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The Blue Lagoon has been closed for the weekend. — courtesy Sergio Pitamitz/VWPics/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
Iceland’s Blue Lagoon evacuated ahead of ‘imminent’ volcanic eruption
REYKJAVIK — Iceland has evacuated its world-famous Blue Lagoon due to nearby seismic activity that suggests an “imminent” volcanic eruption, the country’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday.Magma has begun flowing after “intense seismic activity” in the area around the lagoon, a popular geothermal spa known for its milky-blue, comforting warm waters, according to RÚV.The depth of the magma, around four kilometers (2.5 miles), means an eruption could take place within hours, volcanologist Thorvaldur Thordarson told RÚV.The nearby town of Grindavík is also being evacuated, according to RÚV. Police said the evacuation was “going well” and there had been only a few people in the town in recent days, the public broadcaster added.In a statement on its website Saturday,...
March 03, 2024

Iceland’s Blue Lagoon evacuated ahead of ‘imminent’ volcanic eruption

Germans call on their government to arm Ukraine with Taurus missiles in a march in Cologne. — courtesy Getty Images
Russia publishes German army meeting on Ukraine
BERLIN — Germany is investigating the apparent interception by Russia of army officers discussing supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles — and possible targets.Audio of the video-conference meeting was posted to social media by the head of Russia's state-run RT channel.The officers discuss how the missiles could hit the Kerch Bridge, which links Russia to the illegally annexed Crimea.Russian politicians said the audio proved that its "sworn enemy" was planning attacks.Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called the apparent leak "a very serious matter and that is why it is now being investigated very carefully, very intensively and very quickly".According to Der Spiegel magazine, the videoconference was not held on a secret internal army network...
March 02, 2024

Russia publishes German army meeting on Ukraine

Workers carry the coffin and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny out of the church
Navalny laid to rest in Moscow cemetery as hundreds gather
MOSCOW — The coffin carrying the remains of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was lowered into the ground of a Moscow cemetery on Friday, his allies said.Relatives and supporters of the late opposition figure bade farewell to Navalny at a funeral on Friday in south-eastern Moscow, following a battle with authorities over the release of his body after his still-unexplained death in an Arctic penal colony.As his coffin was removed from the hearse and taken inside the church, the crowd waiting outside broke into respectful applause and then chanted: “Navalny! Navalny!” Some also shouted, “You weren’t afraid, neither are we!” and later “No to war!”A photo from inside the church showed an open casket with Navalny’s body covered with red and white flowers, and his mother...
March 01, 2024

Navalny laid to rest in Moscow cemetery as hundreds gather

People gather outside a Moscow church ahead of Navalny's funeral amid heavy police presence, March 1, 2024
Mourners gather for Navalny’s funeral in Moscow amid threat of arrest
MOSCOW — Crowds of mourners have gathered at a Moscow church for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny despite a heavy police presence and the threat of detention, a CNN team on the ground reports.Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable opponent, died aged 47 in an Arctic prison on February 16, sparking condemnation from world leaders and accusations from his aides that he had been murdered. The Kremlin has denied any involvement in his death.Navalny’s team encountered difficulty in retrieving his body from Russian authorities and hiring a venue for his funeral, which began at 2 p.m. local time (6 a.m. ET) Friday at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow’s Maryino district, where the Kremlin critic lived. He will then be buried...
March 01, 2024

Mourners gather for Navalny’s funeral in Moscow amid threat of arrest

Alexander Korshunov, Chairman of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic's Supreme Council, addressing delegates during a session in the Transnistrian capital, Tiraspol
Moldovan breakaway region seeks Russian protection amid escalating tension
TIRASPOL — Officials in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Moscow for protection on Wednesday, as tensions escalate with the country's pro-Western government.On Wednesday, members of the Transnistrian congress used a rare meeting in the regional capital, Tiraspol, to ask the Russian Duma to "implement measures for defending Transnistria amid increasing pressure from Moldova, given the fact that more than 220,000 Russian citizens reside in Transnistria."The dispute began at the start of the year when Moldova, officially a candidate to join the EU, imposed new customs duties on 1 January on imports and exports to and from Transnistria. The region borders Ukraine and is not recognised as a separate entity by any United Nations member countries,...
February 29, 2024

