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Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said,
IAEA: No danger to Zaporizhzhia NPP, remains under control
VIENNA — The IAEA said Tuesday that it does not currently see any danger to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Ukraine after the intensification of military confrontations between Russian and Ukrainian forces along with the destruction of a water dam.The UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday that it saw “no immediate nuclear safety risk” but was exploring options to get water to keep cooling Europe’s biggest atomic plant after a dam in southern Ukraine was damaged.The UN body, however, made it clear that it is closely monitoring the situation there.The evaluation of the NPP in Ukraine differs from that of IAEA, said a statement issued by the Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on the sidelines of the meeting of IAEA’s Board of...
June 06, 2023

IAEA: No danger to Zaporizhzhia NPP, remains under control

A satellite image shows Nova Kakhovka Dam in Kherson region, Ukraine June 5, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.  NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO.
Ukraine blames Russia for blowing up critical Soviet-era dam
KYIV — Russian forces have blown up the dam at the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power station potentially causing destruction around the town of Kherson, prompting mass evacuations and fears for large-scale devastation, the AFP news agency reported.Ukraine has accused Moscow’s forces of committing an act of “ecocide.”Residents downstream from the dam on the Dnipro River in Kherson were told to “do everything you can to save your life,” the head of Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command reported Tuesday morning, as video showed a deluge of water gushing from a huge breach in the dam.The Soviet-era dam in the Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine was blown on Tuesday, unleashing a significant amount of water now flowing free through the dam and the hydroelectric power...
June 06, 2023

Ukraine blames Russia for blowing up critical Soviet-era dam

An unverified video released by the Ukrainian army claims to show a military vehicle near Bakhmut
Kyiv says troops advance on eastern front
KYIV — Ukrainian forces have advanced around Bakhmut, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar has said, describing the eastern city as the "epicenter of hostilities".She did not say whether a long-awaited counter-offensive had begun.Separately, Russia's military said it had repelled a new attack in the eastern Donetsk region on Monday.Bakhmut has for months been at the heart of fierce fighting. It has little strategic value - but is important symbolically both for Kyiv and Moscow.Monday's claims by Ukraine and Russia have not been independently verified.In the early hours of Tuesday, air raid sirens were activated for several hours all over Ukraine. In the capital Kyiv, all missiles - more than 20 - were shot down, city officials said citing preliminary information.In a...
June 06, 2023

Kyiv says troops advance on eastern front

Prince Harry seen in this file photo.
Prince Harry surrounded by ‘web of unlawful activity’, court hears
LONDON — Unlawful information-gathering “acted like a web” around Prince Harry, a court has heard during his trial against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).His barrister told London’s High Court no aspect of his youth was safe from press intrusion — citing stories about his relationship with Chelsy Davy appearing in the Mirror.Harry is claiming MGN journalists used unlawful methods to gather information, including phone hacking. MGN denies phone hacking in this case.Making his opening speech for the prince, barrister David Sherborne, who is also representing three other people, said: “These methods acted like a web around the prince in the hope it would catch the valuable information that they sought through these unlawful means, some of which made it in stories.”Among the...
June 05, 2023

Prince Harry surrounded by ‘web of unlawful activity’, court hears

Young boys stand in front of a damaged vehicle in Sa’ada, Yemen. — courtesy WFP/Jonathan Dumont
315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF
GENEVA — A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 2005 and 2022, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Monday, describing it as a “stark illustration of the devastating impact of war” on the young.The UN-verified figures were reported by the agency as States, donors and the humanitarian community meet in Norway, for the Oslo Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict.The 315,000 incidents were recorded in more than 30 conflict situations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.They include more than 120,000 children killed or maimed; at least 105,000 children recruited or used by armed forces or armed groups; over 32,500 children abducted; and more than 16,000 children subjected to sexual violence.The UN has also...
June 05, 2023

