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1 week ago
Europe news

Reconstructing Ukraine as the Russian bombs fall DW 04/11/2024

Germany's Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has outlined a comprehensive 15-point plan to mobilize the private sector for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
The Berlin Ukraine Recovery Conference will focus on four key dimensions of reconstruction, including training workers, EU accession, and support for Ukrainian cities and communities. [ more ]
euronews
2 months ago
Europe news

Conference in Athens discusses plans for Ukraine reconstruction

Rebuilding Ukraine is estimated to cost over 300 billion euros.
The European Union and the European Investment Bank have provided 70 billion euros for reconstruction. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 723

US congressional delaying of military aid for Ukraine is affecting the situation on the battlefield.
Ukraine is seeking to rebuild its economy using frozen Russian assets. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Europe news

Russia launches massive missile attack on Ukraine as Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels Europe live

Air alert warnings sounded across Ukraine as Russia launched missile attacks.
World Bank, European Commission, and United Nations estimate total cost of reconstruction in Ukraine to be $486 billion over the next decade. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Europe news

E.U. Moves to Tap Frozen Russian Assets to Help Ukraine

The European Union has begun the process to use frozen Russian central bank assets to support Ukraine's reconstruction.
The plan has potential to provide Ukraine up to 3 billion euros per year, but faces resistance from some member nations. [ more ]
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Europe news

To rebuild Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof, carpenters use centuries-old techniques

Carpenters at the Ateliers Perrault finalize the practice assembly of the charpente, or roof framework of the choir the part of the cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and choir on May 25.It extends nearly 50 feet long by 33 feet high.Cristina Baussan for NPR SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France The wooden structure supporting the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral was so vast, it was known as "the forest."
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France politics
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago
France politics

New Notre Dame spire now topped with golden rooster

Revealed 96m-tall oak spire with cross and golden rooster
Scheduled partial reopening on 8 December 2024, complete restoration by 2028 [ more ]
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
4 months ago
France politics

President Macron confirms Notre Dame opening date plus plans for a new museum

Partial reopening of Notre Dame confirmed for 8 December 2024, five and a half years after the fire.
French President Macron announced the creation of a museum dedicated to Notre Dame and unveiled a replica of the cathedral spire. [ more ]
Washington Post
1 year ago
France politics

Notre Dame's new spire is underway, with hopes of late 2024 reopening

Cranes continue restoration work at Notre Dame Cathedral, devastated by fire in 2019.(Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images)BRIEY, France - Almost four years after a fire gutted the over-850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the monument is slowly being pieced back together.With a reopening date set for December 2024, workers are carving statues, cranes are lifting stones to repair the vaulted ceilings.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
France politics

Notre Dame Cathedral to reopen in Paris in December 2024

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen in December 2024, according to the French leaders in charge of the project."My job is to be ready to open this cathedral in 2024.And we will do it," Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin said Monday."We are fighting every day for that and we are on a good path."
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Austin
Austin Monitor
2 months ago
Austin

Hotel, multifamily developers sought for convention center reconstruction project - Austin Monitor

The Austin Convention Center plans to build a new hotel or multifamily residential project as part of its reconstruction.
The convention center is soliciting developers and plans to select a developer by late 2024. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
4 months ago
Austin

Council set to commit $15.4 million for design work on I-35 caps and stitches - Austin Monitor

City Council plans to add plaza-like caps and stitch crossings to portions of Interstate 35 reconstruction.
The cap-and-stitch effort is projected to cost over $500 million on top of the state's budget. [ more ]
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The Atlantic
2 months ago
Education

The Nation Still Needs a New Birth in Liberty

Readers found the December 2023 issue of The Atlantic, titled "To Reconstruct the Nation," to be poignant, inspiring, and a necessary corrective to previous narratives of American history.
The articles in the issue shed light on the pernicious aftereffects of slavery and the creation of Black Codes, as well as the racist roots of America's juvenile justice system.
Some readers feel that the issue should be read in schools to educate students about the history and ongoing struggles related to Reconstruction and racial and economic progress. [ more ]
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Paper
2 months ago
Brooklyn

Biden administration denies $800M infrastructure grants BQE's crumbling cantilever * Brooklyn Paper

