Новости за 21.10.2023

As an initial aid convoy of 20 trucks entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt Saturday, Arab and world leaders met in Cairo to discuss how to implement a cease-fire in the 14 day-old conflict between Israel and Hamas. Attending a peace conference hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who visited Egypt's Rafah Border Crossing with Gaza on Friday, expressed his frustration over the inability to get enough aid to civilians who need it. "We... Читать дальше...

A human rights group covering Iran has identified 24 demonstrators among those detained Friday by authorities during protests in the country’s Zahedan region. The Hengaw Human Rights Organization posted an online report Saturday identifying the Baloch detainees. Among them are five teenagers: Mohammad Amin Mohammadzehi, 14; Yaser Ali-Zehi, 17; Balal Rakhshani, 15; Yasin Isa-Zehi-Rigi, 17; and Mohammad Oweis Naruii, 16. The organization said a substantial number of individuals were apprehended... Читать дальше...

U.S. state of California Governor Gavin Newsom begins his weeklong visit to China Monday, traveling to six Chinese cities and meeting national and provincial officials to talk about climate policies and potential partnerships. “California and China hold the keys to solving the climate crisis,” Newsom said in a statement released by his office on October 18. “As two of the world’s largest economies, our partnership is essential to delivering climate action for our communities and beyond.” Some... Читать дальше...

In Orange County, California, there is a neighborhood that has earned the name Little Arabia because most residents are Palestinians and Afghans. Angelina Bagdasaryan visited the neighborhood and spoke with locals about the situation in the Middle East. Anna Rice narrates her story. Camera — Vazgen Varzhabetian.

The World Health Organization warns that tens of thousands of survivors of a series of powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquakes that struck western Afghanistan’s Herat province between October 7 and 15 are in desperate need of humanitarian aid and essential health services. “I have personally seen how these multiple earthquakes flattened villages, displaced thousands of people and left many families in urgent need of humanitarian and health assistance,” said Alaa AbouZeid, health emergencies team lead for WHO Afghanistan. Читать дальше...

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid, including food, medicine and water, began entering the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday through the Egypt-controlled Rafah Crossing. Television pictures showed trucks moving into the border crossing area from the Egyptian side. According to Hamas, which controls Gaza, only about 20 trucks will enter Gaza on Saturday, bringing a limited amount of aid. Trucks have been lined up near Rafah for several days waiting for the border to open.  Saturday’s humanitarian... Читать дальше...

A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a security post outside Somalia’s capital Saturday, killing at least six security personnel and injuring seven others, a security official and residents told VOA Somali. Militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the early-morning attack, in which the bomber drove a car packed with explosives into a camp manned by Somali military police at Elasha Biyaha, about 20 kilometers west of Mogadishu. A security official who asked not to be identified... Читать дальше...

China and the U.S. presented competing visions for development in Africa this week as several leaders from the continent attended Beijing’s Belt and Road Forum marking the 10-year anniversary of the global infrastructure initiative. The Belt and Road Initiative, which aims to connect the world through trade by investing billions of dollars in land and sea infrastructure projects, has broadened over the last decade. “Belt and Road cooperation has expanded from physical connectivity to institutional... Читать дальше...

All About America explores American culture, politics, trends, history, ideals and places of interest. Hispanics are now the largest population group in Texas, surpassing non-Hispanic white residents who have outnumbered other racial groups in the state since at least 1850. The switch likely happened in late 2021 but was not officially confirmed until the U.S. Census released official population numbers in June 2023. The numbers show that Hispanics have been the state’s largest population group at least since July 2022. Читать дальше...

India successfully carried out Saturday the first of a series of key test flights after overcoming a technical glitch ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space by 2025, the space agency said. The test involved launching a module to outer space and bringing it back to earth to test the spacecraft's crew escape system, said the Indian Space Research Organization chief S. Somanath, and was being recovered after its touchdown in the Bay of Bengal. The launch was delayed by 45 minutes... Читать дальше...

Charles Nahale spent a restless night trying to sleep in the back seat of his pickup truck after a wildfire destroyed his home and the town of Lahaina. The next two nights weren't much better: The singer and guitarist put his feet on one chair and sat in another as he squatted in an evacuated hotel where he once performed for guests. Nahale eventually found a timeshare condo with a bed, shower and kitchen — lodging he was able to keep until Friday, when, yet again, he had to move, this time with... Читать дальше...

The latest: Hamas released two American hostages Friday, a mother and her teenage daughter, who had been held in Gaza since Hamas’ cross-border attack two weeks ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is "not giving up on the effort to return all abducted and missing people. … At the same time, we'll continue to fight until victory." Israel said Friday it plans to evacuate Kiryat Shmona residents to state-funded guest houses. The city is near Israel’s border with Lebanon... Читать дальше...

