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The Ocean Viking received an alert about the boat in distress via a helpline for migrants
Europe or death — teenage migrants risking it all to cross the Med
Migrants saved in one of the first rescue operations in the Mediterranean since hundreds of people died when a boat sank off the Greek coast, say nothing could deter them from trying to reach Europe. They spoke to the BBC's Alice Cuddy -- on board a rescue vessel patrolling the sea for migrant boats in distress. ATHENS — As the giant red and white rescue ship sails across an expanse of the Mediterranean Sea, the horizon is interrupted by the sight of a dark blue inflatable boat, crammed with bobbing heads.Rescue workers from the charity SOS Mediterranée don helmets and life jackets as they race to the scene in speedboats. They quickly pull the migrants onboard the vessels one by one, counting as they go.The boys and young men, most from The Gambia, have been at sea for 15 hours and...
July 11, 2023

Europe or death — teenage migrants risking it all to cross the Med

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands at the Nato summit in Vilnius
Sweden hails historic step as Turkey backs Nato bid
STOCKHOLM — This is a historic moment for Sweden, which has spent the past year fighting hard to get accepted into Nato.The Nordic country previously embraced wartime neutrality for more than 200 years, but applied for membership last May as part of efforts to improve security and stability in northern Europe, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.However, until late on Monday night, Turkey had been blocking Sweden's application.Turkey argued Sweden was giving refuge to Kurdish militants, and needed to do more to crack down on rebel groups like the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organization. The EU and US have also designated the PKK as a terrorist group.Like any of Nato's 31 member countries, Turkey has the power to block new nations...
July 11, 2023

Sweden hails historic step as Turkey backs Nato bid

A volcanic eruption emits smoke and flowing lava south of Reykjavik, Iceland on July 10, 2023.
Volcano erupts in Iceland after weeks of earthquakes
REYKJAVIK — A volcanic eruption south of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik is sending plumes of smoke across a region known for its sweeping lava fields, volcanoes and geothermal activity.The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the “minor” eruption began Monday in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula but no ash has been emitted and so far no disruption has been reported at the country’s Keflavik Airport.The IMO said there was a 200-meter (656 feet) long fissure on the slopes of the Litli Hrútur mountain, “from which lava is emerging as a series of fountains.”Scientists had warned of possible eruptions after hundreds of minor earthquakes were detected in recent weeks.Photos show streams of lava flowing along the dark fields, with small fires in the distance and thick smoke...
July 11, 2023

Volcano erupts in Iceland after weeks of earthquakes

The meeting will mark yet another sign of unity
NATO leaders enter summit with a show of force as Turkey agrees to Sweden’s membership
VILNIUS — President Joe Biden and alliance leaders enter the first day of the high-stakes NATO Summit Tuesday with a reinvigorated sense of unity after a major win on Monday evening when Turkey agreed to Sweden’s bid to join the alliance.The leaders gather here in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a two-day summit that could become one of the most consequential gatherings for the alliance in modern history, coming about a month into Ukraine’s slow counteroffensive and weeks after a failed mutiny in Russia became a major threat to President Vladimir Putin’s leadership.While national security experts had warned that a failure to admit Sweden to NATO could portend cracks in the alliance, Monday evening’s announcement – which came just hours after Biden landed in the Lithuanian capital city...
July 11, 2023

NATO leaders enter summit with a show of force as Turkey agrees to Sweden’s membership

Scottish independence supporters march through Edinburgh, Scotland, Saturday Oct. 5, 2019.
Scotland's ultranationalists are trying to seize their moment
EDINBURGH — The Scottish Nationalist Party is in disarray.Since former first minister Nicola Sturgeon abruptly left office earlier this year, she and her husband Peter Murrell have both been arrested in connection with a long-running inquiry into party finances.Her successor, Humza Yousaf, has been left trying to forge a clear pathway toward Scottish independence -- the party's fundamental goal.But he faces a big challenge.With a second independence vote blocked by the courts, the SNP recently decided to treat the next election as a “de facto referendum”, though the criteria for “winning” are unclear.Adding to the sense of turmoil, several SNP MPs are stepping down at the next election.Yet for all the party’s problems, there is so far little sign that support for Scottish...
July 11, 2023