The Biden administration has rejected the city's applications for $800 million in infrastructure grants to redesign and reconstruct the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
The rejection potentially puts the Adams administration's plans to redesign and rebuild the triple cantilever section of the highway in jeopardy. [ more ]
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Parks begins 'much needed' $7M facelift at Dyker Beach Park * Brooklyn Paper

The city's Parks Department has begun a large-scale renovation on play areas at Dyker Beach Park, the Patrick O'Rourke Playground, and Wilson Playground.New asphalt will be laid down in the pay area on 86th Street, and the basketball courts nearby will be upgraded with new pavement, color sealcoat, and brand-new hoops.
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New York Post
2 months ago
DevOps

See a world-famous architectural firm's plan to revamp this blighted NYC transit hub with a $10B fix

Pritzker-winning Lord Norman Foster's firm, Foster + Partners, has proposed a $10 billion reconstruction of New York City's Port Authority Bus Terminal
The new design features a facade of frosted glass, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a central atrium, and includes street-level retail and new ramps leading into and out of the Lincoln Tunnel. [ more ]
France news
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
France news

Video: Macron Visits Notre-Dame as Restoration Continues

President Macron checks on the progress of Notre-Dame's rebuilding
One year to the day since the fire that devastated the landmark [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

Time machine: Rebuilding Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof transports workers back to Middle Ages

If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques they pioneered in building Notre Dame Cathedral more than 800 years ago are being used again today to rebuild the world-famous monument's fire-ravaged roof.Certainly the reverse is true for the modern-day carpenters using medieval-era skills.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

South Korea, EU agree to boost pressure on Russia, condemn North Korean missile tests

Leaders of South Korea and the European Union agreed Monday to increase pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine and condemn North Korea's ballistic missile tests.South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Seoul after attending the weekend summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations in Hiroshima, Japan.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
France news

Italy's Meloni urges quick start of Ukraine's EU entry talks

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday urged European allies to accelerate Ukraine's European Union membership bid, as Rome hosted a bilateral conference on the war-torn country's reconstruction attended by hundreds of Italian and Ukrainian businesses.The future of Ukraine must include an always wider capacity of integrating with the European dynamics and institutions, Meloni said, in joint statements with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on the sidelines of the conference.
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www.mercurynews.com
4 months ago
East Bay food

I'm committed to Oakland,' Matt Horn says; post-fire GoFundMe effort launched

Pitmaster Matt Horn plans to rebuild his acclaimed West Oakland restaurant after a fire forced its closure.
Horn held his annual turkey giveaway for the community despite the fire, showing his commitment to the city of Oakland.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the Horn family has started a GoFundMe campaign to support reconstruction and their employees. [ more ]
The Atlantic
5 months ago
Social justice

How Black Americans Kept Reconstruction Alive

Black Americans during Reconstruction envisioned a new America that would safeguard Black dignity and claims of citizenship.
Black Reconstructionists helped reshape the American government and created new civic, religious, political, educational, and economic institutions.
These Reconstructionists shared an expansive vision of a compassionate nation with a true democratic ethos. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles Rams

Brooks Koepka fixed his golf game after Dr. ElAttrache repaired his knee

He's not the world's No. 1-ranked golfer.Not in the top five, or even in the top 10.Those guys would have to study their rearview mirrors to even find Brooks Koepka, lagging way back at 13th.But beware.Objects in mirror are much larger than they appear.No one would be surprised if Koepka wound up winning the U.S. Open this week at Los Angeles Country Club.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Actor reconstructs Harry's courtroom evidence in bonkers' scenes

Sky News has hired hiring an actor to reconstruct the Duke of Sussex's courtroom evidence.Outlander star Laurence Dobiesz will be bringing to life significant moments from the statements made by Prince Harry in London's High Court this week in his claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, in what has been branded on social media as a bizarre editorial decision.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

How mother's 30-year fight finally brought justice for her murdered little girl

Tormented by not knowing who brutally murdered her seven-year-old daughter and unable to grieve properly, Sharon Henderson embarked on a 30-year fight for the truth.Devoting her life to battling for justice for her little girl, Nikki Allan, she never gave up hope that one day the man who battered and stabbed her child before callously dumping her body would be caught and jailed.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Germany news