When the sun rose Friday and the autumn heat baked the rotten debris on Gaza's streets, Mohammed Elian emerged from the zippered hole of his new canvas home. He — and hundreds of other Palestinians displaced by the latest war between Israel and Hamas — have crowded into a squalid tent camp in southern Gaza, an image that has brought back memories of their greatest trauma. Last week, after the Israeli military ordered Elian's family — along with more than 1 million other Palestinians — to evacuate the north... Читать дальше...

The U.S. Supreme Court lifted restrictions Friday imposed by lower courts on the ability of President Joe Biden's administration to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed to be misinformation, including about elections and COVID-19. The justices granted the administration's request to put on hold a preliminary injunction constraining how the White House and certain other federal officials communicate with social media platforms. The justices also agreed to hear arguments to decide... Читать дальше...

Hurricane Norma strengthened as it churned toward the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula Friday afternoon, threatening heavy rainfall beginning Saturday at the area's popular tourist resorts. After weakening slightly earlier in the day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Norma was again at Category 3 strength, packing maximum sustained winds of 193 kph as it headed north. Norma is located some 314 kilometers south of Cabo San Lucas, a popular resort city known for its golden sand beaches... Читать дальше...

It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig — and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover. Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant because of other health problems when doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine offered the highly experimental surgery. In the first glimpse of Faucette provided since the September 20 transplant, hospital... Читать дальше...

Astronomers have detected an intense flash of radio waves coming from what looks like a merger of galaxies dating to about 8 billion years ago — the oldest-known instance of a phenomenon called a fast radio burst that continues to defy explanation.  This burst in less than a millisecond unleashed the amount of energy our sun emits in three decades, researchers said. It was detected using the Australian SKA Pathfinder, a radio telescope in the state of Western Australia. Its location was pinpointed... Читать дальше...

The Chinese government announced Friday that it would tighten export controls on graphite, a material essential to the construction of batteries used in electric cars and other green energy systems and of which China is the world’s preeminent supplier. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce described the new restrictions as "conducive to ensuring the security and stability of the global supply chain and industrial chain, and conducive to better safeguarding national security and interests.” The move... Читать дальше...

Three people died in Scotland and England and families were trapped in flooded homes Friday as Storm Babet moved east after pounding Ireland and headed for Scandinavia. The U.K.'s Met Office issued a rare red severe weather warning for parts of eastern Scotland with "exceptional rainfall" of up to 22 centimeters (8.6 inches) forecast for Friday and Saturday. Police said the body of a 57-year-old woman had been recovered after she was swept into a river in the county of Angus on Thursday afternoon. Читать дальше...

As Musa Abdullahi prepared for weekly Muslim prayers Friday, there was something else on his mind. He said he's worried about the war between Israel and Hamas — and he's especially concerned about the plight of Palestinian Muslims. Soon after prayers, Abdullahi joined other Muslims marching in the streets in support of Palestinians and to criticize Israel's heavy bombardments in Gaza. "You see people carrying Palestinian flags chanting slogans in support of the Palestinian people to say 'no' against injustice... Читать дальше...

Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted. Judge Arthur Engoron did not hold Trump in contempt for now but reserved the right to do so — and possibly even put the 2024 Republican front-runner in jail — if he again violates a limited gag order barring case participants from personal attacks on court staff. Читать дальше...

Latest Developments: The militant group Hamas released two American hostages Friday — a mother and her teenage daughter — who had been held in Gaza since Hamas’ cross-border attack two weeks ago, according to the Israeli government.  Israel hit the Gaza Strip with more airstrikes overnight, amid warnings that Israeli forces could invade the Hamas-ruled territory at any time. Israel said Friday that it planned to evacuate Kiryat Shmona. The evacuees will be placed in state-funded guest houses. Читать дальше...

Uyghur Prisoners Forced Into Labor for Chinese Businesses in Xinjiang Uyghur inmates at Keriye Prison in Xinjiang endure grueling forced labor, toiling for extended hours in fields and factories, according to a report by Radio Free Asia. The labor benefits Chinese businessmen who lease the prison's farmland and is also meant to reform the inmates through labor, according to prison employees who spoke to RFA. The prison conditions are part of wider allegations of abuses in Xinjiang, with the U.S. and other countries labeling it a genocide... Читать дальше...

The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. reopened to the public on October 21 after a two-year and $70 million renovation. Karina Bafradzhian has the story. Camera: David Gogokhia