Fresh 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey: Damaged buildings collapse; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fires senior military commander, no reason given; Derecho storm is forecast to bring damaging hurricane-force winds across US; Israeli and Palestinian officials vow to curb violence.
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Hundreds of thousands of people have carried out marches in anti-government protests in Poland’s capital with citizens traveling from across the country to voice their anger. They have marched against Poland’s national-conservative ruling Law and Justice party in the country’s largest demonstrations since mass protests against the introduction of a near-total ban on abortion in 2020. The protests have erupted against the perceived erosion of democratic norms and fears that the nation is perhaps following the footsteps of Hungary and Turkey down the path to autocracy. The march was held yesterday, on 4 June, because it is the anniversary of the partially free elections in 1989 at which the success of the Solidarity movement led by Lech Wałęsa had paved the way for the end of Poland’s communist regime. Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who belongs to the opposition party that led the main march in Warsaw, estimated that 500,000 people took part. Large crowds also gathered in Krakow and other cities across the nation of 38 million people, showing frustration with a government that critics accuse of violating the constitution and eroding fundamental rights in Poland, a country long hailed as model of peaceful and democratic change. Amid a red, white and blue sea of Polish and European flags, participants waved banners blaming the Law and Justice party PiS for soaring inflation and accusing it of nepotism, corruption and destroying democracy.
#PolandProtest #AntiGovernmentProtests #WarsawProtests #Poland #OneindiaNews #OneEnglish #EnglishNews
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A Turkish commando battalion has arrived in northern Kosovo in response to a request from NATO for more troops to help quell violent unrest between ethnic Serbs and Albanians.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made no breakthrough on Sunday in talks about Sweden’s membership in the military organization with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with officials from the two countries to meet in just over a week to try to bridge their differences.
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The Russian-appointed mayor of Nova Kakhovka, Vladimir Leontyev said that two other people who had gone missing following Tuesday’s dam breach had been found, and efforts were underway to evacuate them. Officials say at least 4,000 people have been evacuated from both the Russian and Ukrainian-controlled sides of the Dnieper river, which has become part of the front line between the fighting forces. On the Ukrainian-controlled western bank, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Thursday to evaluate the response to damage caused by the Kakhovka dam breach.
#NovaKakhovkaDam #KakhovkaDamCollapse #RussiaUkraineWar #NovaKakhovkaDamCollapse #UkraineFloods
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The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine will have profound and far-reaching consequences, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling it an.. Sky News
150 Tons of Oil , Released Into Dnieper River , Following Destruction of Kakhovka Dam.
On June 6, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office said
that at least 150 tons of machine oil was spilled into the
Dnieper River following the explosion of the Kakhovka dam.
On June 6, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office said
that at least 150 tons of machine oil was spilled into the
Dnieper River following the explosion of the Kakhovka dam.
'Newsweek' reports that the hydroelectric power
plant's dam was destroyed, with video
footage showing explosions around the dam.
According to the head of the Kherson regional military
administration, flooding has already hit at least eight
settlements and evacuations were underway.
According to Zelensky's office,
an additional 300 tons of oil are still at
risk of spilling into the Dnieper River.
Russia and Ukraine have blamed each
other for the destruction of the dam. .
Ukraine's Defense Ministry called
the destruction of the dam a "terrorist attack
and war crime" committed by Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused
Ukraine of sabotaging the dam in order
to cut off Crimea's supply of water. .
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused
Ukraine of sabotaging the dam in order
to cut off Crimea's supply of water. .
'Newsweek' reports that no civilian
or military casualties have been attributed
to the destruction of the Kakhovka dam.
While the environmental impact of the oil leakage remains
unknown, Zelensky's chief of staff warned that it could
affect the water supply of southern Kherson and Crimea.
While the environmental impact of the oil leakage remains
unknown, Zelensky's chief of staff warned that it could
affect the water supply of southern Kherson and Crimea.
The official also warned of the possible
"destruction of some of the settlements and
of the biosphere" as a result of the oil spill.
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Controversies never seem to end for the film ‘Adipurush’. In the latest, Kriti Sanon, Prabhas and director Om Raut visited the Tirupati temple to seek blessings ahead of their film’s release. And a video of the actress and Raut has surfaced on social media which showed the two exchanging a peck on the cheeks before leaving the temple premises. Priest and politicians have reacted to the same.Watch the video to know the details.
#Adipurush #KiritiSanon #OmRaut
Jan Shatabdi Express derails near Chennai Central station, none injured; Manipur violence: IED hurled at gate of Manipur BJP MLA Soraisam Kebi's residence; Cyclone Biparjoy: Very severe cyclonic storm to intensify further, tweets IMD; Odisha Train Accident: Fire in another train Durg-Puri Express, no casualties.
#OdishaTrainAccident #JanShatabdiExpress #TrainAccident
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After 2016, El Nino is back in the Pacific Ocean, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), USA, declared on Thursday that the weather-changing El Nino that packs the power to blunt the Atlantic hurricane season has begun. El Nino, which in Spanish means little boy, is a climate pattern that develops along the equatorial Pacific Ocean after an interval of a few years ranging between 2 and 7 years. Globally, El Nino has been often associated with severe heatwaves, floods and droughts in the past. Sea surface temperatures across the equatorial Pacific Ocean have risen 0.5C (0.9F) above normal and wind patterns have changed to the point where El Nino criteria have been met, the US Climate Prediction Center said Thursday.
