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Russian troops destroyed the key Antonivskyi bridge over the Dnipro River when they were forced to withdraw last November. — courtesy Reuters
Kyiv secures bridgehead across key Dnipro River — reports
KYIV — Ukrainian troops have set up positions on the east bank of the Dnipro River in southern Kherson region, reports say.The region is partially Russian-held and crossing the river could be significant in future offensives.The US-based Institute for the Study of War says Russian military bloggers have posted “enough geolocated footage and text reports to confirm” the advance.BBC Ukraine said its military sources have reported a “certain movement across [the] Dnipro” near Kherson city.Ukraine’s military has not confirmed the movement, while Russia has denied the reports.But if the reports that Ukraine has secured a bridgehead on the east bank are correct, it could be significant in helping Kyiv drive Russian troops back.A Ukrainian advance in the area could, in the future,...
April 24, 2023

Kyiv secures bridgehead across key Dnipro River — reports

Smoke rises following a bombing in the Al-Tayif neighborhood of Khartoum, Sudan. — courtesy Open Source
UN pledges to ‘stand with and work for the Sudanese people’
KHARTOUM —The UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the temporary relocation of hundreds of staff members and their families from the Sudanese capital Khartoum, amid the continuing intense fighting between rival military factions which has now entered its second week.Speaking in the UN Security Council António Guterres said: “Let me be clear: the United Nations is not leaving Sudan. Our commitment is to the Sudanese people, in support of their wishes for a peaceful and secure future. We stand with them, at this terrible time.”In a statement issued earlier by his spokesperson, Guterres said the relocation exercise had been carried out “without incident”, adding that he appreciated the cooperation shown by Sudanese army personnel and paramilitaries from the Rapid Support Forces...
April 24, 2023

UN pledges to ‘stand with and work for the Sudanese people’

An exterior view of the German embassy in Moscow.
Moscow decides to expel over 20 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move
MOSCOW — Russia announced Saturday expulsion of more than 20 German diplomats, in retaliation to an unconfirmed similar move taken by Berlin.Russia will expel more than 20 diplomats, in retaliation to a German decision on expelling some Russian diplomats, Russia’s news agency (TASS) quoted Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russian Foreign Ministry, as saying.Her statement came shortly after the Ministry denounced “another mass expulsion of employees of Russian diplomatic missions in Germany”.The German authorities decided to expel some Russian diplomats although they promised that it would not do that, the agency reported, citing some diplomatic sources.Russia’s move on German diplomats came following the “mass” removal of Russian embassy staff from the country and accused...
April 23, 2023

Moscow decides to expel over 20 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Thursday’s blast damaged a number of buildings — it’s not known if the explosive found on Saturday was from the same aircraft. — courtesy Getty Images
Russia’s Belgorod sees mass evacuations over undetonated bomb
MOSCOW — More than 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the Russian city of Belgorod after an undetonated explosive was found.It comes two days after Russia accidentally dropped a bomb on the same city, damaging houses and injuring several people.It’s not known if the bomb discovered on Saturday came from the same aircraft — a Russian Sukhoi-34 fighter-jet. The city is located about 40km (25 miles) from the border with Ukraine.The local governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, confirmed on Telegram that 17 apartment buildings had to be cordoned off “within a radius of 200 meters”, affecting 3,000 residents.He later said people were starting to return to their homes after a “shell” had been removed.The undetonated device was found in the same area as the bomb that was...
April 22, 2023

Russia’s Belgorod sees mass evacuations over undetonated bomb

A new solid-fuel Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is tested at an undisclosed location in this image released by North Korean media on April 14. — courtesy KCNA / via Reuters
Pyongyang blasts G-7 for ‘interfering in internal affairs’
TOKYO — North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui on Friday denounced the Group of Seven (G-7) for “interfering in internal affairs and refusing to recognize the country as a nuclear weapons state,” the official media reported.“G-7 has neither authority nor qualification to say this or that about the DPRK’s exercise of its sovereignty and its national status,” Choe said in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).“The position of the DPRK as a world-class nuclear power is final and irreversible” and “will remain as an undeniable and stark reality,” she said. DPRK stands for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, North Korea’s official name.Choe issued the statement following the G-7 Foreign Ministers’ joint communique earlier this week,...
April 21, 2023

