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This combination of pictures shows Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (left), and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. — courtesy photo
Scottish independence ignites UK PM race after Truss calls Sturgeon 'attention seeker'
LONDON — The favorite to replace Boris Johnson as the UK's next prime minister has provoked a row with Scottish nationalists by describing Scotland's first minister as an "attention seeker".Liz Truss made the comments about Nicola Sturgeon at a campaign hustings event of Conservative Party members in Exeter, in southwest England.Questioned over calls for independence putting a strain on the union after 12 years of Tory governments, the leadership candidate was dismissive of her Scottish rival, who has said she intends to hold another referendum next year."I feel like I'm a child of the union. That I really believe we are a family and we're better together. And I think the best thing to do with Nicola Sturgeon is ignore her," the foreign secretary...
August 02, 2022

Scottish independence ignites UK PM race after Truss calls Sturgeon 'attention seeker'

Smoke rises from a wildfire in Venda do Pinheiro in Mafra, Portugal, on July 31
Hundreds of firefighters battle huge forest fire near Lisbon
LISBON — Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal are battling a huge forest fire that broke out 30 kilometers north of the capital Lisbon.High temperatures and strong winds made work difficult for more than 400 firefighters trying to tackle the blaze which started on Sunday, with five water tankers also deployed to the area.A huge cloud of black smoke billowed over the town of Venda do Pinheiro, in Mafra, with the fire forcing authorities to block several roads and evacuate a care home. Many locals left their homes out of fear, although some tried to beat the flames by using hoses to water their gardens and property.Smoke rising from the fire could even be seen from Lisbon's city center.Like other European nations, Portugal experienced a scorching heatwave in recent weeks, with...
August 01, 2022

Hundreds of firefighters battle huge forest fire near Lisbon

The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, carrying 26,000 tons of grain, left the Ukrainian port of Odesa Monday morning.
First grain ship leaves Ukraine under Russia deal
ODESA, Ukraine — The first ship carrying grain has left a Ukrainian port under a landmark deal with Russia.The UN, EU, Ukraine and Russia have all welcomed the departure of the ship carrying Ukrainian grain from the southern port of Odesa, the first since Moscow's invasion in February blocked shipping through the Black Sea.The Razoni, a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel carrying 26,000 tons of grain, is heading for Istanbul before sailing on to Lebanon. Turkish and Ukrainian officials say the ship left Odesa early on Monday morning local time.Russia has been blockading Ukrainian ports since February, but the two sides made a deal to resume shipments.It is hoped the agreement will ease the global food crisis and lower the price of grain.Turkey said the Razoni would dock at the port of...
August 01, 2022

First grain ship leaves Ukraine under Russia deal

The scene after an alleged drone hit on the Black Sea Fleet HQ in Sevastopol. — courtesy Razvozhayev/Telegram
Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling of Mykolaiv
KIEV/ MOSCOW — One of Ukraine's richest businessmen has been killed with his wife in "massive" Russian shelling of the southern city of Mykolaiv.Oleksiy Vadatursky, 74, and his wife Raisa died when a missile hit their home overnight, Ukrainian media said.Vadatursky owned Nibulon, a group involved in grain exports. He had also received the "Hero of Ukraine" award.Mykolaiv mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said it was probably the heaviest Russian bombardment of the city so far.There was damage to a hotel, a sports complex, two schools and a service station, as well as homes.Mykolaiv is on the main route to Odesa, Ukraine's main port, and has been hit repeatedly.The region's leader Vitaliy Kim said Vadatursky "did a lot for the Mykolaiv region, a lot for...
July 31, 2022

Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling of Mykolaiv

Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, briefs members of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine. — courtesy UN Photo/Mark Garten
Ukraine: Prospects for end to war look bleak, despite ‘encouraging’ grain deal
NEW YORK — The war in Ukraine shows no signs of ending, more than five months after the Russian invasion, and fighting is intensifying, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.Ambassadors were briefed by UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo, who pointed to the recent agreement on the safe resumption of grain exports via the Black Sea as a bright light in the conflict, though acknowledging the dim prospects for peace.“The grain agreement is a sign that dialogue between the parties is possible in the search to ease human suffering,” said DiCarlo, officially the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.She added that the UN is making every effort to support implementation of the deal, which was signed last week in Türkiye.Diplomatic efforts needed The...
July 30, 2022

