Harry and Meghan are working with Nelson Mandela Foundation on a 'leadership development' project - Daily Mail

REVEALED: Harry and Meghan are working with Nelson Mandela Foundation on a secret 'leadership development' project through their company Archewell - and it was the South African Ambassador to the UN who arranged their travel for speech

• Harry and Meghan were nominated as speakers by the Nelson Mandela Foundation 'in the context of their ongoing project', DailyMail.com can reveal 
• The couple is working on a 'leadership development' project with the charity
• It's unclear when the project will be announced or what form it will take
• It explains the choice of Harry as the speaker at the UN's Mandela Day event 
• The arrangements for the couple's travel were made by Mathu Joyini, the South Africa's Ambassador to the UN, and her office 
• It is still unclear whether Harry and Meghan took a private jet - as they have done in the past - or a commercial flight  

By Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com

Published: 20:52 BST, 19 July 2022 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 19 July 2022

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were nominated as speakers at the UN's Nelson Mandela celebration as part of an ongoing, secret project with the Nelson Mandela Foundation arranged through their company Archewell, DailyMail.com can reveal. 

The couple were also brought to New York City by the office of the South African Ambassador to the UN, Mathu Joyini, though it remains unclear if they traveled on a private jet or on a commercial flight. 

Harry's speech was given 'in the context of the Foundation already working with their company Archewell on a Mandela-related project,' a spokesman for the foundation said on Tuesday. 

They declined to give more details since the project is yet to be announced, but said it was rooted in 'leadership development'.

A spokesman for Archewell did not immediately respond to inquiries.  

It explains the choice of Harry to speak at the UN - which baffled some pundits and stumped members of the South African media. 

Harry used his 15-minute speech to lambast the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe vs. Wade, and to preach about climate change. 

He spoke of his mother, the late Princess Diana, and her bond with Mandela, and his love of Africa, where he said he realized he had a 'soulmate' in Meghan. 

Meghan watched on proudly from the sparse crowd.  

Archewell is the couple's charity and umbrella brand under which they have launched podcasts and a Netflix series. 

There are three branches of the company; Archewell Foundation, Archewell Productions and Archewell Audio. 

It's unclear which section the project with the Mandela Foundation falls under. 

Ndaba Mandela, the civil rights icon's grandson, said on Monday night Harry and Meghan were 'worlds apart' from his grandfather. 

'They cannot be compared on any level,' he said during an appearance on Piers Morgan's TalkTV show Uncensored.

'There are no parallels at all. 

'Because you’ll see one is obviously fighting for the dignity of black people against a vicious tyrant like Apartheid, as opposed to one finding their identity outside of a said institution. 

'Obviously these are very different things,' he said.  

South African newspaper The Sunday Times jokingly compared Harry's plight to that of Mandela, calling Harry the 'Duke of L.A.' 

'He's in exile. Just like Madiba. No, sorry, of course, he was imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island. Same, same-ish. 

'Harry is imprisoned in his gilded pleasure palace in Montecito with a podcast schedule and documentary team following him around.'  

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Vladimir Putin heads to Iran in first trip beyond former USSR since war began - Sky News

Vladimir Putin visits Iran today for his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since the invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian president will meet Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as he seeks to bolster the few foreign alliances his regime still enjoys.

Mr Putin has described Western sanctions against Moscow as a declaration of economic war, and is focusing his attempts at international diplomacy on China, India, and Tehran.

His visit to the Iranian capital is his first trip beyond the old USSR since he travelled to China in February.

"The contact with Khamenei is very important," said Yuri Ushakov, Mr Putin's foreign policy adviser. "A trusting dialogue has developed between them on the most important issues on the bilateral and international agenda.

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"On most issues, our positions are close or identical."

An Iranian official told Associated Press: "We need a strong ally, and Moscow is a superpower."