King Charles to lay wreath to German victims of wartime air raids

King Charles will this week become the first British monarch to lay a wreath to the German victims of allied air raids in the second world war.The move is a departure from his mother's handling of the historically sensitive subject on previous royal visits to the country.At the end of his first state visit as monarch, Charles III is scheduled on Friday to visit Hamburg's St Nikolai memorial, a 12th-century church severely damaged during Operation Gomorrah in July 1943 and since preserved in its ruined state to commemorate its victims.
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Conclusion To Series On The Dawn Of Everything - emptywheel

Posts on The Dawn Of Everything: Link
The Dawn Of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow has 525 pages of text.I've discussed 10 of the 12 chapters in the last 14 months, and it's time to move on.I'll conclude this series with a few ideas triggered by the book.1.The authors show that human societies didn't follow any particular pattern of change.
www.enfieldindependent.co.uk
1 year ago
London

New image of men police want to trace following 'traumatic' rape

An image of two men police want to trace has been released after a woman was raped in Houghton Road, Tottenham (Image: Metropolitan Police) Police have released a new image of men they want to trace after the traumatic rape of a woman.The victim, aged in her 30s, was approached by two men in West Green Road, Tottenham, at 3am on June 25, 2022.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Woman raped by man as his friend stood guard in Tottenham

A woman in her 30s was raped by a stranger in a north London street while his friend stood nearby as a look-out.The victim was approached by the two men in West Green Road, Tottenham, around 3am on June 25, 2022.They walked to Houghton Road together before the victim was raped, and the men then walked off back towards West Green Road.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Ukraine can count on UK support, Cleverly tells Zelensky in Kyiv

Ukraine can count on the UK's support, James Cleverly told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his second visit to Kyiv.The meeting in the war-torn nation's capital came amid signs the expected Ukrainian counter-offensive against the Russian invasion may have started.The Foreign Secretary met Mr Zelensky as well as foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba to discuss how the UK can continue to best support Ukraine, from the battlefield to banking guarantees, according to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

James Cleverly meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.The meeting in the war-torn nation's capital came amid signs the expected Ukrainian counter-offensive against the Russian invasion may have started.In a video posted to Mr Zelensky's Facebook page, Mr Cleverly is heard saying that the UK will continue backing you and your country until you are victorious.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Zelensky: Bakhmut will recover like Hiroshima did after atomic bomb

Ukraine will rebuild destroyed cities like Bakhmut in the same way that Hiroshima has recovered following the atomic bomb attack during the Second World War, the country's leader has said.President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was in Hiroshima to address G7 leaders about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, visited the memorial to mark the Japanese city being the first place to experience the devastation of a nuclear bomb following the US attack in 1945.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Key events leading to conviction of David Boyd for murder of Nikki Allan, seven

Here is a timeline of events leading up to the conviction of paedophile David Boyd for the 1992 murder of seven-year-old Nikki Allan.October 7 1992: That evening, Nikki Allan had been playing with friends outside the block of flats in Sunderland's East End where she lived.She is lured away by neighbour David Boyd.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Orlando Bloom tells President Zelensky stoicism of Ukraine is awe-inspiring'

Orlando Bloom has praised the strength of the Ukrainian people as he met the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and encouraged him to go win the war.The British actor, 46, who is a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador, travelled to Kyiv in his first visit back to Ukraine since 2016.In the meeting, Bloom told Mr Zelensky it is remarkable to see how you are holding this country and said it was a real honour to meet the Ukrainian president.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Where to donate for Turkey earthquake

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Emergency services, volunteers and members of the public in Turkey and Syria continue desperately searching through rubble for survivors after two powerful earthquakes hit the region on Monday.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Mental health

We tell them they can still laugh' the doctor treating the mental scars of Gaza's children

1. Mental health effects of war and violence can be long-lasting and devastating for children in affected areas, and treating those scars requires both clinical and community-based approaches.
2. Dr Yasser Abu Jamei has established a successful mental health charity in Gaza, providing both clinical and community-based support for children affected by the region's violence.
3. Even in the most difficult of circumstances, it is possible to provide hope and support to those in need, [ more ]
BBC Sport
10 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Zinchenko & Shevchenko to lead Ukraine charity teams

Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko and legendary striker Andriy Shevchenko will captain teams in a 'Game4Ukraine' charity match that will be held at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge on August 5.The match will raise money for the reconstruction of a school in Ukraine that was hit by missiles following Russia's invasion of the country.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Europe politics

