Minggu, 02 Oktober 2022
Scores killed in Indonesia football stadium crush - BBC News - BBC News
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2022-10-02 13:21:13Z
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Ukraine war: Russian troops forced out of eastern town Lyman - BBC
ReutersRussia has withdrawn its troops from the strategic Ukrainian town of Lyman, in a move seen as a significant setback for its campaign in the east.
The retreat came amid fears thousands of soldiers would be encircled in the town, Russia's defence ministry said.
Recapturing Lyman could let Ukrainian soldiers reach more contested territory in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenky said on Sunday the town had been "completely cleared" of Russian troops.
Video footage shared online on Saturday - before the Russian retreat was announced - showed Ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of the town.
Lyman had been used as a logistics hub by Russia, making its recapture all the more significant to Ukrainian forces.
The battlefield setback prompted the Chechen leader and hardline Moscow ally, Ramzan Kadyrov, to comment that Russia should consider using low-yield nuclear weapons in the face of such defeats.
Lyman is in Donetsk - one of four partially-occupied Ukrainian regions which Russia declared it was annexing on Friday. Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the move as an illegal land-grab.
An adviser to Ukraine's defence minister earlier told the BBC that recent gains around Lyman - following days of intense fighting - represented a "considerable success".
Russian fighters had been given the chance to surrender, Yurik Sak said, and would face better treatment as prisoners of war than from the Russian military leadership.
Shortly afterwards, the Kremlin said it was withdrawing its forces from the town, using its Soviet-era name of Krasnyi (Red) Lyman, acknowledging that the Ukrainians had "significant superiority in forces" in the area.
Military analysts say that Kyiv currently has momentum in the war, and it has vowed to forge ahead with a counter-offensive to reclaim all territory under occupation.
In a speech on Friday, Mr Zelensky said efforts to "liberate our entire land" would act as proof that international law could not be violated.
In other developments:
- Details have emerged of another deadly attack on a convoy of civilians - the second announced in as many days - this time in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. The shelling on 25 September killed 24 people, including 13 children and a pregnant woman, regional head Oleg Sinegubov posted on the Telegram messaging app. Russia has not yet commented
- The UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has confirmed with Moscow that Russian forces detained the chief of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - a giant facility controlled by Russian troops. The Russians were trying to force Murashov to let the nuclear power plant be handed over to Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom, according to Ukrainian officials
- Russian firefighters are tackling a blaze at the Belbek military airbase in Crimea, where officials say a plane skidded off a runway and caught fire. In August explosions rocked Russia's Saky military base in Crimea and Ukraine later said that it had hit the base with an air strike.
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2022-10-02 11:15:56Z
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Sabtu, 01 Oktober 2022
Burkina Faso coup: Gunshots in capital and roads blocked - BBC
Burkina Faso's self-declared leader says the man he ousted a day ago in a coup is plotting a counter-attack.
Col Ibrahim Traoré also accused the French army of harbouring Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba at one of its bases - but France denies any involvement.
Gunshots were heard in Burkina Faso's capital city Ouagadougou on Saturday and helicopters have circled overhead.
Protesters started a fire outside the French embassy - an attack condemned "with the greatest firmness" by Paris.
The French foreign ministry told AFP news agency that the security of its compatriots was the greatest priority, adding that a crisis centre had been opened in Ouagadougou.
Earlier, witnesses said troops blocked main roads around the city and shops that had been open were later shut.
In the country's second city, Bobo-Dioulasso, the gate of the French Institute was also reportedly set ablaze by protesters.
Friday's apparent takeover had been announced on national TV and was the second time this year that the country's army had seized power.
On both occasions the coup leaders said they had to step in because national security was so dire.
Burkina Faso controls as little as 60% of its territory, experts say, and Islamist violence is worsening. Since 2020 more than a million people have been displaced in the country due to the violence.
The African Union has demanded the return of constitutional order by July 2023 at the latest, agreeing with the regional group Ecowas that the ousting of leader Lt Col Damiba was "unconstitutional".
Ecowas earlier said it was "inappropriate" for army rebels to seize power when the country was working towards civilian rule.
The latest international criticism has come from the UN, whose chief António Guterres says he "strongly condemns" the coup.
For the second time in under 24 hours the coup leaders have issued a statement on national TV, signed by their leader Col Ibrahim Traoré.
This time they claimed Lt Damiba was planning a counter-attack because of their own willingness to work with new partners in their fight against the Islamists. The statement did not name these potential new partners, but rights groups say troops in neighbouring Mali have been working closely with Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group - although both nations deny this.
