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Disused base near the town of Asipovichy in Belarus. — courtesy Planet Labs
Satellite images show activity at military base in Belarus
LONDON — Satellite images appear to show activity at a disused military base in Belarus, amid speculation about Wagner forces relocating to the country.An image from June 27 obtained by BBC Verify, and first reported by Radio Free Europe, shows what could be tents or similar structures appearing at the base.An earlier image taken on June 19 shows the fields within the military compound largely empty.The Wagner group, which is made up of mercenaries, had been fighting for Russia in Ukraine until last weekend, when it staged a rebellion.Its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, later called off an advance to Moscow after a deal was struck with the help of the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.After the failed mutiny, the Russian authorities said Wagner would be disarmed but its members would...
June 29, 2023

Satellite images show activity at military base in Belarus

A family displaced by prolonged drought in Ethiopia now live in a makeshift tent in Mogadishu, Somalia. — courtesy IOM/Muse Mohammed
Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert
GENEVA — An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday called for full legal protection to be given to those displaced by the impacts of climate change, to guarantee their human rights.“The effects of climate change are becoming more severe, and the number of people displaced across international borders is rapidly increasing,” said Ian Fry, independent human rights expert on climate change, who took up the new post last year.“In 2020 alone, 30.7 million people were displaced from their homes due to weather-related events. Droughts were the main factor,” Fry said in his latest thematic report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.“We must take immediate steps to give legal protection to these people.”The independent expert said that people displaced by climate change...
June 29, 2023

Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert

Members of Wagner group looks from a military vehicle in Rostov on Don late on June 24, 2023
Wagner and Belarus 'not allies', says exiled opposition leader
MINSK — Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are not allies, exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told AFP."At any moment, Lukashenko can betray Prigozhin or Prigozhin can betray Lukashenko. They are not allies. They cannot trust each other," she said on Wednesday.The head of the Wagner group traveled to Belarus on Tuesday as part of an agreement negotiated to put an end to his rebellion in Russia.But Tikhanovskaya believes that much remains unclear about the alleged deal.Lukashenko's decision to help President Putin was an act of personal convenience to save his own regime, she added."He did not act to save Putin's face, nor to save Prigozhin, nor to prevent civil war breaking out in...
June 29, 2023

Wagner and Belarus 'not allies', says exiled opposition leader

The agenda for the two-day meeting of the European Council is set to cover Ukraine, Russia, China, the Balkans and migration management.
EU leaders gather in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, China and migration
BRUSSELS — Leaders from the 27 member states are gathering in Brussels on Thursday for a summit with a busy agenda on the table.The two-day meeting of the European Council lacks a clear thematic focus and will instead touch upon a variety of topics, including military support for Ukraine, confiscation of frozen Russian assets, economic threats posed by China and the latest flare-up of tensions between Kosovo and Serbia.Migration will also feature prominently in the debate, particularly in the context of cooperation with neighbouring countries to curb the arrival of new asylum seekers.Looming over the discussions will be the short-lived insurgency launched over the weekend by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenary troops of the Wagner Group, an extraordinary moment of defiance against...
June 29, 2023

EU leaders gather in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, China and migration

Nadine Dorries and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg were accused of mounting 'the most vociferous attacks' against the committee
British MPs accused of interfering with Partygate probe
LONDON — Former ministers Nadine Dorries and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg have been accused of waging a co-ordinated campaign to interfere with a Commons investigation into Boris Johnson.The ex-PM quit as an MP after a committee found he misled Parliament over Covid breaches at No 10.In a new report, the committee accused the allies of Johnson of mounting "vociferous attacks" on its work.Other Tories criticized include Dame Priti Patel and Lord Zac Goldsmith.The former home secretary and current Foreign Office minister are among seven MPs and three peers identified as attacking the committee.The others were Tory MPs Mark Jenkinson, Sir Michael Fabricant, Brendan Clarke-Smith and Dame Andrea Jenkyns and peers Lord Cruddas and Lord Greenhalgh.The report, by the cross-party Privileges...
June 29, 2023

