Geronimo is from New Zealand and has been in the UK since August 2017. There, the animal has repeatedly tested positive for a form of tuberculosis. Owner Helen MacDonald questioned the reliability of those tests and fought an unsuccessful legal battle to save Jeronimo. MacDonald wasn’t alone in her desire to save the alpacas from […]
Blaming mistake in Kabul on President Joe Biden: ‘Taliban offered US to secure city, Biden refused’
Washington Post sources suggest that the failure in Afghanistan, primarily to secure Kabul, is attributable to US President Joe Biden, not the Taliban. They offered the United States to secure Kabul so that it could be evacuated, but Joe Biden did not think that was necessary and left it to the Taliban. When the US […]
Security Council passes resolution to allow people to leave Afghanistan safely
The UN Security Council passed a resolution calling on the Taliban to allow Afghans to leave their homeland unimpeded. The resolution received 13 votes, with Russia and China abstaining. Security Council resolutions are legally binding under international law. The decision could increase pressure on the Taliban to fulfill the commitments made by the radical Islamist […]
IAEA: North Korea restarts its main nuclear reactor
North Korea has resumed operations at the country’s main nuclear reactor. This is clear from Annual Report The International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the reactor located in Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang, produces plutonium. Plutonium and highly enriched uranium are the main ingredients for making nuclear […]
All of New Orleans is without power because of Hurricane Ida
Yesterday, the US state of Louisiana was hit by Ida, a “life-changing” hurricane that brought winds of up to 150 miles per hour. The wind blew many trees. At least one person could have died this way CNN. dangerous situations In Louisiana, according to the American channel, there are 940 thousand homes without electricity, and […]
Stalin-era mass graves found in Ukraine
While working around the airport of the port city of Odessa in Ukraine, mass graves were found with the remains of between five and eight thousand people. They are said to have been killed during the Stalin Terror in the late 1930s. According to researchers, there are 29 graves. Together, they are the largest mass […]
New Zealand has remarkably united in Prime Minister Ardern’s “zero COVID” policy
The turnout for a public demonstration against the Corona measures in Auckland, New Zealand, which has been in strict lockdown for two weeks after one infection was discovered, was remarkable last week. Only one person appeared. This lone protester can symbolize the support Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern still has among the people of New Zealand […]
Wake-up call 28/8: Verstappen starts from the pole in Belgium • Afghanistan Veterans Meeting
Do you hit the road? Here you will find it summary from work. Check file here railway timetable. What do you expect today? The Dutch Veterans’ Institute is organizing a meeting in Dorn for soldiers who have served in Afghanistan. The institute notes that today’s Afghan war veterans have a great need to talk to […]
A call to solve Ethiopia’s war: ‘The state cannot afford more destruction’
Nearly sixty African academics have called in an open letter for a political solution to the conflict in northern Ethiopia. There has been a civil war raging there for nearly ten months. The conflict between the rulers of Tigray state and the national government started in Addis Ababa, but now there is fighting outside of […]
Evacuations from Afghanistan now impossible but ‘talking to the Taliban’
Former senior diplomat Ed Cronenberg said on the show that there is no other option but to start talks with the Taliban News & Co. On NPO Radio 1: “The Netherlands is of course not the only one with this problem, many countries have been active there.” He therefore calls for an EU mission to […]