On Friday evening flanked by rebel soldiers in fatigues and black facemasks, an officer had read an announcement on national TV stating that they were kicking out Lt Damiba, dissolving the government and suspending the constitution.
That statement was also read on behalf of an army captain called Col Traoré, who said Lt Col Damiba's inability to deal with an Islamist insurgency was to blame.
"Our people have suffered enough, and are still suffering", he said.
Little is known about Col Traoré, the 34-year-old soldier who led an anti-jihadist unit in the north called Cobra.
His statement effectively declared himself the interim leader of Burkina Faso. But in Friday's announcement came the promise that the "driving forces of the nation" would in time be brought together to appoint a new civilian or military president and a new "transitional charter".
Lt Col Damiba's junta overthrew an elected government in January citing a failure to halt Islamist attacks, and he himself told citizens "we have more than what it takes to win this war."
But his administration has also not been able to quell the jihadist violence. Analysts told the BBC recently that Islamist insurgents were encroaching on territory, and military leaders had failed in their attempts to bring the military under a single unit of command.
On Monday, 11 soldiers were killed when they were escorting a convoy of civilian vehicles in Djibo in the north of the country.
The African Union has urged the military to "immediately and totally refrain from any acts of violence or threats to the civilian population, civil liberties, human rights".
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) earlier condemned the move too, stating it "reaffirms its unreserved opposition to any taking or maintaining of the power by unconstitutional means".
The United States said it was "deeply concerned" by events in Burkina Faso and encouraged its citizens to limit movements in the country. France issued a similar warning to its more than 4,000 citizens living in the capital city Ouagadougou.
"We call for a return to calm and restraint by all actors," a US State Department spokesperson said.
In January, Lt Col Damiba ousted President Roch Kaboré, saying that he had failed to deal with growing militant Islamist violence.
But many citizens do not feel any safer and there have been protests in different parts of the country this week.
On Friday afternoon, some protesters took to the capital's streets calling for the removal of Lt Col Damiba.
The Islamist insurgency broke out in Burkina Faso in 2015, leaving thousands dead and forcing an estimated two million people from their homes.
The country has experienced eight successful coups since independence in 1960.
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2022-10-01 20:05:35Z
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Ukraine war: Russian troops forced out of eastern town Lyman - BBC
ReutersRussia has withdrawn its troops from the strategic Ukrainian town of Lyman, in a move seen as a significant setback for its campaign in the east.
The retreat came amid fears thousands of soldiers would be encircled in the town, Russia's defence ministry said.
Recapturing Lyman is of strategic significance for Ukraine.
The town had been used as a logistics hub by Russia, and could give Ukrainian troops access to more territory in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Video footage shared online showed Ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of the town.
Although the blue and yellow colours were flying in Lyman again, fighting was "still going on" there, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening video address.
However, he gave no further details.
The battlefield setback prompted the Chechen leader and hardline Moscow ally, Ramzan Kadyrov, to comment that Russia should consider using low-yield nuclear weapons in the face of such defeats.
Lyman is in Donetsk - one of four partially-occupied Ukrainian regions which Russia declared it was annexing on Friday. Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the move as an illegal land-grab.
An adviser to Ukraine's defence minister earlier told the BBC that recent gains around Lyman - following days of intense fighting - represented a "considerable success".
Russian fighters had been given the chance to surrender, Yurik Sak said, and would face better treatment as prisoners of war than from the Russian military leadership.
Shortly afterwards, the Kremlin said it was withdrawing its forces from the town, using its Soviet-era name of Krasnyi (Red) Lyman, acknowledging that the Ukrainians had "significant superiority in forces" in the area.
Military analysts say that Kyiv currently has momentum in the war, and it has vowed to forge ahead with a counter-offensive to reclaim all territory under occupation.
In a speech on Friday, Mr Zelensky said efforts to "liberate our entire land" would act as proof that international law could not be violated.
In other developments:
- Details have emerged of another deadly attack on a convoy of civilians - the second announced in as many days - this time in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. The shelling on 25 September killed 24 people, including 13 children and a pregnant woman, regional head Oleg Sinegubov posted on the Telegram messaging app. Russia has not yet commented
- The UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has confirmed with Moscow that Russian forces detained the chief of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - a giant facility controlled by Russian troops. The Russians were trying to force Murashov to let the nuclear power plant be handed over to Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom, according to Ukrainian officials
- Russian firefighters are tackling a blaze at the Belbek military airbase in Crimea, where officials say a plane skidded off a runway and caught fire. In August explosions rocked Russia's Saky military base in Crimea and Ukraine later said that it had hit the base with an air strike.