EU steps up support for Moldova with leaders due to attend summit

1. The European Union is increasing its support for the Moldovan government by attending a summit in Chisinau and offering financial assistance.
2. The summit aims to strengthen Moldova's ties with the EU and promote economic and democratic reforms.
3. The Moldovan government has implemented a series
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Europe news

It's like the USSR': residents on life in Mariupol a year since Russian occupation

The mood in Mariupol has changed dramatically, according to residents who thought Russia would stay forever but are now expecting a swift Ukrainian military offensive to recapture the city.In a series of anonymous interviews with the Guardian, people said Mariupol had been transformed into a gloomy version of the Soviet Union since the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in the Azovstal steelworks surrendered to Russian troops a year ago.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Russia sanctions: EU to name and shame sanction evaders? DW 05/08/2023

The EU is currently discussing the issue of sanctions evasion in its 11th round of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine.As chief spokesperson for the European Commission (EC) Eric Mamer confirmed, the commission passed on new proposals to its member states on Friday.Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the European Union (EU) has so far slapped 10 rounds of sanctions on Russia.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

King speaks of desire to visit Ukraine at opening of EBRD headquarters

The King has spoken of his desire to visit Ukraine after being presented with a painting of the country's golden fields and blue sky.Charles admired the artwork by 16-year-old Ukrainian Sofia Franchuk during a visit to open the global headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) which has invested heavily in Ukraine.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

The calculus of war: Tallying Ukraine toll an elusive task

GENEVA - Quantifying the toll of Russia's war in Ukraine remains an elusive goal a year into the conflict.Estimates of the casualties, refugees and economic fallout from the war produce an incomplete picture of the deaths and suffering.Precise figures may never emerge for some of the categories international organizations are attempting to track.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

The heavy toll of Russia's war in Ukraine one year on

Quantifying the toll of Russia's war in Ukraine remains an elusive goal a year into the conflict.stimates of the casualties, refugees and economic fallout from the war produce an incomplete picture of the deaths and suffering.Precise figures may never emerge for some of the categories international organisations are attempting to track.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Madeleine Architects converts pigsty into The Recipe house in Switzerland

Swiss architecture studio Madeleine Architectes has converted an old pigsty and clad it in lime and hemp to create the base of this house and office in Chavronay.Named The Recipe, the home sits between a farm and a henhouse on a rural site close to the French border and is designed as a place of retirement for the parents of a large family.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Herzog & de Meuron transforms derelict Brooklyn power plant into arts centre

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed the restoration and conversion of a power plant on a decontaminated industrial site along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn.After an extensive decontamination project launched by the state government, Herzog & de Meuron was charged with converting the remains of a 115-year-old power plant into an art manufacturing hub, now called Powerhouse Arts.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Shahed Saleem creates mosque pavilion as a "reconstruction of migrant histories"

London-based architect Shahed Saleem has created a colourful pavilion in the shape of a mosque, which has been erected at the V&A museum as part of this year's Ramadan Festival.Saleem, who is of Indian heritage, designed the pavilion for the Ramadan Tent Project's annual festival, which celebrates the holy month of Ramadan.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Morphogenesis creates stone-clad skincare factory in Himalayan foothills

Indian architecture studio Morphogenesis referenced traditional housing when creating this stone-covered skincare factory in the village of Lodsi in India.The 929-square-metre building provides production facilities for the skincare brand Forest Essentials, replacing its old facility on the same site in the Himalayan foothills.
english.elpais.com
11 months ago
OMG science

The Champion': Bones of predatory dinosaur found in eastern Spain

Over 120 million years ago, in the coastal areas of a tropical archipelago of small islands connected by estuaries and marshes in the present-day province of Castellon, in eastern Spain, there was an unprecedented amount of species diversity.In addition to a rich fauna of fish, amphibians, crocodiles, and turtles there were, as far as science is aware, four different groups of dinosaurs sauropods, theropods, ornithopods and thyreophorans reptiles that dominated the ecosystem for millions of years in the Early Cretaceous and whose descendants were spread around the Iberian Peninsula, Africa, and Asia, where they diversified into other subspecies.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Europe news

