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UKRAINE WAR
Zelensky: If the Russians take Bakhmut, they will have an open road to other cities
New York (EFE), in an interview with CNN. “It’s a tactical question for us,” Zelensky said, before insisting that his top military commanders unanimously support extending their defense of the city after weeks of continuous Russian attacks.
UKRAINE WAR
Wagner chief claims Russians control ‘eastern part’ of Bakhmut
Moscow (EFE).- The leader of the Russian Wagner group, Yevgueni Prigozhin, assured this Wednesday that his units have taken control of the eastern part of Bakhmut, the epicenter of the fighting in Donbass. “Wagner’s units have taken control of the entire eastern part of Bakhmut, everything east of the Bakhmutka river is under the control of the private military company Wagner,” Prigozhin said in a message released by his press service. .
UKRAINE WAR
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visits Kyiv
Kyiv (EFE).- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for an official visit to Ukraine, confirmed his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric. Guterres, “is in Kiev” and “later” will meet with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky, the spokesperson for the international organization announced on his Twitter account, where he added that among the issues he will discuss during his visit to Kiev features “the continuation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in all its aspects”.
EU UKRAINE
Von der Leyen links the Russian invasion of Ukraine to Nazi Germany
Toronto (Canada) (EFE).- During a speech at the Canadian Parliament. Von der Leyen, who devoted much of his speech to Ukraine at a joint session of the House and Senate of Canada in Ottawa, spoke of the tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers who died in Europe during the two wars world.
GERMANY NORTH Stream
Berlin warns against ‘jumping to conclusions’ in Nord Stream sabotage
Berlin (EFE) “I am following this information with great interest. But we have to wait and see what is confirmed,” Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in statements to public radio Deutschlandfunk, after the newspaper ” The New York Times” and several German media will make a decision. pro-Ukrainian way.
ISRAEL GAZA
Gaza launches failed rocket at Israel after Jenin raid
Jerusalem (EFE) killed six Palestinian militants. “A rocket launch that appears to have exploded inside the Gaza Strip has been identified,” an Israeli military spokesman said, adding that anti-aircraft sirens were activated at Nir Am, an Israeli town near the coastal enclave.
PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA
More than 60 detained after opposition protests in Georgia against controversial law
Tbilisi (EFE) “66 people were arrested for insulting the police and hooliganism”, the official note states. According to the Ministry of the Interior, around fifty law enforcement officers were more or less seriously injured during clashes with demonstrators.
R. UNITED MIGRATION
UNHCR calls UK migration bill ‘very worrying’
London (EFE).- The representative for the United Kingdom of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Vicky Tennant, has called on the bill presented by the London government to deny asylum to immigrants who arrive illegally in the country. In statements released today by Britain’s BBC, he said the proposal ‘effectively means the closure of access to asylum in the UK for those arriving in the country irregularly’ and ‘constitutes a clear violation of the Refugee Convention”, because even “People who have very compelling claims just won’t get a chance to make them.”
GREECE ACCIDENT
Greece goes on strike after train crash that kills 57
Athens (EFE). – Greece is experiencing a 24-hour general strike in the public sector this Wednesday, with a large mobilization in Athens, to claim responsibility for the train accident which claimed the lives of 57 people. The labor strike, called by ADEDI, the civil servants’ union, has been joined by maritime and urban transport workers, as well as doctors, teachers and actors, who in turn are joining railway workers, who are entered their eighth consecutive day of strike to demand the modernization of the country’s railways.
WOMEN’S DAY
Demonstrations in 37 cities and general strike at 8M in Italy
Rome (EFE) and transports throughout the country to protest against social and professional discrimination against women. The marches will go through “a day of struggle” through the main streets of Rome, Milan, Turin, Florence, Genoa, Venice, Modena, Bari and Palermo, among others, according to the movement summoning “Non Una di Meno” (Not one less ). . EFE
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