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2022-10-01 18:43:03Z
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Ukraine war: Russian troops forced out of eastern town Lyman - BBC
ReutersRussia has withdrawn its troops from the strategic Ukrainian town of Lyman, in a move seen as a significant setback for its campaign in the east.
The retreat came amid fears thousands of soldiers would be encircled in the town, Russia's defence ministry said.
Recapturing Lyman is of strategic significance for Ukraine.
The town had been used as a logistics hub by Russia, and could give Ukrainian troops access to more territory in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Video footage shared online showed Ukrainian soldiers waving their national flag on the outskirts of the town.
Although the blue and yellow colours were flying in Lyman again, fighting was "still going on" there, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening video address.
However, he gave no further details.
The battlefield setback prompted the Chechen leader and hardline Moscow ally, Ramzan Kadyrov, to comment that Russia should consider using low-yield nuclear weapons in the face of such defeats.
Lyman is in Donetsk - one of four partially-occupied Ukrainian regions which Russia declared it was annexing on Friday. Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the move as an illegal land-grab.
An adviser to Ukraine's defence minister earlier told the BBC that recent gains around Lyman - following days of intense fighting - represented a "considerable success".
Russian fighters had been given the chance to surrender, Yurik Sak said, and would face better treatment as prisoners of war than from the Russian military leadership.
Shortly afterwards, the Kremlin said it was withdrawing its forces from the town, using its Soviet-era name of Krasnyi (Red) Lyman, acknowledging that the Ukrainians had "significant superiority in forces" in the area.
Military analysts say that Kyiv currently has momentum in the war, and it has vowed to forge ahead with a counter-offensive to reclaim all territory under occupation.
In a speech on Friday, Mr Zelensky said efforts to "liberate our entire land" would act as proof that international law could not be violated.
In other developments:
- Details have emerged of another deadly attack on a convoy of civilians - the second announced in as many days - this time in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. The shelling on 25 September killed 24 people, including 13 children and a pregnant woman, regional head Oleg Sinegubov posted on the Telegram messaging app. Russia has not yet commented
- The UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has confirmed with Moscow that Russian forces detained the chief of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant - a giant facility controlled by Russian troops. The Russians were trying to force Murashov to let the nuclear power plant be handed over to Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom, according to Ukrainian officials
- Russian firefighters are tackling a blaze at the Belbek military airbase in Crimea, where officials say a plane skidded off a runway and caught fire. In August explosions rocked Russia's Saky military base in Crimea and Ukraine later said that it had hit the base with an air strike.
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2022-10-01 16:02:42Z
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Burkina Faso unrest: Military officers remove leader Damiba - BBC
An army captain in Burkina Faso has announced on national television that he has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba.
Ibrahim Traore cited Lt Col Damiba's inability to deal with an Islamist insurgency as the reason.
He also announced that borders were closed indefinitely and all political activities were suspended.
Lt Col Damiba's junta overthrew an elected government in January, citing a failure to halt Islamist attacks.
But his administration has also not been able to quell the jihadist violence. On Monday, 11 soldiers were killed when they were escorting a convoy of civilian vehicles in the north of the country.
Earlier on Friday, Lt Col Damiba urged the population to remain calm after heavy gunfire was heard in parts of the capital.
More than 20 armed soldiers - most with their faces covered - appeared on state TV shortly before 20:00 local time.
"Faced with the deteriorating situation, we tried several times to get Damiba to refocus the transition on the security question," said the statement signed by Traore.
"Damiba's actions gradually convinced us that his ambitions were diverting away from what we set out to do. We decided this day to remove Damiba," it said.
A curfew from 21:00 to 05:00 was also announced.
Lt Col Damiba's whereabouts are not known.
The United States said it was "deeply concerned" by events in Burkina Faso and encouraged its citizens to limit movements in the country.
"We call for a return to calm and restraint by all actors," a State Department spokesperson said.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) condemned the move, stating it "reaffirms its unreserved opposition to any taking or maintaining of the power by unconstitutional means".
Before dawn, shots and explosions were heard in the capital, Ouagadougou, some of them coming from near the presidential palace and main military barracks.
After sunrise, the normally bustling city was largely deserted, with soldiers on the streets blocking some roads and guarding key strategic points.
State television had stopped broadcasting and more gunfire was heard later in the day.
Lt Col Damiba said there was a "confused situation" created by "mood swings" among some soldiers as rumours of a coup intensified.
Urging people to remain calm and avoid social media speculation, the military leader said there were "negotiations under way to bring back calm and serenity".
In January, Lt Col Damiba ousted President Roch Kaboré, saying that he had failed to deal with growing militant Islamist violence.
"We have more than what it takes to win this war," the junta chief said when he was sworn in as president in February.
