Month: September 2023

Russian Strikes on Ukraine Kill 2 Foreign Aid Workers, Target Kyiv

Two foreign aid workers were reportedly killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Russian shelling hit a van carrying a team of four working with a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization, while dozens of Russian drones targeted Kyiv and wounded at least one civilian. The four volunteers from the Road to Relief group, which helps evacuate wounded people from front-line areas, were trapped inside the van as it flipped over and caught fire after being struck by shells near the town of Chasiv Yar, the organization said on its Instagram page. Road to Relief said that Anthony Ihnat of Canada died in …

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Niger Junta Accuses France of Deploying Troops for Possible Intervention 

Niger’s junta on Sunday accused France of deploying troops in several West African countries as part of preparations for a possible military intervention together with the regional bloc ECOWAS in Niger. In a communique read on state television overnight, the junta also repeated its call for the departure of French troops from its territory — a major source of tension between the one-time allies since the July 26 ouster of president Mohamed Bazoum. The statement appealed to “national and international opinion to witness the consequences of this aggressive, underhanded and contemptuous attitude adopted by France.” Relations between Niger and its former …

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Greece Warns of Infectious Diseases Spreading After Floods Leave Livestock Dead 

The death toll from flash floods that have inundated central Greece due to Storm Daniel has risen to 12 with the number expected to rise. The clean-up task in the Thessaly area comes as health officials warn of infectious diseases that are breaking out as a result of dead livestock scattered across devastated sections. Hara Petropoulou pleas for assistance after Storm Daniel caused widespread flooding in central Greece. “Help,” she shouts to the anchor of a Sunday morning show. “Please help.” “We may have survived the floods that drowned our towns and homes… but the stench of decomposing animal carcasses …

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Двоє іноземців-волонтерів загинули на Донбасі через російський обстріл

Через обстріл гуманітарного конвою волонтерської організації Road to Relief на Донбасі загинуло двоє іноземних волонтерів – громадян Іспанії та Канади, повідомила організація 10 вересня на своїй сторінці в Instagram. Згідно з повідомленням, загиблими є громадянка Іспанії Емма Ігуаль та канадієць Ентоні Ігнат. Повідомляється, що напередодні четверо членів команди Road to Relief вирушили зі Слов’янська в напрямку Бахмута, щоб оцінити потреби мирних жителів у регіоні. Після того, як вони проїхали Часів Яр, їхнє авто потрапило під обстріл військ РФ. В результаті чого транспортний засіб перекинувся і загорівся. Крім загиблих Емми Ігуаль та Ентоні Ігната, в авто були також німецький медик-волонтер Рубен …

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Russia Launches Two-Hour Drone Attack Over Kyiv

Russia launched about three dozen drones over Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, Sunday. The early-morning attack lasted about two hours, with debris falling over the city. Meanwhile, the British Defense Ministry said Sunday Russia’s Pskov oblast, near the Estonian border, has organized “volunteer security patrols” to bring a stop to drone attacks against Kresty Air Base.   The ministry said, due to the limited range of quadcopter drones, the attacks on Kresty were almost certainly launched from Russia.  The volunteer patrols will “likely” serve as a deterrence, according to the ministry. The use of volunteers indicates that it is “highly likely” that …

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У ЗСУ повідомляють про звільнення близько 1,5 кв км території у районі Роботиного

Сили оборони України продовжують наступальну операцію – за останні дні вдалося просунутися ще на півтора квадратних кілометра поблизу Роботиного Запорізької області, повідомив представник об’єднаного пресцентру сил оборони таврійського напрямку Олександр Штупун. «Ми продовжуємо невеликі просування в районі Роботиного (село на Запоріжжі – ред.). Звільнено ще близько 1,5 кв. км нашої української території», – сказав він в ефірі телемарафону в неділю. Також Олександр Штупун розповів, що на Запорізькому напрямку тривають важкі бої. «Росіяни чіпляються за кожен метр нашої української землі… проте Сили оборони України намагаються максимально ускладнити постачання армії РФ, і на певних ділянках це дає свої плоди», – сказав він. …

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Azerbaijan Denies Deal Reached to Reopen Karabakh-Armenia Road

Hikmet Hajiev, a foreign policy advisor to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, on Saturday denied that Baku had reached a deal with the breakaway province of Nagorno-Karabakh to simultaneously reopen roads to Azerbaijan and Armenia. In a message posted on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Hajiev said that Baku had offered to simultaneously reopen the roads but that what he called the “illegal regime” in Karabakh had refused.  Hajiev said that Azerbaijan would maintain “border and customs” control on the Lachin corridor, which links Karabakh to Armenia. He said that the road to Azerbaijan would open for aid shipments …

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King Charles III Shows Reign Will Be More About Evolution Than Revolution

A year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II triggered questions about the future of the British monarchy, King Charles III’s reign has been marked more by continuity than transformation, by changes in style rather than substance. Charles, who waited more than 70 years to ascend the throne, moved seamlessly into his new role, avoiding controversy and sidestepping major reforms despite questions about whether an unelected king can still represent the people of modern Britain. Most people seem to have shrugged off Charles’ occasional faux pas — most publicly when he threw a hissy fit over an aide’s failure to …

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Niger Military Accuses France of Preparing Forces for ‘Intervention’

Niger’s military regime, which took power in July, accused France of deploying forces in several West African countries with a view to “military intervention.”  “France continues to deploy its forces in several ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) countries as part of preparations for an aggression against Niger, which it is planning in collaboration with this community organization,” regime spokesman Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane said in a statement broadcast on national television on Saturday.  Relations with France, Niger’s former colonial power, degraded swiftly after Paris stood by ousted President Mohamed Bazoum following the July coup.  The Sahel state is …

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Poland’s Political Parties Reveal Campaign Programs

Poland’s conservative governing party and the opposition showered potential voters with promises Saturday as the country’s political parties revealed their campaign programs before the October 15 parliamentary election. The nationalist ruling Law and Justice party, which took power in 2015, wants to win an unprecedented third term. The government’s tenure, however, has been marred with bitter clashes with the European Union over the government’s rule of law record and democratic backsliding. At a party convention, leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who is Poland’s most powerful politician, made promises of new spending on social and military causes for the nation living in the …

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