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A protester holds a sign saying ‘goodbye France’ at a rally in Niamey last month. — courtesy Reuters
Niger coup: Macron says France to withdraw troops and ambassador
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has said France will withdraw its ambassador and end all military cooperation with Niger following a coup.“France has decided to withdraw its ambassador. In the next hours our ambassador and several diplomats will return to France,” the president said.He added that military cooperation was “over” and French troops would leave in “the months to come”.A military junta seized Niger on July 26, deposing President Mohamed Bazoum.The decision follows months of animosity and protests against the French presence in the country, with regular demonstrations in the capital Niamy.The move deals a hammer blow to France’s counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel and France’s influence in the region, but Macron said France would “not be held...
September 24, 2023

Niger coup: Macron says France to withdraw troops and ambassador

María Blanco Rayo’s daughter was one of the girls affected.
AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo
ALMENDRALEJO — A sleepy town in southern Spain is in shock after it emerged that AI-generated naked images of young local girls had been circulating on social media without their knowledge.The pictures were created using photos of the targeted girls fully clothed, many of them taken from their own social media accounts.These were then processed by an application that generates an imagined image of the person without clothes on.So far more than 20 girls, aged between 11 and 17, have come forward as victims of the app’s use in or near Almendralejo, in the south-western province of Badajoz.“One day my daughter came out of school and she said ‘Mum there are photos circulating of me topless’,” says María Blanco Rayo, the mother of a 14-year-old.“I asked her if she had taken any...
September 24, 2023

AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo

Kosovo police at the scene with troops from the US and EU states in the background. — courtesy Reuters
Kosovo police surround 30 gunmen in monastery after officer shot
PRISTINA — Security forces have surrounded at least 30 armed gunmen hours after a police officer was shot dead in Kosovo, the country’s prime minister said.Albin Kurti said the group was in a monastery in the northern village of Banjska and urged them to surrender.Kurti has accused Serbia of backing what he called a “terrorist attack” that also injured another officer.The NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo said it has troops in the area and is ready to respond if required.Tensions have run high in Kosovo, after violent clashes followed a disputed local election in May.EU-mediated political talks designed to stabilize the situation have stalled.Kosovo declared independence in 2008 but Serbia — along with Belgrade’s key allies China and Russia — does not recognize it.Many...
September 24, 2023

Kosovo police surround 30 gunmen in monastery after officer shot

People, including Armenian service members and refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region, gather at a checkpoint in the village of Kornidzor, Armenia. — courtesy Reuters
Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians leave amid cleansing fear
NAGORNO-KARABAKH — The first group of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, days after the enclave was seized by Azerbaijan.They entered shortly after local officials announced plans to move those made homeless by the fighting.Azerbaijan captured the area inhabited by some 120,000 ethnic Armenians early this week and says it wants to re-integrate them as “equal citizens”.But Armenia has warned they may face ethnic cleansing.Around 40 people were part of the first group to leave. Armenia says it will help anyone who leaves but has repeatedly said a mass exodus would be the fault of the Azerbaijani authorities.In a TV address on Sunday, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashanyan said that many inside the enclave would “see expulsion from the homeland as the...
September 24, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians leave amid cleansing fear

Satellite image of Ukrainian missile hitting Russia’s Black Sea fleet HQ. — courtesy Reuters
Ukraine claims Sevastopol strike hit navy commanders
KYIV —Ukraine said Friday’s missile strike on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea was timed to coincide with a meeting of naval officials.In a short statement, the Ukrainian military claimed the strike had caused deaths and injuries but did not provide more details.On Friday Moscow said one serviceman was missing after the attack. The fleet, based in the port city of Sevastopol, is seen as the best of Russia’s navy.A Ukrainian military source told the BBC that Friday’s attack was carried out using Storm Shadow missiles, which are supplied by Britain and France.The Ukrainian military statement on Saturday asserted that it had left “dozens of dead and wounded occupiers, including the top management of the fleet”.Kyiv’s intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov...
September 23, 2023