Moldovan breakaway region seeks Russian protection amid escalating tension

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, foreground, and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
Zelensky seeks more ammunition support at southeastern European summit in Albania
TIRANA — Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, pleaded for more ammunition to repel Russian advances at a summit he co-hosted in Albania on Wednesday.Zelensky said that increasing the supply of armaments, and especially ammunition, was paramount for Ukraine just over two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion:“I think this is the question of: Will we stand or not,” he said during his speech to the summit.Zelensky arrived in Albania overnight to join a summit of eleven countries from southeastern Europe, along with officials from the European Union and other international organisations.During his visit to Tirana, Zelensky signed a friendship and cooperation agreement with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.In a statement posted on social media on Wednesday, Zelensky called Rama...
February 29, 2024

Zelensky seeks more ammunition support at southeastern European summit in Albania

An image showing a close up shot of Prince Harry. — courtesy EPA
Prince Harry loses High Court challenge over UK security levels
LONDON — Prince Harry has lost a High Court challenge against the government over the level of his security in the UK.The Duke of Sussex failed to overturn a previous ruling which saw his security status downgraded after he stopped being a working royal.The High Court found that decision was neither unlawful nor irrational.Prince Harry will seek to appeal the latest ruling, with a legal spokesperson saying he "hopes he will obtain justice".His lawyers had argued the way the decision was made had been unfair, which the High Court ruling said was not the case.Prince Harry launched the legal challenge after being told he would no longer be given the same degree of publicly-funded protection when in the country.The Home Office had said his security on UK visits would be arranged...
February 28, 2024

Prince Harry loses High Court challenge over UK security levels

Video clip shows the early stages of the fire in Valencia.
Valencia fire: Grenfell-style cladding fear after blaze
VALENCIA— Families bereaved by the Grenfell Tower fire have laid flowers at the building in Valencia that was destroyed in last week's fatal blaze.Meeting emergency responders, they said there were direct parallels between the 2017 disaster in London and the fire in Spain, in which 10 people died.Construction pictures suggest the cladding used on the building may be of a type now banned in the UK.The manufacturer Alucoil has been contacted for a response.Three people affected by the Grenfell fire traveled to Valencia to show solidarity to those who died, along with two people who were impacted by a fire at apartments in Milan in 2021.Sawsan Choucair whose mother, sister, nieces and brother-in-law died in Grenfell said she was confronted by "the same scene of destruction, the...
February 28, 2024

Valencia fire: Grenfell-style cladding fear after blaze

Frontex lacks independence to react to emergency situations in the Mediterranean, the Ombudsman warns in her new report
EU risks becoming 'complicit' in migrant deaths due to Frontex shortcomings, watchdog warns
BRUSSELS — Frontex should pull out of countries that fail to rescue migrants at sea or violate fundamental rights. Otherwise, the EU risks becoming "complicit" in the deaths, the European Ombudsman has warned in a new report.The findings, released on Wednesday morning, offer a closer look at the often-fraught relation between the EU's border agency and the 27 member states.The Ombudsman's inquiry was launched in response to the Adriana shipwreck in June 2023, when an overcrowded vessel sunk off the coast of Messenia, Greece, and left more than 600 people either confirmed or presumed dead.The watchdog does not conclude that Frontex "breached any of the relevant rules and procedures" but notes its ability to operate at sea is severely impaired by its design,...
February 28, 2024

EU risks becoming 'complicit' in migrant deaths due to Frontex shortcomings, watchdog warns

Alexei Navalny was one of Vladimir Putin's most outspoken critics
Alexei Navalny to be buried on Friday in Moscow
MOSCOW — Alexei Navalny will be buried at a cemetery in Moscow on Friday, a spokesperson has confirmed.The service will be held at Borisovskoye Cemetery, after a farewell ceremony in the Maryino district.On Tuesday the opposition leader's spokeswoman said that his team was struggling to find a funeral home - with some refusing to hold the service when they found out who it was for.Alexei Navalny suddenly died in an Arctic prison earlier this month.For years, he was the most high-profile critic of Vladimir Putin. Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, as well as several world leaders, have directly blamed the Russian president for his death.Navalny's team had originally wanted to hold the funeral on 29 February, but "it quickly became clear that there was not a single person...
February 28, 2024

Alexei Navalny to be buried on Friday in Moscow

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