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The MV Razoni sails from the port of Odesa following the authorization of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC), established under the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Ukraine grain export deal off to ‘a very good start’: UN coordinator
NEW YORK — Under the Black Sea Initiative so far, 12 vessels have been “authorized to depart the Ukrainian ports,” the acting UN coordinator for the grain deal told UN journalists in New York on Wednesday.Frederick J. Kenney Jr., interim Coordinator for the UN at the Joint Coordination Centre for the Black Sea Initiative, said at a regular UN press briefing via video link from Istanbul, Türkiye that the ships contain “over 370,000 metric tons of grain and other food stocks”.“Those vessels had been stranded in the three ports covered by the initiative when the war started”.The initiative specifically allows for significant volumes of commercial food exports from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea – Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny.During the agreement signing ceremony...
August 11, 2022

Ukraine grain export deal off to ‘a very good start’: UN coordinator

Belarus denies reports of explosions at airbase
MINSK — The Belarusian military on Thursday denied reports of explosions overnight near a military airfield in the Gomel region of southeastern Belarus, not far from the border with Ukraine."On 10 August, near 23:00 (20:00 GMT), during a control run, a vehicle caught fire after its engine was replaced," the Belarusian defence ministry said in a statement."The fire was quickly brought under control. No one was injured," the statement said.A Belarusian Telegram channel, which specialises in monitoring the conflict in Ukraine, said earlier in the day that "at least eight explosions" occurred near a military airfield in Ziabrovka, in the Gomel region.Franak Viacorka, an adviser to exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, said Russian military...
August 11, 2022

Belarus denies reports of explosions at airbase

The Saky airbase on 10 August - after the explosions. Several damaged warplanes are visible.
Crimea airbase badly damaged after explosions, satellite images show
KYIV — Satellite images appear to show extensive damage and several destroyed Russian warplanes at a Crimea airbase following explosions earlier this week.The Saky base in the west of Russian-ruled Crimea was rocked by a string of blasts on Tuesday, killing one person.Ukraine has not claimed responsibility but this new evidence suggests the possibility of a targeted attack.The images, from the US-based Planet Labs, show large areas of scorched earth left from fires that erupted.The base's main runways seem to be intact, but at least eight aircraft appear to be damaged and destroyed, with several craters clearly visible.Most of them are in a specific area of the base where a large number of planes were parked out in the open - away from the cover of hangars.The before and after images...
August 11, 2022

Crimea airbase badly damaged after explosions, satellite images show

A general view with the central control tower at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, north of Paris
Knife-wielding man shot dead at Paris airport
PARIS — French police shot dead a knife-wielding man at a Paris airport on Wednesday morning, police sources confirmed to Euronews."Showing composure, the police neutralized this morning a threatening individual in possession of a knife at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport," said a statement on the Twitter account of the Paris police prefecture.It happened in terminal 2F of the airport, northeast of the French capital, at around 8:20 CEST."A homeless person was bothering security agents and the border police were called in to help evacuate him", an airport source told AFP news agency.The man moved away and continued to insult them. He then turned around and pulled out a knife. One of the police officers then used his weapon, a police source added.An AFP photographer...
August 10, 2022

Knife-wielding man shot dead at Paris airport

The maternity ward at a hospital in Kyiv has been moved to the basement and is operating under crossfire.
More breathing devices needed for premature babies born in Ukraine
GENEVA — The war in Ukraine is increasing the risks of premature births and causing babies to need more oxygen, the spokesperson for a UN-backed global health initiative told the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday in Geneva“The war increases levels of stress in pregnant women, which leads to an increase in the number of premature births reported,” Herve Verhoosel, Spokesperson for global health agency Unitaid, told journalists at a regular WHO press briefing.“Babies born prematurely are more likely to develop respiratory, neurological or digestive complications, conditions that often require oxygen for treatment”.Along with partner, Vayu Global Health, Unitaid has provided 220 ultra-low cost, portable, electricity-free devices (bCPAP) and 125 oxygen blender systems.The...
August 10, 2022

