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Temperatures continue to be high for the season and will continue to be so until the New Year's Eve. Some mornings the fog is very thick and limits visibility in Thermaikos as well. For the rowers of the sailing group there seems to be no problem. They continue training normally. Sirens can be heard from the ships further into the harbor in the thick fog. #rowing #rowers #fog #foggyweather #sea #thermaikos #thessaloniki #ships #navigation

Heavy fog caused about 200 vehicles to collide on a slippery road in #zhengzhou city. There is a dead person, no casualties have been reported, China Central Television reports. The mass accident happened during the morning rush hour. The series of accidents began on the dual carriageway #bridge at 07:40 local time. Footage from social networks shows that some cars "fell" on the roofs of those in front. Chinese journalists note that the data on the number of participants in the accident is still preliminary. A multi-kilometer traffic #jam quickly grew at the scene. Earlier, a video was published from the United States, where more than 50 cars collided on a snowy #highway in #Ohio. Four people died. #carcrash #carcrashes #carcrashcompilation #heavyfog #caraccident #massaccident

A flash flood hit Jordan's ancient city of Petra on Monday as rainfall lashed the archaeological site, forcing evacuations of hundreds of tourists. Water from nearby mountains in Jordan gushed into the rose-red city, which dates to around 300 B.C., which has withstood human and natural disasters. According to media reports, an estimated 1,700 tourists and locals were ordered to evacuate the UNESCO World Heritage Site for their safety due to the heavy rains. Hundreds of tourists have now been evacuated and the city is currently closed in a bid to avoid a repeat of floods in 2018 where 13 people were killed. Though flooding is not uncommon in Petra, serious landslides that may follow the heavy rain could cause a major risk to the ancient structures built into the cliff face. Extreme weather has become more common in Jordan and across the MENA region throughout 2022, as climate change threatens heritage sites from the Arabian Sea to the Mediterranean. UNESCO has referred to the Middle East as ‘ground zero’ for climate change. #jordan #petra #unesco #unesco_world_heritage_site #flooding #floods #flooded #waterfalls #touristspot #tourists #climatechange #worldheritagesites #worldheritage -------------- Related: JORDANIA (Piedra Viva) - Documentales: [https://www.ethnologia.gr/2021/03/jordania-piedra-viva-documentales.html]

1. The West is blackmailing Serbia by means of violence from Kosovars, demanding that barricades be removed in northern Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in a joint address to the press with Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije. "As if they have any right, they come from the West and threaten us, demanding that the barricades be removed. They say: ‘Time is running out, if you don’t do it, we will pit [Prime Minister of the unrecognized republic of Kosovo Albin] Kurti on you and he will do what we want.’ It is important to know that all you want is conflict, you want Serbs to be killed because it is more important for you to acknowledge the so-called sovereignty of the so-called Kosovo than how many Serbs are killed. I put it in simple terms so that everyone can see the truth," Vucic said. According to the Serbian president, the Serbs blocked only those roads that are not used by anyone but them. He also recalled that the Pristina authorities had deceived the Serbs in Kosovo several times when they promised to establish a Community of Serb Municipalities but denied them the right to vote at referendums and elections, when they seized the building of election commissions and arrested policemen of Serb nationality. The president demanded the signature of NATO’s former Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen under the Brussels agreements be respected. Under these agreements, Kosovo can have no army, but they are establishing one, he added. "All this is being done to oust the Serbs from northern Kosovo and Metohija. We are working with international representatives - with EU Special Miroslav Lajcak, with US Special Envoy Gabriel Escobar, with all others, we are using all resources, we are sparing no efforts to preserve peace. And these hysterical threats - ‘your time is running out,’ "Kurti will attack you,’ "Hurry up, Kurti will attack tomorrow’ - shame on you all, liars!" Vucic said. - *2. Vucic met with Patriarch Porfirije to discuss the situation in Kosovo and Metohija after Pristina had banned the Patriarch from entering Kosovo ahead of Christmas.* - 3. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has accused the international community of escalating the conflict in Kosovo and Metohija. "I think that yesterday’s ban to enter Kosovo and Metohija that the Pristina authorities issued to Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije and their hindering his visit to our sacred place - the Pec Patriarchate monastery - openly shows who organized it. The Pristina regime is only partially responsible for it," he said on Tuesday after a meeting with the Patriarch. "It was enough to merely look at reports of those who had been announcing the discussion of what Pristina did for the whole day. Why should anyone be so insistent on removing the barricades? I will tell you why - because they want to oust the Serbs from the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, because according to them, it is the only way to resolve the problem. I mean the Albanians from Pristina, some of the international community," he said, adding that he was "embarrassed to read" the EU’s statement. #kosovo #serbia #mitrovica #serbian #KosovoMetohija #albanians #nato #alexandarvucic #europeanunion #ethnictensions #minority #kfor #eulex #serbianarmy #metohija #barricades ---- Related: Serbia’s army ready to defend Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija — PM: [https://www.elethos.gr/2022/12/serbias-army-ready-to-defend-serbs-in.html] - Vucic blames international community for escalation in Kosovo: [https://www.kaos.gr/2022/12/vucic-blames-international-community.html] - Russian Foreign Ministry Says Western Inaction On Kosovo Breaches UN Resolution: [https://www.ethnologia.gr/2022/12/russian-foreign-ministry-says-western.html] - Serbia’s army is on high alert and is ready to defend its people in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday.: [https://www.elethos.gr/2022/12/serbias-army-ready-to-defend-serbs-in.html] - Vucic promised to protect Serbs from the army of the unrecognized (*) Kosovo: [https://youtu.be/sRwwVyyQ6Xs] - Serbian DM visited units of Serbian Army in the Raška, convinced of the readiness and capability: [https://youtu.be/i2rI7Jcqoww]

