Month: October 2023

Nearly 50 European Leaders Stress Support for Ukraine at Summit in Spain

Almost 50 European leaders used a summit in the southern Spanish city of Granada on Thursday to stress that they stand by Ukraine at a time when Western resolve appears weakened. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that besides maintaining such unity, more military aid to get through the winter was essential. Despite the political, economic and military support, the desperate struggle to rid Ukraine territory of invading Russian forces has ground to a stalemate, and Zelenskyy insisted that it was no time for wavering in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin – especially now that questions about continued support …

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Belarus Red Cross Mulls Firing Chief Who Bragged About Ukraіnian Child Transfers

The Belarus Red Cross says it is examining a call by the international Red Cross to fire its chief, who made headlines earlier this year for bragging that his organization was ferrying children from Russian-occupied Ukraine to Belarus. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva said Wednesday it wants Dzmitry Shautsou ousted for violating its rules on neutrality and integrity. He was seen in occupied cities of the Donbas region in a military uniform with the “Z” insignia of Russian forces and said he favored deployment of nuclear arms in Belarus. Yulia Sytenkova, a spokeswoman …

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У Росії влада заявляє про атаки БПЛА в районі Курська

У Росії губернатор Курської області Роман Старовойт заявив про атаки безпілотників в районі Курська. «У Курському районі працює ППО. Прохання зберігати спокій. Через небезпеку самоліквідації збитих українських БПЛА не чіпайте уламки та не наближайтеся до них», – написав Старовойт у Telegram. Київ звинувачення про те, що БПЛА, буцімто – українські, не коментує. Території, що межують з Україною – Білгородська, Брянська та Курська області, а також столиця РФ Москва часто зазнають атак безпілотників, а прикордонні регіони і артилерійських обстрілів. Українська сторона не коментує цих подій. …

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Belarus Red Cross Mulls Firing Chief Who Bragged About Ukrainian Child Transfers

The Belarus Red Cross says it is examining a call by the international Red Cross to fire its chief, who made headlines earlier this year for bragging that his organization was ferrying children from Russian-occupied Ukraine to Belarus. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva said Wednesday it wants Dzmitry Shautsou ousted for violating its rules on neutrality and integrity. He was seen in occupied cities of the Donbas region in a military uniform with the “Z” insignia of Russian forces and said he favored deployment of nuclear arms in Belarus. Yulia Sytenkova, a spokeswoman …

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G7 Seeks Ban on Russian Diamonds

The G7 group of rich nations is pushing for a ban on diamonds mined in Russia – the world’s biggest producer – following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. But as Henry Ridgwell reports, it will be difficult to stop Russian diamonds from entering the global market, which is worth $87 billion a year. …

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Russia Has Tested Nuclear-Powered Missile, Could Revoke Atomic Test Ban, Putin Says

Russia has successfully tested an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while also warning that the country’s parliament could revoke its ratification of a treaty banning nuclear tests. In a speech at a forum of foreign policy experts, Putin announced that Russia has effectively completed the development of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile and will work on putting them into production. “We conducted the last successful test of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered global-range cruise missile,” he said without elaborating. His statement was the first announcement of a successful test of the Burevestnik, …

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Удар РФ по Харківщині: ДСНС повідомила про завершення аварійно-рятувальних робіт

За даними влади, 5 жовтня близько 13:25 російські військові обстріляли село Гроза Куп’янського району Харківської області. Удар припав на сільське кафе-магазин, куди люди прийшли на поминки військового …

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У Кремлі назвали «компетенцією міноборони» питання передислокації кораблів із Севастополя

На початку жовтня у мережі зʼявилися супутникові знімки, які свідчать, що значну частину кораблів Чорноморського флоту перекинули з окупованого Севастополя до Краснодарського краю …

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Greece Wants EU to Slap Sanctions on Countries That Won’t Accept Return of Illegal Migrants

As is the case in Italy, Greece is facing new wave of illegal immigration, and as it boosts measures to contain the influx, the government is now pressing its European Union partners to join forces in deporting migrants back to their countries. Greece is expected to raise the proposal at a meeting of national leaders in Spain this week but mustering an agreement among the EU’s 27 members may be difficult. Greek migration minister Dimitris Keridis revealed the proposal as the government in Athens grows “wary and concerned,” as he put it, of a new migration crisis.  Concerns have mounted …

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Norwegian Author Fosse Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Norwegian author Jon Fosse has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy highlighted what it said were Fosse’s “innovative plays and prose, which give voice to the unsayable.” “His immense oeuvre written in Norwegian Nynorsk and spanning a variety of genres consists of a wealth of plays, novels, poetry collections, essays, children’s books and translations,” the academy said. The Nobel announcements began Monday with the prize in Medicine going to Hungary’s Kataline Kariko and Drew Weissman of the United States for their joint research that led to the rapid development of the mRNA COVID vaccines. The …

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