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Rostov-on-Don pre-trial detention center hostage crisis
On 16 June 2024, a hostage situation occurred at a detention center in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast, Russia. The hostage takers, all Islamic State militants who were previously detained at the center, were shot and killed except one militant captured alive, two employees were rescued.

Six men, armed with knives, took two prison guards hostage. The hostage-takers demanded a vehicle, weapons and safe passage out of the center. Russian special forces  stormed the facility and killed five of the militants, and wounded and captured the sixth. The prison guards were freed with minor injuries.

Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast (Russian: Росто́вская о́бласть, romanized: Rostovskaya oblastʹ, IPA: [rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of 100,967 square kilometers (38,984 sq mi) and a population of 4,200,729 (2021 Census), making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Rostov-on-Don, which also became the administrative center of the Southern Federal District in 2002.
1993 NCAA Division II softball tournament
The 1993 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 12th annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 1993 NCAA Division II softball season.

The final, four-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played in Shawnee, Kansas.

Emerging from the consolation bracket, Florida Southern defeated Augustana (SD) in both games of the double elimination championship series, 1–0 and 11–5, to capture the Moccasins' first Division II national title.

Florida Southern Moccasins
The Florida Southern Moccasins (Mocs) are the athletic teams that represent Florida Southern College, located in Lakeland, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Moccasins compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference in 17 varsity sports. Florida Southern has been a member of the conference since its founding in 1975. Florida Southern also competes as independents in six other sports.
Welsh Lacrosse Association
The Welsh Lacrosse Association (WLA) is the governing body for lacrosse in Wales. It was recognized by the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations in 1972, the first year of the IFWLA. It is one of 34 full members of the Federation of International Lacrosse, the current international governing body for men's and women's lacrosse. The WLA is responsible for international competitions, including the International Festival of Lacrosse at Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent county borough in 1992, the first Welsh men's international game in 85 years and the first to be played in Wales. WLA manages the Welsh men's and women's national lacrosse teams that play in the European Lacrosse Championships, the World Lacrosse Championships, and the Women's Lacrosse World Cup.

Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale (/ˈɛbuː veɪl/; Welsh: Glynebwy) is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River in Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough. The Ebbw Vale and Brynmawr conurbation has a population of roughly 33,000. It has direct access to the dualled A465 Heads of the Valleys trunk road and borders the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Mike Dawson (politician)
Mike Dawson MP (born October 20, 1976) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2025 Canadian federal election for Miramichi—Grand Lake. He was first elected in a by-election to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin in 2022 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, following the resignation of Jake Stewart. In the 2024 New Brunswick general election, he was re-elected as an MLA, this time in the newly-created riding of Miramichi West.

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right conservative political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The party has its origins in the pre-Canadian Confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony. It has historically followed the Red Tory tradition. From the 2010s, the party underwent a shift to Blue Toryism after the election of Blaine Higgs as leader, who was premier from 2018 to 2024.
Vadé
Vadé is a British a cappella R&B quintet formed by Philip Yeboah and JJ Hammersley in the summer of 2013. The band's musical influences include Boyz II Men, Naturally 7 and Take 6.

Vadé produce covers of songs across a range of genres, medleys and original material.

The group has worked with Gregory Porter, Beverley Knight, Geri Halliwell, Katy B and Shaun Escoffrey. Vadé won Sky One's talent competition Sing: Ultimate A Cappella 2017 presented by Cat Deeley, which landed them a recording deal with Decca Records.  Their debut studio album, Cry Your Heart Out was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and the title track was written by  One Direction's Niall Horan.

Vadé won the title of 'Best Quintet' at the a cappella Music Awards in 2018.

Vadé are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Naturally 7
Naturally 7 is an American music group with a distinct a cappella style they call "vocal play," which, according to group leader Roger Thomas, is "the art of becoming an instrument using the human voice to create the sound." They simulate the sounds of an instrumental band using only their voices, mouths and distortion effects. The group was formed in 1999 in New York City. It currently consists of the Thomas brothers Roger (musical director, arranger, first baritone, rapping) and Warren (drums, third tenor), Rod Eldridge (first tenor, scratching, guitar, trumpet), Ricky Cort (first tenor, guitar), Dwight Stewart (second baritone, vocals, trombone), Sean Simmonds (second tenor, harmonica), and N'Namdi Bryant (bass guitar, trumpet).
Peter Rybar
Peter Rybar (Vienna, 29 August 1913 — Lugano, 4 October 2002), was a Czech-Swiss violinist.
Most of Rybar's recordings were produced by Concert Hall, Westminster and Le Chant du Monde, especially Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto (with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne directed by Victor Desarzens) and other works by Schumann for violin and piano (with Hélène Boschi).
Peter Rybar taught first at the Conservatory of Winterthur and then at the Conservatoire de Genève.

