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Sweden charges jihadi over Jordanian pilot burned to death – DW – 05/22/2025
Sweden has charged a 31-year-old with war crimes and terrorism over his alleged role in a 2014 execution in Syria. The case revives memories of one of the most notorious killings by the "Islamic State." Prosecutors in Sweden on Tuesday said they had indicted a convicted Swedish man for his suspected role in the 2014 capture and execution of a Jordanian pilot by the "Islamic State" (IS) militant group in Syria. The suspect is accused of helping to force the pilot into a metal cage ahead of one of the jihadist group's most infamous murders. What do we know about the case? The 32-year-old Swedish citizen Osama K., originally from the city of Malmo, is suspected of helping in the execution of a captured Jordanian pilot while fighting for IS. Prosecutors said the suspect is to be charged with aggravated war crimes and terrorist crimes committed in Syria. "The investigation has shown that the man, armed and masked, together with others forced the pilot into a metal cage," prosecutors said. "The cage was subsequently set on fire by one of the co-perpetrators, and the pilot died as a consequence of the fire." Prosecutors have been unable to work out the exact day of the murder, but the probe has identified the location where it took place. "This bestial murder, in which a prisoner was burned alive in a cage, was staged in a carefully produced video that was broadcast around the world. Its publication marked an unprecedented escalation in the Islamic State group's violent propaganda," said prosecutor Henrik Olin. The defendant's lawyer, Petra Eklund, told the AFP news agency that her client admitted to being present at the scene but disputed the allegation. "He acknowledges having been present at that place during the event but claims not to have acted in the manner described by the prosecutors in the account of the facts," she said. The Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot had been captured by the Islamic State after his jet was downed near Raqqa — the de facto capital of IS's self-declared "caliphate" — on December 24, 2014. US concerned over IS resurgence in Syria To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Images of the death were disseminated online by the jihadist group. Involvement in Paris, Brussels attacks K. joined ISIS in Syria in 2014 and later returned to Europe, prosecutors said. In 2022, he was sentenced in France to 30 years in prison for complicity in the November 2015 Paris attacks that left 130 dead. In 2023, he was given a life sentence in Belgium for his role in the 2016 Brussels attacks that killed 32 people. France agreed on March 12 to hand over K. to Sweden for nine months to allow for investigation and trial. He will be returned to France afterward to continue serving his sentence. Proceedings are scheduled to begin on June 4 at Stockholm District Court. Edited by Sean Sinico
New Straits Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Resurgent Srikanth books Malaysia Masters final spot
KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 65 K. Srikanth's fairytale run at the Malaysia Masters continues as he booked his berth in the men's singles final today (May 24). The former world No. 1 from India defeated Japan's No. 23 Yushi Tanaka 21-18, 24-22 in 49 minutes at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil. Reaching the final is a remarkable feat for Srikanth, who was forced to go through two qualifying matches to secure his berth in the main draw. The Malaysia Masters decider tomorrow will be Srikanth's first final since the 2021 World Championships, in which he lost to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Time of India
Sweden to charge jihadi over Jordanian pilot burned to death
Representative Image Prosecutors in Sweden on Thursday said they planned to indict a convicted Swedish man for his suspected role in the 2014 capture and execution of a Jordanian pilot by the " Islamic State " (IS) militant group in Syria. Prosecutors allege the suspect helped force the pilot into a metal cage ahead of one of the jihadist group's most infamous murders. What do we know about the case? The 32-year-old Swedish citizen Osama K., originally from the city of Malmo, is suspected of helping in the execution of a captured Jordanian pilot while fighting for IS. Prosecutors said the suspect is to be charged with "aggravated war crimes and terrorist crimes committed in Syria." "The investigation has shown that the man, armed and masked, together with others forced the pilot into a metal cage," prosecutors said. "The cage was subsequently set on fire by one of the co-perpetrators, and the pilot died as a consequence of the fire." The Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot had been captured by the Islamic State after his jet was downed near Raqqa — the de facto capital of IS's self-declared "caliphate" — on December 24, 2014. Images of the death were disseminated online by the jihadist group. Involvement in Paris, Brussels attacks K. joined ISIS in Syria in 2014 and later returned to Europe, prosecutors said. In 2022, he was sentenced in France to 30 years in prison for complicity in the November 2015 Paris attacks that left 130 dead. In 2023, he was given a life sentence in Belgium for his role in the 2016 Brussels attacks that killed 32 people. France agreed on March 12 to hand over K. to Sweden for nine months to allow for investigation and trial. He will be returned to France afterward to continue serving his sentence. Proceedings are scheduled to begin on June 4 at Stockholm District Court.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Scientists Reveal a Surprising New Theory on Where Echidnas Came From
