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Photos: Ukraine goes dark after wave of Russian attacks

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November 7, 2022

Photos: Ukraine goes dark after wave of Russian attacks

Ukraine’s electrical grid operator has informed customers to brace for extra blackouts within the capital, Kyiv, and 6 different areas because it seeks to scale back the pressure on power infrastructure broken by Russian missile and drone assaults.

Rolling blackouts have gotten more and more routine within the capital of three million individuals after a wave of Russian assaults on energy services which have broken 40 % of Ukraine’s power infrastructure since October 10.

“The nation’s energy grid nonetheless can’t resume full operation after the Russian terrorist assaults,” the Ukrenergo grid operator mentioned on Monday. “In some areas, we now have to introduce blackouts to keep away from overloading the high-voltage infrastructure.”

Scheduled shutdowns from 6am native time to the tip of the day will have an effect on Kyiv and the areas of Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava, it mentioned in an announcement.

President Volodomyr Zelenskyy mentioned in his nightly video tackle to the nation that greater than 4.5 million customers have been with out energy.

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60 Minutes: Donald Trump Offered ‘Shifting Explanations’ for Cancelling Interview — Watch Scathing Video

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October 8, 2024

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60 Minutes: Donald Trump Offered ‘Shifting Explanations’ for Cancelling Interview — Watch Scathing Video

’60 Minutes’ Video: Why Donald Trump Cancelled Interview, Explained

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Mexican mayor murdered less than a week after taking office

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October 8, 2024

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Mexican mayor murdered less than a week after taking office

The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday.

Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration, hijacked a government armored car and took police hostage in 2023 to win the release of arrested suspects.

Chilpancingo is the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located.

The state prosecutors’ office issued a statement Sunday confirming Arcos had been killed, but provided no details.

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Alejandro Moreno, the national leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, lamented Arcos’ killing and said the newly installed secretary of the city council had also been murdered three days earlier.

“They had been in office less than a week,” Moreno wrote on his social media accounts. “They were young and honest public servants who were seeking progress for their community.”

Supporters of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos place candles and flowers at the entrance of the municipal building one week after he took office in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)

Chilpancingo has long been the scene of bloody turf battles between two drug gangs, the Ardillos and the Tlacos. The battle has resulted in dozens of gruesome killings and some high-profile scandals.

A previous mayor was caught on video apparently holding a meeting with leaders of one of the gangs at a restaurant. She was subsequently expelled from her party.

In July 2023, federal officials said a demonstration held by hundreds of people in Chilpancingo that month had been organized by the Ardillos gang to win the release of two gang leaders arrested for drugs and weapons possession.

The demonstrators largely blocked all traffic on the highway between Mexico City and Acapulco for two days, battled security forces and commandeered a police armored truck and used it to ram down the gates of the state legislature building.

The demonstrators abducted 10 members of the state police and National Guard, as well as three state and federal officials, and held them hostage to enforce their demands before releasing them.

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Borrell-to-Kallas: Will EU lose its balance in its Middle East policy?

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October 8, 2024

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Borrell-to-Kallas: Will EU lose its balance in its Middle East policy?

How can the EU break the current deadlock in the Middle East? And what stance can we expect from the EU’s next top diplomat, Kaja Kallas? Radio Schuman spoke to Martin Konecny, director of the European Middle East Project.

Monday marked a year since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, which led Brussels to repeat its calls for a ceasefire and the immediate release of hostages.

One year later, Europe is still not on the same page, and in just a few weeks, Kaja Kallas, the former Estonian prime minister, will become the EU’s new foreign policy chief.

But Kallas is known to be less committed and outspoken on the Middle East than the current High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borell.

So, what can we expect from Kallas, and how can the EU break the current deadlock in the Middle East? Martin Konecny, director of the European Middle East Project, an independent civil society hub on EU policy towards Israel and Palestine is our guest today.

On the EU’s daily menu, get ready for a first taste of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Ahead of his big speech on Wednesday outlining his vision for Hungary’s six-month turn at the EU’s rotating presidency, Orbán will hold a press conference with MEP Kinga Gál at 2:30 pm today that could steal some of the limelight from a parliamentary debate on the EU’s car industry and… himself.

Lastly, Radio Schuman dives into one of the EU’s toughest challenges: a serious shortage of doctors, nurses and other healthcare pros. Curious about which countries rely most on foreign medical staff? Here’s a hint: Northern Europe’s where to look.

You can read the full story on Euronews Health.

Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Paula Soler, audio editing by Zacharia Vigneron and music by Alexandre Jas.