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Throwback to 9-11, Putin: ‘We stand with you, we fully share and feel your pain’ Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first world leader to call then-US President George W. Bush to express his condolences over the shocking 9/11 attacks. Additionally…
In 2005, Russia presented the United States with the Tear Drop Memorial in memory of the victims of the September 11 attacks. It stands at the end of the former Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey.
The sculpture comprises a 30 m bronze-clad tower split with a jagged opening, in the middle of which hangs a 12 m-tall nickel-surfaced teardrop. The eleven sides of the monument's base bear granite name plates, on which the names of those who died in the September 11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing are etched.
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The sculpture comprises a 30 m bronze-clad tower split with a jagged opening, in the middle of which hangs a 12 m-tall nickel-surfaced teardrop. The eleven sides of the monument's base bear granite name plates, on which the names of those who died in the September 11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing are etched.
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Closet MAGA?
US President Joe Biden briefly donned a Trump hat at an event for firefighters in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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US President Joe Biden briefly donned a Trump hat at an event for firefighters in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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A stuntman from Russia's Rostov-on-Don slides under a moving semi-trailer truck on a scooter.
Don’t try this! Risk of serious injury or death
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'They poisoned our land, water, and air': Serbs hold NATO responsible for depleted uranium pollution
The North Atlantic Alliance deployed DU weapons during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in 1995, and then again during the aggression against Yugoslavia in 1999.
In September 1995, NATO forces had fired off 4.5 tons of DU penetrators in the territory of BiH, according to the Commission of Inquiry into the Consequences of the Use of Depleted Uranium.
The Serbian Ministry of Defense said the Western military bloc dropped 15 tons of DU munitions on Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999.
Aleksic follows in the footsteps of his Italian counterpart, Angelo Tartaglia, who won more than 300 cases for Italian soldiers who served in the NATO KFOR mission in Kosovo and later fell ill or died of cancer.
Aleksic called on residents of the Republic of Srpska (part of BiH) suffering from cancer to establish a causal link between their condition and the bombing with depleted uranium shells.
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"NATO must pay compensation,” Serbian lawyer Srdjan Aleksic told Sputnik. “By bombing Serbia and the Republic of Srpska with depleted uranium (DU) shells, despite knowing DU's long-term effects—such as its half-life of 4.5 billion years—the alliance poisoned our land, water, and air. Depleted uranium entered the food chain."
The North Atlantic Alliance deployed DU weapons during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in 1995, and then again during the aggression against Yugoslavia in 1999.
In September 1995, NATO forces had fired off 4.5 tons of DU penetrators in the territory of BiH, according to the Commission of Inquiry into the Consequences of the Use of Depleted Uranium.
The Serbian Ministry of Defense said the Western military bloc dropped 15 tons of DU munitions on Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999.
Aleksic follows in the footsteps of his Italian counterpart, Angelo Tartaglia, who won more than 300 cases for Italian soldiers who served in the NATO KFOR mission in Kosovo and later fell ill or died of cancer.
"Currently, 35 lawsuits against NATO have been filed in courts in Belgrade, Nis and other cities in Serbia,” Aleksic said. “50 biopsy results of Serbian military and police officers who served in Kosovo and were diagnosed with cancer have been sent to Italian laboratories."
Aleksic called on residents of the Republic of Srpska (part of BiH) suffering from cancer to establish a causal link between their condition and the bombing with depleted uranium shells.
"The biopsy results show the presence of heavy metals and depleted uranium, which is 100 percent proof that we are right," he stressed.
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Six UNRWA employees killed in airstrikes on school in Gaza - organization
Six employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) were killed in two airstrikes on a school and its surroundings in the Nuseirat Camp in the Gaza Strip, UNRWA said in a statement on social media.
"Schools and other civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times, they are not a target," UNRWA emphasized, urging all parties to avoid using schools for military or fighting purposes.
