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Veterans, their families and domestic and international visitors braved the rainy weather to take part in a series of events this weekend and on Monday for the 78th anniversary of D-Day.
World War II veterans gather to commemorate D-Day Normandy landings
PARIS — Allied World War II veterans are gathering for commemorations to honor the nearly 160,000 troops from the UK, the US, Canada and other nations who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, in a decisive assault on French shores that led to Nazi Germany's defeat less than one year later.Veterans, their families and domestic and international visitors braved the rainy weather to take part in a series of events this weekend and on Monday for the 78th anniversary of D-Day.This year's D-Day anniversary comes after two successive years of the COVID-19 pandemic restricted or deterred visitors.Many felt the celebrations paying tribute to those who brought peace and freedom to the continent held special meaning this year as war is raging again in Europe since Russia's invasion of...
June 05, 2022

World War II veterans gather to commemorate D-Day Normandy landings

Russian artillery struck the Sviatohirsk Lavra in the Donetsk region and the resulting fire destroyed the Vsikhsviatskyi Skete [All Saints’ Hermitage], which was consecrated in 1912.
Historic wooden Orthodox church burns down in Donetsk monastic complex
KIEV — Russian and Ukrainian military officers blamed each other for a fire that destroyed a historic wooden church at the Sviatohirsk Lavra monastery, one of Ukraine's holiest Orthodox Christian sites.The all-wood All Saints Shrine in the village of Tetianivka was reportedly burned down as a result of shelling, local outlets stated on Saturday.The sprawling, 17th-century monastic settlement, which sits on the bank of the Siverskiy Donets River, has been hit several times previously during the war, most recently on Wednesday, when two monks and a nun were killed.In his nightly video address Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of “deliberately and systematically destroying Ukrainian culture and its historical heritage, along with social infrastructures like...
June 05, 2022

Historic wooden Orthodox church burns down in Donetsk monastic complex

A number of explosions shook parts of Kiev early on Sunday in the first assault on Ukraine's capital for weeks.
Explosions shake Kiev while battles rage in eastern parts of Ukraine
KIEV — A number of explosions shook parts of Kiev early on Sunday in the first assault on Ukraine's capital for weeks.Columns of black smoke could be seen above the city — Russia says it hit tanks supplied by European countries. At least one person was reported hurt.The city has been largely spared in recent months as Russian forces concentrate attacks in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.Some of the fiercest fighting is currently in the city of Severodonetsk.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the situation there remained "extremely difficult" with fighting being waged street by street.Capturing the city would deliver the Luhansk region to Russian forces and their local separatist allies, who also control much of neighboring Donetsk.Severodonetsk and...
June 05, 2022

Explosions shake Kiev while battles rage in eastern parts of Ukraine

The Prince of Wales has paid a heartfelt tribute to his
Mummy laughs and cries with us all, says Prince Charles
LONDON — The Prince of Wales has paid a heartfelt tribute to his "mummy", the Queen, at the Platinum Party at the Palace that drew huge crowds."You laugh and cry with us and, most importantly, have been there for us, for these 70 years," Charles said.He added serving the public was what "gets my mother up in the morning" and thanked her on behalf of the world.The final day of the Jubilee celebrations on Sunday will end with a huge pageant near Buckingham Palace.The Platinum Jubilee Pageant — a carnival procession up The Mall featuring giant puppets and celebrities — will depict key moments from the Queen's seven decades on the throne.Street parties are also set to be held across the UK in what is being called The Big Jubilee Lunch.The Queen did not...
June 05, 2022

Mummy laughs and cries with us all, says Prince Charles

US warship are in Stockholm for the NATO naval drill.
Finland, Sweden prepare for large NATO naval drill, amid Turkish concerns
STOCKHOLM — Finland and Sweden are preparing for an enlarged NATO naval exercise in the Baltic Sea on Sunday, amid Turkish concerns over their membership.NATO's fortnight-long 'Baltops 22' is being hosted this year by Sweden, with the Finnish Navy and Air force also taking part.Military leaders have suggested it is no coincidence the NATO military drill is larger than in previous years.US Commander, Vice Adm. Eugene Black, told reporters Saturday: "The exercise this year is probably about 30 percent bigger than last year."45 ships, 76 aircraft, 16 nations — 14 of them NATO allies, and two very close partners" will be involved, he added."The aim of the exercise is to develop the interoperability of the United States, NATO and partner countries in joint...
June 04, 2022

