Ukrainian ambassador to US says "Russia is a terrorist state led by a war criminal"
“Well, you know, it's clear to us that Russia is a terrorist state led by a war criminal and we are working day and night and fighting fiercely to defend our land and to defend our democracy,” Markarova told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.”
“And everyone should be brought to justice. So, I think it will be difficult to run a state from The Hague,” she added, referring to the International Criminal Court located in the Netherlands.
Markarova told Bash that Russian forces “are killing civilians, killing children, destroying our hospitals, you know, civilian infrastructure, residential homes, everywhere. It's an act of war criminal, that's why we have opened (an) investigation in Ukraine, that's why Ukraine submitted all the application to all international courts.”
Protesters call for the Taliban to reopen Afghan girls’ schools
March is allowed to go ahead, but women also banned from boarding planes alone
Women and girls staged a protest near the Taliban’s Ministry of Education in Kabul on Saturday, calling on the group to reopen girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan.
The protesters chanted, “Education is our right – open the doors of girls’ schools!” as armed Taliban members looked on. The Taliban have previously broken up demonstrations and detained those involved, but this protest was allowed to continue.
The Taliban have been widely condemned for a last-minute U-turn last week ordering schools to close, just hours after teenage pupils began to arrive for the start of the new academic year. Since the Taliban took power, girls’ primary schools in most of the country, along with all boys’ schools, have remained open, but older girls have not been allowed back in the classroom.
More than 10,000 hectares of forest burning in Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine claims
The official warned of irreparable consequences for the world if the fires increase in the area
More than 10,000 hectares of forest are burning in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone a Ukrainian official has said.
Lyudmila Denisova, commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights said the fires have led to an increased level of radioactive air pollution with a threat to neighbouring European countries.
The fires are due to Russian combat in the region where 31 fires have been recorded, Ms Denisova added on Sunday, while warning that the fires will increase due to windy and dry weather.
Can Spain become a European energy powerhouse?
Spain has big ambitions when it comes to supplying Europe with energy. It could be the linchpin transporting hydrogen between Africa and Europe, but first, it needs France to help finish a pipeline in the Pyrenees.
With Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine putting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline on ice for now, Europe's energy security is in jeopardy.
Though far from the fighting, the new political situation also changes things for Spain in many ways. Its long economic ties to the Middle East and North Africa, and its many solar and wind energy parks, are suddenly attracting new attention. The country also has six coveted liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals; a seventh is under construction. At the same time, it's looking to strengthen links with Nigeria and other suppliers of raw materials.
Shanghai to lock down in phases to rein in Covid-19 outbreak
Shanghai will launch a phased lockdown to curb an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 outbreak that has hit China with its highest caseloads since the early days of the pandemic, the city government said Sunday.
China's biggest city will lock down its eastern half from Monday until Friday, officials said, followed by a similar lockdown of its western side beginning on April 1.
The metropolis of 25 million has in recent days become the leading hotspot in a nationwide outbreak that began to gain pace in early March.
Myanmar leader vows to 'annihilate' opponents of army rule
By JERRY HARMER
Myanmar's leader vowed Sunday to intensify action against homegrown militia groups fighting the military-run government, saying the armed forces would “annihilate” them.
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, speaking at a military parade marking Armed Forces Day, also urged ethnic minorities not to support groups opposed to army rule and ruled out negotiations with them.
The military seized power last year from the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Security forces used lethal force to suppress mass nationwide protests, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,700 civilians, according to a detailed tally compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.
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