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a bilateral meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Mr. Putin said that yesterday the three of them had a chance to talk with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of an informal CIS summit. He did not provide details of the conversation. Vladimir Putin and Mr. Pashinyan began the conversation by discussing the situation in the South Caucasus and Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian prime minister said that the Lachin corridor connecting Karabakh with Armenia has been out of control of Russian peacekeepers for 20 days. “You know, the Lachin corridor has been closed for almost 20 days... Now it turns out that the Lachin corridor is not under the control of Russian peacekeepers. Of course, I would like to discuss this situation, what are the options,” said Nikol Pashinyan, quoted by the Kremlin press service. The two-day summit in St. Petersburg will end today, December 27th. #armenia #azerbaijan #borders #border #csto #russia #ceasefire #nagornokarabakh #nagorno #conflicts #Artsakh #арцах #артцахконфликт #Лачинскийкоридор #LachinCorridor #blockade #блокада #pashinyan --- *Лачински коридор уже на протяжении 20 дней неподконтролен военнослужащим миротворческого контингента РФ, необходимо искать пути решения проблемы. Об этом во вторник заявил премьер-министр Армении Никол Пашинян на двусторонней встрече с президентом России Владимиром Путиным в Русском музее.* -- Related: Nagorno-Karabakh Residents rise up and demand End to Blockade, Lachin Corridor could reopen Monday: [https://youtu.be/-bcWtbX8vbQ] - Lachin Corridor Remains Blockaded Despite Claims it Would Open on Monday – Asbarez.com: [https://www.elethos.gr/2022/12/lachin-corridor-remains-blockaded.html] -- Armenian DM published footage of an attempt to advance of Azeri troops. Ceasefire agreement later: [https://youtu.be/bCfXiPUb6-Y] - Azerbaijan Launches Attack on Armenia’s Border Regions. Armenia has appealed to Russia, CSTO: [https://youtu.be/NIeTMeHqEIE] [https://rumble.com/v1jvgtc-azerbaijan-launches-attack-on-armenias-border-regions.-armenia-has-appealed.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw] - Drone Attacks new Tensions over Karabakh. Russia Accuses Azerbaijan of breaking Ceasefire: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOQ8W45yAl8] [https://rumble.com/v1eo2y8-drone-attacks-new-tensions-over-karabakh.-russia-accuses-azerbaijan-of-brea.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]

1. At least 59 deaths have been linked to a severe storm that continues to batter the *US and Canada.* The US has recorded 55 fatalities, with a further four dead after a bus rolled over on icy roads in the Canadian province of British Columbia. -- 2. Heavy snowfall across large parts of Japan has killed 17 people over the last 10 days, with thousands of homes suffering power outages, Japanese officials said Monday. Much of the country's west coast as well as the northern region of Hokkaido have seen persistent heavy snow in recent days. #bombcyclone #winterstorm #canada #unitedstates #stormelliott #extremecold #extremeweather #outages #weatherwarning #ice #weatherforecast #japan #canada --------- Related: Bomb Cyclone, Winter Storm Elliott: More than 1.5 million without power, frigid air overtakes U.S.: [https://youtu.be/h6_b5oS-iDw] - Bomb Cyclone, Winter Storm Elliott: Planes dancing in the wind at DC's National Airport: [https://youtu.be/Md4fCKXNIvo]

1. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic promised to protect the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija after bringing the Pristina army to full combat readiness. The head of Serbia wrote about this on his page on the social network. "We are in a difficult situation, but we will do everything to maintain peace and stability and not only that, but also to protect our people in the north of Kosovo and Metohija. After arming the Albanians and after raising their level of combat readiness, I will take all measures to protect our people and protect Serbia," Vučić wrote. --- 2. "Unfortunately, they didn't want to listen to us, or they weren't even very interested in hearing us. Today, the Serbian patriarch Mr. Porfirije was also banned from entering Kosovo and Metohija. This has never happened in history. And they don't care. Meaningless announcement, unimportant... But they will continue to talk only about the Serbian barricades, which are only a sign of the dissatisfaction and struggle of the Serbian people to be their own and nothing more," said #Vučić. "Accordingly, I want to inform you that we are in a difficult situation, but that we will do our best and that we will take care in every way how to preserve peace and stability and not only that, how to protect our people in the north of Kosovo and Metohija. In accordance with that, and after arming the Albanians and raising their combat readiness, I will take all measures to protect our people and save Serbia," said the President of Serbia. (*) *There are the five European Union countries that do not recognize Kosovo: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Spain.* (*) ------------- 2b. "Nažalost, nas nisu hteli da slušaju, ili ih nije mnogo ni interesovalo da nas čuju. Danas je i patrijarhu srpskom gospodinu Porfiriju zabranjen ulazak na Kosovo i Metohiju. Nikada se to u istoriji nije dogodilo. I baš ih briga. Besmisleno saopštenje, nevažno… Ali će i dalje da govore samo o srpskim barikadama koje su samo znak nezadovoljstva i borbe srpskog naroda da budu svoji na svome i ništa više“, naveo je Vučić. "U skladu sa tim, želim da vas obavestim da smo u teškoj situaciji, ali da ćemo dati sve od sebe i da ćemo brinuti na svaki način kako da sačuvamo mir i stabilnost i ne samo to, kako da zaštitimo naš narod na severu Kosova i Metohije. U skladu sa tim, a posle naoružavanja Albanaca i posle podizanja njihove borbene gotovosti, preduzeću sve mere da zaštitimo naš narod i sačuvamo Srbiju“, naveo je predsednik Srbije. --- #kosovo #serbia #mitrovica #serbian #KosovoMetohija #albanians #nato #alexandarvucic #documents #europeanunion #ethnictensions #minority #kfor #eulex #serbianarmy #metohija ------- Related: Serbian DM visited units of Serbian Army in the Raška, convinced of the readiness and capability: [https://youtu.be/i2rI7Jcqoww]

1. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Miloš Vučević, together with the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilović, visited a part of the Serbian Armed Forces units in the Raška garrison today. During the tour, the Minister of Defense was convinced of the readiness and capability of the members of the Army to perform any task that the state leadership sets before them. - @2b: Vucic promised to protect Serbs from the army of the unrecognized (*) Kosovo [https://youtu.be/sRwwVyyQ6Xs]@ --- 2. *The unrecognized (*) Kosovo police have not allowed Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, who had intended to visit the autonomous Serbian province for Christmas, to cross the administrative line between the regions, Petar Petkovic, Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, said on Monday.* "Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia was banned from entering Kosovo and Metohija today by Pristina. His Holiness was physically returned from the Merdare checkpoint," Petkovic wrote on Twitter, adding that "Kurti's violence against the Serbian people has reached unprecedented levels". --- *3. NATO-led peacekeeping mission Kosovo Force (KFOR) said on Monday that it is investigating a firing incident near a KFOR patrol in northern Kosovo.* Earlier in the day, the mission reported gunshot fire in Kosovo's northern part as a NATO troops were patrolling the nearby area. "KFOR is investigating an indirect fire incident on 25 December in the close proximity of a @NATO_KFOR patrol. The incident involved unknown armed people in the Zubin Potok area," the mission tweeted. KFOR also noted that it was trying to establish all the facts of the incident and there were no injuries or damage. #kosovo #serbia #mitrovica #serbian #KosovoMetohija #albanians #nato #alexandarvucic #documents #europeanunion #ethnictensions #minority #kfor #eulex #serbianarmy #metohija (*) *There are the five European Union countries that do not recognize Kosovo: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Spain.* (*) ----- Related: Shooting and clashes occurred in the north of the unrecognized (*) Kosovo: [https://youtu.be/qaduFHEDBZo] - Serbs in full combat readiness: how the situation on the border with Kosovo is developing: [https://youtu.be/-FN6zhnb6vs] - Belgrade: Demonstration in support of the Serbian population of Kosovo and Metohija: [https://youtu.be/6dZ9uhTpFO0] - Belgrade ready to send forces, Kosovo (EU, KFOR, US) failed to provide security for Serbs: [https://youtu.be/QIfWdSXwr9c] - Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia seeks NATO (KFOR) approval to send forces to north Kosovo and Metohija: [https://youtu.be/QBCQEqKFfuI] - Serbs build barricades in North Kosovo over detention of ex-policeman, sirens in Mitrovica, updates: [https://youtu.be/GX4biSxeNkU] - The authorities of Kosovo postponed the introduction of fines for Serbian plates for another 2 days; [https://youtu.be/vJK7pwwvR10] - If NATO (KFOR) Won't 'Do Their Job' Serbia will take action to defend its minority there - Vučić [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DlF...] - Insistence of Brussels on Ukraine’s territorial integrity while expecting Serbia to violate its own: [https://youtu.be/wccK1Fp6kuo] ---------------------- Serbian defense minister: One spark is enough to ignite everything in Kosovo: [https://www.elethos.gr/2022/12/serbia...] - If President Vucic gives the order, the army is ready to protect the Serbs in Kosovo: [https://www.kaos.gr/2022/11/if-presid...] - Pristina intimidates Serb population under West’s passive eye — Russian ambassador: [https://www.ethnologia.gr/2022/12/pri...] ------------------------------------ Kosovo special forces advanced to Mitrovica, Serbs quitted all power instructions [https://youtu.be/RBnc_tQ9T0Q] - Aleksandar Vucic, Kosovo: Ethnic Albanians were gathering for another pogrom of the remaining Serbs [https://youtu.be/2S44XQ78oMg]

A Ukrainian drone was shot down near the Engels military airfield in Russia's Saratov region, with three soldiers killed by the drone's wreckage, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. The aviation equipment was not damaged in the incident, the statement added. "On December 26, at about 01:35 Moscow time (22:35 GMT on December 25), a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at low altitude while approaching the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region by means of anti-aircraft defense of the Russian Aerospace Forces. As a result of the fall of the wreckage of the drone, three Russian soldiers of the technical staff who were at the airfield were fatally injured," the ministry said in a statement. #drones #airfield #engels #militaryaircrafts #militaryairfield ----------- *Трое военных погибли при падении обломков беспилотника под Саратовом* Украинский #беспилотник сбит средствами #пво на малой высоте при подлете к военному аэродрому «Энгельс» в Саратовской области. Об этом заявили в Министерстве обороны Российской Федерации. «26 декабря около 1.35 мск средствами противовоздушной обороны ВКС России сбит на малой высоте при подлете к военному аэродрому "Энгельс" Саратовской области украинский беспилотный летательный аппарат», - говорится в сообщении ведомства. Сообщается, что при падении обломков беспилотного летательного аппарата трое российских военных получили смертельные ранения. Авиационная техника на аэродроме «Энгельс» не получила повреждений, сообщает оборонное ведомство. #саратов #энгельс #аэродром #беспилотник #беспилотники ------------- Related: Oil reservoir caught fire near Kursk Airport after a drone attack: [https://youtu.be/54QFqttrj6M] - Strike with jet drones at the Diaghilevo and Engels airfields, Ryazan and Saratov region: [https://youtu.be/OzA39NU9Fro] - Moment of Blasts at Airfield near Saratov from 2 Cameras, 3 killed, injured 6 in Ryazan Airfield: [https://youtu.be/crAdmkFS4ls] ----------- US military is involved in the guidance and maintenance of HIMARS, drones guided by US’ GPS system: [https://youtu.be/bIiraMirybs]