#ElNino #ElNinoArrives #NOAA
After the breach of the Kakhovka dam in the Kherson region, the safety of theZaporizhzhia nuclear power plant might be in trouble, if latest reports are to be believed. The cooling pond at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is in danger of collapse as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka dam and the draining of its reservoir. Without the reservoir on the other side to counteract it, the internal pressure of the water in the cooling pool could breach the Dyke around it, a report by the Paris-based Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety has said. The IRSN report suggests that the integrity of the Dyke around the pond could be in danger of collapse even without Russian sabotage. However, the loss of the pool would not necessarily be catastrophic as other sources of water could be brought in, such as pumping trucks, to prevent a meltdown of the plant’s nuclear fuel, but a loss of the cooling pool would dramatically increase safety concerns at the plant. Since the collapse of the Kakhovka dam this past Tuesday, its reservoir has been draining into the Dnipro River and the Black Sea… and will soon drop below the water intakes quantity used to pump water. There are an array of spray ponds that are used to cool the reactor cores and spent fuel at the site… and the much bigger cooling pool is usually used as a water reserve.
#Zaporizhzhia #Kakhovkadamblast#Russiaukrainewar
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Cyclone Biparjoy is set to intensify in the next 36 hours and will be heading north-northwestwards in the next two days. The weather department tweeted about the update on Cyclone Biparjoy. The IMD said that the very severe cyclonic storm was located over the east-central Arabian Sea located 840-kilometer west-southwest of Goa and 870 km west-southwest of Mumbai at 11:30 pm on June 8.
#CycloneBiparjoy #Cyclone #arabiansea
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Ukraine Attacks Russian Defenses, Amid Rumors the Counteroffensive Has Begun.
On June 8, Ukrainian forces launched
an assault on Russian-held positions
in the south of Zaporizhzhia.
'The Guardian' reports that some officials in Ukraine
have said that the intense fighting marked the
beginning of Kyiv's anticipated counteroffensive.
Intense fighting, believed to include western-
supplied tanks, armored vehicles, infantry and
artillery, took place outside of the town of Tokmak. .
'The Guardian' reports that Ukrainian officials have
previously said that an official announcement would
not be made when the counteroffensive begins.
According to the Institute for the Study of War, , a U.S.-based thinktank closely following Russia's war against Ukraine, it is likely that the counteroffensive is underway.
Activity throughout Ukraine is consistent
with a variety of indicators that Ukrainian
counteroffensive operations
are under way across the theater, Institute for the Study of War, via Twitter.
The news comes following days of heavy shelling against
Russian defenses, with Ukrainian forces attempting to
block routes to the Russian-held city of Melitopol.
The news comes following days of heavy shelling against
Russian defenses, with Ukrainian forces attempting to
block routes to the Russian-held city of Melitopol.
The city of Tokmak is a major Russian logistical hub
that is both a major railway and the center of
communications between Mauripol, Berdyansk and Crimea.
The city of Tokmak is a major Russian logistical hub
that is both a major railway and the center of
communications between Mauripol, Berdyansk and Crimea.
'The Guardian' reports that the counteroffensive has long been
believed to be aimed at severing the Russian "land bridge"
that links Crimea with occupied parts of the south and east.
'The Guardian' reports that the counteroffensive has long been
believed to be aimed at severing the Russian "land bridge"
that links Crimea with occupied parts of the south and east
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Buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip have been turned into an art exhibition which aims to draw attention to young people affected by the attacks.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Sky News he will do "whatever we need to do to defend ourselves" against Iran - and diplomacy has failed to.. Sky News
At least six people have been hospitalised, three with gunshot wounds, after Israeli forces opened fire on stone-throwing Palestinian youth during a raid by Israel into the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. A witness said that a large Israeli military convoy arrived in downtown Ramallah early on Thursday leading hundreds of Palestinians to gather in the area. Israeli forces said to be on an operation to demolish a home in Ramallah, fired live bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at the crowd of Palestinian youths who hurled stones.
#Ramallah #Israel #WestBank
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Five members of a Palestinian terror group in Lebanon were killed in a mysterious blast blamed on Israel on Wednesday. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC) has blamed Israel for the killing of five of its members in a blast in eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border.
#LebanonBlast #Palestine #Israel # ThePopularFrontfortheLiberationofPalestine
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The Israeli army has killed three Palestinian men during a large-scale raid on the Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War. Nearly 3 million Palestinians live there, along with about 490,000 Israelis in settlements considered to be illegal under international law. According to Palestinian health ministry, at least seven other Palestinians were injured, including four with live ammunition, and dozens of others suffered tear gas inhalation. Hundreds of Israeli soldiers and special forces participated in the raid that began at about 1am last night and continued until 5am today.
#Nablusttack#Palestineislamicjihad#Nabluswestbank
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Israeli forces are on high alert as preparations for Jerusalem Day Flag March is underway. Palestinian terrorist groups have issued threats against the Israeli flag march scheduled for tomorrow. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Jerusalem Day flag march will take place on its traditional route. Israel’s far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are also likely to attend the march, as they have done in past years. Palestinian businesses in the area have been shut down and movement of residents have been limited in order to facilitate the procession and avoid confrontation. More than 2,000 police officers will secure the controversial march, along with more than 1,000 other security personnel who will ensure that other events in the capital throughout the day are adequately protected. The annual parade is organized by right-wing and religious organizations to commemorate Israel’s unification of Jerusalem and the capture of the Old City including the Western Wall and Temple Mount, in the 1967 Six Day War.
#Jerusalemday #Israelflagmarchday #Palestine
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