Month: October 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged Tuesday to reclaim areas of Ukraine currently occupied by Russian forces. “Ukraine will reclaim its territory and its people,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly address.  “We will not leave anyone to the occupiers. We are using every means to ensure that this war ends with the defeat of the occupiers.” He also said that despite doubts from many in the world, “Ukraine has shown that it can prevail, despite all the challenges, especially in the Black Sea region.” Early Tuesday, Russia’s defense ministry said it destroyed three Ukrainian boats in the northern part of the …

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Fears of a new conflict are growing as Turkey and Azerbaijan demand a corridor through Armenian territory after last month’s forced exodus of ethnic Armenians from the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. As Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, the demands come as Iran hosts peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan. …

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Violence among the Eritrean diaspora has broken out in Europe, the Middle East and North America in recent weeks. Hundreds have been arrested in clashes between supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government. In this report from Stuttgart, Germany, Henry Wilkins speaks with members of the Eritrean diaspora about what has triggered these new clashes. …

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An Afghan-French journalist who spent 284 days imprisoned in Afghanistan has recalled how he was beaten, nearly choked, and interrogated.  Speaking at a news conference in the French capital, Paris, on Monday, the newly released Mortaza Behboudi said he didn’t think he would make it out of custody alive.  The Taliban arrested Behboudi outside Kabul University in January while the reporter was working on a story about how female students are banned from higher education. He was held on charges of espionage and illegal support of foreigners until last week, when a Kabul court threw out all charges. The journalist …

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Icelandic women went on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday over gender inequality, including the prime minister, who said the fight for equal treatment was moving far too slowly at home and abroad. Across the small island nation, schools and libraries were either closed or operated on limited hours as female staff stayed home, while hospitals said they would only handle emergency cases. Joining the protest, Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said she would not come to work on Tuesday. “Looking at the whole world, it could take 300 years to achieve gender equality,” Jakobsdottir told the Ras 1 public radio station. …

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Ukraine said Tuesday that Russian attacks in two parts of the country wounded at least eight people. In the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, Russian airstrikes and artillery fire wounded four people and damaged a number of houses, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on social media. Klymenko also said a Russian attack in the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine injured four people. Ukraine and Russia each said Tuesday their militaries also thwarted attacks by enemy uncrewed vehicles. Russia’s defense ministry said it destroyed three Ukrainian boats in the northern part of the Black Sea. Russia also said it conducted an …

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