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Turkey may mount a new ground offensive in Syria against Kurdish militants.
Turkey mulls boots on the ground in Syria as Kremlin calls for caution
ANKARA — Turkey’s president again hinted at a possible new ground offensive in Syria against Kurdish militants on Tuesday, and it was Moscow that urged restraint and called on Ankara to avoid an escalation.Russia’s presidential envoy in Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said that Turkey should “show a certain restraint” in order to prevent an escalation in the Middle Eastern country, where tensions heightened over the weekend after Turkish airstrikes killed and wounded a number of Syrian soldiers.Lavrentyev — whose country is a strong ally of the Syrian government — expressed hope that “it will be possible to convince our Turkish partners to refrain from excessive use of force on Syrian territory.”Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces later said fresh Turkish airstrikes on...
November 23, 2022

Turkey mulls boots on the ground in Syria as Kremlin calls for caution

Ukraine has promised to provide free shelter to evacuating citizens ahead of a harsh winter and amid relentless Russian strikes.
Ukraine war: Winter shelter plans and UK sends first helicopter
KYIV — Ukraine has promised to provide free shelter to evacuating citizens ahead of a harsh winter and amid relentless Russian strikes.Special “invincibility centers” will be set up across the country to provide electricity, water, internet, and a pharmacy, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address on Tuesday.Russia has been targeting Ukrainian power facilities in recent weeks, leaving millions of citizens without power.The Ukrainian government has begun relocating citizens from recently recaptured cities to areas where heating and security problems are less acute.The head of national grid operator Ukrenergo has described the damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure was “colossal”.“If massive Russian strikes happen again and its clear power will not be...
November 23, 2022

Ukraine war: Winter shelter plans and UK sends first helicopter

Juvenile king penguins in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. — courtesy Unsplash/Ian Parker
UNEP honors five protectors of Mother Earth
GENEVA —The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday, the 2022 Champions of the Earth for their transformative action to prevent, halt or reverse ecosystem degradation. A conservationist, a sustainable waste management enterprise, an economist, a women’s rights activist, and a wildlife biologist were selected from nearly 2,200 nominations — a new submission record.UNEP’s annual Champions of the Earth award is the UN’s highest environmental honor, which recognizes individuals and organizations from a number of fields, including civil society, academia and the private sector, that are blazing a trail in protecting our natural world.Three champions were honored within the category of Inspiration and Action.Pioneering environmental non-profit group Arcenciel...
November 23, 2022

UNEP honors five protectors of Mother Earth

Duzce residents left their homes in the night when the quake struck
Strong earthquake rocks western Turkey
ANKARA — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck an area of western Turkey near the town of Duzce, about 210km (130 miles) east of Turkey's largest city Istanbul.The tremors were strong enough to be felt in Istanbul and the capital Ankara. At least 46 people were injured, officials say.Estimates of the quake's depth vary from 2km to 10km.There are reports of power being disrupted in the region, as well as some residents jumping from balconies.Another 4.7 quake was reported some 20 minutes after the first.Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said there had been no information about the loss of life.But later Turkey's disaster agency said 37 had been injured in Duzce, one in Istanbul, six in Zonguldak and one in Sakarya on the Black Sea coast, and one in Bolu, to the...
November 23, 2022

Strong earthquake rocks western Turkey

International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said Iran has begun producing uranium enriched up to 60% in its underground Fordow nuclear facility.
IAEA: Iran enriching up to 60% at underground Fordow nuclear facility
VIENNA — Iran has begun producing uranium enriched up to 60% in its underground Fordow nuclear facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday, bringing the country closer to weapons grade material.“Iran had started producing high enriched uranium — UF6 enriched up to 60% — using the existing two cascades of IR-6 centrifuges in the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), in addition to such production that has taken place at Natanz since April 2021,” the IAEA said in a statement.The statement added that Iran has installed more “cascades of advanced IR-6 centrifuges” and plans a “significant expansion of low enriched uranium production — UF6 enriched up to 5% or up to 20% — at Fordow” through those advanced...
November 22, 2022