1. Gunfire and clashes took place on Sunday in the north of self-proclaimed Kosovo. The corresponding statement was made by the Vecherne Novosti newspaper. According to the publication, at 19:45 , shooting and clashes took place near the barricades erected by the Serbs in the village of Zubin Potok (Зубин Поток). *After this incident, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held a meeting with Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and the country's army command.* *Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic has announced that the army has been put on high alert.* On December 8, about 350 police officers from Kosovo entered the city of Kosovska Mitrovica, although law enforcement officers had to obtain the consent of local authorities if they followed the Brussels agreements. Serb protests began on December 10: they erected barricades on the highways, and Serbia was about to send a request for the deployment of security forces in the north of Kosovo under resolution 1244. -- *2. The authorities of the non-recognized republic of Kosovo have banned Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije from visiting Kosovo and Metohija on Christmas, the press service of the Serbian Orthodox Church said on Sunday.* "Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije was astonished to hear that the Pristina authorities have banned him from visiting the Pec Patriarchate, the centuries-old see of the Serb Orthodox Church, on the eve of the holy Christmas holiday. Patriarch of Serbia Porfirije, who is the father superior of the Pec Monastery, doesn’t drop its intention to serve a divine liturgy in the Pec Patriarchate and expects this discriminatory decision be revoked," it said. The Patriarch also called on Pristina to stop violating human rights and the freedoms of the Orthodox Serbs living in Kosovo, on the land of their ancestors for at least 1,500 years. The situation in Kosovo was aggravated dramatically on December 6, when the Kosovo police along with EULEX (European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo) patrols began to seize premises housing electoral commissions in northern Kosovo and Metohija. Local Serbs repelled the Kosovars, who fled across the Ibar River. Two days later, on December 8, around 350 Kosovo policemen in armored cars intruded into the Serb-inhabited northern Kosovo and blocked the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. On December 10, the Kosovo police detained Dejan Pantic, a former Serbian policeman, on dubious charges. In response, the Serb population erected barricades along a highway in several locations and took to the streets in protest. (*) *There are the five European Union countries that do not recognize Kosovo: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Spain.* (*) #kosovo #serbia #mitrovica #serbian #KosovoMetohija #albanians #nato #alexandarvucic #documents #europeanunion #ethnictensions #minority #kfor #eulex #serbianarmy #metohija #demonstration #combattraining ------------ Related: Serbs in full combat readiness: how the situation on the border with Kosovo is developing: [https://youtu.be/-FN6zhnb6vs] - Belgrade: Demonstration in support of the Serbian population of Kosovo and Metohija: [https://youtu.be/6dZ9uhTpFO0] - Belgrade ready to send forces, Kosovo (EU, KFOR, US) failed to provide security for Serbs: [https://youtu.be/QIfWdSXwr9c] - Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia seeks NATO (KFOR) approval to send forces to north Kosovo and Metohija: [https://youtu.be/QBCQEqKFfuI] - Serbs build barricades in North Kosovo over detention of ex-policeman, sirens in Mitrovica, updates: [https://youtu.be/GX4biSxeNkU] - The authorities of Kosovo postponed the introduction of fines for Serbian plates for another 2 days; [https://youtu.be/vJK7pwwvR10] - If NATO (KFOR) Won't 'Do Their Job' Serbia will take action to defend its minority there - Vučić [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DlF...] - Insistence of Brussels on Ukraine’s territorial integrity while expecting Serbia to violate its own: [https://youtu.be/wccK1Fp6kuo] ---------------------- Serbian defense minister: One spark is enough to ignite everything in Kosovo: [https://www.elethos.gr/2022/12/serbia...] - If President Vucic gives the order, the army is ready to protect the Serbs in Kosovo: [https://www.kaos.gr/2022/11/if-presid...] - Pristina intimidates Serb population under West’s passive eye — Russian ambassador: [https://www.ethnologia.gr/2022/12/pri...] ------------------------------------ Kosovo special forces advanced to Mitrovica, Serbs quitted all power instructions [https://youtu.be/RBnc_tQ9T0Q] - Aleksandar Vucic, Kosovo: Ethnic Albanians were gathering for another pogrom of the remaining Serbs [https://youtu.be/2S44XQ78oMg]

