Новости за 27.11.2023

Members of Turkey's civil society are voicing concerns for their future as international funding declines. As Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, significant donors have been ending or cutting back their support after Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, emboldened by his reelection this year, continues his crackdown on dissenting voices.

The U.S. said Monday that after Hamas' assault on Israel last month, it and several allied nations established an international task force aimed at countering the flow of money to the militant Palestinian group and supporting anti-terrorism efforts. The take Since 1,200 people were killed in the October 7 attack, the U.S., U.K. and allies have sought to cut off funding for Hamas, which has been designated a terrorist group by Washington and other governments. Context The task force will... Читать дальше...

An attempted hijacking of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday appears to have been carried out by armed Somali pirates and not Yemeni Houthis, despite the firing of missiles from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen afterwards, the Pentagon said Monday. "We're continuing to assess, but initial indications are that these five individuals are Somali," said Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder. "Clearly a piracy-related incident," Ryder added. A U.S. Navy warship... Читать дальше...

Hamas has released hostages and Israel has released Palestinians from jail, now Qatar says the deal is extended two more days. We get the details on what could be an anti-Muslim hate crime against Palestinians in Vermont. Plus, an update from Kyiv and a look at the Holodomor famine.

A compensation hearing began in Beijing Monday for family members and relatives of the passengers on Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which mysteriously disappeared almost a decade ago. At the same time, families are also calling for a renewed search for the passenger jet. Flight MH370 was on a planned route from Kuala Lumpur to Malaysia, carrying 239 passengers, mostly from China, when it veered off course and disappeared over the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014.  Family members of those on board... Читать дальше...

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Japan and Vietnam agreed Monday to strengthen their security and economic ties in the face of China's growing influence in the region. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong held talks in Tokyo and agreed to broaden their security cooperation, work on defense equipment and technology transfers, and start discussing a new Japanese aid program for militaries of like-minded developing countries in the region. The two leaders said the Japan-Vietnam relationship... Читать дальше...

Zambia has become the sixth African country to launch Starlink satellite internet services. The goal is to provide Zambians with faster, reliable, uncapped internet access. But it’s not clear if the service is cheap enough to bridge the digital divide. Kathy Short reports from Lusaka, Zambia. Camera: Richard Kille

Acclaimed American artist Kehinde Wiley — known for portraying former US president Barack Obama and U.S. pop star Michael Jackson — has turned his brush to Africa. His “A Maze of Power” exhibit in Paris, portrays 11 former and current African presidents, exploring power through the lens of historical European portrait painting. Lisa Bryant went to the show and has this report from the French capital

The body of Rosalynn Carter, the former U.S. first lady who died on Nov. 19 at age 96, will lie in repose on Monday in Georgia, giving Americans the chance to pay their respects to the woman her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, called "an extension of myself." Carter died shortly after she entered hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, alongside her husband, a Democrat who gave his wife a prominent voice during his presidency from 1977-1981 and supported her advocacy in the cause of mental health. Читать дальше...

Julia Rabelo, a Brazilian studying in the U.S. state of Texas, has spent a month on campus, and she says she's learned a lot. Here, she offers her top tips for students looking to study in the U.S. They include getting involved in campus organizations, keeping in touch with loved ones at home and remembering to have fun. (October 2023)

National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement Monday to invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in areas around the treasured national park of Donana in a bid to stop the park from drying up. Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said the plan was aimed at encouraging farmers to stop cultivating crops that rely heavily on water from underground aquifers that have been overexploited in recent years, damaging one of Europe's largest wetlands. "This is an agreement with which... Читать дальше...

Pakistan launched a week-long nationwide polio vaccination campaign Monday, as the country remains one of only two around the world where the paralyzing virus still exists. This year, so far, Pakistan has reported five cases of the highly infectious disease. The latest polio eradication campaign will target more than 4.4 million children across much of the country, as well as in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.   The South Asian nation came close to eradicating polio in 2021 when it reported only one case of paralysis from the virus. Читать дальше...

Rescue teams will switch to digging by hand in an effort to extricate 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India for the past 16 days.  Officials said Monday that workers will use a so-called “rat hole” mining technique to access the collapsed tunnel, digging a narrow passageway through the remaining rocks and debris to reach the men.  “There is no other way left except the manual method and this is also the safe one through which we can reach the laborers,” former Lt. Читать дальше...