LIVE Ukraine's Zelenskyy thanks Germany for support DW 05/14/2023

A German airforce plane flew Zelenskyy from Rome after meetings with Italian leaders and the pope Zelenskyy's talks in Berlin are to focus on weapons, air defense, reconstruction, EU and NATO Berlin has announced a new military aid package for Kyiv The visit was kept secret for security reasons This article was last updated at 1001 UTC Scholz-Zelenskyy hold Berlin news conference German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Germany would support his country "for as long as necessary."
Washington Post
11 months ago
Europe news

Zelensky touches down in Berlin as two nations try to repair ties

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz inspect a German honor guard in Berlin on Sunday.(Clemens Bilan/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Germany on Sunday, as Berlin attempts to turn a new page in a relationship that has been damaged by friction over the course of Russia's war on Ukraine.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Europe news

LIVE Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Scholz in Berlin DW 05/14/2023

A German airforce plane flew Zelenskyy from Rome after meetings with Italian leaders and the pope Zelenskyy's talks in Berlin are to focus on weapons, air defense, reconstruction, EU and NATO Berlin has announced a new military aid package for Kyiv The visit was kept secret for security reasons This article was last updated at 0817 UTC Zelenskyy received at German chancellery Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was given full military honors as he arrived at the chancellery on Sunday morning.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Europe news

LIVE Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Steinmeier in Berlin DW 05/14/2023

Published 9 hours agoPublished 9 hours agolast updated 3 minutes agolast updated 3 minutes ago The Ukrainian president is making his first trip to Germany since Russia launched its invasion.He is expected to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz and receive a prize in service of European unification.A German airforce plane flew Zelenskyy from Rome after meetings with Italian leaders and the pope Zelenskyy's talks in Berlin are to focus on weapons, air defense, reconstruction, EU and NATO Berlin has announced new military aid package to Kyiv The visit was kept secret for security reasons This article was last updated at 0741 UTC Steinmeier welcomes Zelenskyy to Berlin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived for talks in Berlin with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin DW 05/14/2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Berlin late Saturday, according to his official Twitter account."Already in Berlin.Weapons.Powerful package.Air defense.Reconstruction.EU.NATO.Security," Zelenskyy tweeted.It is his first visit to Germany since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin DW 05/14/2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Berlin late Saturday, according to his official Twitter account."Already in Berlin.Weapons.Powerful package.Air defense.Reconstruction.EU.NATO.Security," Zelenskyy tweeted.It is his first visit to Germany since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy is in Germany for the first time since Russia invaded

Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, greets Ukraine's Pesident Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 14, 2023.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin early Sunday for talks with German leaders about further arms deliveries to help his country fend off the Russian invasion and rebuild what's been destroyed in the conflict.
www.thelocal.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Zelensky arrives in Germany as Ukraine prepares counter-offensive

Already in Berlin, he wrote on Twitter.Weapons.Powerful package.Air defense.Reconstruction.EU.NATO.Security.Zelensky's trip comes as Kyiv is preparing a much-anticipated counter-offensive and follows a day of meetings in Rome with Italian leaders and Pope Francis.Ukrainian forces have been training a new contingent of forces and stockpiling Western-supplied munitions and hardware that analysts say will be key to reclaiming territory captured by Russia.
www.france24.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Live: Zelensky in Berlin to meet German leaders, discuss arms deliveries

Hour by Hour Issued on: 14/05/2023 - 09:24 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 14, 2023 at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin.Bernd von Jutrczenka, AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday met his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on his first trip to Germany since Russia's invasion.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy arrives in Berlin after Germany announces further 2.7bn of military aid

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in Berlin overnight as he seeks to shore up support from key allies.Already in Berlin, Zelenskiy tweeted shortly after midnight on Sunday, arriving from Italy where he met with Italian officials and Pope Francis.
Washington Post
11 months ago
Europe news

Ukraine live briefing: Zelensky in Berlin as Germany announces $3 billion in new military aid

Mourners attend the funeral Saturday for Ukrainian volunteer Evgeny Sanin in Kharkiv, Ukraine.(Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty Images)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Berlin on a visit that could deepen sometimes strained ties between Kyiv and Germany, a country that has long taken an ambivalent stance toward military might.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
Berlin

Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Berlin to meet German leaders, discuss arms deliveries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin early Sunday for talks with German leaders about further arms deliveries to help his country fend off the Russian invasion and rebuild what's been destroyed by more than a year of devastating conflict.A Luftwaffe jet flew Zelenskyy to the German capital from Rome, where he had met Saturday with Pope Francis and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.
www.aljazeera.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Germany pledges almost $3bn in new military aid to Ukraine