1. Tens of Thousands of Artsakh residents on Sunday—Christmas Day—showed their collective commitment to their nation and rose up at a public rally to demand an end to the two-week-long Azerbaijani blockade of Artsakh. It was at the very site of the February, 1988 demonstrations that sparked Artsakh Liberation Movement that the citizens of Artsakh, almost 35 years later, raised one fist in demanding justice and their right to self-determination. Artsakh’s political leaders, who announced the rally on Saturday, were determined that through the Artsakh’s people’s collective resilience their voices will be heard. They also were defiant as they addressed the large crowd, which was there to demand an end to the 14-day blockade by Azerbaijan, which has created a humanitarian crisis, with shortages of food and basic good exacerbating an already fragile situation. They reiterated their calls to the international community to take decisive action in the face of a continuing and blatant attempt at choking the 120,000 residents of Artsakh and warned of a new ethnic cleansing attempt by Baku. [asbarez] -- *1b. Hundreds of citizens of Artsakhgatheredat the Russian peacekeeping contingent’s checkpoint on the Stepanakert-Shushi road on Saturday and demanded that the peacekeepers ensure the normal functioning of the Lachin Corridor in accordance with the November 9, 2020 trilateral statement.* Politician Tigran Petrosyan, one of the organizers of the rally, told Armenpress that a representative of the Russian peacekeeping contingent said that the Lachin Corridor could be opened on December 26.[asbarez] -- *2. Russian Peacekeepers Claim Lachin Corridor Could Reopen Monday.* Petrosyan posted a statement on social media, clarifying that the representative of the Russian peacekeeping contingent told him that a meeting of the top leadership will take place on December 26, the issue will get a final solution and the road should be opened. Petrosyan was presumably referring to the informal CIS summit scheduled to take place Monday and Tuesday in Saint Petersburg. Kremlin spokesperson Demitry Peskov said that while the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan were scheduled to attend the summit, a meeting between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan was not scheduled. [asbarez] -------- *3. Нагорный Карабах: две недели блокады.* Жители Степанакерта требуют разблокировать Лачинский коридор, единственную дорогу, которая связывает Нагорный Карабах с Арменией. По их словам, в регионе дефицит продовольствия и медикаментов. В воскресенье Ереван отправил в Степанакерт машиной Красного Креста груз гуманитарной помощи. [euronews] #armenia #azerbaijan #borders #border #csto #russia #ceasefire #nagornokarabakh #nagorno #conflicts #Artsakh #арцах #артцахконфликт #Лачинскийкоридор #LachinCorridor #blockade #блокада - Related: Armenian DM published footage of an attempt to advance of Azeri troops. Ceasefire agreement later: [https://youtu.be/bCfXiPUb6-Y] - Azerbaijan Launches Attack on Armenia’s Border Regions. Armenia has appealed to Russia, CSTO: [https://youtu.be/NIeTMeHqEIE] [https://rumble.com/v1jvgtc-azerbaijan-launches-attack-on-armenias-border-regions.-armenia-has-appealed.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw] - Drone Attacks new Tensions over Karabakh. Russia Accuses Azerbaijan of breaking Ceasefire: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOQ8W45yAl8] [https://rumble.com/v1eo2y8-drone-attacks-new-tensions-over-karabakh.-russia-accuses-azerbaijan-of-brea.html?mref=10gobl&mc=d3odw]

Christmas on the coast of Deauville (Kellarios Bay), Thermaikos, Thessaloniki. There was no snowfall this year neither in Sofia nor in Bansko (Bulgaria), which used to be the destination of many for this reason. - Related: Бяла Pоза във косата. -Но пази се ти пази се. -Ταξίδι στην Σόφια (Βουλγαρία): [https://www.elethos.gr/2013/12/p.html] [https://www.kaos.gr/2013/12/p.html] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-9H9DTj_R0&list=PLdVafdu-hqS4y-BqNZdKduJ9__kX3bUac&index=8 - Ανεβαίνοντας στο Borovets (Боровец) προς Φιλιππούπολη: [https://youtu.be/RHqyp5almDQ]

In the last minutes of the third quarter of the match between the basketball teams of Al Ahly and Al Ittihad Alexandria, the stands of the Hassan Mustafa Stadium in the City of October 6 collapsed, injuring at least 27 fans of the latter, reports El Balad. Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar said in a statement that most of the injured suffered broken bones. He said they were taken to hospitals and their injuries were not life threatening. Mohamed Fawzi, a spokesman for the Sports Ministry, told a local television channel that the stands collapsed because of a stampede by Ittihad supporters.