Pyongyang blasts G-7 for ‘interfering in internal affairs’

File photo of European Union headquarters.
EU to adopt new round of sanctions on Iran for human rights violations
BRUSSELS — The European Union Foreign Affairs Council, during its formal meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, will adopt the 7th round of sanctions on Iran for human rights violations, a senior EU official said Friday.The official, speaking to journalists on condition of anonymity, did not give further details about the sanctions.The Council will also discuss developments in Sudan, Tunisia, Lebanon, the Middle East Peace Process, China, Moldova, and the war in Ukraine.On Sudan, EU foreign ministers will discuss the violent clashes that erupted since April 15 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.The EU is closely coordinating its response with regional and international partners to demand an immediate cessation of hostilities, insisting on the need for de-escalation...
April 21, 2023

EU to adopt new round of sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

A shelf cloud in Zadar, Croatia. — courtesy WMO/Šime Barešić
Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO
GENEVA — The relentless advance of climate change brought more drought, flooding and heatwaves to communities around the world last year, compounding threats to people’s lives and livelihoods, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.WMO latest State of the Global Climate report shows that the last eight years were the eight warmest on record, and that sea level rise and ocean warming hit new highs.Record levels of greenhouse gases caused “planetary scale changes on land, in the ocean and in the atmosphere”.The organization said its report, released ahead of this year’s Mother Earth Day, echoes UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ call for “deeper, faster emissions cuts to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius”, as well as...
April 21, 2023

Human, economic, environmental toll of climate change on the rise: WMO

File photo of Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, who has resigned after an investigation into accusations he bullied his staff.
Dowden becomes deputy PM after Raab resigns over bullying
LONDON — Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned after an investigation into accusations he bullied his staff.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after accepting Raab’s resignation, praised the work done by the deputy prime minister during his time in the government.Oliver Dowden has been appointed deputy prime minister in Raab’s place. Downing Street confirmed this appointment, adding that he will also remain the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.Also, Alex Chalk has been confirmed as the new justice secretary to replace Raab. Chalk is the Conservative MP for Cheltenham, a seat he has held since 2015.Since October last year he has been minister of state for defense procurement and before that the prisons minister. Before becoming an MP, Chalk worked as a barrister...
April 21, 2023

Dowden becomes deputy PM after Raab resigns over bullying

The bomb left a 20m (60ft) crater and caused an explosion.
Russian warplane accidentally bombs own city
MOSCOW — A Russian Sukhoi-34 fighter-jet has accidentally bombed the Russian city of Belgorod, around 40km (25 miles) from the border with Ukraine.The bomb left a 20m (60ft) crater and caused an explosion so large it blew a car on to the roof of a nearby shop.Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said authorities had ordered the evacuation of a damaged nine-story block of flats as a precaution.Three people were injured and several buildings were damaged, he said.Video posted on social media showed the impact of the blast, lifting a vehicle on to the roof of a supermarket as traffic streamed along Prospekt Vatutina, close to the center of the city.In a brief statement, the Russian Defense Ministry admitted that one of its Su-34 fighter bombers had “accidentally discharged aircraft...
April 21, 2023

Russian warplane accidentally bombs own city

File photo shows Denmark’s Leopard 2A7 tanks move during the Winter Camp 23 military drills near Tapa, Estonia, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. — courtesy AP
Denmark and Netherlands join forces to send more Leopard tanks to Ukraine
COPENHAGEN — Denmark and the Netherlands are joining forces to buy Leopard main battle tanks for Ukraine.The 14 Leopard 2 battle tanks will be delivered at the beginning of 2024 in a deal worth an estimated €134 million.In March, Denmark already announced it would team up with Germany and the Netherlands to donate at least 100 Leopard 1 tanks, which should be ready for Ukrainian forces to begin training in the coming weeks.This means Denmark “is absolutely supreme among the countries that have delivered the most tanks to Ukraine,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told journalists in Copenhagen on Thursday morning.Leopard 2s — which Kyiv has repeatedly asked for since fighting began — are considered one of the most effective and advanced tanks produced.An...
April 20, 2023

Denmark and Netherlands join forces to send more Leopard tanks to Ukraine

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