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Death toll rises after Russian strikes in Dnipro, Ukraine, with 35 dead, including two children

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Eva Deschamps / January 16, 2023

The death toll from the weekend strike in Dnipro, eastern Ukraine, rose to at least 35 on Monday, the day after NATO announced that it would be sending new heavy Western weapons. For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke of a “positive dynamic” for his troops on the frontline and Russian-Belarusian military air exercises began earlier this week in Belarus, a country allied with Russia, Minsk assuring that they were only “defensive” in nature.
 
According to Ukrainian regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko, the Russian strike that destroyed a building in Dnipro on Saturday killed at least 35 people, including two children, and injured dozens. “39 people were saved, 75 were injured,” he added on social networks. He said that “the fate of another 35 residents of the building is unknown”, while rescue operations are continuing.
 
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that Vladimir Putin had “overestimated the strength” of his troops by invading Ukraine. “We see their missteps, their lack of morale, their command problems, their poor equipment” and their “heavy losses,” he told German daily Handelsblatt. “The recent (Western) pledges to deliver heavy weaponry are important – and I expect there to be more in the near future,” he added, just days before a new coordination meeting in Germany on January 20 of Western countries providing aid to Ukraine.
 
The West has long been reluctant to deliver heavier weaponry to Kiev, fearing that they would be drawn into the war. But in early January, France, Germany and the United States finally promised to send infantry tanks or reconnaissance tanks – 40 German Marders, 50 American Bradleys and French AMX-10 RCs. 
The United Kingdom announced on Saturday that it would deliver 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine “in the next few weeks” – the first country to supply Western-made heavy tanks to Kiev. Russian diplomacy said that this arms shipment would “in no way accelerate the end of military hostilities, but only intensify them”.
Kiev had already received from its allies heavy tanks of Soviet design – nearly 300 – but none of Western manufacture. Poland said on Wednesday that it was ready to deliver 14 German Leopard 2 heavy tanks, which requires the approval of Berlin.
 
While his army seems to be struggling against Western-backed Ukrainian forces, Vladimir Putin assured that “everything is going according to plan” in an interview on Russian state television broadcast on Sunday. “The momentum is positive and everything is going according to the plans of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff. I hope that our fighters will delight us more than once with their military achievements,” he said, after a question from a journalist of the Rossia-1 channel about the “news from Soledar”, which the Russian army claimed to have conquered on Friday.
 
The capture of this small Ukrainian town was presented in Moscow as a success but the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense Ganna Maliar assured Sunday evening that the Ukrainian forces had held their positions in Soledar. “The battle for Soledar, for Bakhmut, for the whole Donetsk region, for the Lugansk region continues without any respite,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Moscow attack: Vladimir Putin promises those responsible will all be “punished”, EI says four of its fighters carried out the attack

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Eva Deschamps / March 23,

 

At least 133 people were killed on Friday evening in an armed attack followed by a huge fire at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, which was claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State (EI).
 
The four perpetrators” of the attack were arrested “on their way to Ukraine”, said the Russian president on Saturday March 23.
 
The Russian president spoke at a time of terrible tragedy in Russia. “The four perpetrators” of the attack near Moscow were arrested “on their way to Ukraine”, he said in a televised speech broadcast the day after the murderous attack. “According to initial data [from investigators], on the Ukrainian side, a passage had been prepared for them to cross the border”, he continued, notes Le Monde.
 
The attack, which killed at least 133 people near Moscow, was in the eyes of the Kremlin leader a “bloody and barbaric act of terrorism”. “Peaceful, innocent people […] including children, teenagers and women” were killed, he continued, adding, “I express my deepest and most sincere condolences to those who have lost their loved ones.” A national day of mourning will be observed on March 24.
 
“War”. In his speech, Vladimir Putin assured that “those behind these terrorists will be punished” and that they “will have no future”. On Saturday, the Kremlin announced that eleven people had been arrested, including the four suspects who carried out the attack.

 
As a reminder, the Islamic State (EI) claimed responsibility for the attack. Its Afghan branch, the Islamic State in Khorassan, known as “EI-K”, is suspected of being behind the attack. According to EI, the attack is part of a “raging war” between the organization and countries fighting Islam, its Amaq news agency said in a statement.
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Princess Kate announces cancer diagnosis

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Sylvie Claire / March 23,

 

After weeks of silence from the British royal family, cancer-stricken Princess Kate has announced that she has begun chemotherapy.

 
Princess Kate has been diagnosed with cancer, Kensington Palace announced on Friday evening. The wife of the heir to the British throne has begun chemotherapy. “I’m fine,” assured the 42-year-old princess after her cancer diagnosis was announced. In a video, the princess explained, “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you personally for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding. While I was recovering from surgery, it was an incredibly difficult two months for the whole family. But I had the benefit of a fantastic medical team who took great care of me, for which I am very grateful. In January, I underwent a major domino operation in London and, at the time, my condition was not thought to be cancerous“.
 
She continues: “The operation was successful, but tests carried out after the operation revealed the presence of cancer. My medical team therefore advised me to undergo preventive chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of this treatment. William and I have done everything in our power to manage this situation privately, in the best interests of our young family“.
 

Princess Kate explains that it has taken them some time to explain the situation to their children George, Charlotte and Louis. She concludes her message: “But for now, I need to focus on my full recovery. I am also thinking of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer. For anyone facing this disease in any form, don’t lose faith or hide. You are not alone.

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She underwent major abdominal surgery on January 16 at the London Clinic, where she was hospitalized for ten days. For weeks, rumors had been circulating about the princess’s state of health.
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Dragon Ball: a theme park inspired by Toriyama’s universe is coming soon!

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Steph Deschamps / March 23,

 

The world’s first theme park inspired by the world of the famous Japanese manga and anime series Dragon Ball is to be built in a future leisure city in Saudi Arabia, the developer of this colossal project announced on Friday.
 
The planned opening date of this 500,000 m2 theme park was not specified, nor was its cost, as is usually the case for the Saudi kingdom’s tourism megaprojects.
 
Located in Qiddiya, near the capital Riyadh, the park will feature seven different zones from the Dragon Ball universe, around 30 attractions as well as hotels and restaurants, according to a press release from Qiddiya Investment Company, also issued by Japanese studio Toei Animation, producer of the franchise’s cartoons.
 
The death of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama on March 1 at the age of 68 provoked a worldwide wave of emotion, reflecting the immense popularity of his work.

 
First published in 1984, Dragon Ball is one of the best-selling mangas of all time, and has spawned countless animated series, films and video games. It recounts the adventures of Son Goku, a young martial arts prodigy in search of seven crystal balls to help him and his allies protect the Earth from evil enemies.
 
The new town of Qiddiya is one of the pharaonic projects in Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030” program, designed to develop the country’s tourism industry and reduce its economy’s heavy dependence on hydrocarbons.
 
Qiddiya will eventually house several theme parks, sports facilities and cultural venues. Construction of the city began in 2019, but its completion date is not known.
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