Kharkiv triumph raises Ukrainian spirits – and victory hopes
Ukraine has reclaimed 8,000 square kilometres of territory this month inflicting serious blow to Russian military ambitions.
Ukraine has won a decisive victory in the 29th week of the war, reclaiming an estimated 8,000 square kilometres (3,090 square miles) of northeastern territory from Russian forces, inflicting a serious blow to Russian morale and convincing their Western allies that Kyiv could defeat Moscow.
The recent battlefield successes also suggest that Kyiv’s goal of re-establishing the country’s 2014 borders may be achievable. Ukraine has pledged to regain control of Crimea Peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
Woman holds up Beirut bank with activists to withdraw own savings
Sali Hafez took $13,000 from her frozen bank account ‘to pay for sister’s cancer treatment’
Associated Press
A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch and took $13,000 from her trapped savings.
One witness said the intruders doused the inside of the bank with petrol and threatened to set it alight during the incident, which was live-streamed on Facebook.
Sali Hafez told the local Al Jadeed TV station that she needed the money to pay for her sister’s cancer treatment. She said she had repeatedly visited the bank to ask for her money and was told she could receive only $200 a month in Lebanese pounds. Hafez said the toy pistol belonged to her nephew.
Putin and Xi to meet at summit of authoritarian states that will soon include Iran
Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation comes at a perilous time across Eurasia
A major security and economic bloc will move closer this week toward embracing Iran as a full-fledged member, an alignment that could ease the impact of any sanctions on Tehran and bolster its strategic position and strengthen an alliance led by Moscow and Beijing.
Iran has for years sought to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a trading and security alliance of mostly authoritarian states that aspires to be a Eurasian alternative to the G7.
The summit will take place in the historic Silk Road crossroads city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan.
Somalia's 'pending nightmare:' Millions at risk of famine
If nothing is done within days, people in Somalia will start dying, according to the Red Cross. Experts say that lessons from previous famines have to be learned to prevent mass casualties.
A humanitarian catastrophe is imminent in Somalia and the Horn of Africa. That's the joint assessment of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), following months of food security assessments.
The number of people in dire need of emergency humanitarian assistance in Somalia has increased from 4.1 million at the beginning of 2022 to 7.1 million, and is expected to continue to grow.
‘Colombia’s burden’: The chefs using coca in their dishes in effort to break taboo
A number of chefs in Colombia are experimenting with using flour made from coca leafs – the principal ingredient of cocaine – in their dishes, in the hope that it will one day become a common condiment or seasoning in Colombian cuisine.
Ukraine war: President Zelensky visits city recaptured in rapid counter-offensive
By Matt Murphy
BBC News
President Volodymyr Zelensky has been to the recaptured city of Izyum, a key logistics hub in north-eastern Ukraine.
During his visit, Mr Zelensky thanked troops who took part in the counter-attack against Russian occupiers.
He oversaw a flag-raising ceremony and said the Ukrainian flag would return to every city and village in the country.
Ukrainian officials say they are targeting towns in the eastern Donbas region after making a series of gains in a rapid counter-offensive.
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