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Six employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) were killed in two airstrikes on a school and its surroundings in the Nuseirat Camp in the Gaza Strip, UNRWA said in a statement on social media.
"No one is safe in Gaza. No one is spared," the agency said, expressing its sorrow.
"Schools and other civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times, they are not a target," UNRWA emphasized, urging all parties to avoid using schools for military or fighting purposes.
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After the match between Iran and UAE ended one-nil, fans of the losing team started throwing objects at their players.
Iranian defender Ali Ghalizadeh blocked one of the bottles flying from the stands, preventing it from hitting an Emirati player.
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🇰🇵 North Korea has launched an unidentified ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan, the Yonhap news agency reported
At the same time, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that the ballistic missile presumably fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
In July, the Voice of Korea broadcaster reported that North Korea carried out a successful test-launch of a new type of tactical ballistic missile, Hwasongpho-11Da-4.5.
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At the same time, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported that the ballistic missile presumably fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
In July, the Voice of Korea broadcaster reported that North Korea carried out a successful test-launch of a new type of tactical ballistic missile, Hwasongpho-11Da-4.5.
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A group of protesters opposing judicial reform stormed the Mexican Senate building in the capital, where the reform was being debated. The demonstrators breached the chamber, disrupting proceedings in the upper house of Congress. Earlier, the plenum of the…
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Protesters against Mexican judicial reform take over local legislatures
Following the recent approval of the reform to Mexico's Judicial Branch by the country's Senate (Upper House), local legislatures are preparing to ratify the bill promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Protesters opposing the reform managed to break into the Baja California and Yucatán Congress buildings; in the latter, they took over the floor of the legislature as a form of protest, local media reported.
In Puebla, demonstrators broke through the security barrier separating them from the main entrance of the legislative building, struggling with security forces as they attempted to enter, according to media reports.
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Following the recent approval of the reform to Mexico's Judicial Branch by the country's Senate (Upper House), local legislatures are preparing to ratify the bill promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Protesters opposing the reform managed to break into the Baja California and Yucatán Congress buildings; in the latter, they took over the floor of the legislature as a form of protest, local media reported.
In Puebla, demonstrators broke through the security barrier separating them from the main entrance of the legislative building, struggling with security forces as they attempted to enter, according to media reports.
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The Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the spacecraft launched from the Baikonur space center at 16.23 GMT on September 11 and a little less than nine minutes later, put it into Earth orbit. During the flight to the ISS, Soyuz MS-26 made two revolutions around the Earth.
During their mission, Russian cosmonauts will perform more than 40 scientific experiments, three of which have not been previously conducted on the station. They are also scheduled to perform a spacewalk in December 2024.
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Roscosmos, NASA to agree on continuation of cross-flights to ISS after 2025 - heads
Russia's state space agency Roscosmos and the US space agency NASA will agree and continue cross-flights of integrated crews to the International Space Station (ISS) after the spring of 2025, Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov said.
NASA is working to reach an agreement with Roscosmos to continue integrated space flights to the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2025, a NASA spokesperson told Sputnik.
In July 2022, Roscosmos and NASA signed an agreement on ISS cross-flights of Russian cosmonauts on American Crew Dragon spacecraft and American astronauts on Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft. The first such ship was the Soyuz MS-22, which flew with Rubio on board.
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Russia's state space agency Roscosmos and the US space agency NASA will agree and continue cross-flights of integrated crews to the International Space Station (ISS) after the spring of 2025, Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov said.
NASA is working to reach an agreement with Roscosmos to continue integrated space flights to the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2025, a NASA spokesperson told Sputnik.
"We are working on a continuation of reciprocal flights of astronauts in Soyuz and cosmonauts on commercial crew vehicles," the NASA spokesperson said.
In July 2022, Roscosmos and NASA signed an agreement on ISS cross-flights of Russian cosmonauts on American Crew Dragon spacecraft and American astronauts on Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft. The first such ship was the Soyuz MS-22, which flew with Rubio on board.
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