Progressive-rock pioneers, Crack the Sky are celebrating 45+ years together with their 20th studio album “From the Wood.”  The band is breaking new ground with this album, surprising fans with a mostly acoustic album -- acoustic guitars, piano, dobro, ukulele, banjo, accordion, mandolin, bass, toy piano, djembe, and drums, the result is a ten-track opus (plus two bonus tracks) that inspires, enflames, and reassures the listener with twists and turns along the way.

Cambodians are celebrating the return of dragon boat races to this year’s water festival after a three-year absence, hoping the three-day event will bolster an economy still struggling in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival dates to the 12th century, when Angkor kings deployed the royal navy at the start of the fishing season, marking the end of the monsoon, cooler dry weather, and the start of harvesting. But the 21st century version has been blighted by tragedy. It was canceled... Читать дальше...

Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to "eliminate competition" ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday.   As well as the thousands arrested — many from the key Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) — a staggering number also face charges.   According to the BNP, about half of its five million members "face politically motivated prosecution," HRW said.   "The arrests, they are not leaving anyone behind... Читать дальше...

Qatar announced Monday that a truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has been extended for two more days.  The planned four-day cease-fire was due to expire Monday, with expectations for Israel to release more Palestinian prisoners and Hamas to set free more hostages. Hamas had earlier indicated it would extend the deal, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Sunday that Israel would welcome an extension that included Hamas releasing 10 more hostages per day. The initial agreement... Читать дальше...

Hamas released more hostages, including a 4-year-old Israeli-American girl on Sunday, and Israel freed Palestinian prisoners in return. An Israeli airstrike hit the Damascus International Airport. Attackers seized and later released an Israeli-linked tanker off the coast of Yemen.

Indian rescuers began drilling vertically Sunday from the top of a mountain under which 41 workers became trapped two weeks ago while working on a highway tunnel in the Himalayas, government officials said. The men, construction workers from some of India's poorest states, have been stuck in the 4.5-km (3-mile) tunnel being built in Uttarakhand state since it caved in early on Nov. 12. Authorities have said they are safe, with access to light, oxygen, food, water and medicines. But rescuing them... Читать дальше...

A U.S. Navy warship responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden that had been seized by armed individuals and is now safe, U.S. officials said on Sunday. The tanker, which had been carrying a cargo of phosphoric acid, was identified as the Central Park by the vessel's company. The officials did not identify the attackers. One of the U.S. officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the USS Mason warship had responded to the distress call and the tanker was now free. Читать дальше...

Plastic chairs as beds. Meals of bread and rice. Hours spent waiting for the bathroom. As hostages return to Israel after seven weeks of Hamas captivity, information about the conditions of their confinement has begun to trickle out. The 58 hostages freed under the cease-fire over the past three days have largely stayed out of the public eye, with most still in hospitals around the country. Nearly two months after Hamas militants dragged them into Gaza during a bloody cross-border attack on Israel that also killed 1,200 people... Читать дальше...

German missionary Father Hans Joachim Lohre who was kidnapped in Mali's capital Bamako last year has been freed by his captor, a church official told Reuters on Sunday. Patient Nshombo of the Missionaries for Africa told Reuters by telephone that Lohre had been released. "Yes, he has been freed, but we have to wait for further details from the authorities," Nshombo said. The government of Mali did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the German foreign office declined to comment. Читать дальше...

Israeli airstrikes Sunday made Damascus airport inoperable just hours after flights resumed following a similar attack last month, a war monitor said, as state media also reported the attack.   "Israeli warplanes on Sunday afternoon carried out a new raid targeting Damascus International Airport... putting it out of service again," said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.   It said the raid targeted the runways, and also reported the sound of an explosion from the direction... Читать дальше...

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan arrested four local employees of Germany's main government-owned aid agency, according to the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. "I can confirm that the local employees of GIZ are in custody although we have not received any official information on why they are detained," a ministry spokesperson told the Associated Press in a statement late Saturday. "We are taking this situation very seriously and are working through all channels available... Читать дальше...