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A woman protects herself from the sun with an umbrella as she push a baby in a pushchair during a hot day at Phaneromeni square in central capital Nicosia
Fires, floods and heatwaves plague Europe as extreme weather persists
ANKARA — Turkey has been hit by a massive heatwave, with air temperatures 8 to 12 degrees above seasonal norms throughout the week.The western and southern coasts of the Mediterranean country are already experiencing extreme heat, and the thermometer is continuing to rise.The heat wave is expected to plague the Aegean sea the hardest, and some fear that rising temperatures could cause wildfires.A holiday village in the Olympos resort in Antalya's Kumluca — where the temperature is expected to reach 39C by Friday — has already succumbed to the flames. Most of the wooden houses burned down within a few hours.A large fire broke out in the Paphos district of Cyprus, east of the community of Yiolou, and spread rapidly through dry grass, low wild vegetation and trees.Three villages...
June 12, 2024

Fires, floods and heatwaves plague Europe as extreme weather persists

Dozens of Indians have reportedly been duped by agents into fighting for Russian forces inside Ukraine
Two Indians recruited by Russia killed in Ukraine
NEW DELHI — Dozens of Indians have reportedly been duped by agents into fighting for Russian forces inside UkraineIndia says two of its nationals who had been recruited by the Russian army have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.The Indian foreign ministry said it had urged the Russian authorities to repatriate the bodies of the two deceased.The ministry has also urged Moscow to quickly release and return all Indian nationals who are with the Russian army.Moscow is yet to comment.Some said they were coerced into taking up combat roles in the Russian army.Others have also enlisted of their own accord."We regret to state that two Indian nationals who had been recruited by the Russian Army have recently been killed in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine,"...
June 12, 2024

Two Indians recruited by Russia killed in Ukraine

Despite extensive damage to the nose and cockpit, the plane landed safely with no injuries reported
Austrian Airlines plane badly damaged by hailstorm during flight
VIENNA — An Austrian Airlines plane was badly damaged by hail when the airborne jet hit a “thunderstorm cell” Sunday, Austrian Airlines said.A storm cell is an air mass that contains up and down drafts, which can cause turbulence when a plane encounters one.The plane with 173 passengers and six crew onboard from Palma de Mallorca in Spain to Vienna, Austria landed safely at Vienna.A mayday emergency call was made during the flight, says Austrian.Social media shows the plane’s nose was seriously damaged, the top of the cockpit bent and the glass in the windows of the cockpit cracked.“Airbus A320 aircraft was damaged by hail on yesterday’s flight OS434 from Palma de Mallorca to Vienna. The aircraft was caught in a thunderstorm cell on approach to Vienna, which according to the...
June 11, 2024

Austrian Airlines plane badly damaged by hailstorm during flight

French police
French officer held after 19-year-old allegedly shot dead
PARIS — A French police officer is being questioned after a 19-year-old man was allegedly shot dead as he attempted to flee a traffic stop for speeding, prosecutors said.The victim was among three people in the car when police tried to stop them near Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in Normandy, western France late on Sunday, the state prosecutor Pierre-Yves Marot said in a statement.The driver allegedly refused to stop and continued driving, before then being halted by a second police car, according to the statement. All three occupants of the vehicle then attempted to flee on foot, it added.One escaped, another was detained and another was allegedly shot by an officer in the chest, the prosecutor’s office said. The victim has not been named."The third person, a 19-year-old from...
June 11, 2024

French officer held after 19-year-old allegedly shot dead

Fidias Panayuotou standing in front of some microphones with his arms raised in the air at a rally
YouTube prankster voted in as Cyprus MEP
LARNACA — A popular YouTuber from Cyprus has been elected as an independent MEP to the European Parliament.Fidias Panayiotou has previously described himself as a "professional mistake maker" and some of his online hijinks include trying to hug 100 celebrities — including Elon Musk — and spending a week in a coffin.The 24-year-old has more than 2.6 million subscribers and — despite having no political experience — garnered the third-largest number of votes with 19.4%."It was a shock what happened, a miracle," said Panayiotou.He told state broadcaster CyBC: "The parties should take it as a warning that they must modernize and listen to the people."Last year Panayiotou was forced to apologise after he caused outrage in Japan for a YouTube video in...
June 11, 2024