Violin Concerto (Schumann)
Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23, written in 1853, was his only violin concerto and one of his last significant compositions. It remained unknown to all but a very small circle for more than 80 years after it was written.
Jimmy Ma
Jimmy Ma (born October 11, 1995) is an American figure skater. He is the 2025 Four Continents bronze medalist and a three-time ISU Challenger Series bronze medalist. Ma has competed in twelve senior U.S. national championships, achieving his highest result, fifth, in 2023 and 2025.

At the junior level, Ma is a two-time U.S. junior national medalist (bronze in 2014, pewter in 2013)

2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships were the national figure skating championships of the United States for the 2013–14 season.

The event was held in Boston, Massachusetts on January 5–12, 2014. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at the senior, junior, novice, intermediate and juvenile levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 World Championships, 2014 World Junior Championships, and 2014 Four Continents Championships.
Phra Phuttha Sihing
The Phra Phuttha Sihing (Thai: พระพุทธสิหิงค์) is a highly revered image of the Gautama Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand, second in importance only after the Emerald Buddha. The image is currently housed at the Phutthaisawan Hall (formerly a part of the Front Palace), now the Bangkok National Museum. The image was brought to Bangkok from Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai in 1795 by Viceroy Maha Sura Singhanat, the brother of King Rama I.

Nakhon Si Thammarat
Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thai: นครศรีธรรมราช, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn sǐː tʰām.mā.râːt]; from Sanskrit: "Nagara Shrī Dharmarāja") is a city municipality (thesaban nakhon) located in Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, the capital of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Nakhon Si Thammarat Province is situated in the South of Thailand. It is about 610 km (380 mi) south of Bangkok, on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula. The city was the administrative centre of Southern Thailand during most of its history. Originally, a coastal city, silting moved the coastline away from the city. The city has a much larger north to south extension than west to east, which dates back to its original location on a flood-save dune. The modern city centre on the train station is north of Old Town. As of 2019, the city had a population of 102,152.
Riya Kodali
Riya Kodali is an Indian fashion designer and blogger. She has gained recognition for her contributions to the fashion industry, with her collections showcased in notable fashion shows, including Femina Miss Diva, Bangalore Fashion Week, and events hosted by The Times of India. Prominent figures such as Lisa Ray and Urvashi Rautela have walked the ramp wearing her designs.

Miss Diva 2013
Miss Diva was introduced by Femina to select a candidate to represent India at Miss Universe (in contrast to Femina Miss India, also owned by Femina, which selects a candidate as a delegate for Miss World).

The first edition of Miss Diva was held at Westin Mumbai Garden City, Mumbai on September 5, 2013. 14 contestants vied for the crown. Manasi Moghe was crowned the winner, Gurleen Grewal 1st Runner Up and Srishti Rana 2nd Runner Up.

As the winner of Miss Diva 2013, Manasi Moghe represented India at Miss Universe 2013 held in Russia where she made it to the Top 10. Gurleen Grewal represented India at Miss International 2013 held in Japan where she did not place. Srishti Rana represented India at Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 held in South Korea where she was crowned the winner.
2014 Claro Open Colombia – Doubles
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan were the defending champions, but decided not to participate together.  Raja played alongside Marcelo Demoliner, while Sharan teams up with Adil Shamasdin.  The two teams met in the quarterfinals, with Shamasdin and Sharan winning the match.  Shamasdin and Sharan lost to Samuel Groth and Chris Guccione in the semifinals.
Groth and Guccione went on to win the title, defeating [[]] and Juan Sebastián Cabal in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [11–9].

Adil Shamasdin
Adil Shamasdin (/əˈdiːl ʃəˈmæzɪn/ ə-DEEL shə-MAZ-in; born May 23, 1982) is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest doubles ranking of world No. 41 on June 26, 2017.
1936–37 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1936–37 Rugby Union County Championship was the 44th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.

Gloucestershire won the competition for the ninth time after defeating East Midlands in the final.

Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union
The Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union is the union responsible for rugby union in the county of Gloucestershire, England and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union. Formed in 1878, it has won the county championship on numerous occasions.
Barnyard Commandos
Barnyard Commandos is an action figure line created by toy designer James Groman for American Greetings Corporation and produced by Playmates Toys in 1989. A thirteen-episode  French-American animated series was based on the figures the following year. Produced by Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and the French company IDDH. It features the vocal talents of S. Scott Bullock, Thom Bray, Pat Fraley, Paul Kreppel, John Mariano, Bob Ridgely, Lennie Weinrib, and Danny Wells. However, the series was not successful enough to merit further production of episodes.

