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The Queen Consort will be crowned with Queen Mary’s Crown (pictured), avoiding the presence of the Koh-i-Noor. — courtesy Royal Collection Trust
Controversial diamond won’t be used in coronation
LONDON —The controversial Koh-i-Noor diamond will not be used in the coronation, said Buckingham Palace.Instead Camilla, the Queen Consort, will be crowned with Queen Mary’s Crown, which has been taken out of the Tower of London to be resized for the May 6 coronation.It is thought to be the first time in “recent history” that an existing crown will be “recycled” for a coronation.Diamonds from Queen Elizabeth II’s jewelry will also be added.Camilla, who will be crowned alongside the King at Westminster Abbey, has had to cancel her public engagements this week after testing positive for COVID.Ownership of the Koh-i-Noor, one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, has been disputed, and there were concerns about a diplomatic row with India if it had beenIndia has made several...
February 14, 2023

Controversial diamond won’t be used in coronation

NATO Secretayr General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels on Monday that the country’s consumption of ammunition is much greater than the production capacity of the collective West.
West must ‘ramp up’ ammunition production for Ukraine, says Stoltenberg
BRUSSELS — NATO and its allies must significantly increase the production of ammunition they are providing for Ukraine, according to the alliance’s secretary-general.Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels on Monday that the country’s consumption of ammunition is much greater than the production capacity of the collective West.He said it represents a challenge to Kyiv, but also to NATO, given that it also means its own stockpiles are being depleted. Stoltenberg is now urging allies to invest in production, as well as expand it.“The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of ammunition and depleting allied stockpiles. The current rate of Ukraine’s ammunition expenditure is many times higher than our current rate of production,” he said.“This puts our defense...
February 13, 2023

West must ‘ramp up’ ammunition production for Ukraine, says Stoltenberg

Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi in this file photo.
Ukraine slams former Italy PM Berlusconi after new anti-Zelensky remarks
KYIV/ ROME — New comments by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi about Russia’s war in Ukraine have triggered anger in Kyiv.“I would have never gone to speak to Zelensky, if I had been prime minister”, he told reporters in Milan on Sunday evening, commenting on a meeting between the Ukrainian president and Italy’s current Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Brussels last week.Berlusconi, 86, went on to blame Zelensky directly for the “massacre of his civilians and soldiers”:“If only he had stopped attacking the two autonomous Donbass republics, this would have never happened. I judge this gentelman’s (Zelensky) behavior very negatively,” said Berlusconi.On Monday, Zelensky’s top aide Mykhailo Podolyak hit back, branding Berlusconi “a VIP agitator, who...
February 13, 2023

Ukraine slams former Italy PM Berlusconi after new anti-Zelensky remarks

President Maia Sandu is trying to steer Moldova through a very turbulent period.
Moldova’s President Sandu accuses Russia of coup plot
CHIȘINĂU — Moldova’s president has accused Russia of plotting to use foreign “saboteurs” to overthrow her pro-EU government.Maia Sandu nominated a new prime minister on Friday, Dorin Recean, who is pro-EU like his predecessor.President Sandu said the “plot” would involve “protests by the so-called opposition”, aiming to “overthrow the constitutional order”.Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine has put Moldova — one of Europe’s poorest countries — under great strain.Last week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv’s intelligence service had uncovered a Russian plan to destroy Moldova.Moldova, wedged between Romania and Ukraine, became a candidate for EU membership last summer.The country of 2.6 million people has struggled with an influx of refugees...
February 13, 2023

Moldova’s President Sandu accuses Russia of coup plot

A man stands on top of the rubble of his house destroyed during an earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey.
As survival window closes, more people are miraculously rescued after quake
ANKARA — Rescue crews on Monday pulled a 40-year-old woman from the wreckage of a building a week after two powerful earthquakes struck, but reports of rescues are coming less often as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the human body's ability to survive without water, especially in sub-freezing temperatures.The magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes struck nine hours apart in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on Feb. 6. They killed at least 33,185, with the toll expected to rise considerably as search teams find more bodies.Sibel Kaya, 40, was rescued after spending 170 hours beneath the rubble of a five-story building in the town of Islahiye, in Gaziantep province.She was rescued by a mixed crew that included members of Turkey’s coalmine rescue team.Earlier, a...
February 13, 2023

