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August 28, 2022
The Suwałki Gap is often referred to as the potential hotspot in a possible conflict between NATO and Russia. We visited this narrow piece of land to ask the people living there about their feelings. Report by Marek Steele-Zieliński.
Suwałki Gap: the potential hotspot in a NATO - Russia standoff - TVP World (Poland)
The Suwałki Gap is often referred to as the potential hotspot in a possible conflict between NATO and Russia. We visited this narrow piece of land to ask the people living there about their feelings. Report by Marek Steele-Zieliński.
August 28, 2022
Authorities are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who was found inside a vehicle belonging to an employee at Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School in Mission, Texas. Officials say temperatures in the area at that time were in the triple digits. KVEO Xochilt Lagunas reports.
5-Year-Old Found Dead Inside Car At Texas Elementary School - KVEO (NBC)
Authorities are investigating the death of a 5-year-old boy who was found inside a vehicle belonging to an employee at Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School in Mission, Texas. Officials say temperatures in the area at that time were in the triple digits. KVEO Xochilt Lagunas reports.
August 28, 2022
At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 injured during intense battles in Tripoli.
It follows a build-up of rival forces over the past week after a dispute about who should govern. The violence is raising fears that the country could return to a civil war.
Al Jazeera's Malik Traina has this report from Tripoli, Libya.
23 killed in Libya's Tripoli as fears grow of a wider war - Al Jazeera
At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 injured during intense battles in Tripoli.
It follows a build-up of rival forces over the past week after a dispute about who should govern. The violence is raising fears that the country could return to a civil war.
Al Jazeera's Malik Traina has this report from Tripoli, Libya.
August 28, 2022
Al Jazeera speaks to members of the Crimean Tatar community who fled to Ukraine eight years ago when the peninsula was annexed by Russia.
A series of recent attacks in Russian-held Crimea has highlighted Ukraine's determination to retake the peninsula annexed in 2014.
Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports.
Crimean Tatars hope for a Crimea independent from Russia - Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera speaks to members of the Crimean Tatar community who fled to Ukraine eight years ago when the peninsula was annexed by Russia.
A series of recent attacks in Russian-held Crimea has highlighted Ukraine's determination to retake the peninsula annexed in 2014.
Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports.
August 28, 2022
In hopes to make the Church more global and diverse, Pope Francis elevates 20 churchmen to the rank of cardinal from all over the globe, including East Timor, Mongolia and Nigeria.
Pope Francis appoints 20 new cardinals - ABC News
In hopes to make the Church more global and diverse, Pope Francis elevates 20 churchmen to the rank of cardinal from all over the globe, including East Timor, Mongolia and Nigeria.
August 28, 2022
As a significant rise in the price of energy looms this winter, complicating the cost of living crisis, Nadhim Zahawi has acknowledged that the government needs to do more to support vulnerable families.
'What I'm looking at is how I can target that help for those people, not just to January, but we need to make sure we're resilient through next year,' said the chancellor.
Zahawi also suggested Britons should consider cutting down on energy use in light of the huge rise in bills they will face given the new energy price cap. Blaming Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the chancellor added it was 'a difficult time' given 'there is war on our continent'.
Chancellor says people should cut energy use: 'There is war on our continent'
As a significant rise in the price of energy looms this winter, complicating the cost of living crisis, Nadhim Zahawi has acknowledged that the government needs to do more to support vulnerable families.
'What I'm looking at is how I can target that help for those people, not just to January, but we need to make sure we're resilient through next year,' said the chancellor.
Zahawi also suggested Britons should consider cutting down on energy use in light of the huge rise in bills they will face given the new energy price cap. Blaming Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the chancellor added it was 'a difficult time' given 'there is war on our continent'.
August 28, 2022
A concrete obelisk topped with Soviet stars, which was the centerpiece of a monument commemorating the Red Army's victory over Nazi Germany, was demolished in Latvia's capital, Riga, on Thursday. Two diggers with pneumatic hammers brought the 79-meter (261-foot) obelisk down to the applause of numerous onlookers. A number of large-scale bronze statues had already been removed from the monument in the preceding days. In view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Latvia issued a decree that all objects glorifying totalitarian regimes must be destroyed by November 15. This included the Soviet victory monument erected in 1985.
"This monument was a steady reminder of our occupation and the associated fate of many people: deportation, repression, and so on. We do not need this kind of monument," Latvian President Egils Levits said during a livestream of the demolition. Mayor Martin Stakis called the demolition a "historic moment for Riga and all of Latvia."