But many citizens do not feel any safer and there have been protests in different parts of the country this week.
On Friday afternoon, some protesters took to the capital's streets calling for the removal of Lt Col Damiba.
The Islamist insurgency broke out in Burkina Faso in 2015, leaving thousands dead and forcing an estimated two million people from their homes.
The country has experienced eight successful coups since independence in 1960.
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2022-09-30 23:14:20Z
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Jumat, 30 September 2022
Vladimir Putin annexes four Ukrainian regions - Financial Times
Vladimir Putin has annexed four regions in south-eastern Ukraine and vowed to use “all the means” at Russia’s disposal to defend the territory in a speech that marked a further escalation in his war against Kyiv and his resentment at its western allies.
In a ceremony marking the move on Friday, Russia’s president called on Ukraine to negotiate an end to the war — but reserved his strongest ire for Kyiv’s “real masters” in the west, which he accused of trying to “destroy” Russia.
The annexations are a dramatic attempt to raise the stakes in the conflict by bringing them under Russia’s nuclear umbrella.
The move “represents the most serious escalation since the start of the war,” said Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg.
In response, the US slapped sanctions on Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of Russia’s central bank, as part of a new package of measures. In a statement, G7 foreign ministers condemned the “illegal annexation of sovereign Ukrainian territory”.
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his country’s formal application for accelerated accession to Nato. EU energy ministers meanwhile met over a new round of punitive measures including a plan to cap Russian oil prices.
In a 37-minute speech in the Kremlin’s ornate St George’s hall, Putin said an attack on the four regions, which he said he now considered to be part of his country’s territory, would be treated as an attack on Russia and met with full force.
“We will defend our lands with all the means at our disposal and do everything to protect our people. This is our great liberating mission,” he said.
Putin said Russia was willing to hold peace talks with Ukraine but declared the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — off limits in any future negotiations following hastily organised “referendums”.
“People made their choice, an unambiguous choice,” Putin said, describing the votes, which were met with international condemnation, as “the will of millions of people”.
“The people living in Luhansk and Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia are becoming our citizens. Forever,” Putin said. “Kyiv’s current government should treat the free expression of these people’s will with respect and nothing else. Only this way can there be a path to peace.”
As he spoke, Ukrainian troops pushed further east in north-east Donetsk, coming close to surrounding the town of Lyman, a key staging ground for Russian forces.
Russia does not fully control any of the annexed four regions and has vowed to “liberate” at least two of them from Ukraine’s grasp as Kyiv presses on with its counter-offensive.
Kremlin officials have said Russia could treat further Ukrainian attempts to retake the regions as an attack on its sovereignty and respond by using tactical nuclear weapons.
Although Putin did not make any reference to Russia’s own nuclear arsenal, which he had threatened to use when he announced the annexations last week, he accused the US of setting a “precedent” in bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of the second world war.
But the bulk of the president’s speech was spent ranting against the west. It covered topics as varied as western sanctions, European imperial history, crude jokes about sex change operations and accusations that “Anglo-Saxons” had attacked two gas pipelines in the Baltic this week.
As he cited Russia’s imperial and Soviet past as justification for seizing the Ukrainian territories, Putin issued a stark rallying cry to end US hegemony through an “anti-colonial movement” led by Moscow.
“They are blatantly dividing the world into their vassals and everyone else,” Putin said, accusing the western elite of being “colonial” and “racist”.
“The west is looking for new ways to strike against our country, to weaken and destroy Russia,” he added. “They just can’t put up with there being such a big country with its territory, rich natural resources, and people who won’t live by anyone else’s rules.”
Putin claimed Russia had defeated a “sanctions blitzkrieg” and warned that other countries could face similar restrictions.
“They thought they could build the whole world again. But it turned out that not everyone is so excited about this rosy future. Only total masochists and fans of other non-traditional forms of international relations,” Putin said, making a homophobic quip.
“We have heard about the containment of Russia, China and Iran. We think Latin American and Middle Eastern countries will soon join this list,” he added. “Everyone is in their scope — including our neighbours” in the former USSR, several of whom have distanced themselves from Moscow over the war.
Putin offered hope that the EU would drop its support for Ukraine as it steels itself for a difficult winter without Russian energy supplies.
“Politicians in Europe will have to convince their citizens to wash less and heat their homes themselves. And when asked why they point their fingers at Russia,” he said.
“You can’t feed people with paper dollars and euros,” Putin said. “You can’t warm people with puffed-up valuations — you need energy sources.”
Additional reporting by Roman Olearchyk in Kyiv, Henry Foy in Brussels and Felicia Schwartz in Washington
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2022-09-30 16:12:19Z
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