Edge Of The World

Superstar CardiB shares her thoughts on the escalating situation with Russia and Ukraine as one of her 21.8M twitter follower ask about her opinion on the matter:  Twitter Reply:  Wish these world leaders stop tripping about power and really think about whose really getting affected (citizens) besides the whole world is in a crisis.War,sanctions,invasions should be the last thing these leaders should worry about. https://t.co/25qemEtzF9 — Cardi B (@iamcardib) February 22, 2022 It’s me https://t.co/jZaSrUwMWH pic.twitter.com/4QQ8hKygMw — Cardi B (@iamcardib) February 22, 2022

Police began arresting protesters Friday in a bid to break the three-week siege of Canada’s capital by truckers angry over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. Some protesters surrendered and were taken into custody, police said. Some were seen being led away in handcuffs. Police made their first move to take break up the traffic-snarling occupation late Thursday with the arrest of two protest leaders. They also sealed off much of the downtown area to outsiders to prevent them from coming to the aid of the self-styled Freedom Convoy protesters. The capital represented the movement’s last stronghold after three weeks of demonstrations and blockades that shut down border crossings into the U.S., caused economic damage to both countries and created a political crisis for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Over the past weeks, authorities had hesitated to move against many of the protesters around the country, in part for fear of violence. The demonstrations have drawn right-w...

Mexican authorities have arrested two people after the murder of a Mexican journalist who has now become the fifth reporter in a month to be killed most likely over his work in what the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called the deadliest country for journalists in the Western Hemisphere. Heber López Vásquez, 39, was shot as he was entering his home in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. He was a founder and editor of NoticiasWeb and RCP Noticias, and previously worked as reporter for the Meganoticias broadcaster. Oaxaca-based news website Página 3 reported he’s been a journalist for about 18 years. The day before he was shot, López published a short article accusing Arminda Espinosa Cartas, a former municipal official in Salina Cruz, of corruption. He alleged that she had pressured locals to vote for her in municipal elections next month. The CPJ said on Saturday that Prosecutor César González confirmed to them that police had caught and arrested two su...