Finland, Sweden prepare for large NATO naval drill, amid Turkish concerns

Picture shows derailed German train after deadly accident in Bavaria.
Four killed, 30 hurt in German rail accident in Bavaria
BERLIN — At least four people were killed and about 30 injured when a train derailed in Germany's south-eastern state of Bavaria, police said.The train, which was carrying many students, was heading to Munich when three carriages came off the tracks near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.Investigators say they are working to establish what caused the accident.Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed shock at the incident and said his sympathy was with families of the victims.An official from the Garmisch-Partenkirchen local authority had initially suggested that some 60 people had been injured.But Stefan Sonntag, a spokesperson for the German federal police, said that figure referred to the number of passengers on the train.The accident happened at around 13:15 local time (11:15 GMT) on Friday, shortly...
June 04, 2022

Four killed, 30 hurt in German rail accident in Bavaria

Russsian President Vladimir Putin meets African Union leader Mackay Sall at Sochi.
Putin: 'We will guarantee the safe passage' of grain 'with no problems'
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is ready to support the smooth export of Ukrainian grain via the country's Black Sea ports."You are quite welcome to export [wheat] via sea ports under Ukrainian control, first of all via the Black Sea ports: Odesa and the nearby ports," said Putin at a meeting with the African Union.His remarks come amidst a global food crisis, which is being aggravated by Russia's military campaign in Ukraine.Moscow has been accused of fueling food price rises across the world by preventing Ukraine from exporting cereals and fertilizers. However, the Russian president denies his country is blockading Ukraine.African Union head Macky Sall told Putin that African countries have become the innocent victims of the war in Ukraine.The...
June 04, 2022

Putin: 'We will guarantee the safe passage' of grain 'with no problems'

A residential building burns after being shelled in Kiev, Ukraine. Two people died and fifty people were rescued by Ukraine emergency workers. — courtesy  UNDP Ukraine/Pavlo Petrov
After 100 days of Ukraine war, Guterres calls for end to violence, as UN works to free up vital food and fertilizer exports
NEW YORK — As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday, António Guterres marked the grim milestone with a renewed call for an immediate end to the violence, while the United Nations kept up its push to secure food and fertilizer exports from the war-torn region to the wider world, amid rising levels of food insecurity.In a statement, the Secretary-General said that the conflict, which began on Feb. 24, has already taken thousands of lives, caused untold destruction, displaced millions of people, resulted in unacceptable violations of human rights and is inflaming a three-dimensional global crisis — food, energy and finance — that is pummeling the most vulnerable people, countries and economies.“As we mark this tragic day, I renew my call for an immediate halt...
June 04, 2022

After 100 days of Ukraine war, Guterres calls for end to violence, as UN works to free up vital food and fertilizer exports

Stockholm 50, an international meeting convened by the UN General Assembly, held in Stockholm, Sweden from 2-3 June 2022. — courtesy UNEP
Stockholm+50 issues call for urgent environmental and economic transformation
STOCKHOLM — The Stockholm+50 environment conference came to a close on Friday with a call for real commitments to urgently address global environmental concerns, and for a just transition to sustainable economies, that work for all."We came to Stockholm 50 years after the UN Conference on the Human Environment knowing that something must change. Knowing that, if we do not change, the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste, will only accelerate," said Inger Andersen, secretary-general of Stockholm+50, and executive director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP).The UNEP chief urged the participants to “take forward this energy, this commitment to action, to shape our world.”Shaping tomorrowGeneral Assembly President...
June 04, 2022

Stockholm+50 issues call for urgent environmental and economic transformation


UNICEF is providing women in Sierra Leone with mental health counseling and psychosocial support. — courtesy UNICEF/Michael Duff
Make mental health support part of climate action plans: WHO
GENEVA — Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new policy brief, launched on Friday at the Stockholm+50 environmental summit.Climate change poses serious risks to people’s mental health and well-being, the agency said, which concurs with a report published in February by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body that provides governments with scientific information to inform their climate policies.The IPCC study revealed that rapidly increasing climate change is a rising threat to mental health and psychosocial well-being, from emotional distress to anxiety, depression, grief, and suicidal behavior.Step up support “The impacts of climate change are increasingly part of our...
June 04, 2022

Make mental health support part of climate action plans: WHO

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