## Limp Bizkit concert cancelled due to Fred Durst's pro-Russia remarks

Authored by faroutmagazine.co.uk

Limp Bizkit concert in Estonia cancelled due to Fred Durst’s historic pro-Russian comments.

An upcoming Limp Bizkit show in Estonia has reportedly been cancelled due to singer Fred Durst’s historic pro-Russia comments.

However, the page for the show now reads, “No such event found!”.

Promoters, The Baltic Live Agency, have also confirmed in a statement to ERR, Estonia’s Public Broadcaster, that the show is no longer going ahead.

They said: “We inform you that due to circumstances beyond the organizer’s control, the Limp Bizkit concert planned for May 31, 2026, is canceled.

Additionally, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna also called for the concert to be cancelled, stating, “Those who justify Russia’s aggression and the occupation of a neighboring country are not welcome in Estonia.

Limp Bizkit are yet to comment on the cancellation of their show in Tallinn. »

### SC reaffirms mining ban within 1 km of wildlife sanctuaries

Authored by tribuneindia.com

Regarding restriction on mining activities within one km from national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, the Bench said, “It has been the consistent view of this court that mining activities within one km of the protected area will be hazardous to the wildlife.

“We direct that mining within national parks and wildlife sanctuaries and within an area of one km from the boundary of such national park or wildlife sanctuary shall not be permissible," the Bench said, citing the top court’s order dated April 26, 2023.

The proposal to notify the Saranda and Sasangdaburu forest areas in West Singhbhum district as a wildlife sanctuary and conservation reserve respectively has been pending for years. »

### Venezuela’s Maduro urges Trump to avoid Afghanistan-style ‘forever war’

Authored by theguardian.com

Speaking to CNN outside the Miraflores presidential palace in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, Maduro called on Trump to make peace, not war, after the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, arrived in the region.

Long live peace,” Maduro, 62, declared late on Thursday as he pushed his way through crowds to reach a pro-government rally.

Hours after the Venezuelan leader spoke, Hegseth sought to pile further pressure on Venezuela’s leader, announcing what he called Operation Southern Spear. »

### US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission as forces deploy near South America

Authored by aljazeera.com

“The Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood – and we will protect it,” he said.

SOUTHCOM is the acronym for US Southern Command, whose area of responsibility covers 31 countries through South America, Central America and the Caribbean.

“I think it’s clearly a message that is much more geared towards pressuring Caracas,” Dickinson said. »

### Russian spies ‘linked to people-smuggling gangs destabilising Europe’

Authored by independent.co.uk

Russian intelligence services are linked to people-smuggling gangs facilitating illegal migration into Europe, according to claims from Bulgaria’s interior minister.

He said that “illegal migration inflows are an instrument for hostile regimes to destabilise the European Union and the United Kingdom”.

International policing efforts are attempting to crack down on smuggling gangs who have plotted trafficking routes through the region. »

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