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Ukrainian soldiers prepare artillery at the southern front line near Kherson last month.
Ukraine claims new push in Russian-held region
KYIV — Ukraine's military says it has broken through Russia's first line of defense in the occupied Kherson region.The reported push appears to form part of a long-awaited counter-offensive being launched by Kyiv in an attempt to retake the country's south.It follows weeks of Ukrainian attacks aimed at cutting off Russian forces there from main supply routes.Russia's military claims that Ukrainian troops suffered "heavy losses" during an unsuccessful attacking attempt.The claims by both Ukraine and Russia have not been independently verified.Kherson became the first major Ukrainian city to fall into Russian hands after troops advanced into the city from the Crimean Peninsula in the opening days of the war.Early on Monday, Ukraine's Kakhovka operational group...
August 30, 2022

Ukraine claims new push in Russian-held region

A brawl broke out in the cockpit between two pilots.
Two Air France pilots suspended after cockpit fistfight
PARIS — Two Air-France pilots have been suspended after a physical altercation in the cockpit, reports say.The pilot and co-pilot exchanged blows as they flew an Airbus A320 from Geneva to Paris in June, Swiss news outlet La Tribune said.Members of the cabin crew intervened after hearing the noise. One crew member stayed in the cockpit until the flight landed safely.The incident did not affect the flight, the airline told La Tribune.The incident comes after a report published by France's air investigation body on Tuesday said that the airline had a culture which lacked rigor when it came to safety procedures. — BBC
August 29, 2022

Two Air France pilots suspended after cockpit fistfight

Jaén province generates half of all Spanish oil
‘Garden of Europe’ devastated by worst ever drought
ANDALUCIA — Francisco Elvira picks his way through his scorched olive grove, stopping to inspect the stunted fruit on almost-bare trees."Look at them," he says in desperation. "They ought to be bursting with olives now, close to the harvest. But they're empty. And this is the crop that should produce the oil in supermarkets next year."The fertile plains full of olive trees that stretch across southern Spain have made this country the world's biggest producer of olive oil, accounting for around half of the global supply.But devastated by its worst drought ever recorded, Spain's so-called "green gold" is becoming rarer. This year's yield is down by around a third already - and there's still no sign of rain.At the Interóleo factory in...
August 29, 2022

‘Garden of Europe’ devastated by worst ever drought

A view of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.,jpg
UN team leaves for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
VIENNA — An inspection team from the UN nuclear watchdog is on its way to Ukraine's embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the organization's head said.Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the team was expected to arrive at the plant later this week."We must protect the safety and security of Ukraine's and Europe's biggest nuclear facility," he tweeted.The nuclear plant has been occupied by invading Russian troops since March.Fighting around the facility in Ukraine's southeast has led to mounting global concern over the safety and security of the site.Ukraine and Russia have accused one another of shelling the area.Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said Europe was "one step away" from a...
August 29, 2022

UN team leaves for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi briefs the press (file photo).
Renewed shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant underlines nuclear accident risk
KYIV — Recent fighting near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine has again highlighted the potential risk of a disaster, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Sunday.Rafael Mariano Grossi said Ukrainian authorities had informed the nuclear watchdog of renewed shelling at the site over the past three days, but they stated that all safety systems remained operational and there had been no increase in radiation levels.“The latest shelling once again underlined the risk of a potential nuclear accident at the ZNPP, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant (NPP), which is controlled by Russian forces since early March but operated by its Ukrainian staff,” he said in a statement.Mr. Grossi said Ukraine did not yet have complete...
August 29, 2022

Renewed shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant underlines nuclear accident risk

An aerial view of the Rock of Gibraltar with the city of Westside in the background.
Gibraltar is officially a city — 180 years late
LONDON — Gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by Queen Victoria.The British overseas territory had bid to become a city earlier this year as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.But when researchers looked through the National Archives, they found it had already been recognized as one in 1842.The Rock has now had its status reaffirmed — Boris Johnson described it as a "huge accolade" celebrating its "rich history and dynamism".Gibraltar has been a British Overseas Territory since 1713, when it was ceded to Britain under a peace treaty signed following the War of the Spanish Succession.A Jubilee competition saw 39 places apply to become cities and eight of them, including Doncaster, Bangor, and Dunfermline,...
August 29, 2022

Gibraltar is officially a city — 180 years late

Europe is scrambling to secure its gas supply before the cold weather bites.
EU faces awful winters without gas cap, says Belgian minister
BRUSSELS — Belgium's energy minister has warned that EU countries will face "five to ten" "terrible" winters if nothing is done to reduce natural gas prices.Calls are mounting for an EU-wide cap on the price of gas and its decoupling from the price of electricity.EU states have been struggling with huge energy price hikes since key gas supplier Russia invaded Ukraine in February, triggering sanctions.But Germany says it is replenishing its gas stores faster than expected.Western countries backing Ukraine are trying to cut the amount of Russian gas and oil they import. Russia, which supplied the EU with 40% of its gas last year, has in turn restricted supplies.Belgian Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten wrote on Twitter that gas prices in Europe needed to be...
August 29, 2022

EU faces awful winters without gas cap, says Belgian minister

Defense ministers sign protection agreement.
Poland and Czech to protect Slovak airspace as aging MiGs are retired
Bratislava — Poland and the Czech Republic have agreed to protect Slovakia’s airspace as the country seeks to retire its 11 Soviet-era fighter planes.At an air show this weekend, the defense ministers from the three countries signed the agreement which will allow the Polish and Czech air forces to patrol Slovak skies until the arrival of newer, more modern planes.The promise of protection comes as Russia's war in Ukraine enters its seventh month. The deal also aims to ensure a quick response in case of air border violations on Slovak territory.The Russian MiG-29s will be replaced by American F-16s and are set to be delivered in 2024.The Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said that the decommissioned fleet may be donated to its neighbor Ukraine, under certain conditions. Since...
August 28, 2022

Poland and Czech to protect Slovak airspace as aging MiGs are retired

Guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) transits the East China Sea. — courtesy US 7th Fleet
Two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
NEW YORK — Two US warships are passing through the Taiwan Strait, the US Navy has announced.It is the first such operation to take place since tensions between Taiwan and China increased following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan earlier this month.China reacted by holding large-scale military drills in the area. The US and other Western navies have routinely sailed through the strait in recent years.Washington says the two guided-missile cruisers — the USS Antietam and the USS Chancellorsville —are demonstrating freedom of navigation through international waters.Beijing views such actions as provocative and maintains that the island of Taiwan is an integral part of Chinese territory.On Sunday, its military said it was monitoring the two vessels' progress,...
August 28, 2022

Two US warships sail through Taiwan Strait



In Istanbul, UN Secretary-General António Guterres observes the WFP ship SSI Invincible 2, headed to Ukraine to pick up the largest cargo of grain yet exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. — courtesy UN Photo/Mark Garten
More than one million tons of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal
GENEVA — Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark agreement amid the ongoing war, have surpassed one million metric tonnes, the UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Amir Abdulla, reported on Saturday.This “remarkable achievement” was made possible through the collective efforts and hard work of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC), he said, referring to the Istanbul-based mechanism that monitors ships' movements to ensure their compliance with the Initiative.The JCC brings together representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Türkiye and the UN — the signatories of the landmark agreement.An important initiativeOperations began on Aug. 1, and the JCC has already enabled dozens of voyages through the Black Sea. On Saturday, teams conducted the 100th...
August 28, 2022

More than one million tons of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal

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