
Or their religious shrines.
One assshole family, Mormons pushing their bibles off on folks decided it was ok if these two idiots took turns sitting on the golden Buddha and taking pictures, one after another,
They were so stupid they took the negatives (this was before digital cameras were available) and the photo shop owner happened to be Buddhist.
He was understandably incensed and turned them over to the cops.
Those two idiots were sentenced to 6 months in jail and THEN deported.
That pretty much stopped the attempted incursion of Mormonism in Thailand🙂
I worked way up north at a town called by the initials NKP, I'll try to spell it,
Nakom phenaom, which is why we called the place NKP🙂 They were a beautiful people. I lived with a Buddhist priest and his family.

@sonhouse said
@vivify
I lived and worked in Thailand for several years and we knew not to diss the royalty.
Or their religious shrines.
One assshole family, Mormons pushing their bibles off on folks decided it was ok if these two idiots took turns sitting on the golden Buddha and taking pictures, one after another,
They were so stupid they took the negatives (this was before digital c ...[text shortened]... called the place NKP🙂 They were a beautiful people. I lived with a Buddhist priest and his family.

@vivify
Yes I did. When we got back to the states after a 3 year stint in Jerusalem, we saw quite clearly just how provincial Americans are.
Like we used to watch CNN, world news which was world news in Israel.
We get back home to Pennsylvania, and we turn on CNN, 'and in local news, a bus overturned on US 80 injuring 20 children.

Bad news for those kids.
So the segment went to world news:

And in world news, a bus overturned on US 80......

We were going, Excuse me?
I also worked on Andros Island in the Bahamas, there is a British submarine base their, long story, but I was there when the British lost control of the Bahamas and their own government took over.
I'll never forget this red headed Brit dude coming to Coakly town where we lived, and stumping to get reelected to whatever office he held.
He was literally run out of town on a rail, I saw him running down the dock an jumping into his boat and scramming out of Dodge🙂 Funniest thing I saw in YEARS🙂