The Civil Administration and the Nature and Parks Authorities both claimed in the letter that the killings were carried out to avoid a potential "terrorist incident." The mass execution of crocodiles at the Petazaal farm in the Jordan Valley in August was carried out over fear that the predators could be used in a terrorist incident, Ynet reported earlier this week, citing a letter reviewed by the Israeli media site. The Civil Administration and the Nature and Parks Authorities both claimed in the letter that the killings were carried out to avoid a potential "terrorist incident." Both bodies ...

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Russian film director Alexander Sokurov delivered unusually blunt criticism of government policies in the presence of President Vladimir Putin, according to a video and transcript of a meeting of Putin's Human Rights Council released by the Kremlin. Sokurov, whose 2011 film "Faust" won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, criticized the treatment of dissenting voices branded as "foreign agents" and denounced censorship in film and literature. At the Tuesday meeting, the acclaimed director said authorities were imposing requirements on creative professionals in film and literature that pr...

Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand will miss the Champions League match against Newscastle later on Wednesday due to "personal reasons," the Bundesliga club said on X. "Due to personal reasons, our head coach, Kasper Hjulmand, will not be on the sidelines tonight," Leverkusen wrote. Assistant coach Rogier Meijer will take over Hujulmand's duties. Leverkusen said that Hjulmand is expected to be back on the sidelines for the Bundesliga derby against Cologne.

"So cute: Is that a Labrador? Can I pet him? Oh, a terrier you say - my next guess! Did you move here recently by chance?" And so begins another friendly chat with a stranger thanks to a dog. Be it getting a bit of tree-infused park air, ambling round the block or just a quick wander to the shops, having a dog on a lead or seeing one is always a potential ice-breaker. Small wonder, then, that a team of Japanese researchers have found an association between owning a dog and having a "stronger sense of community" - an apparent outcome the team puts down to the pets doubling-up as a conduit for "...