‘I was born here and I’ll die here’: liberated Ukrainians tell of life under occupation
Ukrainian recapture of Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region, reveals method of Russian takeover
Luke Harding and Isobel Koshiw in Shevchenkove
Until last week, a portrait of Vladimir Putin hung on the wall of the mayor’s office in the town of Shevchenkove. There was a Russian flag. Around a cabinet table, a pro-Kremlin “leader”, Andrey Strezhko, held meetings with colleagues. There was a lot to discuss. One topic: a referendum on joining Russia. Another: a new autumn curriculum for Shevchenkove’s two schools, minus anything Ukrainian.
Strezhko’s ambitious plans were never realised. On 8 September, Ukraine’s armed forces launched a surprise counteroffensive. They swiftly recaptured a swathe of territory in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, including Shevchenkove. Most residents greeted the soldiers with hugs and kisses. Strezhko disappeared. He is believed to have fled across the Russian border, along with other collaborators.
Iran protests enter third day after Kurdish woman’s death in custody
Protesters demand explanation for death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was accused of breaking strict hijab rules
Weronika Strzyżyńska and agencies
Protests in Iran over the death in custody of a young Kurdish woman entered a third day on Monday, as a commander claimed police had been the subject of “cowardly accusations”.
Protesters threw rocks at security forces in the town of Divandarreh in Kurdistan, a video posted on Twitter by Kurdish rights group Hengaw showed. A widely followed Iranian Twitter account that focuses on protests in Iran said shopkeepers had gone on strike in Kurdish cities.
Students rallied, including at the capital’s Tehran and Shahid Beheshti Universities, demanding “clarification” on how Mahsa Amini died, according to Fars and Tasnim news agencies. Protests were also reported in other universities.
Pakistan floods: Climate change likely worsened impact
After devastating floods affected 33 million Pakistanis in August, a new study confirms that global heating had a probable impact. But overall climate vulnerability was a major contributing factor.
When swathes of Pakistan were flooded last month due largely to unprecedented monsoon rainfall, many suspected that climate crisis was to blame.
Now an international team of climate scientists has worked through historical weather data to show that rising global temperatures likely made the monsoon rainfall more intense.
Change in livestock food could feed a billion people: study
Diverting grain and other feed for livestock to human consumption could boost food supply sufficiently to feed an additional billion people, according to research released on Monday.
Many livestock animals and farmed fish are fed on foods such as cereals, fish and pulses that are edible for humans.
As the world struggles to feed hundreds of millions of people enough calories and nutrients to maintain their health, researchers in Finland examined what would happen if more food grown for animal consumption went to humans.
Booking.com to warn users reserving occupied West Bank properties
Israeli TV outlet says the website will add a safety guidance to bookings in the West Bank that will include the word occupied.
The online travel booking website Booking.com will start adding safety guidance to all reservations in the occupied West Bank across its platforms, an Israeli television outlet has reported.
The guidance will also refer to the West Bank as “occupied”, Channel 13’s Hatzinor programme claimed. Moreover, similar guidance is being debated for properties in occupied East Jerusalem, the programme added.
Japan storm: Nine million people told to evacuate as super typhoon Nanmadol hits
By Elsa Maishman
BBC News
Nine million people have been told to evacuate their homes as Japan is battered by one of the worst typhoons the country has ever seen.
The super typhoon Nanmadol has killed two people and injured almost 90.
It hit Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, on Sunday morning, and is set to reach Honshu, the largest island, in the coming days.
Tens of thousands of people spent Sunday night in emergency shelters, and almost 350,000 homes are without power.
Transport and business has been disrupted, and the country is braced for extensive flooding and landslides
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