Meanwhile, on the ground in Ukraine:

• Six civilians have died in a Russian shelling of a two-storey building in the eastern town of Toretsk
• Ukraine's long-range missiles are being targeted under a directive from Kremlin defence minister Sergei Shoigu
• British intelligence says Russia is bolstering its front line forces with the Wagner mercenary group
• Moscow claims to have shot down a Ukrainian MI-17 helicopter near the eastern town of Sloviansk​​​​​​​
• ​​​​​​​UK's Ministry of Defence says Russia has "struggled to sustain effective combat power" during the war

'The new reality has started' - listen to Ukraine War Diaries

Also travelling on Tuesday is Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska, who is in Washington DC. She has rarely been seen since the war began, and has already met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Mr Blinken reiterated America's commitment to supporting Ukraine, and commended her for her work with civilians dealing with trauma. Ms Zelenska is due to meet her US counterpart Jill Biden later today.

Her trip comes at a busy time for her husband, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is seeking new officials after sacking the head of Ukraine's security service and prosecutor general over claims of treason.

Monday saw another 28 people dismissed from the security service in what Mr Zelenskyy described in his nightly address as a "personnel audit".

"Different levels, different areas of focus," he said of the sackings. "But the reasons are similar - unsatisfactory results of work."

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Russia's rate of advance 'likely to be very slow'

Meanwhile, the UK's Ministry of Defence said in its latest intelligence update that Russia has struggled to sustain effective combat power since the start of its invasion of Ukraine.

The update adds that Moscow's problem is "likely becoming increasingly acute".

The Ministry of Defence also wrote: "As well as dealing with severe under-manning, Russian planners face a dilemma between deploying reserves to the Donbas or defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in the southwestern Kherson sector."

The update also adds that while Russia may still make further territorial gains, their "operational tempo and rate of advance is likely to be very slow".

Putin to hold talks over Ukraine grain blockade

The blockade of grain exports from Ukraine has been one of the most devastating knock-on impacts of the war, and today will also see talks aimed at getting them moving again.

While visiting Tehran, Mr Putin will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been seen as a potential mediator on some global issues caused by the invasion.

"Discussions with Putin will focus on grains, Syria and Ukraine," a senior Turkish official told Associated Press.

"The talks will try to solve the issues on grain exports."

Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the UN are expected to sign a deal later this week aimed at resuming the shipping of grain from Ukraine across the Black Sea.

Russian independent TV channel back on the air

Elsewhere, an independent Russian TV channel is back on the air four months after being forced to close over its content relating to the war in Ukraine.

TV Rain is now broadcasting from the Latvian capital Riga via YouTube, likely to be the only way most people in Russia will be able to see it.

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Britain braces for record temperatures as heatwave ripples across Europe - Reuters.com

• Heatwave consistent with climate change, scientists say
• Firefighters battle to contain wildfires
• Britain set to pass 40C/104 F

MADRID/LISBON July 18 (Reuters) - Britain was heading for its highest temperatures on record and firefighters battled blazes across southern Europe as a heatwave sent people hunting for shade and compounded fears about climate change.

In Spain, a wildfire raced across a field and engulfed a excavator near the northern town of Tabara, forcing the driver to run for his life as flames burned the clothes off his back. read more

In Portugal, half the municipality of Murca was on fire and the bodies of an elderly couple trying to flee had been found inside a "completely charred vehicle," the mayor told local broadcaster SIC. read more

In southern Europe there were some signs conditions were starting to ease after days of blistering highs that have caused hundreds of deaths and left the countryside dangerously dry, authorities said.

But the heatwave was moving north.

Belgium and Germany are expecting the heatwave to hit them in coming days, while temperatures nudged 38C (100 Fahrenheit) in southern England on Monday and are forecast to hit a record-breaking 40C (104 F) on Tuesday, according to Britain's Meteorological Office. read more

British train companies cancelled services and some schools closed while officials urged the public to stay home and the government triggered a "national emergency" alert.

Flights were suspended at Luton airport after staff identified a "runway defect". The hot weather had melted the runway at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base, Sky News reported. read more

Sales of electric fans, hoses, air conditioning units and sprinklers are soaring, retailers said. read more

"We hoped we wouldn't get to this situation but for the first time ever we are forecasting greater than 40C in the UK," said climate attribution scientist at the Met Office, Dr Nikos Christidis.

