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Flames engulf Russian security building in Rostov-on-Don
Security building on fire in Russia's Rostov-on-Don
MOSCOW — At least one person has been killed and two injured in a fire at a building used by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, Russian media say.Dramatic footage on social media shows a large blaze, with smoke visible all over the city.Rostov's regional governor said a short circuit appeared to have caused the fire, which ignited fuel tanks.The street where the building is located has been cordoned off.The blaze occurred at a building belonging to the FSB's regional border patrol section in a built-up area of the city.The FSB is Russia's internal security service and is responsible for counter-intelligence, border security and counter-terrorism.Rostov Governor Vassily Golubev said the fire had spread over 800 sq m, causing two...
March 16, 2023

Security building on fire in Russia's Rostov-on-Don

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sign a document during their meeting in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7, 2019
'NATO membership train is moving' as Hungary, Finland leaders in Turkey for talks with Erdogan
ANKARA — The prime minister of Hungary, Victor Orbán, is in Turkey on Thursday, for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.His visit comes the same day as Finland's President Sauli Niinistö also arrives in Turkey, purportedly to receive positive news from Ankara about his country's NATO membership bid in a meeting with Erdogan on Friday.Before leaving Helsinki, Niinistö said he had a "good conversation" with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. The Nordic nations are waiting for Ankara and Budapest to ratify their NATO applications, which prevent Finland and Sweden from becoming full members of the military alliance.Hungary's parliament is set to vote on the issue next Monday 20 March, after delaying the vote numerous times previously.President...
March 16, 2023

'NATO membership train is moving' as Hungary, Finland leaders in Turkey for talks with Erdogan

The Pentagon said the mid-air encounter lasted between 30 and 40 minutes.
US military releases footage of Russian fighter jet forcing down American drone over Black Sea
STUTTGART — US European Command released footage of the Tuesday encounter between a US surveillance drone and the Russian fighter jets as it played out over the Black Sea.The newly declassified video depicts critical moments in the mid-air encounter, which the Pentagon said lasted between 30 and 40 minutes.The video shows the camera of the MQ-9 Reaper drone pointed backward toward its tail and the drone’s propeller, which is mounted on the rear, spinning. Then, a Russian Sukhoi SU-27 fighter jet is shown approaching. As it draws closer, the Russian fighter jet dumps fuel as it intercepts the US drone.In another portion of the footage, the Russian jet makes another pass. As it approaches, it again dumps fuel. The video from the drone is then disrupted as the Russian fighter jet collides...
March 16, 2023

US military releases footage of Russian fighter jet forcing down American drone over Black Sea

Afghan footballer Sabriah Nawrouzi says that not all the evacuees to the UK could play the game
Evacuated Afghan women's team included 'false' footballers
LONDON — A high-profile evacuation to the UK of Afghan female footballers fleeing the Taliban included a number of women who were not the top-tier players that it was claimed, a BBC investigation has been told.Thirty-five women and their families - 130 people in total - were flown to the UK from Pakistan in November 2021.Women footballers were seen to be at risk from the Taliban, and some feared they would be punished for participating in a sport the new regime viewed as un-Islamic.They were granted visas by the Home Office. However, Newsnight has had access to the list of evacuees that was submitted to the British authorities in order to obtain entry to the UK.While the names and other identity details are genuine, the description of the principal applicants as national players or...
March 16, 2023

Evacuated Afghan women's team included 'false' footballers

A stunned Caroline van der Plas said that Dutch voters had spoken
Farmer's protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
THE HAGUE — A farmers' party has stunned Dutch politics, and is set to be the biggest party in the upper house of parliament after provincial elections.The Farmer-citizen movement (BBB) was only set up in 2019 in the wake of widespread farmers' protests.But with most votes counted they are due to win 15 seats of the Senate's seats with almost 20% of the vote."This isn't normal, but actually it is! It's all normal citizens who voted," said leader Caroline van der Plas.The BBB aims to fight government plans to slash nitrogen emissions by dramatically reducing livestock numbers and buying out thousands of farms.But its appeal has spread rapidly beyond farmers, on a populist platform that represents traditional, conservative Dutch social and moral values.Shocked...
March 16, 2023