British MPs accused of interfering with Partygate probe

Police officers stand near burning cars during protests in Nanterre, west of Paris
France shooting: 150 people arrested as unrest spreads over police killing
PARIS — At least 150 people have been arrested in France on a second night of mass unrest over Tuesday's fatal shooting of a 17-year-old by police near Paris during a traffic check.Town halls, schools and police stations were set on fire or attacked in the Paris region and other cities.President Emmanuel Macron said the riots were "unjustifiable" and held a crisis meeting of his cabinet.Nahel M was shot at point-blank range as he drove away from police.In a post on social media, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin condemned the escalating unrest, saying France had witnessed "a night of unbearable violence".Clashes were reported across suburbs of Paris - but some of the most violent confrontations were in Nanterre, where the teenager was shot dead.Local authorities...
June 29, 2023

France shooting: 150 people arrested as unrest spreads over police killing

Social media videos reveal about Paris teen’s death
Fresh unrest in France amid anger over killing of teen
PARIS — Thousands of extra security forces are facing a second night of unrest in France after a 17-year-old driver was shot and killed by police near Paris on Tuesday during a traffic check.The teenager, named as Nahel M, was shot at point-blank range as he drove off and crashed soon afterwards.Paris police said they had contained “sporadic episodes” of fresh violence.In Toulouse, protesters started a fire and threw stones at firefighters as they tried to put it out. Demonstrators also clashed with police in the northern city of Lille.French President Emmanuel Macron said the shooting of Nahel was “unforgivable”.But his comments drew an angry reaction from police unions, who accused him of rushing to judge the officers involved.The Alliance Police union called for them to be...
June 29, 2023

Fresh unrest in France amid anger over killing of teen

A research scientist in Georgia works on COVID-19-related experiments. WHO/Europe chief calls for more study of long COVID. — courtesy ADB/Tengo Giorbelidze
WHO: ‘Long COVID’ may obstruct return to normal life for 36 million Europeans
GENEVA — While no longer a global emergency, COVID-19’s lasting effects alongside such other threats as mpox and seasonal heat waves may challenge Europe through the summer months, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office warned on Tuesday.This summer will be “the first in more than three years that many of us will enjoy without the looming threat of COVID-19”, but the life-threatening virus has not gone away completely, WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, told reporters at a virtual press conference from Copenhagen.Each week, the coronavirus causes at least 1,000 new deaths across the region, he said, outlining other health concerns at the start of the holiday season.Over the first three years of the global health emergency, 36 million people...
June 28, 2023

WHO: ‘Long COVID’ may obstruct return to normal life for 36 million Europeans

The focus in Kyiv in recent days has been the impact of the Wagner mercenary group's rebellion on the war
Countdown has begun to end of Putin, say Kyiv officials
KYIV — Attention in the Ukrainian capital has been fixed squarely on the mutiny of the Wagner Group, its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, and its consequences for Vladimir Putin and the conduct of the war in Ukraine.The drama over the border in Russia has hardened the view in Kyiv that Mr Putin's time as Russia's president is coming to an end."I think the countdown has started," said Andriy Yermak, President Zelensky's closest adviser.At a briefing in Kyiv, he looked back to the year that Russia first invaded Ukraine, annexing the Crimean Peninsula."What Ukraine has seen since 2014 has become evident for the entire world," said Mr Yermak."This [Russia] is a terrorist country whose leader is an inadequate person who has lost connection with reality. The world...
June 28, 2023

Countdown has begun to end of Putin, say Kyiv officials

The Netherlands received 115,000 international students in 2022 alone.
Dutch universities rebel against plan to limit English courses
THE HAGUE — When Juanita Marín turned 18, she decided she wanted to study economics outside her native Colombia and had her eyes set on Europe.She had spent a summer in Germany and wanted to go back, but when she had a look at their university degrees in English she realized they did not score highly in the rankings.However, the Dutch ones did.She found Tilburg University in the Netherlands which offered good programs entirely in English and a high ranking in economics.This combination helped her make up her mind. The country welcomed her alongside thousands of other international students -- 115,000 in 2022 alone -- which accounted for 35% of the total student body.That number has been on the rise over the last decade, but now the Dutch government is trying to curb it.Netherlands...
June 28, 2023

Dutch universities rebel against plan to limit English courses

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