IAEA: Iran enriching up to 60% at underground Fordow nuclear facility

Russian pranksters Vovan (left) and Lexus (right) are known in Russia for targeting Kremlin rivals. — courtesy EPA
Russian hoaxer called Poland’s Duda over missile strike
WARSAW — Polish President Andrzej Duda spoke to a hoaxer posing as France’s Emmanuel Macron on the night a missile hit a village near the Ukraine border.His office confirmed the call after two well-known Russian pranksters posted a recording of the caller asking Duda who he thought was responsible.During the call Duda said he was being “extra careful” and wanted to avoid war with Russia. He was targeted shortly after the missile killed two people on a farm.The Nov. 15 strike came during one of the biggest Russian missile barrages on neighboring Ukraine since the start of the war.Poland said initially that the missile that landed in Przewodow, 6km (4 miles) from the border, was Russian-made but later added there were no signs of an intentional attack.NATO Secretary General Jens...
November 22, 2022

Russian hoaxer called Poland’s Duda over missile strike

Heavy snowfall through causing traffic havoc in many parts of Scandinavia — courtesy EBU
First snowfall of season in Scandinavia causes havoc on roads
COPENHAGEN — It was a snowy start of the week for parts of Denmark. Roads were slow as traffic jams were reported during the first snowfall of the season.The Island of Møn received around 20 centimeters of the white stuff on SundayHowever, it won't last for long as the weather will turn in the next few days, for most of the country, bringing rain.Over in Sweden, heavy snow caused traffic havoc in southern parts of the country making it treacherous conditions for drivers who hadn't yet switched to winter tires.And a layer of white settled in Stockholm disrupting train and bus serves.Temperatures reaching close to zero during the day and below freezing at night, means that snow will turn to ice. — Euronews
November 22, 2022

First snowfall of season in Scandinavia causes havoc on roads

Sweden’s Security Service carried out raids on Tuesday morning in the Stockholm area. — courtesy Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency
Sweden detains two people on suspicion of spying after Stockholm raids
STOCKHOLM — Swedish authorities say they have arrested two more people on suspicion of spying after early morning raids in Stockholm.The suspects were detained in absentia after house searches by Sweden’s security agency (SÄPO), police, and the Swedish Armed Forces.Swedish media have reported that the suspects are a couple in their 60s and that two Black Hawk helicopters were used in the police operation.“One of the detainees is suspected of aggravated unlawful intelligence activities against Sweden and against a foreign power,” SÄPO said in a statement.“The other person is suspected of aiding and abetting,” it added.” A preliminary investigation has been ongoing for some time.”A third individual has been taken in for questioning in connection with the case. No further...
November 22, 2022

Sweden detains two people on suspicion of spying after Stockholm raids

King Charles and Queen Camilla greet President Cyril Ramaphosa in London. — courtesy PA
King Charles welcomes South Africa's Ramaphosa at start of state visit
LONDON — The King has welcomed South Africa's president at the start of the first state visit he is hosting as monarch.King Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, formally greeted Cyril Ramaphosa at Horse Guards Parade in London as the two-day trip began.The president will visit Westminster Abbey before attending a banquet hosted by the King at Buckingham Palace later.Ramaphosa's visit comes as South Africa struggles to tackle continuing power blackouts and high unemployment.It is the first state visit to the UK in more than three years after they were stopped during the COVID pandemic.The Prince and Princess of Wales met the South African president at his London hotel on Tuesday morning before escorting him to Horse Guards Parade for the ceremonial welcome with the King.Prime...
November 22, 2022

King Charles welcomes South Africa's Ramaphosa at start of state visit

Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, kicked off the commemoration of the creation of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952 by stressing it has since evolved into “the only directly elected multilingual, multi-party, transnational parliament in the world.”
EU Parliament marks 70th anniversary with calls to keep reforming
STRASBOURG — The European Parliament may not be perfect but should keep pushing to reform and strengthen its democracy while celebrating its diversity, European leaders said at a ceremony to mark the institution’s 70th anniversary.Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, kicked off the commemoration of the creation of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952 by stressing it has since evolved into “the only directly elected multilingual, multi-party, transnational parliament in the world.”“I am not here to say that we are perfect. We are not,” she told her fellow MEPs and European Commissioners who had convened in the French city.“Our process is sometimes frustrating, progress is not always fast enough or deep enough or easy...
November 22, 2022

EU Parliament marks 70th anniversary with calls to keep reforming

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