Новости за 03.08.2022

New tensions erupted over Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday as three soldiers were killed and Azerbaijan said it had taken control of several strategic heights in the disputed region. The escalation drew immediate international reaction, with Russia accusing Baku of violating the brittle ceasefire and the European Union urging an "immediate cessation of hostilities".

Negotiators from the United States, EU and Iran are dispatching envoys to Vienna for a surprise summit aimed at reviving the defunct 2015 nuclear accord, with U.S. special envoy for Iran Rob Malley saying he was hoping for a "good faith attempt" to find a deal. Russia's chief negotiator said his country's representatives also "stand ready for constructive talks."

"Our expectations are in check, but the United States welcomes EU efforts and is prepared for a good faith attempt to reach a deal," Malley tweeted. "It will shortly be clear if Iran is prepared for the same," he said. European Union-brokered indirect talks between Washington and Tehran stalled in March over the final details of a resumption of the 2015 nuclear deal. A draft agreement was on the table that would offer Tehran sanctions relief for agreeing to limit its nuclear program, which has... Читать дальше...

"I understand that, with my agreement, Williams Racing have put out a press release this afternoon that I am driving for them next year," Albon said in a Twitter post, ironically paraphrasing Piastri. "This is right and I have signed a contract with Williams for 2023. I will be driving for Williams next year. Let's go @williamsracing." On Tuesday, Australian Piastri refuted an announcement made earlier in the day by the French team Alpine that he had signed for them next season. "I understand that... Читать дальше...

As much of Europe bakes in a third heatwave since June, fears are growing that extreme drought driven by climate change in the continent's breadbasket nations will dent stable crop yields and deepen the cost-of-living crisis.

The Senegal captain said African nations deserved more respect after the president of his former club, Napoli, said he would only sign African or South American players willing to miss competitions with their national teams. "Don't talk to me about Africans anymore," Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis told business website Wall Street Italia. "I wish them well, but either they sign a waiver for the African Cup or else..." "Between that tournament and the World Cup qualifiers in South America... Читать дальше...

Public concern about Taiwan’s national security arose after monitors in multiple convenience stores and a train station in Taiwan were hacked as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began a controversial visit. The government of China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province and had expressed strong opposition to the visit. The screens projected messages accusing Pelosi of triggering wars, and telling her to get out.

Taiwan's defence ministry said Wednesday that 27 Chinese warplanes had entered Taiwan's air defence zone, hours after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a controversial visit to the island, which Beijing considers part of Chinese territory.

Nearly 10 months on from elections, the oil-rich country still has no government and no new prime minister or president. "We appeal to all actors to commit, actively engage and agree on solutions without delay", the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement. "Leaders must prioritise (the) national interest," it said. On Wednesday, followers of powerful Shiite Muslim preacher and political kingmaker Moqtada Sadr continued a mass sit-in at parliament for a fifth day. Читать дальше...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if its military rulers execute more prisoners, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on August 3.

Since Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision guaranteeing the right to an abortion, was overturned in the United States, dozens of advocates have turned to TikTok to try and offer help to those in states where abortion has become illegal. But they don't use the word "abortion" outright, instead opting to use coded language like "going camping" or "taking a trip". However, our Observer, who works in an abortion rights organisation, says these videos may be harmful despite their good intentions.

"We have decided to select significant moments to take the knee during the season to highlight our unity against all forms of racism, and in so doing we continue to show solidarity for a common cause," club captains said in the announcement on the Premier League web site. The Premier League said it supported the captains' decision, and would elevate anti-racism messaging as part of its "No Room for Racism" campaign -- words that already feature on players' sleeves. Premier League players began... Читать дальше...

The mass sit-in is led by followers of powerful Shiite Muslim preacher and political kingmaker Moqtada Sadr, who is facing off against a rival, Iran-backed Shiite faction called the Coordination Framework. The at times carnival-like protests have seen demonstrators repeat the Sadrist rhetoric but also express anger at a dysfunctional political system, poor public services and the weak economy of the oil-rich but corruption-plagued country. Nearly two decades after a US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein... Читать дальше...

Taiwan president's Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday thanked visiting U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi for her concrete actions to support Taiwan at this critical moment and said the island will not back down in the face of heightened military threats. France 24 Oliver Farry tells us more.

Several uniformed officers and a journalist were injured, several sources reported, as hundreds of growers from the Association of Coca Producers (Adepcoca), as well as opponents of the government of leftist President Luis Arce marched to demand the closure of a parallel market for the plant, which they say is illegal and enjoys government support. Last October, thousands of coca leaf growers stormed the country's main coca market in La Paz following violent clashes with security forces.

France bakes in its third heatwave of the summer.

Women in Afghanistan are slowly disappearing from public life, a year after the Taliban retook control of the country and imposed a rigorous version of Islamic Sharia law. FRANCE 24’s Shahzaib Wahlah and Sonia Ghezali report from Kabul.

Many children were physically and sexually abused at the schools, and thousands are believed to have died of disease, malnutrition or neglect in what Francis said after his Canada trip was "genocide". The pontiff returned Saturday from a six-day visit where he met representatives of the First Nations, Metis and Inuit people to apologise for what he called the "evil" committed at Catholic-run residential schools. "I assure you that in these meetings, particularly the last one, I had to feel -- like... Читать дальше...

China furiously condemned the highest-level US visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the self-ruled island as "one of the freest societies in the world" in a speech to the parliament in Taipei on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka's new President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament on Wednesday that talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package would restart in August, as the country wrestles with its worst economic crisis in decades.

As thousands of bullfighting aficionados gather across southern France for traditional summer ferias, opponents of the practice are reviving their fight for an outright ban, confident that public opinion is finally on their side.

"We take all the support that we can get," says Jaap Kok, a 62-year-old cattle farmer standing in a meadow full of cows near Barneveld in the central Netherlands' farming belt. The farmers have wreaked havoc for weeks, dumping manure and garbage on highways, blockading supermarket warehouses with tractors and rallying noisily outside politicians' houses. They oppose plans to cut emissions of nitrogen in the Netherlands -- the world's second-biggest agricultural exporter after the United States -- by reducing livestock and closing some farms. Читать дальше...

The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a drone missile while he stood on a balcony at his home in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, officials in Washington said, the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was shot dead in 2011.

Abortion rights advocates celebrated Tuesday as the Midwestern US state of Kansas voted to maintain the right to the procedure, the first major poll on the flashpoint issue since the Supreme Court overturned nationwide access in June.