Day: March 19, 2023
Russia’s Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol
The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September
Strong earthquake hits Ecuador and Peru, killing at least 14 people
The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast.
Paradise (almost) lost: bypass threatens to destroy Cambridge farmland rich in wildlife
Coton Orchard can literally boast a partridge in a pear tree – but the idyll is threatened by a busway scheme, which campaigners say is totally unnecessary The Coton Orchard is the eighth largest traditional orchard left in the UK, its owner Anna Ga…
Brutality in BBC drama Blue Lights shocked cast who had not lived through Troubles
The writers of the Northern Ireland criminal drama want to shed light on continued threat posed by gangs involved in drugs tradeA portrayal of the brutality entrenched in some Belfast communities in a major new BBC drama has shocked younger actors not…
Gulchehra Hoja was a Uyghur TV star in China. Now she’s a journalist in exile
Gulchehra Hoja hopes that her memoir will help highlight the plight of the Uyghur people, but also showcase the beauty of her culture and homeland — and serve as a warning for what is being lost.
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Migrant numbers at jungle crossing point to a record-breaking year for irregular migration in North America
A massive increase in the number of people crossing the notorious Darien Gap jungle in Panama has migration experts warning that this summer could set a record for irregular migration.
Iraq 20 years after the invasion: How life is better and worse
When the WMDs never materialized in Iraq, the hope was that by toppling Saddam and ending his brutal dictatorship, Iraq would at least emerge as a new democracy, where Iraqis would enjoy new freedoms an…
Russia and China ‘share common desire’ as South China Sea tensions bubble up
EXCLUSIVE: Comparisons have been drawn between Russia’s attempts at “altering the ‘status quo’ in a way that challenges the so-called ‘international rules-based order'” and China’s actions in the South China Sea.