New military aid includes 30 Leopard 1 A5 tanks, 20 Marder armoured personnel carriers, and 200 reconnaissance drones.Germany will provide Ukraine with additional military aid worth almost $3bn, including tanks, anti-aircraft systems and ammunition, the government announced ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's arrival in Berlin.
english.elpais.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Pope Francis meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, saying it was a great honor to meet with the pontiff, who has previously offered to do what he can to try to end the war launched by Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago.Zelenskyy held his hand of his heart as the pope, using a cane, came to greet him before ushering the Ukrainian into a papal studio near the Vatican's audience call.
time.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Zelenskyy Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

ROME Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had private talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, later saying he sought support for his peace plan from the pontiff, who in the past has offered to try to help end the full-scale war launched by Russia a year ago.Zelenskyy held his hand over his heart and said it was a great honor to meet with the pope.
www.cnn.com
11 months ago
US politics

Federal ban on selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, judge says

A federal judge said Wednesday that federal prohibitions on licensed dealers selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds are unconstitutional, in what is the latest legal volley over age-based firearm regulations a court fight that has escalated since the Supreme Court's major Second Amendment ruling last year.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US politics

Biden to Send 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to the Southern Border

WASHINGTON President Biden is sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border with Mexico, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, as the administration braces for a possible influx of migrants seeking to take advantage of the lifting of Covid-era restrictions to asylum.The Pentagon is expected to announce the border deployment Tuesday afternoon, one official said.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
New York City

In 1963, Avedon Took a Picture That Shed Light on America

Good morning.Today we'll look at a Richard Avedon photograph that traced a shameful arc in the nation's history in a very personal way.Image Credit...The Richard Avedon Foundation, via Gagosian; Richard Avedon; William Casby, born into slavery, and descendants, Algiers, Louisiana, 1963 Sandra Jones remembers the day the guy came to do the picture.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia pounds Bakhmut; US and EU welcome China's call with Zelenskiy

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 37m ago Russia pounds Bakhmut and Kharkiv 44m ago Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Brussels also welcomed the conversation Xi and Zelenskiy, thought to be their first call since Russia invaded Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

The World Bank estimated the cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion. Support is growing to use Russian funds for it.

LONDON When the World Bank released its latest damage assessment of war-torn Ukraine last week, it announced that the price of recovery and rebuilding had grown to $411 billion.What it didn't say, though, was who would pay for it.To Ukraine, the answer seems obvious: Confiscate the roughly $300 billion in Russian Central Bank assets that Western banks have frozen since the invasion last year.
The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin visits heritage site in Crimea on ninth anniversary of annexation

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has marked the ninth anniversary of the illegal annexation of Crimea from Ukraine by visiting Tauric Chersonese, a Unesco World Heritage Site on the Black Sea peninsula that his government is transforming into a cultural and ideological platform for Russian expansion.
Mindful
1 year ago
Mindfulness

What We Can Learn from Paying Attention to What Happens After the Storm - Mindful

Life brings us many storms-real and metaphorical.And sometimes, nothing is where we left it when the storm passes.The good news is, we can weather the storms, with a little practice.Into every life a little rain must fall.So goes the cliché.I don't know if the person who coined this phrase intended it as a massive understatement, but it definitely is.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin and Xi prepare for second day of talks in Moscow as Japanese PM heads to Ukraine

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were set to hold a second day of talks on Tuesday, as the internationally isolated Russian leader said he was open to discussing China's proposals on the fighting in Ukraine and the US called on Xi to press him to halt the war crimes.Xi's trip to Moscow has been viewed as a major boost for his strategic partner Putin, who is subject to an international criminal court warrant over accusations of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Introduction And Index To Series On The Second Founding - emptywheel

Index to posts in this series (to be added).The term "second founding" refers to the fundamental changes made to the US Constitution and in our society by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.I had not heard this term before did some reading for this this post praising Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's questions at oral argument on the recent Alabama redistricting case.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

EU hosts fundraising meeting for Turkey, Syria after quake

BRUSSELS - The European Union and its international partners gathered in Brussels Monday seeking to raise money for Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of both countries last month.Are you on Telegram?Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia's Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol

By KARL RITTER (Associated Press) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September and a show of defiance after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russian President Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol

In this photo taken from video released by Russian TV Pool on Sunday, March 19, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with local residents during his visit to Mariupol in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, Ukraine.AP Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to the Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Vladimir Putin pays surprise visit to occupied Mariupol in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to the occupied Ukrainian port city of Mariupol in a show of defiance after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for him on war crimes charges.Russian state media released footage on Sunday showing the president on what is believed to have been his first trip to Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine's Donbas region since he launched a full-scale invasion last year.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Putin visits occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the port city of Mariupol in his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September.ussian state news agencies reported on Sunday that he was in Mariupol, which became a worldwide symbol of defiance after outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian forces held out in a steel mill there for nearly three months before Moscow finally took control of it in May.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Writing

Greek tragedies like Medea are an ethical nightmare. That's why we need them | Charlotte Higgins

Last week, I found myself at the end of a gloomy day shot through with a burst of fierce, electric energy.It came from watching Sophie Okonedo's 90 minutes of flat-out fury as she played Medea, opposite Ben Daniels's Jason, in Dominic Cooke's production of the Euripides play.Afterwards, I registered the fact that the woman sitting by me had actually put her hands over her face when Medea decided to murder her own children.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
San Francisco 49ers

Source: Purdy UCL fixed; can throw in 3 months

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Forty days after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow during an NFC Championship Game loss, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy finally had surgery to repair it on Friday.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
San Francisco 49ers

Shanahan: Niners-Jimmy G split likely in 2023

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- For more than five years -- through injuries, trade attempts and much more -- the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo have always found their way back to each other.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

One team Aaron Rodgers already shut down could use him more than ever

A team that quarterback Aaron Rodgers ruled out joining could really use him right about now considering the latest injury news they received.The NFL world is waiting for Green Bay Packers quarterback to return from his "darkness retreat."Why?Because after that, he might announce his plans for the 2023 season.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

NFL Draft: 5 best quarterbacks available in 2023

The 2022 NFL season is over and the 2023 NFL draft season is underway.Kick off your prospect research with a dive into the top quarterbacks in the class.The NFL is a quarterback-driven league.When all-time clashes like Super Bowl 57 unfold between electrifying young quarterbacks, the sense of urgency to find the guy is reignited among teams who haven't found him just yet.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Cleverly urged to act as Swiss set to return millions in seized funds to Russia

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has been urged to challenge Switzerland over its plan to hand back millions in seized assets to Kremlin-linked Russians who have been sanctioned in the UK.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Zelenskyy flies West: If it's Thursday, this must be Belgium

First, the Ukrainian president flew overhead on his way to Washington.Then on Wednesday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy flew overhead to Britain.And then to Paris.Fourth time lucky?He might stop by the European Union headquarters where the bloc's leaders meet on Thursday security concerns permitting.Almost a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with tens of billions of euros in EU aid committed, nine packages of sanctions, military hardware and almost monthly visits to Kyiv, the 27-nation bloc looks set to finally get the political man of the moment on its home turf.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak hopeful over formal charges at ICC against Russian officials shortly'

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak said he is hopeful of seeing the first International Criminal Court (ICC) indictments linked to Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine very shortly.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London

Police search for man last seen in Walthamstow, east London

Police officers are continuing to investigate the case of a 32-year-old man who disappeared on his way to a concert in Camden in north London and has been missing for more than two weeks.Nathan Cole, who worked at the London School of Economics, was last seen on CCTV in Banbury Road, Walthamstow, near to the Banbury Reservoir, at 11pm on 21 January.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Met officer in sexual assault case suggests DNA was transferred after handshake

A Metropolitan Police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on duty claims his DNA may have ended up on her breast after she shook his sweaty hand.Pc Fabian Aguilar-Delgado, 40, told a jury he was disgusted by allegations he kissed, groped and sucked the complainant's breast while in full uniform on a call-out to her home over a domestic incident.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
London

Body of missing Nathan Cole found in north London canal, say police

The body of a 32-year-old man who went missing last month has been found in a north London canal, police have said.While formal identification is due to take place at a later date, police believe the man to be Nathan Cole and have informed his family, who are being supported by specialist officers.Police said they pulled an unresponsive man, who was declared dead at the scene, out of the canal near Tottenham Marshes at 8.20am on Friday.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine says over 1,200 health facilities damaged since start of war