"Climate change has already influenced the likelihood of temperature extremes in the UK. The chances of seeing 40C days in the UK could be as much as 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a natural climate unaffected by human influence," he said.

'WE HAVE NOTHING'

Wildfires raged across Portugal, Spain and France and authorities warned there was a risk of more as tinder-dry conditions persisted.

Spain was facing the last day of a more than week-long heatwave, which has caused more than 510 heat-related deaths, according to estimates from the Carlos III Health Institute.

A firefighter works to contain a tactical fire in Louchats, as wildfires continue to spread in the Gironde region of southwestern France, July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

In Tabara, locals said the driver of the excavator - a man they identified as Angel Martin Arjona - had been trying to dig a trench between the fire and buildings.

But orange flames surrounded the vehicle. TV footage showed him emerging from the blaze, tripping, then scrambling to his feet as people shouted out to him and a firefighter ran up to help.

The driver was airlifted to hospital with burns, witnesses said, though there were no detailed reports on his condition.

In El Pont de Vilomara in Catalonia, evacuees gathered outside a civic centre, among them retiree Onofre Munoz, 69, who said that his home and van had been completely destroyed.

"We bought the van when I retired and now it's totally scorched. We have nothing," he said.

EU SENDS SUPPORT

In Portugal, temperatures dropped over the weekend, but the risk of wildfires remained very high, the Portuguese Institute of Meteorology said.

Around 1,000 firefighters, backed by 284 vehicles and 18 aircraft, were battling 10 wildfires, mainly in northern regions, authorities said.

The EU sent a firefighting plane to Slovenia over the weekend, adding to recent deployments to France and Portugal.

"We continue of course to monitor the situation during this unprecedented heatwave and will continue to mobilise support as needed," spokesperson Balazs Ujvari told a briefing.

The bloc is in talks with manufacturers to buy more firefighting planes, the EU head of crisis management told Reuters. read more

In the Gironde region in southwestern France, fires had destroyed 14,800 hectares (37,000 acres), local authorities said on Monday. More than 14,000 people have been evacuated from the area. France has issued red alerts, the highest possible, for several regions, with residents urged "to be extremely vigilant".

In Italy, where smaller fires have blazed, forecasters expect temperatures above 40C in several regions in coming days.

Switzerland also suffered the effects of the heatwave. Axpo, the operator of the Beznau nuclear plant, said on Monday it was forced to reduce output so that it does not overheat the Aare river from which it draws its cooling water.

Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Writing by Raissa Kasolowsky and Andrew Heavens; Editing by Alex Richardson and Rosalba O'Brien

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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2022-07-18 21:39:00Z
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Greenwood Park Mall shooting: At least three dead and two injured after ‘sickening’ attack - Express

The gunman entered Greenwood Park Mall and began firing with a rifle, killing three people and injuring two before he was fatally shot by an armed civilian, it has been announced.

Indianapolis Assistant Chief of Police Chris Bailey said: "We are sickened by yet another type of incident like this in our country."

WTHR news anchor Jennie Runevitch posted on Twitter: "Greenwood Police confirm a shooting at Greenwood Park Mall.

"They confirm several people are injured, including the shooter.

"Lieutenant on scene says potentially two fatalities.

"Mall is being cleared. Stay away from the area as officers are on scene."

Officers attended the mall at 6pm (local time) and have been searching the mall for other victims.

However, it is believed the incident was limited to the food court.

Greenwood Police Department Chief Chris Ison said police had confiscated a suspicious package found in a bathroom close to the food court.

Assistant Chief Mr Bailey added that there is no active threat to the area.

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The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) posted on Twitter: "IMPD is assisting with an incident at the Greenwood Park Mall.

"Please avoid the area. Greenwood Police Department is the lead agency.

"Please avoid sharing misinformation on social media until they confirm details."

Reactions on social media expressed sadness and anger over the incident, as the US continues to grapple with another fatal mass shooting.