Pat Fraley
Pat Fraley is an American voice actor and voice-over teacher, known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones, Baxter Stockman and numerous other characters in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series and voiced Falcon in the 2003 Stuart Little animated television series. Fraley is also a member of Voice and Speech Trainers of America.
HSC-5
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 (HSC-5) (previously Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron FIVE (HS-5)), also known as the Nightdippers, is a helicopter squadron of the United States Navy based at Naval Station Norfolk operating the Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk.  The Nightdippers are a part of Carrier Air Wing Seven and deploy aboard USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) to provide anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, vertical replenishment, Combat Search and Rescue and Naval Special Warfare Support capabilities to the carrier strike group.

Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk is a United States Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, that is the headquarters and home port of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command. The installation occupies about 4 miles (6.4 km) of waterfront space and 11 miles (18 km) of pier and wharf space of the Hampton Roads peninsula known as Sewell's Point.  It is the world's largest naval station, with the largest concentration of U.S. Navy forces through 75 ships alongside 14 piers and with 134 aircraft and 11 aircraft hangars at the adjacently operated Chambers Field. Port Services controls more than 3,100 ships' movements annually as they arrive and depart their berths.

Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes. Over 150,000 passengers and 264,000 tons of mail and cargo depart annually on Air Mobility Command (AMC) aircraft and other AMC-chartered flights from the airfield's AMC Terminal.
810 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 810 kHz: 810 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency. KSFO San Francisco and WGY Schenectady share Class A status on 810 AM.

Because 810 kHz is a multiple of both 9 and 10, the frequency is available for use by broadcast stations in all three ITU regions.

ITU Region
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in its International Radio Regulations, divides the world into three ITU regions for the purposes of managing the global radio spectrum. Each region has its own set of frequency allocations, the main reason for defining the regions.
Galhard de Carceribus
Galhard de Carceribus  (died 30 May 1348) was a papal legate, bishop of Veszprém (appointed on 2 March 1345), and archbishop of Brindisi (from 19 July 1346 to his death in 1348).

He was born in the Diocese of Cahors. During 1335 to 1343 he visited Poland as a papal legate, to solve the conflict between Poland and the State of the Teutonic Order. He also collected Peter's Pence payment and composed a list of Polish parishes. He died on 30 May 1348 in Nîmes, France.

Nîmes
Nîmes is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Cévennes mountain range, the estimated population of the commune of Nîmes stood at 148,561 in 2019.

Dubbed the most Roman city outside Italy, Nîmes has a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire when the city's population was estimated at approximately 50,000–60,000. Since several famous monuments and ancient Roman buildings are located in Nîmes, including the Arena of Nîmes and the Maison carrée, the city is often referred to as the "French Rome."
Auchinleck (ward)
Auchinleck was one of 32 electoral wards of East Ayrshire Council. Originally created in 1974, the ward was initially within Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council before it was abolished in 1984. Following the local government reforms in the 1990s, the ward was reestablished in 1999 as part of East Ayrshire. The ward elected one councillor using the first-past-the-post voting electoral system.

The ward was a Labour stronghold as the party successfully held the seat at every election.

In 2007, the ward was abolished and replaced by the multi-member Ballochmyle ward as council elections moved to a proportional voting system – the single transferable vote – following the implementation of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

Cumnock and Doon Valley
55°27′58″N 4°27′04″W﻿ / ﻿55.466°N 4.451°W﻿ / 55.466; -4.451

Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Gaelic: Cumnag agus Srath Dhùin) was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996.
Koepelgevangenis (Breda)
The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Breda, Netherlands, constructed in 1886, best known as the prison where convicted World War II collaborators and Nazi war criminals were housed (including The Breda Four).

Wartime collaboration
Wartime collaboration is cooperation with the enemy against one's country of citizenship in wartime. As historian Gerhard Hirschfeld says, it "is as old as war and the occupation of foreign territory".

The term collaborator dates to the 19th century and was used in France during the Napoleonic Wars. The meaning shifted during World War II to designate traitorous collaboration with the enemy. The related term collaborationism is used by historians who restrict the term to a subset of ideological collaborators in Vichy France who actively promoted German victory.
Eden Auerbach Ofrat
Eden Auerbach Ofrat (Hebrew: עדן אורבך עפרת; born 1979) is an Israeli video-art and video installation artist. In her work, Auerbach Ofrat deals with cultural archetypes, canonical or imaginary symbols, contradictory and complementary existential poles, relying on literary and mythical sources. Her work is done either through playing with given mythological elements and symbols or by creating “private” myths. Eden has won an Sharett scholarship from the America-Israel Foundation and the “Young Artist Award” by the Israeli Ministry of Culture, Education, and Sports.

Ministry of Culture and Sport (Israel)
The Culture and Sport Ministry (Hebrew: משרד התרבות והספורט, Misrad HaTarbut VeHaSport; Arabic: وزارة الثقافة والرياضة, Wizarat al-Thaqafa wa al-Riyada) is a government ministry in Israel.

