Shelling and mortar fire are an all-day event near the Ukrainian front line. But the residents won't leave 'our motherland'
Updated 1642 GMT (0042 HKT) February 20, 2022
Slovyanskaya Street is being taken apart by war. Not always in the hot drama of shellfire from nearby rebels, but in cold deconstruction. The community is being sold for scrap.
West has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan, says David Miliband
‘We are not punishing the Taliban, we are making it worse for the people,’ says former UK foreign secretary
The west has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan and its own reputation by imposing a policy of starvation on the country, according to David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee.
“If we wanted to create a failed state we could not have a more effective policy mix than the one we have at the moment,” he told the Guardian.
Miliband has been at the forefront of those lobbying the Biden administration and the World Bank to release cash not only for humanitarian aid but also to start reconstructing the economy.
Death in the AegeanEU Border Officials Accused of Throwing Refugees into the Sea
Two refugees are dead and a third has leveled a shocking accusation against Greek border patrols. DER SPIEGEL reporting points to a brutal new tactic deployed by the country's coast guard.
By Şebnem Arsu, Giorgos Christides, Steffen Lüdke, Maximilian Popp, Bernhard Riedmann, Jack Sapoch und Florian Schmitz
The refugees thought the worst was behind them when they reached the Greek island of Samos. It was Sept. 15, 2021, and they had just completed the crossing in a rubber dinghy from the Turkish coast. The sun was coming up as they landed on the craggy rocks.
Among the 36 refugees who came ashore on that morning were two men who had left their homelands several months before: Sidy Keita, 36, fled from Ivory Coast after taking part in demonstrations against the president. And Didier Martial Kouamou, a 33-year-old father of two who had worked as a mechanic in Cameroon, was hoping to join his older brother Séverin in Paris. Both sought to apply for asylum in Europe.
Ethiopia's Abiy inaugurates electricity production at Nile mega-dam
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated electricity production from the country's mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project.
Abiy, accompanied by high-ranking officials, toured the power generation station and pressed a series of buttons on an electronic screen, a move that officials said initiated production.
"This great dam was built by Ethiopians but not only for Ethiopians, rather for all our African brothers and sisters to benefit from," an official presiding at the launch ceremony said.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is set to be the largest hydroelectric scheme in Africa but has been at the centre of a regional dispute ever since Ethiopia broke ground there in 2011.
Iran’s parliament sets conditions for return to nuclear deal
The legislators’ show of force comes as an agreement may be reached in Vienna with world powers within days.
An overwhelming majority of Iranian legislators have set to define strict conditions for a return to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal as an agreement with world powers in Vienna appears close.
In a statement read out on Sunday, 250 legislators in the 290-member parliament – in control of conservatives and hardliners since 2020 – called on President Ebrahim Raisi to adhere to their conditions in restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
They said the “cruel and terrorist” American government – and its “weak and contemptible” followers France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – have shown they are not bound by any agreement over the past few years, so Iran must learn from the experience and set clear red lines.
Japanese ship carrying luxury cars ablaze in Atlantic
A Japanese-operated ship carrying thousands of vehicles, including German luxury cars, remains adrift in the Atlantic Ocean after it caught fire Wednesday, the vessel's operator said Saturday.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd, the operator of the Felicity Ace, said all 22 crew members aboard the ship have been safely evacuated to a nearby island.
The vessel is reportedly still adrift near the Azores in Portugal as firefighting efforts continue. It is carrying about 4,000 cars, including Porsches and other vehicles made by Germany's Volkswagen Group.
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