Divisive monument
Some members of Latvia's ethnic Russian community had protested the removal of the monument. Every year on May 9, thousands of ethnic Russians gather at the monument to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Most Latvians see this date as the start of the Soviet occupation, which lasted until 1991. A group of activists attempted to demolish the monument with dynamite in 1997 but the explosives detonated unexpectedly, killing two people. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February has prompted authorities in several Eastern European countries to speed up the removal of Soviet-era symbols. Latvia's parliament voted in May to demolish the victory monument, and Riga's city council followed suit.
Russian backlash
Riga's monument was dismantled a week after neighboring Estonia took down a Soviet-era memorial of its own in Narva, a city with a large Russian-speaking minority. Tallinn had accused Russia of using such monuments to stir up tensions. There were concerns that Moscow might try to exploit differences between the Russian-speaking minorities and the national governments in Estonia and Latvia to destabilize the countries. Estonia's removal of the Soviet monument prompted the Russian hacker group Killnet to hit back with a major wave of cyberattacks on public and private facilities last week.
Latvia topples massive 79-meter Soviet-era monument - DW News
A concrete obelisk topped with Soviet stars, which was the centerpiece of a monument commemorating the Red Army's victory over Nazi Germany, was demolished in Latvia's capital, Riga, on Thursday. Two diggers with pneumatic hammers brought the 79-meter (261-foot) obelisk down to the applause of numerous onlookers. A number of large-scale bronze statues had already been removed from the monument in the preceding days. In view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Latvia issued a decree that all objects glorifying totalitarian regimes must be destroyed by November 15. This included the Soviet victory monument erected in 1985.
"This monument was a steady reminder of our occupation and the associated fate of many people: deportation, repression, and so on. We do not need this kind of monument," Latvian President Egils Levits said during a livestream of the demolition. Mayor Martin Stakis called the demolition a "historic moment for Riga and all of Latvia."
Divisive monument
Some members of Latvia's ethnic Russian community had protested the removal of the monument. Every year on May 9, thousands of ethnic Russians gather at the monument to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Most Latvians see this date as the start of the Soviet occupation, which lasted until 1991. A group of activists attempted to demolish the monument with dynamite in 1997 but the explosives detonated unexpectedly, killing two people. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February has prompted authorities in several Eastern European countries to speed up the removal of Soviet-era symbols. Latvia's parliament voted in May to demolish the victory monument, and Riga's city council followed suit.
Russian backlash
Riga's monument was dismantled a week after neighboring Estonia took down a Soviet-era memorial of its own in Narva, a city with a large Russian-speaking minority. Tallinn had accused Russia of using such monuments to stir up tensions. There were concerns that Moscow might try to exploit differences between the Russian-speaking minorities and the national governments in Estonia and Latvia to destabilize the countries. Estonia's removal of the Soviet monument prompted the Russian hacker group Killnet to hit back with a major wave of cyberattacks on public and private facilities last week.
August 28, 2022
In Pakistan, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has appealed for international help as authorities deal with some of the worst flooding in the country's history. Close to a thousand people have been killed since monsoon rains began in June. Hundreds of thousands more have had to leave their homes. Pakistan has declared a state of emergency to deal with the disaster.
Pakistan declares state of emergency as floods disrupt millions of lives - DW News
In Pakistan, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has appealed for international help as authorities deal with some of the worst flooding in the country's history. Close to a thousand people have been killed since monsoon rains began in June. Hundreds of thousands more have had to leave their homes. Pakistan has declared a state of emergency to deal with the disaster.
August 28, 2022
It's been just over six months since Russia invaded Ukraine. And in that time, thousands of lives have been claimed, on the battlefield and in Ukrainian cities under attack from Russia. Alongside this however, is escalating economic destruction. We take stock of the Ukrainian and Russian economies - and where they might be headed as the conflict settles into a war of attrition.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Economies at War: The Last Six Months
03:58 The Economic Impact of the War on the Ukrainian Economy
09:12 The Russian Economy: On its Knees or Surprisingly Resilient?
11:15 Does Western Aid Match Ukrainian Needs?
13:14 Will Stabilizing Energy Prices Hit Russian Revenue?
15:25 Economies at War: The Next Six Months
A tale of two economies: Ukraine and Russia - DW News
It's been just over six months since Russia invaded Ukraine. And in that time, thousands of lives have been claimed, on the battlefield and in Ukrainian cities under attack from Russia. Alongside this however, is escalating economic destruction. We take stock of the Ukrainian and Russian economies - and where they might be headed as the conflict settles into a war of attrition.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Economies at War: The Last Six Months
03:58 The Economic Impact of the War on the Ukrainian Economy
09:12 The Russian Economy: On its Knees or Surprisingly Resilient?
11:15 Does Western Aid Match Ukrainian Needs?
13:14 Will Stabilizing Energy Prices Hit Russian Revenue?
15:25 Economies at War: The Next Six Months
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