Red gold and Coca-Cola in Sudan

Red gold and Coca-Cola in Sudan

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.

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Fire in the West Bank

Fire in the West Bank

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.

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The Great Migration of wildebeests in the Serengeti, on the couch

The Great Migration of wildebeests in the Serengeti, on the couch

The roar of hundreds of wildebeests anticipates the stampede. On the other side of the river, the herd leaders overcome fear inch by inch and bring their hooves closer to the edge of the cliff. Suddenly, they plunge into the void: dozens of individuals rush towards the water and frantically cross the Mara River through a cloud of dust. On the other side of the river, about thirty vehicles take positions, loaded with wide-eyed tourists with cameras at the ready. It’s no wonder. The Great Migration in Tanzania and Kenya, in which about two million wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles follow the rains across the Serengeti and Masai Mara plains, is one of nature’s greatest spectacles, especially when the crossing of crocodile-infested rivers occurs. But the purity of this treasure is in danger: a year ago, South African guide Nick Kleer published embarrassing images showing dozens of tourists outside their cars, something forbidden, in front of a barrier of 150 vehicles blocking the animals’ passage.

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Trump questions licenses to Ukraine to build Patriot missiles: "They could use them against us"

Trump questions licenses to Ukraine to build Patriot missiles: “They could use them against us”

Three days after meeting with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in the Oval Office of the White House, Donald Trump said this Friday that he is not sure whether to grant the European country licenses to build Patriot missile systems on its territory to protect itself from Russian attacks. “These weapons are incredible. You have to be very careful when allowing someone to manufacture them,” he said during a cabinet meeting. “You have to be very cautious, but also very careful: it is difficult to hand over that kind of technology and, although I don’t think it will ever happen, if we give them that technology someday they could use it against us.”

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