Month: October 2022

India Criticizes Germany, US over Recent Kashmir-related Moves

India has sharply criticized the United States and Germany for recent, but rare, back-to-back moves related to a long-running territorial dispute with neighbor and archrival Pakistan.   The controversy erupted when Donald Blome, Washington’s ambassador to Islamabad, made a three-day visit to the Pakistan-administered part of Kashmir, in the divided Himalayan region. Pakistan refers to the area under its control as Azad (meaning free) Jammu and Kashmir, or AJK. “I’m honored to visit during my first trip to AJK,” the U.S. embassy quoted Blome as saying on Twitter after touring historic sites there.   The U.S. diplomat held meetings with …

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Bosnian Serbs Protest Alleging Vote-rigging by Dodik

Thousands of people rallied Sunday in Bosnia for the second time in a week, alleging that a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader rigged a ballot during a general election in the Balkan country earlier this month. Final results of the Oct. 2 vote in Bosnia are yet to be announced. The election was held for all levels of government in both the Serb-dominated and Bosniak-Croat parts of the Balkan country, as well as for the joint central institutions. Leading Bosnian Serb politician Milorad Dodik has claimed victory in the election for the post of presidency of the Serb entity. Opposition leaders, …

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Путін відреагував на пошкодження Керченського мосту – звинувачує Україну

Через понад добу президент Росії Володимир Путін вибух на Керченському мосту назвав «терактом» і звинуватив у його вчиненні спецслужби України. Про це повідомляє російська агенція «Интерфакс». «Сумнів немає, це теракт, спрямований на руйнування критично важливої громадянської інфраструктури РФ. Автори, виконавці, замовники – спецслужби України», – сказав Путін під час робочої зустрічі з головою Слідчого комітету Росії Олександром Бастрикіним. У свою чергу Бастрикін заявив, що до того, що сталося, причетні «громадяни Росії та зарубіжних держав, які допомагали у підготовці цього теракту». За його словами, маршрут руху вантажівки, яка підірвалася на Кримському мосту, – це Болгарія, Грузія, Вірменія, Північна Осетія, Краснодарський край. …

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З’явилися фото затору перед Керченським мостом з боку Криму

При в’їзді на Керченський (Кримський) міст, яким дозволили проїзд лише для легкових авто, зібралися сотні машин, повідомляє кореспондент проекту Радіо Свобода Крим.Реалії. Рух здійснюється у реверсивному режимі, партіями по 100 автомобілів. На трасі «Таврида» затор починається біля дев’ятого кілометра шосе на під’їзді до Керчі. Вантажний транспорт та автобуси не пропускають на Керченський міст, вони можуть залишити півострів поромною переправою. Фури прямують через смт Багерове. Російський держтелеканал «Вісті Крим» повідомив, що на Керченському мосту встановили обмеження швидкості для легкових авто – 30 км/год. За даними телеканалу, затор перед мостом з боку Керчі розтягнувся щонайменше на 5 кілометрів. Читайте також: ISW: серед військових …

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Austrian President Secures Re-Election in First Round, Projections Show 

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen secured a second six-year term in office by winning more than 50% of the vote in an election on Sunday to avoid a runoff, according to initial projections issued soon after voting closed. Neither of the main centrist parties fielded candidates in the election, and senior figures from both backed Van der Bellen, a 78-year-old former leader of the Greens. The far-right Freedom Party was the only party in parliament to put forward a candidate against the president.R A projection by pollster SORA for national broadcaster ORF, based on a partial count of 64.8% …

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13 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia 

A barrage of Russian missiles overnight killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 60 others in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials reported Sunday, as Moscow attempted to enforce its claim to the illegally annexed territory that Ukraine still controls. The attack on apartment buildings and houses came hours after a truck bomb explosion Saturday caused the partial collapse of the Kerch Bridge linking mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014. The bridge has been a major munitions and troop supply route for Russian attacks in southern Ukraine. Ukrainian officials strongly suggested …

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Families Seek Truth as Airbus, Air France Face Crash Trial

Nicolas Touillou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration job. Eric Lamy was about to celebrate his 38th birthday. They were among 228 people killed in 2009 when their storm-tossed Air France flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris slammed into the Atlantic. After more than a decade of legal battles, their families at last have a chance at justice. Aviation industry heavyweights Airbus and Air France are charged with manslaughter in a trial that opens Monday over the crash of Flight 447 on June 1, 2009. The worst …

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Pope, Calling Migrants’ Exclusion ‘Criminal’, on Collision with Meloni 

Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned defense of migrants, calling their exclusion “scandalous, disgusting and sinful,” putting him on a collision course with Italy’s upcoming right-wing government. Francis made his comments as he canonized a 19th century bishop known as the “father of migrants” and a 20th century man who ministered to the sick in Argentina. Francis, who has made support of migrants a major theme of his pontificate, presided over the ceremony before 50,000 people in St. Peter’s Square. “The exclusion of migrants is scandalous. Indeed, the exclusion of migrants is criminal. It makes them die in front …

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17 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

At least 17 people were reported killed in shelling attacks on civilian targets overnight in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Dozens more were reported wounded. The European Union’s top diplomat Saturday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Russia’s attempt to annex the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and said Russia’s forces must fully withdraw from the plant and return control of it to Ukraine. High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell called the seizure of the nuclear power plant “illegal, and legally null and void,” and said a reinforced International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “presence at the site and its …

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