Oligarchs reportedly close to Russian President Vladimir Putin who have had bank accounts frozen or property seized after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine are pushing back against the Western sanctions -- or finding ways around them.. Deripaska has spent much of his time in Russia, where a hotel he owned was reportedly seized by authorities after he described Moscow's invasion of Ukraine as a "war" -- the Kremlin refers to it only as a "special operation".
Ukrainian paratrooper Sergiy Stafeyev's left leg was shattered on the second day of the Russian invasion.. At one point, he sits in an empty wheelchair next to a soldier who lost his left leg, and the two discuss the latest news from the front.
When a devastating earthquake and aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria this month, Klara Imangalieva -- who lives in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan -- realised she had to move. . "I'm looking to move into a single-storey house to at least have a chance of surviving in the event of an earthquake," said Imangalieva, who lives on the ninth floor of a high-rise building.
Powerful tropical Cyclone Freddy tore through parts of Madagascar on Wednesday, killing four people on the Indian Ocean island, disaster management authorities said.. Authorities said that Madagascar, which is accustomed to cyclones and tropical storms, had put measures in place to minimise loss of lives.
Dozens of red balloons speckle the rubble of a destroyed building alongside a main road in Turkey's quake-hit south.. Red balloons typically "represent joy, love," he said.
The UN General Assembly meets Wednesday, two days ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Kyiv and its allies hoping to garner broad support for a resolution calling for a "just and lasting peace.". Kyiv hopes to garner the support of at least as many nations as in October, when 143 countries voted for a resolution condemning the annexation of several Ukrainian territories by Russia.
Actor Vincent Cassel is set to dominate big and small screens this year, appearing in two blockbuster French films and a new spy thriller on Apple TV. "Liaison" pairs Cassel with another major French export, Eva Green, as former lovers forced to work together to stop a series of major cyber-attacks.. "In any case, I have more and more trouble staying in front of a screen so I'm not a big consumer of cinema or series.
By the light of a head torch, Wanida Hityim deftly strips bark from a rubber tree, collecting the milky latex as she explains why she's among a small number of Thai farmers trying to work more sustainably.. "Plantations that use pesticides wouldn't have nature like this because the chemicals they use would just ruin the soil," the 41-year-old told AFP. Wanida is one of a few Thai farmers to have received the international non-profit Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificate, which encourages the sustainable use of forests.
For residents of the rural hamlet of Plains, Georgia, there is only one thing more beloved than its famed crop the peanut, and that is Jimmy Carter.. His store is part of the one-block downtown where an enormous sign atop an old-timey storefront boldly welcomes visitors to "Plains, Georgia home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th president."
From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can't see the bare mountains around the built-up city.. In Manila, where more than 13 million people live, low-lying areas are often inundated when storms lash the Sierra Madre mountain range, which lies east of the city and acts as a barrier to severe weather.
