Ukraine troops are moving forward, Zelenskiy says, but advance hampered by vast Russian minefields
Ukrainian battlefield momentum has picked up slightly in one part of the southeastern Zaporizhzhia front where Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Friday that Kyiv’s troops had broken through the first line of Russian defences.
Eritrean immigrants clash in Tel Aviv over national day celebrations, 100 injured
About 25,500 Eritrean asylum seekers currently live in Israel, according to Assaf, an organization that aids refugees. Eritreans who fled to Israel over its border with Egypt say they will face persecution if they are repatriated.
How Saudi’s Al Ittihad remains obsessed with prising Mo Salah from Liverpool, Reds not budging
With sources close to Al Ittihad indicating they haven’t given up hope and are prepared to pay up to £200 million ($252 million) to secure the most famous Arab footballer on the planet – and a poster boy for the Saudi Pro League that would rival even Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar – Liverpool’s resolve is set to be further tested prior to the Saudi transfer window closing on September 7
Revealed: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine to destroy Russian tanks
The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.
Mohamed al-Fayed, ex-Harrods owner whose son died with Princess Diana, dies aged 94
Although al-Fayed owned establishment symbols such as Harrods, Fulham and the Ritz hotel in Paris, he was always an outsider in Britain, tolerated but not embraced. He fell out with the British government over its refusal to grant him citizenship of the country that was his home for decades, and often threatened to move to France, which gave him the Legion of Honour, its highest civilian award.
Why West Africans are celebrating coups: Once weary citizenry starts feeling ‘the system is not working for me,’ the system is in trouble
African countries run by regimes have experienced “a breakdown in the rule of law, an increase in arbitrary arrests and detentions, bans on peaceful protests and impunity for human rights violations committed by military forces,” said Kasambala with Freedom House.
