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Smoke rises from a shipyard in the Russian-held Crimean port of Sevastopol. — courtesy Reuters
Ukraine’s Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia
KYIV — This week saw spectacular Ukrainian attacks on the Crimean Peninsula, hitting Russian warships and missiles.Estimates of the damage done ran into billions of pounds and raised the question: is Ukraine getting ready to retake Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014?Crimea is a Russian fortress, so it is important not to get carried away. “The strategy has two main goals,” says Oleksandr Musiienko, from Kyiv’s Centre for Military and Legal Studies.“To establish dominance in the north-western Black Sea and to weaken Russian logistical opportunities for their defense lines in the south, near Tokmak and Melitopol.”In other words, operations in Crimea go hand-in-glove with Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the south. “They depend on each other,” Musiienko said.Let’s look at...
September 16, 2023

Ukraine’s Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia

Floods devastated the northern coastal Libyan city of Derna. — courtesy UNICEF/Abdulsalam Alturki
Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief
GENEVA — Two very different catastrophes in Morocco and in Libya united by the “unimaginable trauma” of bereaved families, continue to mobilize the UN’s relief efforts, the organization’s top aid official Martin Griffiths said on Friday.He called for solidarity with the people of the two countries and spoke of the tragedy of people looking desperately for their loved ones for days on end.In Libya, “some have lost 50 or more family members”, he said.Asked whether the UN was “ready” when disaster struck, Griffiths answered: “unequivocally, yes.”He told reporters that within 24 hours of the earthquake which shook Morocco’s Atlas Mountain range last Friday, the UN deployed a disaster assessment and coordination (UNDAC) team of 15 people out of Geneva and key staff from...
September 16, 2023

Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief

Catastrophic flooding swept away whole neighborhoods in Libya and raised fears that dead bodies could lead to disease outbreaks in the stricken city of Derna. — courtesy WHO
Preserving dignity, public health: Managing deceased bodies during crises
GENEVA — The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday joined with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to underline the critical importance of preserving the dignity of the dead in the wake of recent natural disasters in Libya and Morocco.The UN health agency together with the IFRC, and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), emphasized that proper care of the deceased also provides emotional closure for surviving families, and promotes public health.The statement emphasized that the fear and misunderstanding caused by large scale fatalities “is often unfounded”, highlighting that communities need the right tools and information to manage the dead safely.In response to large scale natural disasters or the aftermath of armed conflict, some survivors may choose to...
September 16, 2023

Preserving dignity, public health: Managing deceased bodies during crises

The $1.1 million jumper
Princess Diana's 'Black Sheep' jumper sells at auction for more than $1.1 million
LONDON — The iconic red jumper worn by Princess Diana shortly after her engagement to then-Prince Charles, featuring rows of fluffy little sheep, sold at auction for $1.1 million (approx. €1.03 million) following a frenetic bout of final bidding, according to Sotheby'sThe 19-year-old sported the knit garment — which includes one black sheep amid dozens of otherwise white wooly creatures — at a June 1981 polo match during her whirlwind days as a shy royal-in-the-making.The playfully patterned "Black Sheep" jumper became one of the most emblematic articles of clothing worn by Diana, which in hindsight seems to foretell her troubled journey as a member of the British royal family.The garment nabbed $1.1 million, which includes fees and commission, after a fierce battle...
September 15, 2023

Princess Diana's 'Black Sheep' jumper sells at auction for more than $1.1 million

Luis Rubiales has denied allegations of sexual assault and coercion
Luis Rubiales given Spanish restraining order over World Cup kiss
MADRID — A judge has banned Spain's ex-football chief Luis Rubiales from going within 200m of footballer Jenni Hermoso.Prosecutors asked for the restraining order as the national court in Madrid considered a criminal complaint of sexual assault and coercion.Appearing in court for the first time, Rubiales denied sexually assaulting Ms Hermoso by kissing her on the lips after Spain's Women's World Cup win.Ms Hermoso's lawyer was adamant it was a "non-consensual kiss".Rubiales resigned his position as head of the football federation (RFEF) earlier this week and appeared in a closed court session on Friday to deny two criminal offences.Investigating judge Francisco de Jorge was asked to bar him from approaching within 500m (1,600ft) of Jenni Hermoso or from...
September 15, 2023

