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Rescuers search for survivors of the powerful quake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. — courtesy Bernat Armangue
Drone footage reveals devastation of earthquake in northwest Syria
DAMASCUS — Footage filmed by drones reveals the massive earthquake destruction in Jindris in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria.More than 4,400 people were killed and another 8,100 injured in northwest Syria by the twin quakes that had their epicenters across the border in Turkey.At least 5,000 people, mainly Kurds, are now forced to live in the streets of Jindris and Afrin after their homes collapsed in the disaster.The earthquakes caused around 1,250 buildings to collapse in the towns.First responders, who have led efforts in northwest Syria to rescue people from under the rubble, have repeatedly cautioned that the international assistance they have received comes nowhere close to meeting the enormous need in the war-torn, rebel-held territory.“We didn’t feel safe at home...
February 18, 2023

Drone footage reveals devastation of earthquake in northwest Syria

Eighteen migrants have been found dead in a truck in Bulgaria, authorities say.
Eighteen migrants found dead in abandoned truck in Bulgaria
SOFIA — Eighteen migrants have been found dead in a truck in Bulgaria, a Balkan country facing an influx in recent months not seen since the 2015 migration crisis.“According to initial elements, the vehicle was illegally transporting about 40 migrants hidden under bundles of wood,” the Interior Ministry announced.Authorities did not immediately give the nationalities of the migrants. Bulgarian media reported they all were from Afghanistan.The cause of their death is unknown at this stage, but a road accident has been ruled out.The police were informed by residents of the presence of an abandoned truck near the village of Lokorsko, about 20 km from the capital Sofia.The truck was found abandoned along a highway near the capital, Sofia. The driver was not there, but police discovered...
February 18, 2023

Eighteen migrants found dead in abandoned truck in Bulgaria

British Premier Rishi Sunak on stage in Munich
Time to double down on Ukraine support — Sunak
MUNICH — “Now is the moment to double down on our military support”, Sunak said while speaking in the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.Russian President Vladimir Putin is “betting that we will lose our nerve”, he said, in an echo of Kamala Harris’s comments earlier.He says the UK must prove Putin wrong, and goes on to speak about the importance of bolstering Ukraine’s “long-term security”.The UK prime minister went on to call for a new security framework that would protect non-NATO countries such as Ukraine against future aggression from Russia.Later in his speech, he said winning in Ukraine would represent a triumph over wider global threats. He wants “a victory over the very idea of war”.Sunak is also asked about the potential supply of fighter jets to Ukraine...
February 18, 2023

Time to double down on Ukraine support — Sunak

Weather balloons are prepared for release ahead of the launch of a NASA satellite. — courtesy NASA/Bill Ingalls
WMO highlights key role of weather balloons in climate monitoring
GENEVA — Weather balloons play an important part of a vast, intricate global observation system, providing vital information for climate monitoring and forecasters, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.On the heels of recent news reports about Canada and the United States shooting down several flying objects, including an alleged Chinese ‘spy balloon’, inside their borders, WMO points out that weather balloons provide just a tiny fraction of the millions of observations gathered worldwide daily.On Thursday, US President Joe Biden made public remarks after days of speculation over three unmanned aerial objects shot down last weekend by the US military, saying that they were “most likely tied to private companies, recreation or research...
February 18, 2023

WMO highlights key role of weather balloons in climate monitoring

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seen in this file photo
Zelensky to open Munich Security Conference with Russia banned for the first time in 20 years
KYIV —The leaders of France, Germany and the UK will join dozens of others Friday at a security conference in Germany to discuss the next steps in supporting Ukraine as the Russian invasion nears its one-year anniversary.For the first time in two decades, Russian leaders were not invited to the Munich Security Conference, a yearly gathering of world leaders, politicians and security experts, which is set to open with a video address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.US Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to the conference a year after she shared warnings, just days before the invasion began, that Russia was about to attack its neighbor.Harris will meet French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of...
February 17, 2023

Zelensky to open Munich Security Conference with Russia banned for the first time in 20 years

