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After 225 days stuck in a front-line foxhole, the Ukrainian infantryman’s muscles were so weak he could barely walk. His commanders had tried five times to swap him with another soldier – but they could never reach him. Rotating soldiers on the front line in eastern Ukraine is extremely difficult because of the constant threat of drones.This area near Kostyantynivka is currently one of the most dangerous hotspots and the Ukrainian military admits that Russian forces have reached its outskirts.Known as Kenya, the infantryman took two days to walk 11km (6.8 miles) to get back to his brigade, avoiding mines…
The line is crackly. But the voice of Mehrab Abdollahzadeh is clear and, given the circumstances, surprisingly steady.He’s on death row in western Iran. He speaks quickly – as if time is running out. And his message is desperate.”You are hearing my voice from Oromiyeh Central Prison, and this may be the last time you hear it,” he says in a voice note obtained by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network.”From the very first day of my arrest, they forced confessions out of me through torture and threats, confessions that were entirely false. None of the charges against me are true.…
A US official has struck down security funding allotted for President Trump’s White House ballroom project from a proposed spending package, in a win for Democrats.The Senate rule-keeper ruled against the use of taxpayer funds in the bill on Saturday, after Democrats argued that security money doesn’t belong in it.Trump has said private donors will fund the $400mn ballroom as Republicans have sought to use a portion of $1bn in taxpayer funds for Secret Service security upgrades.Republicans are seeking the funds to bolster presidential safety following a shooting at a gala Trump attended in April at a hotel. The administration…
Swatch stores in Manchester and Liverpool were shut for a second day after queues built up again, with shoppers keen to buy a new £335 pocket watch.They were first closed by the Swiss firm on Saturday “due to safety considerations”, along with its shops in Birmingham, Sheffield, Glasgow, Cardiff and London.In a social media post after crowds gathered at branches worldwide, Swatch asked people “not to rush to our stores in large numbers” and said the items – which have been resold online for up to £16,000 – would “remain available for several months”.Some have criticised the company, saying the…
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The United Arab Emirates said a drone strike had triggered a fire near its nuclear power station on Sunday, calling the incident a “dangerous escalation”.Officials are investigating the source of the strike. The country’s defence ministry said three drones had entered the UAE from the “western border direction”.While two were intercepted, the third drone struck an electrical generator “outside the inner perimeter” of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, sparking a fire.No injuries were reported and there was no impact on radiological safety levels, local authorities said.It added that “the targeting of peaceful nuclear energy facilities is a…
The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning.It has been spreading for weeks undetected in a part of the world where civil war makes getting on top of the virus difficult, and the species of Ebola involved is rare, so there are fewer tools to stop a virus that kills around a third of people infected.This is a critical moment in an outbreak where there is uncertainty about how far it has spread, but there are already almost 250 suspected cases and 80 deaths.Most Ebola outbreaks tend to be small, but specialists are haunted by the…