Culture and sport had been part of other ministerial portfolios for many years; between 1949 and 1999, and again from 2003 until 2006, culture was part of the Education portfolio. Similarly, sport was part of the Education portfolio between 1994 and 1999 and 2003 and 2006. Both culture and sport were combined with the Science and Technology portfolio between 2006 and 2009, before being split into a separate post upon the formation of a new government in March 2009.
Rafig Babayev
Rafig Farzi oglu Babayev (Azerbaijani: Rafiq Farzi oğlu Babayev, 31 March 1937 – 19 March 1994) was an Azerbaijani jazz musician, composer, conductor, arranger, author of scores for films, and People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1993).

People's Artist
People's Artist is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states (and communist states in general), as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR.
Gabriel Gabiro
Gabriel Gabiro (born January 21, 1981), is a Rwandan journalist who has reported for several leading international news organizations including the Associated Press (AP), Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Time magazine.

Gabiro's first full-time employment for an international news agency was at age 19 with the Swiss- based Hirondelle News Agency as its reporter at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania.

He has also appeared on various international media including the BBC One, BBC World, RFI and Al-jazeera as a commentator on human rights and development stories related to Rwanda and the Great Lakes region of Africa.

He has reported from Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Denmark and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English (AJE; Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: al-jazīrah, lit. 'the island', pronounced [æl (d)ʒæˈziːrɐ]), often known as Al Jazeera, is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partially funded by the government of Qatar. Al Jazeera introduced an English-language division in 2006. It is the first global English-language news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East.

Al Jazeera is known for its in-depth and frontline reporting particularly in conflict zones such as the Arab Spring, the Gaza–Israel conflict and others. Al Jazeera's coverage of the Arab Spring won the network numerous awards, including the Peabody Award. It positions itself as an alternative media platform to the dominance of Western media outlets like CNN and BBC, focusing on narrative reporting where subjects present their own stories.
Steinsson
Steinsson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Grétar Steinsson (born 1982), Icelandic former professional footballer

Guðmundur Steinsson (born 1960), Icelandic former professional footballer

Jón Steinsson, Chancellor's Professor of Economics at University of California, Berkeley

Unnur Steinsson (born 1963), Miss Iceland 1983

Unnur Steinsson
Unnur Steinsson (born April 27, 1963) is an Icelandic model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Iceland 1983, competed in Miss Universe 1983, and came in the Top 7 position at the Miss World 1983. She is the mother of Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, who won the Miss Iceland pageant in 2005 and became Miss World 2005.

Unnur was three months pregnant when she competed in the 1983 contest, which was strictly forbidden and could have led to disqualification. Her daughter, Unnur Birna, as mentioned, won the pageant 22 years later.
Hundred of Mount Benson
The Hundred of Mount Benson, is a hundred in the County of Robe, within the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.

The Hundred is located at 36.942°S 139.818°E, about 252 km (157 mi) south-east of Adelaide city centre. The main economic activity is agriculture with the hundred being within the Mount Benson wine region. A small portion of the Coastal fringe is set aside for conservation.

The main geographic feature of the hundred is Cape Jaffa promontory jutting into Lacepede Bay.
The Southern Ports Highway passes through the Hundred.

Southern Ports Highway
Southern Ports Highway is a 119 kilometres (74 miles) rural highway in South Australia that connects Kingston SE with Millicent via Rendelsham, Southend, Beachport and Robe. It is a former alignment of Princes Highway, bypassed in 1933.
Puszcza Piska
Puszcza Piska Forest or the Pisz Forest (German: Johannisburger Heide) is the largest forest complex of the Masuria region in northern Poland, adjacent to the Masurian Landscape Park, and the Masurian Lowlands. Formerly known as the Jańsborska wilderness, Puszcza Piska bears the name of the Pisa river bordering the Forest along its west bank.

The Pisz Forest consists of a unique combination of coniferous trees, lakes and rivers. Its total area is c.100,000 ha. It covers the communes of Mikołajki, Mrągowo, Piecki, Sorkwity, Biskupiec, Biała Piska, Orzysz, Pisz, Ruciane-Nida, Dźwierzuty, Rozogi, Szczytno, Świętajno, Kolno, Turośl and Łyse. Within its borders are a number of lakes, designated as nature reserves. Among them: Bełdany, Nidzkie, Jegocin, Warnołty nature reserve, Mokre, and the largest lake in Poland called Śniardwy. Two principal rivers flow through the area – Krutynia and Pisa, as well as many smaller tributaries and streams.

Gmina Kolno, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Gmina Kolno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kolno County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kolno, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

The gmina covers an area of 282.13 square kilometres (108.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,787 (8,884 in 2011).