Western allies including the European Union have this month reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine as Russia’s war in the country nears the one-year mark.
‘We could be faster’ with support for Ukraine, MEPs say
BRUSSELS — Western allies including the European Union have this month reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine as Russia’s war in the country nears the one-year mark.But many, including EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, have also conceded that more could have been done and still needs to be done to ensure Ukraine can defend itself and eventually win the war.MEPs largely agree.Like the vast majority of the European population, EU lawmakers approve of what the bloc has done so far.The EU has so far spent €67 billion in military, humanitarian and macro-financial assistance and rolled out nine packages of sanctions against Russia to cripple its economy and ability to finance and wage war.For lawmakers, the unity displayed by the 27 EU countries is particularly...
February 17, 2023

‘We could be faster’ with support for Ukraine, MEPs say

Ukrainian soldiers prepare a US-supplied M777 howitzer to fire at Russian positions in Kherson region, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2023. — courtesy AP
Russian military reserves ‘significantly depleted’, analysts say
KYIV —Russia’s costly military campaign in Ukraine has likely “significantly depleted Russian equipment and manpower reserves necessary to sustain a successful large-scale offensive in eastern Ukraine”, said the Institute for the Study of War.The International Institute for Strategic Studies reported that Russia lost about 50 percent of its T-72B and T-72B3M tanks.Ukraine’s supply of Western weapons and material means it likely continues to have a window of opportunity to initiate large-scale counteroffensives over the next few months, analysts say.But how effectively it can do so will depend on the speed and scale at which the West provides it with the necessary material, particularly tanks and armored vehicles, it added. — Euronews
February 17, 2023

Russian military reserves ‘significantly depleted’, analysts say

Havva Pamukcu, a local Muslim worshipper of the Habib-I Nejjar Mosque visited the ancient place. — courtesy AFP
Turkiye’s oldest mosque and world’s oldest church destroyed by earthquake
ANTAKYA — In the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, the oldest church in the world and the oldest mosque in the country were reduced to rubble after two massive earthquakes hit in just 8 hours.The domes and walls of the 1st century Antioch Orthodox Church, known as Antakya Church, and the 7th century Habib-I Nejjar Mosque have almost completely collapsed.“Unfortunately our church was destroyed after the earthquake. All its walls have fallen down and it is not in the condition for prayers,” said Sertac Paul Bozkurt, a member of the board of Antioch Orthodox Church.“Sadly Antakya is in great trouble. As the community here, of course, we are deeply sad, we are in great despair. We have big losses. We lost around 30-35 people from our church community.”“This is the oldest church, the...
February 17, 2023

Turkiye’s oldest mosque and world’s oldest church destroyed by earthquake

People demonstrate far-right protest in Belgrade over the government’s policy toward Kosovo on Wednesday.
Serbian nationalists protest against Western plan to normalize ties with breakaway Kosovo
BELGRADE — Hundreds of Serbian nationalists rallied in Belgrade on Wednesday calling for President Aleksandar Vučić to reject a Western plan to normalize ties with neighboring Kosovo and pull out of negotiations.The right-wing protesters shouted “treason” and carried banners reading “no surrender”, as they blocked traffic before gathering near the Serbian presidential building in central Belgrade.The protesters were also strongly pro-Russian, one banner read: “Betrayal of Kosovo is a betrayal of Russia!”Serbian media reported that one group pushed through metal fences towards the entrance at the end of the rally but was prevented by riot police from reaching the door.The protest comes amid efforts by US and European Union officials to mediate a solution for the...
February 16, 2023

Serbian nationalists protest against Western plan to normalize ties with breakaway Kosovo

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko seen in this file photo
Lukashenko warns Belarus will join Russia in war if attacked
MINSK — Few people know Vladimir Putin quite as well as Alexander Lukashenko does.The authoritarian leader of Belarus is a firm Kremlin ally and backer of what Putin refers to as the “special military operation” — what most of the world calls Russia’s war in Ukraine.Since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Putin hasn’t sat down with Western journalists.But Thursday in Minsk, Lukashenko took questions from a small group of foreign media, including the BBC.“Last year you allowed your country to be used as a staging ground for Russia’s invasion,” I reminded Lukashenko. “Are you prepared to do so again?”“Yes, I’m ready,” he replied. “I’m ready to provide [territory] again. I’m also ready to wage war, alongside the Russians, from the territory of...
February 16, 2023

Lukashenko warns Belarus will join Russia in war if attacked

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