More breathing devices needed for premature babies born in Ukraine

Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea: Zelensky
KYIV — The war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.He was speaking just hours after a string of explosions hit a Russian airbase there, killing one person.Zelensky did not mention the blasts but devoted his nightly address to the peninsula, saying: "Crimea is Ukrainian and we will never give it up."Russia has played down the explosions, and a top Ukrainian adviser denied Ukraine was responsible.Crimea is officially part of Ukraine but was annexed by Russia in 2014 after a referendum which the international community sees as illegitimate. Many Ukrainians see this as the start of their war with Russia.On Tuesday, a series of explosions rocked the Saky military base near Novofedorivka, in the west of Crimea – which...
August 10, 2022

Ukraine war must end with liberation of Crimea: Zelensky

Finnish PM Sanna Marin (L)and Estonian PM Kaja Kallas (R) meet in Tallinn, 7 March 2022.
Finland and Estonia call for EU ban on tourist visas for Russians
TALLINN, Estonia — The leaders of Estonia and Finland want other EU countries to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens, saying they should not be able to travel to Europe on holiday while the Kremlin carries out a devastating war in Ukraine.Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas wrote on Tuesday that “visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right” and that it is “time to end tourism from Russia now”.In response, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev compared Kallas to a “Nazi”.A day earlier, her Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin said in a TV interview that "it is not right that while Russia is waging an aggressive, brutal war of aggression in Europe, Russians can live a normal life, travel in Europe, be tourists."Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto...
August 10, 2022

Finland and Estonia call for EU ban on tourist visas for Russians

Smoke rises after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea .
Huge explosions rock Russian military base in Crimea
KYIV — Powerful explosions rocked an air base in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday, leaving at least one person dead and nine others injured, according to authorities.Russia's defense ministry said that munitions blew up at the Saki base but insisted the installation had not been shelled."Several munitions intended for aviation exploded in a depot located on the territory of the Saki military airfield, near the locality of Novofiodorovka," the statement said, quoted by Russian news agencies.Ukrainian social networks were abuzz with speculation that it was hit by Ukrainian-fired long-range missiles, and the New York Times cites Ukrainian sources who confirm it was their military that carried out the attack. There has been no official confirmation as yet.Videos posted on...
August 10, 2022

Huge explosions rock Russian military base in Crimea

The report also sparked fears it would serve as a further justification for Moscow in its increased bombardment of civilian targets in Ukraine.
Amnesty 'regrets’ pain caused by Ukraine report as criticism continues
LONDON — The furor over Amnesty International's report accusing Kyiv of endangering civilians continued on Monday, drawing angry reactions from Ukrainian officials and criticism from Western diplomats.The report also sparked fears it would serve as a further justification for Moscow in its increased bombardment of civilian targets in recent weeks.On Sunday, the rights group said it regrets the pain caused by the report, which infuriated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and triggered the resignation of its Kyiv office head.In the meantime, the Russian Mission in Geneva tweeted that if a civilian building "is used for military purposes, it turns into a legitimate target for a precision strike", sparking further reactions against the report.The rights group published the report...
August 08, 2022

Amnesty 'regrets’ pain caused by Ukraine report as criticism continues

Passengers wait at Atocha train station in Madrid on Monday.
Spanish bullet train service halted after fiber optic cable stolen
MADRID — Hundreds of rail passengers were left stranded for hours in Spain after around 600 meters of fiber optic signaling cables were stolen.The railway infrastructure company ADIF confirmed on Monday that the cables had been removed overnight in the region of Catalonia.The theft forced Spain's state-owned railway operator Renfe to suspend the bullet train service between the country's two biggest cities; Madrid and Barcelona.Passengers and holidaymakers crowded platforms before trains resumed service. An ADIF spokesperson told the Associated Press that at least 15 train departures were likely canceled.Catalonia regional police Mossos d’Esquadra said on Twitter that a 19-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of theft near Santa Oliva. — Euronews
August 08, 2022

Spanish bullet train service halted after fiber optic cable stolen

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