Greece: In the heart of Athens, students and police struggle
Thousands of students demonstrated against a law permitting foreign institutions to operate in Greece by filling the streets of the capital city of Athens.
Russia: Thousands of people are forced to flee a region affected by flooding due to dam bursts
According to a Russian news source that cited the plant's press department, the Orsk oil refinery in Russia stopped operating on Sunday after the city's dam broke on Friday night, flooding the nearby Orenburg area. See to learn more.
The global problem of illegal fishing jeopardizes marine ecosystems, food security, and regional stability. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that illegal fishing costs the world economy about $23 billion annually. Stay tuned for additional information!
Google searches for a quick solution to restore erased monies.
A significant failure between Google Cloud and Unisuper has compromised the pension funds of over 620,000 people, with a massive $125 billion account being accidentally erased. This occurrence raises severe questions about the dependability and security of cloud-based financial systems.
Iceland has declared a state of emergency following a fourth volcano eruption in three months.
As lava erupted from a fresh volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula on Saturday—the fourth eruption to strike the region since December—Icelandic police issued a state of emergency declaration. According to an Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) announcement, a "volcanic eruption has started between Stori-Skogfell and Hagafell on the Reykjanes Peninsula." Images captured in real-time revealed billowing smoke and blazing lava. The explosion started in the Blue Lagoon thermal spa, one of Iceland's most popular tourist destinations, and hundreds of people were evacuated, according to national television RUV.
UN Security Council meets in emergency; topics include famine in Gaza and threats against relief workers.
The UN secretary-general issued a dire warning on Friday, stating that there is an urgent need for a "quantum leap" in the delivery of life-saving supplies because children in Gaza are dying of starvation and dehydration. "The doors to starvation are opened when the gates to aid are closed," declared Guterres.
Japan honors those lost in the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011
On March 13, Japan commemorated the enormous earthquake and tsunami that led to a nuclear meltdown and rendered a sizable portion of Fukushima Prefecture uninhabitable.
UK: Fresh defeats in House of Lords over Rwanda bill, lawmakers reject all 7 bill amendments
The UK PM Rishi Sunak's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has faced further delay. The people in the House of Lords voted against a number of changes to the legislation.
Israel bombs a mosque in northern Gaza, leaving one killed and eleven injured.
In the al-Fakhoura neighborhood of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, an Israeli bombing destroyed a mosque and damaged nearby homes. Rescuers are now retrieving survivors and remains from the debris. Israeli airplanes had struck the mosque, according to a civil defense worker on the scene, and many women and children were among the injured.
Russia invites Palestine-related groups to the Munich Security Conference in Moscow.
The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA) claims that Russia has invited Palestinian groups to a meeting on February 26 in Moscow and that the PA is prepared to negotiate with Hamas. Russia invites all Palestinian factions to the summit that will take place in Moscow on the 26th of this month. At the Munich Security Conference, Mohammad Shtayyeh said, "We will see if Hamas is ready to come to the ground with us." "We are prepared to interact. It's a different story if Hamas is not. He stated, "We need Palestinian unity," adding that Hamas has to fulfill specific requirements to be included in that unity. International leaders have pushed Israel to let in desperately needed relief supplies into Gaza. According to Shtayyeh, while European nations today have differing opinions, they all agree that hostilities must be immediately stopped.
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