Month: September 2023

На Ставці розглянули план захисту критичної інфраструктури від ударів РФ – Зеленський

«Реалізація плану захисту енергетики та критичної інфраструктури від російських ударів із неба. Захист портів Одещини та інфраструктури «зернового коридору». Захист прифронтових територій. Підготовка до зими» …

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Ukraine Making ‘Tactical Advances’ Against Russian Forces, UK Says

Ukraine’s armed forces are making “gradual tactical advances” against Russia’s defensive line east of the town of Robotyne, the British Defense Ministry said Saturday in its daily intelligence update on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The update, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, also indicated that it is “highly likely” Russia has taken forces from other areas of the front line “to replace degraded units” near Robotyne. The redeployments, the ministry said, are “likely limiting” Russia’s capacity for executing offensive operations in other frontline areas and are “highly likely” indicative of pressure on Russia’s defensive lines, especially around Robotyne. U.N. …

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US, India, Saudi, EU to Unveil Rail, Ports Deal on G20 Sidelines, Official Says

A multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia will be announced Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a White House official said. The pact comes at a critical time as U.S. President Joe Biden seeks to counter China’s Belt and Road push on global infrastructure by pitching Washington as an alternative partner and investor for developing countries at the G20 grouping. The deal will benefit low and middle-income countries in the region and enable a critical role for the Middle East in global commerce, Jon Finer, the U.S. deputy national …

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International Team Tries Rescue of US Explorer in Turkey

An international team of at least 150 rescuers gathered at a Turkish cave Friday and prepared to try to bring out a U.S. explorer who fell ill nearly a week ago while exploring more than 1,000 meters underground. Mark Dickey, 40, was exploring Morca Cave near Anamur, Turkey, in the Taurus Mountains with a team of about 12 others last Saturday when he fell ill with what was determined to be internal bleeding. At a depth of 1,040 meters, Dickey was unable to climb out on his own. The Turkish Caving Federation said the team alerted the European Cave Rescue …

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UN Offers Incentives for Russia’s Return to Black Sea Grain Deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a letter last month that Russia would be eligible to apply for membership and access to the SWIFT banking system for food and fertilizer transactions. The Russian Agricultural Bank subsidiary in Luxembourg could immediately apply to SWIFT to “effectively enable access” for the bank to the international payments system within 30 days, the United Nations told Russia in a letter, seen by Reuters on Friday. In an effort to persuade Moscow to return to the U.N.-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative that had allowed the safe export through the Black …

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Death Toll Rises as Greece Grapples With Storm Daniel

Rescue crews have begun airlifting hundreds of people trapped in dozens of Greek hamlets after four days of cataclysmic rainfall left at least 7 people dead and an unknown number missing. Rains from Daniel, the worst storm to hit Greece in 75 years, turned small streets in the country’s farming heartland of Thessaly into waterways that uprooted village huts. Rivers swelled, dams burst, and bridges broke. Hardest hit has been the region of Karditsa, where six people, all elderly women and shepherds, were found under mounds of debris, washed away by floodwaters in their attempt to evacuate their homes.  Officially, …

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МЗС закликає партнерів не визнавати так звані вибори РФ на окупованих територіях і запровадити нові санкції

У МЗС наголошують, що, організовуючи фейкові вибори в українських областях та Криму, Кремль продовжує делегітимізацію російської правової системи …

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Friday Marks First Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s Death

Friday marks the first anniversary of the death of England’s Queen Elizabeth.  She died a year ago at her beloved Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96.   Upon her death, her son, Charles, immediately became king.   Charles says he and his wife, Camilla, will spend the day quietly at the Scottish royal castle.   “In marking the first anniversary of Her late Majesty’s death and my Accession, we recall with great affection her long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us,” King Charles posted in an online statement.   On the anniversary of …

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