Month: October 2023

Євросоюз

Dutch Prime Minister: F-16s for Ukraine to Arrive in Romania Within Two Weeks

The first U.S.-made F-16 combat aircraft the Netherlands is donating to Ukraine will arrive in Romania’s training center within two weeks, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Monday.  “I expect the Patriot missiles to be delivered shortly, to aid Ukraine in the upcoming winter. And the same speed applies to the F-16s,” Rutte during a video conference with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.  “The first ones will be shipped to the training center in Romania within the next two weeks so that day we will get ready for further training,” …

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Putin Calls Meeting After Mob Storms Airport іn Dagestan Looking for Israelis оn Plane From Tel Aviv

Russian President Vladimir Putin called a meeting of top security and law enforcement officials on Monday, the day after a mob stormed the airport in the region of Dagestan after a plane from the Israeli city of Tel Aviv landed there. Hundreds of angry men rushed onto the tarmac of the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, late on Sunday, looking for Israeli passengers, according to Russian news reports. Dagestan’s Ministry of Health said more than 20 people were injured, with two in critical condition. It said the injured included police officers and civilians. The local …

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Somalia Welcomes First Foreign Bank Branch in Over Half-Century

A leading Turkish bank, Ziraat Katilim, has opened a branch in Mogadishu, becoming the first foreign bank to operate in Somalia in over a half-century, officials said. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sunday in Mogadishu, where officials hailed the inauguration as a “historic moment.” “This marks more than 50 years [since] the first international bank that comes to the country,” the governor of Somalia’s central bank, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, told VOA Somali in an interview. All foreign banks closed down in 1970 when the Somali government nationalized the banking system. “We welcome the investment and the establishment of Ziraat Bank,” …

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Через сьогоднішні російські атаки по Херсону загинула людина, ще дев’ятеро поранені – влада

Через сьогоднішні російські атаки по Херсону загинула людина, ще дев’ятеро поранені, повідомив голова міської військової адміністрації Роман Мрочко. «На цю годину у Херсонській міській територіальній громаді відомо про дев’ятьох поранених і одну загиблу! Армія рф за день кілька разів атакувала Херсон з тимчасово окупованого лівого берега. Ураження зафіксовані, зокрема, у Дніпровському районі міста», – написав він у телеграмі. Армія РФ 30 жовтня кілька разів атакувала Херсон, зокрема, поціливши у маршрутний автобус. За даними місцевої влади, були поранені семеро людей. Читайте також: Напад Росії. Битва за південь (оновлюється) Російські війська практично щодня обстрілюють деокуповану частину Херсонщини, зокрема обласний центр. Попри докази і свідчення, Москва …

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China and Russia Take Aim at US at Chinese Military Forum 

Chinese and Russian military chiefs targeted the United States for criticism at a security forum in Beijing on Monday, even as China’s second most senior military commander vowed to boost defense ties with Washington. The lack of regular communications between the U.S. and Chinese militaries has been a worry for Washington as tensions rise over various issues and given the risks of an accidental clash in the South China Sea or near Taiwan. The Xiangshan Forum, China’s biggest annual show of military diplomacy, began on Sunday without a Chinese defense minister, who typically hosts the event, but including a U.S. …

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Putin Ally Warns EU Against Seizing Russian Assets for Ukraine’s Reconstruction

Russia would likely confiscate the assets of European Union countries, if the bloc takes frozen Russian funds to finance Ukraine’s reconstruction, according to Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia’s lower house of parliament and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.  Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she was crafting a proposal that would take the profits from Russian frozen state assets to finance Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction.  “Such a decision,” Volodin said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app, “would require a symmetrical response from the Russian Federation.  In that case, far more assets belonging …

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Trade Tops Agenda as Germany’s Scholz Meets Nigerian Leader on West Africa Trip

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday as part of a West Africa tour as the European country looks to diversify its trade partners and expand economic partnerships in the energy-rich region. In his third trip to Africa since he took office in 2021, and his second this year, Scholz pushed for further development of Nigeria’s capacity to meet local needs even as Germany seeks improved trade relations with its second-largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa. Germany-Nigeria trade volume is estimated to be about 3 billion euros annually. Major aspects of the two countries’ cooperation …

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On Turkey’s Birthday, Erdogan Honors Secular Founder, Touts His Islamic-Rooted Party

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday to stand up to “imperialist powers” as he led Turkish centenary celebrations in the shadow of Israel’s escalating war with Hamas militants in Gaza. Erdogan took centerstage during daylong events that both honored the republic’s secular founder and played up the achievement of Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted party that has run Turkey since 2002. “Our country is in safe hands, you may rest in peace,” Erdogan said after laying a wreath at the mausoleum of military commander and statesman Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. “We will be successful and victorious. No imperialist power can prevent this,” Erdogan …

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