EU strengthens response to Ukraine
The day after the European Union agreed punish Russia with an oil embargoEuropean leaders announced 9 billion euro aid package for Ukraine and move on to solve Ukraine’s crop blockade that is threatening a global food crisis.
Agreement to ban most Russian oil imports by the end of the year free HungaryThere is leader Viktor Orban, who has friendly relations with Russian President Putin.
As European leaders concluded a two-day summit in Brussels, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said the growing global food crisis was “Russia’s fault only” “, which has occupied or blockaded the entire Black Sea of Ukraine. port, preventing 22 million tons of grain from leaving.
Russian Foreign Minister will visit Turkey next week to discuss possible particle release.
On the ground: Fighting broke out in Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday as Russian troops advance towards the city centeris the last region in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine outside of Russian control.
Army: A new Russian commander, General Aleksandr Dvornikov, was sent to Ukraine in April to oversee a concentrated invasion in the east. US officials say he is repeat the same mistakes in the new campaign forced Russia to abandon its strategy of taking over the whole country.
Finance: European officials are pressing the US to seize more Russian central bank assets worth $300 billion and give that money to Ukraine. But that could be illegal, US officials warn, and may discourage other countries from relying on the US as an investment haven.
In Mali, a massacre with Russian footprints
In late March, Malian soldiers in pursuit of Islamist gunmen reached the village of Moura and executed hundreds of men. But the soldiers are not alone. They did accompanied by members of the shadow Russian paramilitary group known as Wagneraccording to diplomats, officials and human rights groups.
In Moura, Malian soldiers and their Russian allies looted homes, imprisoned villagers at the bottom of a dry river, and executed between 300 and 400 people, mostly civilians, according to witnesses and analysts. . Malian authorities hailed the Moura attack as a major victory in the fight against extremist groups, claiming to have killed 203 militants, but made no mention of civilian casualties.
The death toll in Moura is the highest on a growing list of human rights abuses by the Malian army, which diplomats and human rights observers say has increased since the army began. conducted joint operations with the Wagner Group in January.
Text definition: Since the Wagner Group’s appearance in Ukraine in 2014, its members have been identified working in Libya, Syria and countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The group also mines diamonds, spreads misinformation and support autocrats in their efforts to develop the Russian mark.
Israel and UAE sign a trade agreement
Government ministers from Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement yesterday that, after being ratified, would be the widest agreement of its kind between Israel and an Arab country.
The speed with which the agreement took shape – it was signed less than two years after the establishment of formal relations between Israel and the emirates – shows the willingness with which Israel is now accepted by some Arab leaders received after years of diplomatic isolation.
The agreement will result in the removal of tariffs on 96% of goods traded between the two countries within five years. Israel’s Economy Ministry says bilateral trade will be worth $885 million by 2021. The free trade agreement could allow annual trade to grow to $10 billion within five years, the Emirati Economy Ministry said. country said.
Story: For decades, Israel has been ostracized by all but two Arab states amid the unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But in 2020, Israel has established or improved relations with Bahrain, the UAE, Morocco and Sudan, reflecting a shift in priorities from those countries away from the Palestinian state and towards building a united front against Iran.
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Regardless of your connection (or lack of) to baseball, you can find something to like at Savannah Bananas. This Georgia high school summer team has gained a huge following by focusing on entertainment – including dancing on the field. They also go on stilts, surf and sing karaoke.
The Banana method is working. While major league games can sometimes attract fewer than 3,000 fans, the Banana team have sold out every home game at their 4,000-seat stadium since the team’s inception. in 2016.
Cuban boxers go professional
Cuba’s amateur boxing program is the best in the world: Boxers have won 15 Olympic medals since 2012, compared with 9 for the US during that time.
Now, 60 years after the island nation banned professional sports, Cuban boxers are stepping in prize fight chase. In May, the communist government of Cuba blessed a move that would allow boxers to fight professionally.
This move widens competitive opportunities. But money is also important. The national team’s base salary is just 3,500 Cuban pesos a month, or one dollar a day, while each Olympic gold medal earned for a boxer equates to $300 per month for life.
Under an agreement with Golden Ring, a Mexican advertising agency, boxers will keep 80% of their net salary from each match. The rest will be divided among coaches, medical staff and national federations.
Athletes interviewed by The Times appear pleased with the new deal, saying they hope the deal will stem the rising wave of defections in their sport in recent years.
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