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Thousands of mobilised Russians sent home, deemed unfit for duty
Al Jazeera 03 Oct 2022
Thousands of Russians mobilised for military service in Ukraine have been sent home after being deemed unfit for duty, the latest setback to President Vladimir Putin’s conscription of 300,000 servicemen ... He said the military commissar in Russia’s Khabarovsk region was removed, but that his dismissal would not affect the mobilisation ... .
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Ukraine claims control of Russian logistics hub, seeks to cut more supply lines
Irish Independent 03 Oct 2022photo: AP / Kostiantyn Liberov
Fear and loathing - what is daily life like in occupied Ukraine?
BBC News 03 Oct 2022photo: AP / Michael Sohn, File
Europe faces 'unprecedented risk' of gas shortage, IEA says
The New Arab 03 Oct 2022
Europe faces “unprecedented risks” to its natural gas supplies this winter after Russia cut off most pipeline shipments and could wind up competing with Asia for already scarce and expensive liquid gas that comes by ship, the International Energy Agency said ... The EU has already filled storage to 88%, ahead of its goal of 80% before winter ... ....
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What are tactical nuclear weapons? Security expert explains and assesses what they mean for the war in Ukraine
Technology Org 03 Oct 2022
Tactical nuclear weapons have burst onto the international stage as Russian President Vladimir Putin, facing battlefield losses in eastern Ukraine, has threatened that Russia will “make use of all weapon systems available to us” if Russia’s territorial integrity is threatened ... Image credit. Flickr/Mil.ru. U.S ... Tactical by the numbers ... The U.K ... The U.S.
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UN: 5.7 million Pakistani flood victims to face food crisis
Irish Independent 03 Oct 2022
The United Nations humanitarian agency is warning that about 5.7 million Pakistani flood survivors will face a serious food crisis in the next three months, as the death toll from the deluge rose on Monday ... .
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Indonesian govt orders police to identify, punish stadium disaster ‘perpetrators’ as anger mounts
Dawn 03 Oct 2022
Indonesia’s government called on the country’s police on Monday to identify and punish whoever was responsible for a stadium stampede that left 125 people dead, as anger mounted over one of the deadliest disasters in the history of football ... “One of our messages is for the authorities to investigate this (incident) thoroughly ... ‘Murderer!’ ... .
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In Hurricane Ian's wake, dangers persist, worsen in parts
Delta Democrat-Times 03 Oct 2022
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — People kayaking down streets that were passable just a day or two earlier. Hundreds of thousands without power. National Guard helicopters flying rescue missions to residents still stranded on Florida’s barrier islands ... It was clear the road to recovery from this monster storm will be long and painful. And Ian was still not done.
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Reformists Gain in Bosnia Elections, Though Change Unlikely
Voa News 03 Oct 2022
Reformists who ran on fighting corruption and clientelism in public office appeared set to win an important race in Bosnia's elections Sunday that could give them greater sway over the direction of the country which has never fully recovered from its 1992-95 sectarian war and remains divided along ethnic lines ... Two contenders claim victory ... .
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Somalia says wanted senior al-Shabab leader killed
Xinhua 03 Oct 2022photo: AP
Ethiopia Tigray Rebels Withdraw from Parts of Amhara
Voa News 03 Oct 2022
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels have said they are withdrawing from parts of the neighboring Amhara region, which they entered shortly after renewed hostilities broke out with federal government forces in August ... The fresh fighting has seen Eritrea renew its involvement in the war, on the side of Ethiopia’s federal government ... .
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‘We Cannot Win’: Russia’s Military Veterans Opposing The Ukraine War
Moscow Times 03 Oct 2022
After retiring from the Russian Air Force at the rank of lieutenant-colonel, Vitaly Votanovsky got involved in political activism in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. Now, he is a vociferous opponent of the invasion of Ukraine and has been repeatedly detained for photographing the graves of dead soldiers ... Dmitri Lovetsky / AP / TASS ... Read more.
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Close to 50% rise in shooting attacks in West Bank
The Jerusalem Post 03 Oct 2022
There has been a significant rise in shooting attacks in the West Bank and Jerusalem over the past month, an increase of around 47 percent according to new data released by the Shin Bet internal security agency. The numbers released by the agency showed that in the month of September there were a total of 34 shooting attacks ... ... Maj ... .
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African agriculture must adopt technology to face challenges posed by climate change and geopolitics
Independent online (SA) 03 Oct 2022
The importance of adopting technological advancement cannot be over-emphasized especially in face of the challenges posed by climate change and unpredicted geopolitics, as demonstrated by the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. It, therefore, stands to reason that African agriculture should move with the times and adapt accordingly ... Dr ... Dr ... Image.
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Why did the Brazil election pollsters get Bolsonaro’s vote so wrong?
The Guardian 03 Oct 2022
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