Farmer's protest party win shock Dutch vote victory

Doctors have warned cocaine is often mixed with other harmful substances
Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge
LONDON — Global cocaine production has reached record levels as demand rebounds following Covid lockdowns, a new report has found.The UN Office on Drugs and Crime said coca cultivation rose by 35% between 2021 and 2022 to record levels.Findings suggest new hubs for trafficking have emerged in West and Central Africa.The report also said traffickers were using international postal services more often to get drugs to consumers.Europe and North America are the largest markets for cocaine, followed by South and Central America and the Caribbean.While the report said the markets in Africa and Asia were "still limited", the UN's Ghada Waly said the potential for the market to expand there was a dangerous reality.The Global Report on Cocaine said the production increase was the...
March 16, 2023

Cocaine production reaches record levels as new trafficking hubs emerge

Ukrainian fighters said the Mugin-5 they downed had been retrofitted to carry a bomb
Chinese-made drone downed in eastern Ukraine
KYIV — Driving deep into the forest, the hush between the towering pine trees and the clear blue skies was splintered every few seconds by the sound of distant explosions from the frontline battles for eastern Ukraine.Guiding us through the woodland on foot, Ukrainian soldiers eventually brought the CNN team to a clearing where they showed us the wreckage of a weaponized drone which they said they shot down with their AK-47 automatic weapons over the weekend.The drone was a Mugin-5, a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by a Chinese manufacturer based in the port city of Xiamen, on China’s eastern coast.Some tech bloggers say the machines are known as ‘Alibaba drones’ as they have been available for sale for up to $15,000 on Chinese marketplace websites including Alibaba...
March 16, 2023

Chinese-made drone downed in eastern Ukraine

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt seen in this file photo.
UK government unveils budget amid mass industrial action
LONDON — The UK treasury unveiled its latest budget on Wednesday afternoon aimed at encouraging thousands of Britons back to work in the face of labor shortages and a cost-of-living crisis.The announcement came as half a million workers join the strike, including civil servants, teachers, junior doctors and transport workers.Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that the cap on how much workers can accumulate in pensions savings before extra tax will be abolished and that the tax-free yearly allowance for pension pots will rise from £40,000 to £60,000.Measures to encourage parents back to work were also announced; the 30 hours of free childcare for working parents in England is set to be expanded to cover one and two-year-olds.Both these measures are aimed at reducing the UK’s inactivity...
March 15, 2023

UK government unveils budget amid mass industrial action

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness urged lawmakers to draw lessons from the collapse of two American banks. — courtesy EP
EU should ‘stay alert’ after SVB collapse despite ‘limited impact,’ says McGuinness
STRASBOURGH —The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank appears to be having a “limited” impact on the European Union but authorities should “stay alert” to the dramatic saga unfolding in international markets, said Mairead McGuinness, the European Commissioner for financial services.“We’re monitoring the situation in the US carefully,” McGuinness told the European Parliament on Wednesday.“The direct impact on the European Union seems to be limited but we should reflect on whether there are lessons to be learned for the European Union’s banking sector.”McGuinness, however, warned of the dangers posed by stubbornly high inflation, which has led central banks around the world to hike interest rates at an unusually aggressive pace.“We have to stay alert to this new...
March 15, 2023

EU should ‘stay alert’ after SVB collapse despite ‘limited impact,’ says McGuinness

Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto, left, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 13, 2015.
Finnish president to Turkey as Erdogan drops hints on NATO membership
HELSINKI — Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö will head to Turkey this week, purportedly to receive positive news from Ankara about his country’s NATO membership bid.Niinistö arrives in Turkey on Thursday. He will visit areas devastated by the series of earthquakes and aftershocks in February, which left tens of thousands dead and millions more needing food, water, and shelter. On Friday, Niinistö will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.“In addition to post-earthquake reconstruction, the topics of discussion are the geopolitical situation, bilateral relations between Finland and Turkey, and Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership,” the Finnish president’s office said in a statement.Niinistö’s visit — the latest in a series of shuttle...
March 15, 2023

Finnish president to Turkey as Erdogan drops hints on NATO membership

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