User @Owen17396534 wrote: "It’s so sad that anytime you see a mall trending, you automatically know what happened.

"You know it was a mass shooting, you know innocent lives were taken, and you know the law makers of America won’t do anything to stop it.

"RIP Greenwood park mall victims."

Department Chief Mr Ison described the civilian who shot the gunman as a "good Samaritan", reported ABC News.

He has so far been identified as a 22-year-old from Bartholomew County.

Mr Ison said: "The real hero of the day is the citizen that was lawfully carrying a firearm in that food court and was able to stop that shooter almost as soon as he began."

He added that a 12-year-old girl who went home after the shooting was later admitted to hospital with minor injuries.

Allegedly four of those shot were female and one was male.

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2022-07-18 02:13:00Z
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Texas shooting: Uvalde report finds 'systemic failures' by authorities - BBC

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A report into the Uvalde school shooting in Texas that killed 21 people has found "systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making" by those involved in the response.

The committee of state legislators highlighted a lack of leadership and urgency, describing a "lackadaisical approach" by authorities at the scene.

Nearly 400 officers rushed to the site, but police waited over an hour to confront the attacker.

The report was published on Sunday.

It was hand-delivered to victims' families before being made public.

The 18-year-old shooter targeted Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on 24 May, killing 19 children and two teachers.

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The Texas House of Representatives committee believes the nearly-80 page report to be the most complete telling so far of what happened during and after the attack.

It found no single "villain", other than the attacker, in the course of its investigation.

Instead, it concluded that there were multiple failures of responsibility from a number of authorities, including numerous law enforcement agencies and the school itself.

'Void of leadership'

The report heavily criticised the actions of the various agencies on the scene, accusing them of failing to prioritise "saving the lives of innocent victims over their own safety".

Despite nearly 400 officers rushing to the school, police waited well over an hour before confronting and killing the attacker - an "unacceptably long period of time" according to the report.

"We do not know at this time whether responders could have saved more lives by shortening that delay," the report adds.

The report also highlights a "void of leadership" - an apparent lack of anyone in charge which it says "could have contributed to the loss of life".

The Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo wrote the district's active shooter response plan which assigns himself as incident commander, but testified that he did not consider himself to be in charge on the day.

The general view of witnesses interviewed for the report was either that Mr Arredondo was in charge, or that they could not tell who was in charge of a scene described by many as "chaos".

Mr Arredondo was placed on administrative leave last month and has since resigned.

However, the report points out that there were responders from numerous agencies on the scene - many better trained and better equipped than the school district police - who could have helped to take control of the situation.

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Attacker entered 'unimpeded'

The criticism of the school centres around its lack of discipline in following security procedures designed to prevent such attacks.

The report said the school had a culture of leaving doors unlocked or propped open, sometimes to allow easier access for substitute teachers who didn't have keys.

The lock on room 111 - where much of the violence occurred - did not always work, the report found, but although the fault was widely known about it was not properly reported.

Because of these failures, the attacker was able to enter the school building and the classrooms unimpeded, and probably killed most of his victims before any responders set foot in the building.

"Of the approximately 142 rounds the attacker fired inside the building, it is almost certain that he rapidly fired over 100 of those rounds before any officer entered," the report says.

Earlier this week leaked CCTV footage from Uvalde was published by a local newspaper, showing the gunman's arrival and police waiting 77 minutes to confront him.

But it was published days before officials said they had planned to show the families or release it publicly.

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Almost 400 officers at Texas school shooting but 'failed to prioritise victims' safety over their own' - Sky News

A damning new report into the Uvalde school massacre has condemned the almost 400 law enforcement officers who arrived for "failing to prioritise innocent victims' safety over their own".

High school dropout Salvador Ramos killed 21 people, including 19 children, at Robb Elementary School in Texas on 24 May.

A 77-page report was released on Sunday detailing what happened, after complaints that it had taken more than an hour to bring down 18-year-old Ramos.