YouTube prankster voted in as Cyprus MEP

Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets take part in a flight demonstration in Zhukovskiy, Russia on August 27, 2019
Ukraine says deep drone strike destroys rare Russian Su-57 stealth fighter
KYIV — Ukraine’s military on Sunday said it had destroyed one of Russia’s newest and most advanced fighter jets in a drone strike on a military base deep inside Russia.The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on the tarmac of an airbase in the Astrakhan region, almost 600 kilometers (372 miles) behind the front lines of fighting in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency (GUR).The agency posted satellite pictures in a post on its Telegram channel to support its claim, writing, “The images show that on June 7, Su-57 was still intact, but on June 8, craters from the explosion and distinctive fire spots emerged near it as a result of the fire damage.”The Su-57 is a supersonic, twin-engine, fifth-generation...
June 10, 2024

Ukraine says deep drone strike destroys rare Russian Su-57 stealth fighter

President Macron's announcement came as a surprise, despite defeat in European elections
Macron takes huge risk with surprise election
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron has called snap parliamentary elections later this month in the wake of a big victory for his rival Marine Le Pen's National Rally in the European Parliament vote.The far-right party is on course to win 32% of the vote, exit polls say, more than twice that of the president's Renaissance party.Announcing the dissolution of parliament, he said the two rounds of voting would take place on 30 June and 7 July, a few weeks before the Paris Olympics.Macron made the dramatic and surprise decision in a televised address from the Élysée Palace an hour after voting closed and exit polls had been declared in France's EU elections.His decision came not long after National Rally's 28-year-old leader, Jordan Bardella, openly called on the president to...
June 10, 2024

Macron takes huge risk with surprise election

Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla cheer the exit poll in Berlin, Germany, June 9, 2024
Far-right surge adds to EU uncertainty
STRASBOURG — Far-right parties are predicted to win a record number of seats in the European Parliament, a result that, if confirmed, would deliver a stinging rebuke to Brussels’ political mainstream and add uncertainty to Europe’s future direction.After three days of voting across the European Union’s 27 member states, an exit poll showed that far-right parties were set to win around 150 of the parliament’s 720 seats, which will likely make it harder for mainstream parties to form majorities needed to pass laws.In a speech late Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the results showed her European People’s Party (EPP) – predicted to secure the most seats – could still act as an “anchor of stability,” but called on her political allies to help...
June 10, 2024

Far-right surge adds to EU uncertainty

An image taken from a video released by the Russian Investigative Committee shows the man being arrested by security personnel at a cafe in Moscow. The video was blurred by the source
Russia detains French man accused of gathering military intelligence
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Thursday that a French national had been detained in Moscow, but denied that the man was working for the French government.“In no way was he working for France. Now we are very vigilant, he will receive all the consular protections that apply in such a case. I want to say the truth in the face of the brainwashing that we hear,” Macron said.Russia’s Investigative Committee said earlier on Thursday that a French citizen, employed by the non-profit Swiss Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, was detained on suspicion of “collecting information in the field of military activities of the Russian Federation.”Video released by the Investigative Committee showed the man being arrested by security personnel at a cafe in Moscow and...
June 07, 2024

Russia detains French man accused of gathering military intelligence

World War II veterans listen during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy
Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary in Normandy
PARIS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined world leaders in France on Thursday to commemorate the D-Day invasion and seek more Western aid to combat Russia's invasion.Zelensky and his wife, Olena, attended the 80th anniversary events in Normandy with US President Joe Biden and European leaders who have supported Kyiv’s efforts in the war. He will meet with French officials in Paris on Friday.Ukraine is fighting to hold back a recent Russian push in eastern areas, including the border regions of Kharkiv and Donetsk. The offensive seeks to exploit Kyiv’s shortages of ammunition and troops along the roughly 1,000-kilometer front line.President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by pledging “we will not walk away” from the defense of Ukraine and...
June 07, 2024

Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary in Normandy

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