315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has launched several scathing attacks on Russia’s defense leadership. — courtesy Reuters
Wagner detains Russian officer over ‘drunk’ attack
MOSCOW — The Wagner mercenary group says it has detained a regular Russian army officer, who allegedly opening fire on a Wagner vehicle in Ukraine.In a video, the officer said that the incident happened while he was drunk, because of his dislike for Wagner.Earlier, the group’s boss said the Russian army had mined the roads Wagner used to leave the city of Bakhmut.There are longstanding tensions between Wagner and Russia’s regular army, although they fight on the same side.The head of the private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has launched several scathing attacks on Russia’s most senior defense officials.He has also complained frequently of a lack of ammunition during the battle for Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.The Wagner group led the fighting there for the...
June 05, 2023

Wagner detains Russian officer over ‘drunk’ attack

Women attach Serbian flags to a fence in front of the city hall during a protest in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, on May 31.
NATO boosts security in Kosovo after recent clashes with police and KFOR
PRISTINA — A Turkish commando battalion has arrived in northern Kosovo in response to a request from NATO for more troops to help quell violent unrest between ethnic Serbs and Albanians.The battalion arrived in northern Kosovo where there have been a number of recent clashes between police, KFOR troops and ethnic Serbs who boycotted a regional election in April and refuse the accept the result.A military convoy loaded with equipment is also believed to be heading to the Balkans country by land.NATO announced on Tuesday that it would be sending 700 troops to bolster the force in the area.KFOR currently consists of almost 3,800 troops, including some 350 from Turkey.Violent clashes last week left 30 international soldiers wounded, including fractures and burns from improvised explosive...
June 05, 2023

NATO boosts security in Kosovo after recent clashes with police and KFOR

Ukraine has been planning a counter-offensive for months
Russia claims it stopped 'large scale' Ukrainian military offensive
MOSCOW — Russia says it has thwarted a large Ukrainian attack in the eastern province of Donetsk, although it's not clear if this is the start of a long-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive.The Ministry of Defense in Moscow released a rare early morning video saying its forced had pushed back a "large scale" Ukrainian assault on Sunday at five points in southern Donetsk, one of four Ukrainian regions Russia illegally annexed last autumn."The enemy’s goal was to break through our defenses in the most vulnerable, in its opinion, sector of the front,” said the ministry’s spokesman, Igor Konashenkov. “The enemy did not achieve its tasks. It had no success."Konashenkov claimed 250 Ukrainian personnel were killed, and 16 Ukrainian tanks, three infantry...
June 05, 2023

Russia claims it stopped 'large scale' Ukrainian military offensive

Belgorod regional chief Vyacheslav Gladkov posted a video saying he had agreed to an offer to meet the fighters. — courtesy Vyacheslav Gladkov/Telegram
Anti-Kremlin fighters say Russian soldiers ‘captured’
KYIV/ MOSCOW — Fighters opposed to the government in Moscow say they have captured some Russian soldiers in Belgorod, near the border with Ukraine.Belgorod’s top official replied to say he had agreed to meet the men’s captors if the soldiers were still alive.But later, the fighters said that the governor “had not found the courage” to meet them and they would hand over their captives to Ukraine.Russia has blamed Ukraine for recent attacks in its border territories. Kyiv denies being directly involved.The Russian army said on Sunday its artillery had hit a “terrorist” group near the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, adding that “the enemy scattered and retreated”.Earlier, a group of paramilitaries issued a message on the Telegram app, saying they had captured two men but...
June 04, 2023

Anti-Kremlin fighters say Russian soldiers ‘captured’

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Sunday. — courtesy photo
Stoltenberg, Erdogan discuss Sweden's alliance membership
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed Sunday Sweden's bid for the membership of the alliance and Turkiye's fears about this step.The meeting between the two sides was held at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, in the presence of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yasar Guler and presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin as well as NATO officials, the Turkish Anadolu News Agency reported.Speaking to reporters after meeting Erdogan, Stoltenberg said some are trying to prevent Sweden from joining the NATO, with the aim of weakening the alliance.He revealed that there would be a gathering between Ankara and Stockholm on June 12 to discuss the latter's membership of the NATO. The NATO chief described that...
June 04, 2023

Stoltenberg, Erdogan discuss Sweden's alliance membership

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