Scotland's ultranationalists are trying to seize their moment

Finland's new Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (R) and his new Finance Minister Riikka Purra hold a press conference in Helsinki, Finland on June 20
Finland's government plagued by new scandal on eve of Biden visit
HELSINKI — Finland's right-wing government is facing yet another crisis after old comments from a far-right blog forum, purportedly written by Finns Party leader Riikka Purra, re-surfaced.The author of the posts writes anti-Islamic and violent comments, among others, and disparages immigrants including Somalis and "Turkish monkeys".Purra, Finland's finance minister, leads one of the four parties which make up the coalition government headed by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo of the National Coalition Party.In recent days Finnish media and social media users have matched details of Riikka Purra's life including her upbringing, where she lived, occupation, age, husband's job, studies, favorite foods and travel schedules with a woman called 'riikka' who posted...
July 11, 2023

Finland's government plagued by new scandal on eve of Biden visit

The mother of the boy whose heart was donated stands by the 6-year-old girl who received it.
Girl receives heart of 4-year-old in first transplant of its kind in Ukraine
KYIV — Amid the raging war and constant threat of Russian missiles, a successful heart transplant has been performed on a 6-year-old girl in Kyiv, authorities with the Heart Institute of Ukraine’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday.The three-hour operation, which took place on Sunday evening, gave the girl the heart of a 4-year-old boy, whom doctors had declared brain dead after suffering an aneurysm.It was the first time a heart transplant had been performed in Ukraine on children so young, the institute said.“The operation was also unique in that both the donor and the recipient were very young children, and the transplant required more effort from the doctors,” it added.The transplant was performed by a team of doctors led by Dr. Boris Todurov, the chief scientist of the...
July 11, 2023

Girl receives heart of 4-year-old in first transplant of its kind in Ukraine

Members of the media outside BBC's New Broadcasting House on Monday, 10 July.
'Nothing inappropriate' in BBC presenter row, says teen's lawyer
LONDON — Claims made by the mother at the heart of the BBC presenter scandal are "rubbish", a lawyer representing the young person has said.The lawyer told the BBC "nothing inappropriate or unlawful" took place and the young person sent a denial to The Sun before it published the claims.The Sun first reported allegations on Friday that a BBC presenter had paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos.The paper says it has seen evidence to back the mother's claims.In their letter sent on Monday to the BBC, the lawyer says the young person sent a message on WhatsApp to the paper on Friday evening denying the claims, saying the statement their mother made to the newspaper was "totally wrong and there was no truth to it".Nonetheless, the lawyer added, the Sun...
July 11, 2023

'Nothing inappropriate' in BBC presenter row, says teen's lawyer

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg looking on. — courtesy EPA
Turkey will back Sweden’s NATO membership — Stoltenberg
VILNIUS — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join NATO, the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg has said.He said the Turkish leader would forward Sweden’s bid to the parliament in Ankara and “ensure ratification”.Meanwhile, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said: “I am very happy, it is a good day for Sweden.”Turkey had previously spent months blocking Sweden’s application, accusing it of hosting Kurdish militants.As one of NATO’s 31 members, Turkey has a veto over any new country joining the group.Reacting to the news, US President Joe Biden said he welcomed the commitment by President Erdogan to proceed with “swift ratification” of Sweden’s membership.“I stand ready to work with President Erdogan and...
July 11, 2023

Turkey will back Sweden’s NATO membership — Stoltenberg

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will state his demand for new discussions about Turkey's EU membership at the NATO summit later this week.
Sweden NATO membership: Turkey calls for new EU membership talks
ANKARA — Turkey's president has said his country will support Sweden's bid to join NATO if the European Union opens membership talks for his country.Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would state his demand at the NATO summit in Lithuania later this week. He added that he had informed US President Joe Biden of his intentions.Erdogan's comments come ahead of a meeting with Sweden's prime minister and NATO's secretary general in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.Turkey is a NATO member and so has a veto over any new country joining the group.It has previously expressed frustration at what it has seen as Stockholm's willingness to host Kurdish militants.Erdogan recently said Sweden had taken steps in the right direction by changing anti-terror laws, but that he still had...
July 10, 2023

Sweden NATO membership: Turkey calls for new EU membership talks

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