It showed blame rested on almost every agency who attended, highlighting "systemic failures" and "ultimately poor decision-making" from officers both inside and outside the school.

There was no overall command, "chaos," and a lack of unity in decision-making.

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And it also singled out the school for errors - saying security doors weren't properly locked and some "active shooter" protocols weren't followed.

There was a general "lackadaisical approach", it said, adding: "At Robb Elementary, law enforcement responders failed to adhere to their active shooter training, and they failed to prioritise saving the lives of innocent victims over their own safety."

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But it also went on to say there were no individual "villains".

"Other than the attacker, the committee did not find any 'villains" in the course of its investigation," it said.

"There is no-one to whom we can attribute malice or ill motives. Instead, we found systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making."

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The report was written after a Texas House investigative committee had been asked to look into the incident.

It is the first to criticise both state and federal law enforcement, and not just local authorities in Uvalde, for the inaction at the school.

Around 40 people testified behind closed doors, including members of the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police chief and officers, the district superintendent, the school's principal, a teacher and custodial staff.

For the first time, it detailed how many officers were on site by the end of the shooting - 376.

This included 149 border patrol agents, 91 state troopers, 25 Uvalde police offices, and a number of US Marshals and Drug Enforcement Agency staff.

Image: The gunman's victims

Calls for accountability

The report is the result of one of several investigations into the shooting, including another led by the Justice Department.

Another earlier this month, by tactical experts at Texas State University, alleged an Uvalde police officer had a chance to stop the gunman before he went inside the school armed with an AR-15.

But in an example of the conflicting statements and disputed accounts since the shooting, Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin has said that never happened.

A nearly 80-minute hallway surveillance video published by the Austin American-Statesman this week publicly showed for the first time a hesitant and haphazard tactical response, which the head of Texas' state police has condemned as a failure and some Uvalde residents have labelled cowardly.

Calls for police accountability have grown in the small town since the shooting. So far, only one officer from the scene of the deadliest school shooting in Texas history is known to be on leave.

A teacher who survived the school shooting has said he will never forgive the police for taking over an hour to enter his classroom after the gunman first opened fire.

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2022-07-17 19:41:15Z
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Greece plane crash: Cargo aircraft was carrying weapons to Bangladesh - minister - BBC

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A cargo plane which crashed in northern Greece was carrying 11 tonnes of weapons - including land mines - to Bangladesh, officials say.

People living within two kilometres of the site where the Antonov-12 came down have been warned to stay indoors.

The aircraft was flying from Serbia to Jordan when it crashed late on Saturday close to the city of Kavala, killing all eight people on board.

Eyewitness video showed the plane on fire and a huge fireball as it crashed.

On Sunday morning, drones were being used to survey the site of the wreckage out of caution.

State-run TV reported the army, explosives experts and Greek Atomic Energy Commission staff would not approach the site until it was deemed safe.

"The (air) measurements at the moment have not shown anything but nonetheless instability in the field was observed," Lieutenant General Marios Apostolidis, of the Northern Greece Fire Brigade, told reporters.

"In other words, intense smoke and heat, as well as a white substance that we do not recognise, so a special armed forces team has to inform us what it is and whether we can enter the field."

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The pilot had reportedly requested an emergency landing at Kavala airport due to an engine problem shortly after take off, but was unable to reach the runway.

The plane was noticed at about 22:45 local time (19:45 GMT) by local residents.

Aimilia Tsaptanova - who saw the plane come down - said she was amazed it hadn't crashed into their homes.

"It was full of smoke, it had a noise I can't describe and it went over the mountain," she said. "It passed the mountain and turned and crashed into the fields.

"There were flames, we were scared. A lot of cars came, but they couldn't approach because there were continuous explosions."

Serbia's Defence Minister Nebojša Stefanovic said that the Antonov AN-12 was transporting almost 11 tonnes of Serbian-made weapons to Bangladesh.

It was due to make stops in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and India before reaching its final destination of Dhaka.

The plane was being operated by Meridian, a Ukrainian cargo airline, although so far, there is no indication of any connection with the war in Ukraine.

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