Ukraine claims Sevastopol strike hit navy commanders

President Macron greeted Pope Francis in Marseille before attending the closing session of the Mediterranean Meetings. — courtesy EPA
Pope Francis says migration is a reality in call for action during France visit
MARSEILLE — Pope Francis has called on European nations to show greater tolerance towards migrants during a visit to the southern French city of Marseille.Speaking at a meeting of bishops and young people from Mediterranean countries, the pontiff said “those who risk their lives at sea do not invade”.French President Emmanuel Macron was among the audience for the address.It comes as the migration debate has been reignited by mass arrivals on the Italian island of Lampedusa last week.France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who greeted the Pope upon his arrival in Marseille on Friday, said the country would not welcome any migrants coming from the island.Some 8,500 people arrived on Lampedusa on 199 boats between Monday and Wednesday last week, according to the UN’s...
September 23, 2023

Pope Francis says migration is a reality in call for action during France visit

Several thousand refugees have sought protection from the Russian peacekeeping contingent. — courtesy Russian Defense Ministry
Panic in Nagorno-Karabakh but Azerbaijan rejects fears of ethnic cleansing
NAGORNO-KARABAKH — It took just 24 hours for Azerbaijan’s military to force the surrender of an enclave that is home to 120,000 ethnic Armenians.What happens next to the men, women and children in this corner of the South Caucasus is a source of increasing anxiety.For all of Azerbaijan’s promises, Armenians there fear for their future and whether they will be forced to leave — or worse.Siranush Sargsyan has just visited several shelters in the regional capital when she fires off a series of voice messages and declares there is “literally nothing to eat”.“I don’t know anyone who wants to stay here. I have very close elderly relatives who lost their sons in previous wars and they prefer to die here,” she said.“But for most people, for my generation, it’s already their...
September 23, 2023

Panic in Nagorno-Karabakh but Azerbaijan rejects fears of ethnic cleansing

A firefighter works at a site in a residential area, damaged during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 21, 2023. REUERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Ukraine carries out 'massive' missile strike against Russian base in Crimea
KYIV — Sources in Ukraine's Security Services (SBU) say that a massive strike was launched on Wednesday night against the Saki military airfield in Crimea.Saki — which suffered an extensive attack in August 2022 — is home to Russian combat aircraft.The sources told CNN that "the SBU and the Ukrainian Navy launched a massive fire strike on the Saki military airfield.""There were at least 12 combat aircraft (Su-24 and Su-30) and Pantsir MPADS [air defense systems] at the airfield.""There was also a training base for operators of [Iranian-made] Mojaher UAVs. These are the drones used by the Russians to coordinate their own air attacks and as a combat attack drone.""The strikes of the Security Service and the Navy hit the target and caused serious...
September 21, 2023

Ukraine carries out 'massive' missile strike against Russian base in Crimea

British women do more than their fair share of washing and ironing.
Women still do more housework in UK, survey suggests
LONDON — A clear majority of Britons agree household chores should be shared — but women generally do them, an annual survey of public views suggests.More than three-quarters of respondents to the British Social Attitudes Survey said domestic labor should be split.Yet two-thirds said women do more than their fair share of washing and ironing. And most said women still do most of the cleaning and cooking.But ideas on gender roles have changed considerably since the mid-1980s.Back then, 48% agreed with the statement "a man's job is to earn money and a woman's to look after the home."In this year's survey, just 9% agreed.But 63% of women said they did more than their fair share of the housework.And just 22% of men said they shouldered most of the burden, with 32%...
September 21, 2023

Women still do more housework in UK, survey suggests

Russia said it had evacuated 2,000 ethnic Armenians from villages near the fighting
Azerbaijan halts Karabakh offensive after ceasefire deal with Armenian separatists
BAKU — Azerbaijan's president has declared that his country's sovereignty has been restored over Nagorno-Karabakh after a 24-hour military offensive against ethnic-Armenian forces.Ilham Aliyev praised the heroism of Azerbaijan's army hours after Karabakh forces agreed to surrender.Some 120,000 ethnic Armenians live in the South Caucasus enclave, recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan.Azerbaijan now intends to bring the breakaway region under full control.Its military launched an "anti-terror" operation on Tuesday, demanding that Karabakh's forces raise a white flag and dissolve their "illegal regime". With no means of support from neighbouring Armenia, and after an effective nine-month blockade, the ethnic Armenians soon gave in.Armenian...
September 21, 2023

Azerbaijan halts Karabakh offensive after ceasefire deal with Armenian separatists

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