Russian unit complains of receiving "criminal orders" and being sent into battle "to be slaughtered"
For the second time in a month, men who say they are with a mobilized Russian unit deployed to Ukraine have complained about their treatment and commanders.
The men are from regiment 1439, which comes from Irkutsk in Siberia. A group from the same regiment issued a similar protest in January. It's unclear whether the new video includes men involved in the previous complaint.
In the latest video, published Saturday, the group claimed they had been given “unlawful and criminal orders” from their command and sent to battle without “any support.”
Nigerians face tense wait in presidential election vote count
New polling system hit by significant technical problems with results unlikely to be confirmed on Sunday
Jason Burke in Lagos
Nigeria is in the midst of a tense wait as election authorities count tens of millions of votes that will determine who will become president in Africa’s most populous country and control its national assembly.
Voting on Saturday was marred by widespread delays and some scattered violence but fears of widespread chaos proved unfounded.
Early hopes that official nationwide results could be expected from late on Sunday appear optimistic as a new system deployed by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has developed significant technical problems. The final election tally is expected by the middle of next week.
Estonia's Star in the MakingHow Kaja Kallas Rose To Become One of Europe's Leading Voices
By Nadia Pantel
There are two different kinds of stories the family of Kaja Kallas tells about the years they spent in Siberia. There are the stories of hunger, cold and fear – of how Soviet soldiers piled Kallas' mother into a cattle car with her mother and grandmother in 1949 and deported them to the east, beyond Novosibirsk. And then there are the stories they can laugh about. The one about how they managed to bring a sewing machine along with them, which provided a bit of income once they arrived at their destination, a tiny settlement of little more than a handful of wooden huts. There, they repaired the clothing of other residents. "My grandparents experienced horrible things," says Kaja Kallas. "And they taught me that you have to celebrate being alive."
Kallas is sitting at the oval table where she, as head of Estonian government, receives guests from around the world. Two days later, she will meet here with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. A week earlier, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson dropped by for a visit.
Iran releases Spanish woman jailed over Amini protests
The 24-year-old activist was charged with espionage after allegedly joining anti-government demonstrations in November. A second Spanish national remains in prison.
A Spanish woman imprisoned in Iran for three months on espionage charges after she was arrested during anti-government protests has been released, Spain's government said Sunday.
Ana Baneira Suarez was 24 years old when she was arrested, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) revealed at the time.
"She was freed yesterday, but we didn't want to announce it publicly before her plane had taken off from Iran," Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told journalists.
"I was able to speak with her ... she is well," he said, adding she was on her way to northwestern Spain, where she is from.
Two Israelis killed in West Bank as Israeli, Palestinian officials meet in Jordan
A Palestinian gunman on Sunday opened fire at an Israeli car in the occupied West Bank, killing two Israelis, senior politicians and Israeli settler leaders said. The shooting cast a shadow over a high-level meeting between Palestinian and Israeli delegations in neighbouring Jordan meant to reduce surging violence ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The shooting came days after a deadly Israeli military raid in the nearby Palestinian city of Nablus, in which 11 Palestinians were killed in a gun battle. The military said it was searching for the attacker, who opened fire on a car on the West Bank's main highway and fled.
In an initial move, an Israeli cabinet minister approved a proposal that would impose the death penalty on Palestinian militants involved in deadly attacks.
Dozens killed as boat carrying migrants, refugees sinks off Italy
At least 81 people are rescued after a boat carrying more than 100 people crashes in stormy weather off the Italian coast.
At least 58 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying migrants and refugees sank off the Italian coastal city of Crotone in the southern region of Calabria.
The vessel had set sail from Turkey several days ago with migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and several other countries, and crashed on Sunday in stormy weather near Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort on the eastern coast of Calabria.
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