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Taiwan shuts down, braces for arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey | Weather News
Biggest typhoon in decades will hit Taiwan where schools and businesses have been suspended amid heavy rains, winds. Business and schools have shut across Taiwan and hundreds of flights were cancelled as millions of people brace for the arrival of Super Typhoon Kong-rey, one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in decades. … Read more
The rules of war aren’t protecting civilians. Can they be enforced? : NPR
Ukrainian emergency workers respond at the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in the capital Kyiv after it was hit by a Russian missile on July 8. Alex Babenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Babenko/AP KYIV, Ukraine — The Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv is still scarred from a direct hit by a deadly Russian missile … Read more
Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to join Russian war in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
US increases estimated number of North Korean troops sent to Russia amid fears Moscow’s war on Ukraine could expand. An estimated 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to train and fight against Ukraine in “the next several weeks”, the Pentagon has announced, significantly increasing the estimated number of soldiers deployed by North … Read more
Georgia’s crucial vote was marred by intimidation, European monitors say : NPR
Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, leader of the Georgian Dream party, greets demonstrators during a rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 29. Shakh Aivazov/AP hide caption toggle caption Shakh Aivazov/AP TBILISI, Georgia — European observers said Sunday that Georgia’s parliamentary election took place in a “climate of hatred and intimidation” with multiple violations and cases of violence, … Read more
Michiko’s story: How a Japanese girl survived an atomic bomb | Nuclear Weapons News
She was only seven years old at the time, but Michiko Kodama has a crystal-clear memory of the morning of August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. “It was a sunny day,” she says. “At 8:15, I was at school, sitting at my desk at the front of the class, when there was a tremendous white … Read more
sun, sea and sirens : The Picture Show : NPR
Life goes on at Odesa’s beaches this summer, where the waves wash away worries, if only for a moment. Simona Supino hide caption toggle caption Simona Supino Two years into a war that has ravaged Ukraine, Odesa, a coastal jewel on the Black Sea, presents an intriguing paradox. Known historically for its vibrant, unique identity, … Read more
A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote | Politics News
Georgians will vote in parliamentary elections on Saturday that look set to define whether the mountainous nation that straddles Eastern Europe and West Asia will pivot towards Moscow or Brussels. The geopolitical bifurcation of the country’s politics has been gradually building for years but came to the fore in April, when wide-scale protests broke out. … Read more
King Charles tells summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery : NPR
Britain’s King Charles and Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, left, talk during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Friday. Rick Rycroft/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Rycroft/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — King Charles III told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday that the … Read more
Biden to apologise for Indigenous boarding school policy in US | Al Jazeera News
Other nations including Canada and Australia have said sorry for previous policies of forced assimilation. United States President Joe Biden will formally apologise for the government’s role in forcing Indigenous children into boarding schools where many were physically and sexually abused and nearly 1,000 died. “I’m doing something I should have done a long time … Read more