New analysis of a 100-million-year-old fossil embedded in a rocky cove in Australia suggests echidnas may have evolved from swimming ancestors. That's basically unheard of: While there are many examples of land-dwelling mammals evolving into a more aquatic lifestyle, it seems that at some point, echidnas went in the opposite direction. Since its discovery in the early '90s, paleontologists have been debating what kind of animal left behind the fossilized arm bone. They know it was a member of the monotreme order, mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Based on the bone's outward appearance, some think it belonged to a land-bound ancestor of modern echidnas. Others say it might have been a swimming monotreme that pre-dates both of its living kin, echidnas and platypus. New analysis on the tiny humerus bone, which belonged to the prehistoric species Kryoryctes cadburyi, supports an aquatic origin story. "While the external structure of a bone allows you to directly compare it with similar animals to help work out the animal's relationships, the internal structure tends to reveal clues about its lifestyle and ecology," says paleontologist Suzanne Hand from the University of New South Wales, who led the study. "The internal structure doesn't necessarily give you information about what that animal actually is, but it can tell you about its environment and how it lived." Peeking inside the fossil with microCT scans, Hand and her team discovered the bone has a thick, heavy wall and a tiny medullary cavity (the hollow space inside bones where red and white blood cells are formed). Bones like this are seen in semi or fully aquatic mammals, like sea otters, dugongs, and platypus. Like the weight belt scuba divers use to stay underwater, these traits reduce the animal's buoyancy so it can remain underwater with little effort. "The microstructure of the fossil Kryoryctes humerus is more like the internal bone structure seen in platypuses, in which their heavy bones act like ballast allowing them to easily dive to forage for food," says Hand. On land, such dense and heavy bones are a disadvantage, not only because it takes more effort to lug them around, but also because they are more prone to fractures. This is why such traits are not seen in echidnas, which have very thin bone walls. The team also conducted phylogenetic analysis, piecing together where K. cadburyi sits in the mammalian and monotreme family trees. This revealed the species is indeed a stem monotreme, sharing a common ancestor with platypus and echidnas. It's very strange news in terms of echidna evolution. It suggests their ancestor was a swimming, burrowing monotreme that eventually hung up the towel for a very different life on land. There are a few other clues that this might be the case. "The bill of the platypus is well known to have lots of highly sensitive receptors that detect tiny electrical currents generated by prey," Hand points out. "And while the beak of the echidnas has fewer receptors, people have suggested that these receptors are a leftover of their platypus heritage, as are remnants of the platypus bill that can be found in the beak of echidna embryos." Echidnas also have hind feet turned backwards, which helps them with digging, in the same way platypus use their backwards feet like rudders to propel them through water. Perhaps this is why echidnas have been known to island hop. This foot orientation isn't seen in any other mammals. Perhaps echidnas weren't left on shore by the intrepid, water-faring platypus. Maybe echidnas were the ones that decided to venture out into the unknown. "We're talking about a semiaquatic mammal that gave up the water for a terrestrial existence, and while that would be an extremely rare event, we think that's what happened with echidnas," says Hand. This research was published in PNAS. This Adorable Sea Lion Can Keep a Beat Better Than Some Humans Mysterious Critters Set to Return After 17 Years Underground Plants Really Do 'Scream'. We Just Never Heard Them Until Now.
NDTV
04-05-2025
- Science
- NDTV
World's Largest Solar Telescope Captures Stunning Details Of Sun's Surface
The world's biggest solar telescope has captured the stunning details of the Sun's surface, showing sunspots and intense magnetic activity. The newly released image comes as the Sun moves towards its most active phase of its 11-year solar cycle. The image was released by Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii. It is the first image captured with the US National Science Foundation's new Visible Tunable Filter (VTF). The high-resolution photograph, taken in early December, shows a collection of enormous sunspots only 10 kilometres apart in size but spanning thousands of miles. The image showed sunspots, each about the size of a continent on Earth. Scientists from the International Solar Cycle Prediction Panel, NASA, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in October that the sun reached the solar maximum or peak of activity. The sun's magnetic poles reverse during the peak, causing more sunspots to show up on its surface. These sunspots are cooler, active areas on the Sun that can cause big solar explosions like solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). When these solar outbursts take place, they shoot out charged particles into space, and if these particles reach Earth, they can disrupt satellites, cause power outages or affect GPS and phone signals. Friedrich Woeger, the instrument program scientist at the NSF Inouye Solar Telescope, said, "A solar storm in the 1800s (the Carrington Event) reportedly was so energetic that it caused fires in telegraph stations. We need to understand the physical drivers of these phenomena and how they can affect our technology and ultimately our lives." Mark Miesch, a research scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, said that sunspots were like magnetic plugs blocking some of the heat coming up to the surface. That's the reason they look darker and are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface, he added. He compared these sunspots to an oven. "Even though these sunspots are cooler, they are still hotter than any oven on Earth," he added.
