Political situation in Kosovo
Kosovo takes down Ukrainian flag after Zelensky's words
Kosovo has taken down the Ukrainian flag from a facade in the capital Pristina, Ukrainian Pravda reports.
"We always have solidarity with those affected by war, violence and persecution [...] but no one should insult our state and the sacrifices of our people," writes the mayor Përparim Rama on Facebook.
This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's first state visit to Serbia this weekend.
During a press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Zelensky said that Ukraine is determined not to recognize Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Vucic, in turn, said that Serbia supports Ukraine's territorial integrity, including in the Russian-occupied territories.
About half of the UN countries have recognized Kosovo's independence, including all EU countries except Spain, Slovakia, Romania, Greece and Cyprus.
Kosovo takes down Ukrainian flag after Zelensky's words
Kosovo has taken down the Ukrainian flag from a facade in the capital Pristina, Ukrainian Pravda reports.
"We always have solidarity with those affected by war, violence and persecution [...] but no one should insult our state and the sacrifices of our people," writes the mayor Përparim Rama on Facebook.
This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's first state visit to Serbia this weekend.
During a press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Zelensky said that Ukraine is determined not to recognize Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Vucic, in turn, said that Serbia supports Ukraine's territorial integrity, including in the Russian-occupied territories.
About half of the UN countries have recognized Kosovo's independence, including all EU countries except Spain, Slovakia, Romania, Greece and Cyprus.
Putin's Russia
The last war-critical party in Russia is on the way out
The social-liberal Yabloko, the only legally registered party in Russia that openly criticizes the Ukraine war, is being forced out. The independent Moscow Times reports.
The party's candidates and their families are receiving death threats. A local politician has posted several of the threats he has received, including a picture that someone took at his house.
"If you say anything bad about United Russia (Putin's party, editor's note) one more time, I'll crush your fucking skull... I might visit your mother... I'll kill you," the threat reads.
The nationalist Rodina party has taken Yabloko to the Supreme Court to ban the party ahead of the State Duma elections in September.
- Yabloko is full of traitors who work for the West and have Western values, says party leader Alexei Zhuravlyov.
Yabloko has no representation in the Duma or the Federation Council, and only five out of nearly 4,000 seats in the regional parliaments.
The last war-critical party in Russia is on the way out
The social-liberal Yabloko, the only legally registered party in Russia that openly criticizes the Ukraine war, is being forced out. The independent Moscow Times reports.
The party's candidates and their families are receiving death threats. A local politician has posted several of the threats he has received, including a picture that someone took at his house.
"If you say anything bad about United Russia (Putin's party, editor's note) one more time, I'll crush your fucking skull... I might visit your mother... I'll kill you," the threat reads.
The nationalist Rodina party has taken Yabloko to the Supreme Court to ban the party ahead of the State Duma elections in September.
- Yabloko is full of traitors who work for the West and have Western values, says party leader Alexei Zhuravlyov.
Yabloko has no representation in the Duma or the Federation Council, and only five out of nearly 4,000 seats in the regional parliaments.
Syria's new government
Russia returns its military bases in Syria
Russia and Syria have agreed on the future of the two Russian military bases in Syria, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said, according to several media outlets.
The civilian parts of the Hmeimim air base and the Tartus naval base will be taken over by Syria, and the military parts will be converted into joint training facilities.
The Financial Times describes it as a "significant strategic setback" for Russia, which has tried to retain control of the two bases after the Syrian transition of power in 2024.
Russia supported former President Bashar al-Assad militarily during the Syrian civil war. He went into exile in Russia after current President Ahmad al-Sharaa took power.
The Kremlin has not commented on the agreement.
Climate Threat Wildfires in Canada
Experts: Canada must get used to wildfires
Canada is enduring another summer of devastating wildfires that have ravaged millions of hectares. Experts AFP spoke to say this is the new normal.
“We will have to live with this,” said Normand Lacour, who worked for decades at Quebec’s forest fire authority.
A quarter of the world’s taiga forest is in Canada, and the country is warming twice as fast as the global average. That makes it particularly vulnerable to “intense and very widespread” wildfires, says Patricia DeRepentigny, a geography professor at the University of Ottawa.
Recent fire seasons have been among the worst on record, most notably the summer of 2023, when an area the size of Syria burned.
Typhoon Dolphin
Over 300,000 evacuated from Typhoon Dolphin in China
On Sunday evening, local time, Typhoon Dolphin moved across China's east coast. 390,000 people have been evacuated from the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province, and over 30,000 from the Shanghai area, writes AP.
Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports have canceled more than 1,300 flights, 60 percent of total air traffic, during Sunday.
According to authorities, 200 to 400 millimeters of rain are expected to fall in the coming days.
Dolphin has also hit Japan, the Philippines and Taiwan, where thousands had to evacuate. In Okinawa in southern Japan, several people were injured and tens of thousands of households were left without power.
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Russia returns its military bases in Syria
Russia and Syria have agreed on the future of the two Russian military bases in Syria, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said, according to several media outlets.
The civilian parts of the Hmeimim air base and the Tartus naval base will be taken over by Syria, and the military parts will be converted into joint training facilities.
The Financial Times describes it as a "significant strategic setback" for Russia, which has tried to retain control of the two bases after the Syrian transition of power in 2024.
Russia supported former President Bashar al-Assad militarily during the Syrian civil war. He went into exile in Russia after current President Ahmad al-Sharaa took power.
The Kremlin has not commented on the agreement.
Climate Threat Wildfires in Canada
Experts: Canada must get used to wildfires
Canada is enduring another summer of devastating wildfires that have ravaged millions of hectares. Experts AFP spoke to say this is the new normal.
“We will have to live with this,” said Normand Lacour, who worked for decades at Quebec’s forest fire authority.
A quarter of the world’s taiga forest is in Canada, and the country is warming twice as fast as the global average. That makes it particularly vulnerable to “intense and very widespread” wildfires, says Patricia DeRepentigny, a geography professor at the University of Ottawa.
Recent fire seasons have been among the worst on record, most notably the summer of 2023, when an area the size of Syria burned.
Typhoon Dolphin
Over 300,000 evacuated from Typhoon Dolphin in China
On Sunday evening, local time, Typhoon Dolphin moved across China's east coast. 390,000 people have been evacuated from the city of Taizhou in Zhejiang province, and over 30,000 from the Shanghai area, writes AP.
Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong airports have canceled more than 1,300 flights, 60 percent of total air traffic, during Sunday.
According to authorities, 200 to 400 millimeters of rain are expected to fall in the coming days.
Dolphin has also hit Japan, the Philippines and Taiwan, where thousands had to evacuate. In Okinawa in southern Japan, several people were injured and tens of thousands of households were left without power.
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