Politics

Connected media - Connected media Tymofii Brik, a sociologist at the Kyiv School of Economics, said polls “suggest that the willingness to defend the nation among Ukrainians has remained constant” throughout the war, with about a third of people indicating a willingness to serve. However, Ukraine’s mobilization has opened up painful divisions in society. Vitaliy Bondarenko, a 29-year-old conscript officer from Lviv, said the men ran away every time his vehicle stopped. “They see us and run away,” he said. Many Ukrainian soldiers resent those who try to avoid the draft, arguing that their actions weaken their country’s war effort.…

Linked media - Related media In February, when Dr. Ghayyda traveled to the Egyptian capital to register his parents, sister and nephew, he took his 23-year-old son with him to avoid carrying more than $10,000. By then he had raised about $25,000. “The whole process was quite long, complex and uncertain,” he said. In an interview in his office in Cairo, Mr. Organi spoke at length and in detail about Hala’s activities, although he said his role in the company was limited and that he was just one of many shareholders. Hala has long been listed on Organi Group’s website…

Linked media - Related media The State Department announced Friday that it is imposing sanctions on a right-wing Israeli group that has tried to prevent aid from reaching people in the Gaza Strip by blocking trucks traveling from Jordan to the coastal enclave.The department’s statement said the sanctioned organization, Tzav 9, was “a violent Israeli extremist group that blocked, harassed and damaged convoys carrying life-saving humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in Gaza.”Members of the group have tried for months to prevent humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza, the department said. They blocked roads on which aid trucks travel between Jordan and…

Related media - Connected media He also took several trips to Europe, discovering a passion for exploring his father’s ancestral land in the Basque Country in northern Spain. And he drove a camper van around Australia and Indonesia. But the boat was his greatest pleasure. “I want my life to be simple, and there’s nothing simpler than being on a sailboat,” she said. “You treat the boat well and it treats you well. That’s all. Before the pandemic, the Roaming Rose docked in Turks and Caicos. Due to travel restrictions, he was stuck there for almost two years. When he…

Related media - Connected media If filled with 152-millimeter artillery shells, the containers could carry up to three million shells, South Korea’s defense minister said. Or, if filled with 122-millimeter rockets, they could hold more than half a million shells . They might even have contained a mix of both weapons, he said. In his latest estimate, Minister Shin Wok-sik last week put the number of containers shipped from North Korea to Russia at 10,000. Additionally, the White House said in January that Russia had begun firing ballistic missiles made in North Korea. Arms control experts said fragments of the…

Related media - Related media Among other things, the conflict has given Pyongyang a rare opportunity to evaluate the performance of its missiles in combat and potentially refine their design. North Korea would also welcome greater access to sophisticated Russian military technology, including its vast knowledge of satellites. Two months after Kim’s visit to Russia last year, North Korea put its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit, a launch that South Korean officials say was aided by technological assistance from Moscow. Russia, which has the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear weapons and one of the most sophisticated submarine programs, has…

Connected media - Connected media As of April, the world’s oldest living man is believed to be England’s John Alfred Tinniswood at 111, according to Guinness World Records. (Guinness lists María Branyas Morera, a California native living in Spain, as the world’s oldest woman, at 117.) When Mr. Markoff heard the news of his rise to the top of the list, “he just smiled and said, ‘Well, someone has to be there,'” his daughter said in an interview. He stood out not only for his longevity but also for his lucidity unusual for his age. Until his final months, she…

Linked media - Connected media A United Nations commission investigating the October 7 attacks on Israel and the resulting conflict in Gaza accused both Palestinian armed groups and Israel of committing war crimes, and the commission said Israel’s conduct of the war included crimes against humanity.In a report released Wednesday, the three-person commission — led by Navi Pillay, a former U.N. human rights chief — provided the U.N.’s most detailed examination yet of the events since Oct. 7. The report itself does not entail any sanctions. , but presents a legal analysis of actions in the Gaza conflict that is…

Linked media - Linked media As sports fans enjoy the defining moments of this month’s NBA Finals and Stanley Cup, Jason Arasheben studies like a college student before exams. Arasheben, a famed jeweler whose clients include rappers Drake and ASAP Rocky, is investigating the contending teams’ history, connections to their hometowns and any other interesting facts that might go into an extravagantly bejeweled ring. He is also examining his personal contacts for anyone who can facilitate a meeting with the wealthy owners of the winning franchises. “You just have to start connecting the dots,” said Arasheben, chief executive of the…