As survival window closes, more people are miraculously rescued after quake

Nikos Christodoulides delivers his inaugural speech in Nicosia, Sunday.
Christodoulides elected Cyprus president, vows to revive peace talks with Turkey
NICOSIA — Nikos Christodoulides became Cyprus’ newest president after he defeated the communist-backed career diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis in the country’s presidential elections on Sunday.With 100% of ballots counted, Christodoulides had 51.9% of the vote and his runoff rival Mavroyiannis, had 48.1%, according to official election results. Mavroyiannis conceded defeat before the vote tally was complete.The former foreign minister campaigned as a unifying force for ethnically divided Cyprus, eschewing ideological and party divisions.During his inauguration speech in Nicosia, the 49-year-old independent centrist said he hoped to unite the Mediterranean island nation — a task which has eluded politicians during nearly a half-century of negotiations.“My biggest concern is the end...
February 13, 2023

Christodoulides elected Cyprus president, vows to revive peace talks with Turkey

Pedro Strecht, commission president. — courtesy Getty Images
More than 4,800 victims of sexual abuse uncovered in Portugal’s Catholic Church
LISBON — An independent commission looking into the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church said on Tuesday it had documented cases pointing to at least 4,815 victims.Set up by the Portuguese Episcopal Conference to examine abuse in recent decades, the commission added this was the tip of the iceberg.Presenting the report, the commission’s president, child psychiatrist Pedro Strecht, described its objective as “giving voice to the silence” of victims.He paid tribute to the hundreds who contacted its staff to provide testimony. “They have a voice; they have a name,” he said.In all, the commission documented 564 experiences of people who said they had been victims of abuse by priests or other Church officials. The exercise looked at cases dating back to 1950.In many cases,...
February 13, 2023

More than 4,800 victims of sexual abuse uncovered in Portugal’s Catholic Church

WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus meets Nour who lost her parents in the earthquake in Aleppo, Syria. — courtesy WHO
WHO announces $43 million appeal to scale up response in Syria and Turkiye
DAMASCUS — The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a $43 million appeal to support earthquake response in Syria and Turkiye, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday.The amount is likely to increase as the magnitude of the disaster becomes clearer, he said, speaking during a press conference from the Syrian capital, Damascus.Latest reports put the death toll at more than 33,000, according to international media, with millions more left homeless.Tedros also reported that the Syrian authorities appear open to allowing more border crossings to deliver humanitarian aid into the northwest.War-ravaged Syria is divided into areas under the control of the government, opposition forces and armed groups.WHO is working across all areas affected by the earthquake,...
February 12, 2023

WHO announces $43 million appeal to scale up response in Syria and Turkiye

Protesters demonstrate against plans to push back France’s retirement age, in Paris, on Saturday.
Almost a million march in France in protest at government pension reform plans
PARIS — Police were out in force across France on Saturday as protesters held a sometimes restive fourth round of protests over government pension reforms.Over 960,000 people marched in Paris, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and other cities, according to the Interior Ministry. Protesters hoped to keep up the pressure on the government to back down, and further action is planned for Feb. 16.In the French capital, authorities counted some 93,000 participants, the most to demonstrate in Paris against the pension changes since the protests started last month.The weekend demonstrations drew young people and others opposed to the pension proposals who weren’t able to attend the previous three days of action, all held on weekdays.This time, though, rail worker strikes did not accompany the...
February 12, 2023

Almost a million march in France in protest at government pension reform plans

A Ukrainian soldier walks in Bakhmut this week. Of the 50,000 people who lived in the city before the war, only 2,000 remain. — courtesy Reuters
Russian soldier death rate highest since first week of war — Ukraine
KYIV/ MOSCOW — Russian soldiers are dying in greater numbers in Ukraine this month than at any time since the first week of the invasion, according to Ukrainian data.The Ukrainian data shows 824 Russian soldiers dying per day in February.The figures were highlighted by the UK’s Ministry of Defense. The figures cannot be verified — but the UK says the trends are “likely accurate”.The increase comes amid talk of a spring offensive by Russian forces in the east of the country.Last week, Ukraine’s outgoing Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said they were anticipating a new Russian offensive around Feb. 24 — the anniversary of the full-scale invasion.But some local politicians, including the governors of Luhansk and Donetsk, claimed the offensive had already begun. Some of the...
February 12, 2023

Russian soldier death rate highest since first week of war — Ukraine

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