Luis Rubiales given Spanish restraining order over World Cup kiss

The North Korean leader visits the Yuri Gagarin Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant in Russia on Friday.
Kim Jong Un visits fighter jet plant in Russia as Putin accepts invite to North Korea
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continued his days-long trip to Russia Friday, visiting an aircraft plant in the eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, according to Russian state media, after the two sides said military cooperation was a possibility.The facility is the country’s largest aviation manufacturing plant and builds and develops warplanes for the Ministry of Defense, including the Su-35S and Su-57 fighter jets, state media TASS reported. Kim’s late father, Kim Jong Il, also visited the plant in 2002.Images showed Kim and his delegation at the Yuri Gagarin Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant (KnAAZ), which is named after the famed Russian cosmonaut, and being shown the inside of a fighter jet, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti.Accompanying Kim on the tour was...
September 15, 2023

Kim Jong Un visits fighter jet plant in Russia as Putin accepts invite to North Korea

A shortage of air traffic controllers has caused more delays at Gatwick
Gatwick flights cancelled after air traffic control staff shortages
SUSSEX — Flights at Gatwick Airport were canceled, delayed or diverted at short notice on Thursday due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.Gatwick confirmed 22 cancelations as of 22:00 BST, while the website FlightRadar24 said hundreds of flights in and out of the airport were delayed.The National Air Traffic Services (Nats) apologized for its staffing shortages.Gatwick Airport said it expected a normal service on Friday.The disruption comes just over two weeks after a technical issue at Nats led to 2,000 flights being cancelled across the UK.EasyJet expressed frustration at Thursday's delays and cancellations, while Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary called on Nats' boss to resign.O'Leary said: "It is unacceptable that more flights and hundreds of passengers are...
September 15, 2023

Gatwick flights cancelled after air traffic control staff shortages

Sara Sharif
Father among three charged with Sara Sharif's murder
LONDON — The father, stepmother and uncle of Sara Sharif have been charged with the murder of the 10-year-old girl, Surrey Police has said.Urfan Sharif, 41, his partner Beinash Batool, 29, and Urfan's brother, Faisal Malik, 28, all of Hammond Road, Woking, have been charged.They have also each been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child.Sara's body was found at her home on 10 August.A post-mortem examination found she had sustained "multiple and extensive injuries".The three adults left the UK for Pakistan on 9 August.They were arrested at Gatwick Airport on Wednesday evening after disembarking a flight from Dubai. Early on Friday morning, Surrey Police confirmed they had been charged.They have been remanded in custody to appear at Guildford...
September 15, 2023

Father among three charged with Sara Sharif's murder

A Ukrainian tank fires during a training excercise in the Chernigiv region on September 8, 2023.
EU lifts sanctions on Russian businessmen
BRUSSELS — The European Union has lifted sanctions on three Russian oligarchs for their role in the invasion of Ukraine, according to officials.The 27 member states froze the assets and banned some 1,600 individuals and entities from their territory, following the start of the war.This package of sanctions was extended by a further six months, said the officials.The three people removed from the EU's list are businessmen Grigory Berezkin, Farkhad Akhmedov and Alexander Shulgin.Russian military official Georgy Shuvaev, who was killed in Ukraine, was also taken off.The removal of these men comes as Brussels faces several legal challenges from several Russian oligarchs.According to the EU, Grigory Berezkin, whose ESN group has interests in the media and energy sector, is close to Putin...
September 14, 2023

EU lifts sanctions on Russian businessmen

An ambulance leaves the area next to the shipyard in Sevastopol, Crimea, on September 13, 2023.
Ukrainian missile strikes damage Russian warships in Crimean naval base
KYIV — Two Russian warships were damaged after Ukraine launched an extensive assault on a Russian ship repair base in Crimea early Wednesday morning, officials said, in what appears to be Kyiv’s most ambitious strike on the port since the war began.Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukrainian armed forces attacked the Sergo Ordzhonikidze shipyard in Sevastopol, which Russia uses as a repair base for its Black Sea Fleet, with 10 cruise missiles and three unmanned boats.The ministry said its air defense forces shot down seven of the missiles and that the patrol ship Vasily Bykov destroyed all of the boats.But Russian officials confirmed that the attack had damaged two Russian warships and left 24 people injured.Mikhail Razvozhaev, Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol, the largest city...
September 14, 2023

Ukrainian missile strikes damage Russian warships in Crimean naval base

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