AS IT HAPPENED This photograph shows a room in a damaged hospital building in the liberated village of Petropavlivka near Kupiansk, Kharkiv region on December 15, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Sergey Bobok, AFP According to Ukrainian Health Minister VIktor Liashko, 1,218 Ukrainian health facilities have been damaged, including 540 damaged hospitals, 173 of which were totally destroyed.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Met officer in sexual assault case suggests DNA was transferred after handshake

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A Metropolitan Police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on duty claims his DNA may have ended up on her breast after she shook his sweaty hand.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Books

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

Let me tell you about the very rich, F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote in 1926.They are different from you and me.Maybe so, but when the rich person in question was the billionaire Sumner Redstone the former chairman of Paramount Global, who died in 2020 and is at the center of Unscripted, a new expose by the Times journalists James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams he apparently wasn't so different from a 15-year-old kid at summer camp in terms of his romantic crushes and his libido.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Kalush Orchestra frontman shares hopes of Ukraine hosting Eurovision in 2024

Kalush Orchestra frontman Oleh Psiuk has said the Ukrainian folk-rap group hope that Ukraine will be able to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year.The group were triumphant at last year's competition in Turin, Italy, which would traditionally mean their home country would host the event the following year.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

John Hewko: Ukraine needs continued Western support - and tough love - on its path to true nationhood

The day the Ukrainian Parliament declared independence on Aug. 24, 1991, I witnessed the historical moment from the gallery with my wife and a group of Western expatriates.Below us, amid rapturous applause, a huge Ukrainian flag was carried into the hall on the shoulders of many of Ukraine's founding fathers.
Puck Prose
1 year ago
National Hockey League

Granlund in, Bonino on the way for the Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins knew that the bottom six was going to have to look different, and with the NHL Trade Deadline just hours away, they have already made significant changes.Pittsburgh began its reconstruction of the bottom six by waiving a pair of players that had not lived up to expectations: Kasperi Kapanen (claimed by the St. Louis Blues) and Brock McGinn (cleared and reassigned to the AHL).
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

China's Peace Plan for Ukraine Could Have Dangerous Consequences

With its 12-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, China has taken a significant step toward center stage in international politics.In the past, it has avoided the risks and responsibilities that come with a leadership role on foreign policy questions that aren't directly relevant to China's national security.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

In Kyiv, Italy's prime minister condemns Russia and pledges further support to Ukraine.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv on Tuesday, and pledged to continue to provide military, financial and humanitarian support.She also said she backed Ukraine's entry into the European Union and that she would ensure that any peace agreement with Russia would be brokered on Ukraine's terms.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Keir Starmer visits Kyiv to emphasise Labour's backing for Ukraine

Keir Starmer has travelled to Kyiv to meet Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, to emphasise Labour's commitment to backing action to arm the country against a renewed offensive by Russia.The Labour leader said the UK's position on Ukraine would remain the same if there was a change of government next year, as he travelled to the suburbs of Irpin and Bucha where Russia committed significant atrocities last year as it was pushed back by Ukrainian forces.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Lost Letters by Mary, Queen of Scots, Uncovered by Amateur Code Breakers

Deep in the archives of France's national library, an assortment of coded letters listed as Italian texts lay untouched for more than 400 years.But when three code breakers a German pianist, an Israeli computer scientist and a Japanese physicist stumbled upon them, they discovered something remarkable.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

UK could use frozen Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine, Sunak hints

The UK is mulling the idea of using frozen Russian assets to help pay for the rebuilding of war-torn Ukraine, Rishi Sunak hinted as the nation's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited London.An independent foundation is being set up to collect sanctioned Russian assets, the Prime Minister told MPs.The UK is working with allied countries to see if it can legalise using those assets to help foot Ukraine's massive reconstruction bill, he said.
Black & White & Read All Over
1 year ago
Juventus

Reports: Juventus aren't thinking about terminating Paul Pogba's contract

As you all are well aware of, when an English media outlet gets its hands on a football rumor that can run wild on Twitter, they don't think twice about it.That's what happened a couple of days ago when the Daily Mail, one of England's biggest cultivators of transfer craziness, said that Juventus ' new-look front office is seriously considering the future of Paul Pogba at the club after his latest injury setback.
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