It seemed impossible, and many still have doubts, that an idea as simple as peace would be part of the upcoming legislative elections in Russia on September 20. But supporters of ending the war in Ukraine will have their chance, even if only to express it secretly at the polls and in the end the more than predictable result does not change. No one doubts that the Kremlin party, United Russia, will win comfortably again, despite its popularity crisis.
“Will we wake up to air raid sirens tonight?” asks a Jerusalemite to his friend in a café in downtown Jerusalem. “I’ve already made plans. If war comes, let it come; I try not to worry too much,” replies the other, without looking up from his coffee. The scene sums up the mood of a population that no longer reacts to Donald Trump’s threats against Iran: they have heard them too many times.
Six people have died and 30 have been injured this Sunday when a bus and a camper collided on a state road in the province of Rieti (Lazio region, in central Italy), in an accident involving three other vehicles, local media report.
A drone attack by Ukrainians caused the death of at least five people in various parts of Russia and hit industrial facilities, as well as another warehouse belonging to Wildberries, the Russian e-commerce giant.
Two helicopters collided this Sunday in Greece during firefighting efforts against the forest fire advancing towards Athens. About 6,700 hectares have already burned and thousands of people have had to be evacuated due to the fire declared four days ago, which this Sunday is about 35 kilometers from the Greek capital.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Saturday that he had postponed “an attack” against Iran after “reaching the basis of an agreement” that includes the “immediate and complete opening” of the Strait of Hormuz.
A car bomb attack in downtown Moscow cost the lives of three people on Saturday night. According to several local media, the target of the attack was to kill a high-ranking Russian army officer, who was reportedly not hit.
The most forgotten war in the world fits into an alleyway of a historic souk in Dubai. Far from the vertical ostentation of skyscrapers in other neighborhoods of the Emirati city, the passages covered with wooden pergolas of the Deira Gold Souk, in northern Dubai, house another type of more discreet display: more than 300 shops buying and selling jewelry and gold. The Dubai souk is a bustling hive of luxury and vibrant peace.
At telephoto distance, the only visible movement in the houses on the hill was that of two military vehicles and an excavator. “I do not recommend that you get close. They have expelled all the families from the surroundings and there are snipers in the windows,” a neighbor warned the journalists who had just arrived in Tell, a town of 7,000 inhabitants south of Nablus and the epicenter of the latest outbreak of violence in the West Bank.
An improvised explosive device detonated this Saturday in a restaurant in downtown Moscow, causing the death of at least three people — including the suspect of the attack — according to Russian state media citing local authorities.