Ukraine: Prospects for end to war look bleak, despite ‘encouraging’ grain deal

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and and his wife Olena Zelenska at the International Convention Centre Ukrainian House, in Kyiv, on May 17.
Controversy over Ukraine presidential couple's Vogue
KYIV — The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's latest media appearance with first lady, Olena Zelenska, has split opinion, with many claiming the images shot for Vogue magazine undermine the severity of the war.Information has been a key weapon in Russia's war on Ukraine, with both sides running extensive media campaigns to garner support.The Ukrainian president has harnessed the power of social media throughout the war, posting regular selfie video updates on platforms like Twitter and Instagram.The striking photographs by legendary US photographer Annie Leibovitz are accompanied by a written feature, Portrait of Bravery: Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska.Rachel Donadio's article reflects on the emotional toll of the war on Ukrainians, and Olena Zelenska's...
July 29, 2022

Controversy over Ukraine presidential couple's Vogue

A truck unloads corn grain at a processing factory in Ukraine.
UN welcomes new center to put Ukraine grain exports deal into motion
NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the official start of the operation based in the Turkish city of Istanbul, that will help implement the UN-brokered deal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea, amid the ongoing conflict and rising food prices worldwide.The Joint Coordination Center (JCC), inaugurated on Wednesday, brings together senior representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Türkey and the UN.The Secretary-General has underscored the importance of the parties working in partnership directly to effectively implement the Black Sea Grain Initiative, with a view to reducing global food insecurity, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement issued late that day.Ukraine, Russia and Türkiye signed the agreement in Istanbul on Friday.The...
July 29, 2022

UN welcomes new center to put Ukraine grain exports deal into motion

A Kyiv apartment block damaged by a Russian rocket
Russia says 40 Ukrainian prisoners killed in blast
MOSCOW — Russia's defense ministry says 40 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war have been killed by Ukrainian shelling of a prison in separatist-held Donetsk.Officials alleged that 75 others had been injured in a rocket strike on the prison camp in Olenivka. The BBC cannot independently verify this claim.Ukraine's military denied carrying out the strike and instead accused Russia of shelling the prison.It said Moscow was seeking to cover up evidence of torture at the site."The Russian occupants pursued their criminal goals, thus, to accuse Ukraine of committing 'war crimes', and to hide the torture of prisoners and shootings committed there by the orders of the occupation administration and the command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," Ukraine's General...
July 29, 2022

Russia says 40 Ukrainian prisoners killed in blast

BBC forecaster Matt Taylor in front of map of UK with temperatures.
UK heatwave: Weather forecasters report unprecedented trolling
LONDON — Weather forecasters faced unprecedented levels of trolling during this month's extreme heat in the UK, according to leading figures in the industry.The BBC's team received hundreds of abusive tweets or emails questioning their reports and telling them to "get a grip", as temperatures hit 40C.BBC meteorologist Matt Taylor said he had never experienced anything like it in nearly 25 years working in weather.The Royal Meteorological Society condemned the trolling.Most of the abuse seems to have been prompted as links were made between the heatwave and climate change.The UK saw record high temperatures on 19 July, with 40C exceeded for the first time. Dozens of locations saw temperatures above the previous UK record of 38.7C and 15 fire services declared a state of...
July 29, 2022

UK heatwave: Weather forecasters report unprecedented trolling

In 2021, ncreasing numbers of migrants moved toward the Belarus-Poland border, in the hope of accessing the European Union, ending up trapped there
Top rights expert questions ‘double standard’ on Ukraine’s war displaced
GENEVA — A top UN-appointed human rights expert on Thursday raised the issue of an alleged “double standard” in Poland and Belarus toward those forced to flee the war in Ukraine.González Morales was referring to third country nationals who had been based in Ukraine at the outbreak of the war, particularly people of African descent and other racial and ethnic minorities, who he maintained had not found it so easy to integrate into Polish communities.“Even for those that have fled the same war, although all were accepted for entry into Poland and have received assistance from the State, third country nationals are not protected under the same legal framework,” González Morales said, adding that “this double standard approach” had prompted a sense of discrimination among third...
July 28, 2022

Top rights expert questions ‘double standard’ on Ukraine’s war displaced

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