Strong winds made it difficult for planes to land at Washington DC's Ronald Reagan Airport, with at least one aircraft being forced back into the sky due to the conditions. #bombcyclone #winterstorm #unitedstates #stormelliott #extremecold #extremeweather #planes #landings #airports #aircrafts - Related: Bomb Cyclone, Winter Storm Elliott: More than 1.5 million without power, frigid air overtakes U.S.: [https://youtu.be/h6_b5oS-iDw]

Kurdish demonstrators in Paris rioted and clashed with the police on the streets of Paris. During the day, thousands of Kurds took to the Place de la République in Paris to protest a shooting that killed three Kurdish activists. They consider the incident a terrorist attack against the Kurdish community. The protesters believe that Turkey is behind the shooting and chant anti-Turkish slogans. The rally started at the Place de la Republique in a second day of protest against what Paris Kurds consider as a Turkish-sponsored shooting attack against the community. It started peacefully but escalated into assaults of cars and altercations among participants themselves, the Sputnik correspondent said. The shooting took place on Friday near a Kurdish cultural center, leaving three Kurdish activists killed. The 69-year-old French shooter was detained and confessed that he had attacked the Kurdish community out of racial hatred. The French prosecutor's office launched a probe into intentional murder. The incident prompted dozens of Paris-based Kurds to take to the streets on Friday. The rally escalated into clashes and left 12 police officers injured. #paris #parisshooting #massshooting #massshootings #victims #pensioner #gunshots #security #capital #gunattack #securityforces #kurds #riots #racism #teargas - Related: Paris: Clashes erupt after deadly attack at Kurdish centre, Police clashed with protesters: [https://youtu.be/hmc-iLIRU6c] - 3 dead, four injured in Paris shooting, 69-year-old pensioner started shooting at people, updates: [https://youtu.be/vlcrDMRaDvU]

Fire with 20 dead in a homeless shelter in Kemerovo: details of the tragedy. A fire broke out in a two-story wooden building of a private nursing home in Kemerovo. The fire was assigned an increased rank of difficulty. To date, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia has confirmed the deaths of six people. Law enforcement agencies said that the establishment was illegal. Metal twisted by fire, burnt walls. A private nursing home on the outskirts of Kemerovo flared up like a match in the dead of night when people were sleeping in their rooms. Footage from the scene shows flames erupting from the roof. Rescuers try to climb to the second floor, but acrid smoke interferes. The two-story building, 12 by 15 meters in size, was quickly engulfed in flames. It can be seen that almost nothing remains of the building. Most of the residents of this nursing home were on the second floor. He burned out completely. The fire was extinguished by more than a hundred firefighters and 30 special vehicles. *Governor of Kuzbass Sergey Tsivilev said that all institutions of this type, primarily private ones, would be inspected after the fire. "We will inspect all institutions of this type, primarily private ones. The inspections will be completed within a week," he wrote on his Telegram channel.* #fires #fire #elderly #homeless #woodenbuildings #firefighters #firefighting #illegalconstruction #illegalconstructions #kemerovo #tragedy

More than 200 million people -- around 60% of the population -- were under an advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. The weather service's map “depicts one of the greatest extents of winter weather warnings and advisories ever,” forecasters said. Power outages have left about 1.4 million homes and businesses in the dark, according to the website Power Outage, which tracks utility reports. Utilities in Nashville, Memphis and throughout the Tennessee Valley said they were implementing rolling blackouts Friday to conserve power as the region battles an extreme cold front. *At Least 9 Deaths Attributed to Winter Storm* At least nine deaths have been attributed to the major winter storm moving across the country over the past few days, and two others are believed to have been caused by treacherous driving conditions but require further investigation, officials said. Much of Canada, from British Columbia to Newfoundland, is also under extreme cold and winter storm warnings. Several school boards in Ontario, including Toronto, have cancelled classes. *This storm is set to bring the iciest Christmas in decades, say forecasters.* #bombcyclone #winterstorm #canada #unitedstates #stormelliott #extremecold #extremeweather #outages #weatherwarning #ice #weatherforecast - 2. A historic and brutal winter storm put some 240 million Americans under severe weather warnings Friday as the United States faced holiday travel chaos, with thousands of flights cancelled and major highways closed. Heavy snow and howling winds upended holiday plans for millions at one of the busiest times of the year, just days before Christmas, as a huge cold front swept down from the Arctic and took freezing hold of much of the nation, including normally temperate southern states. Temperatures plunged below -41 degrees Celsius in some locations, with a staggering 240 million people -- some 72 percent of the US population -- under winter weather warnings or advisories, according to the National Weather Service.

Clashes erupted in Paris on Friday as shocked members of the Kurdish community in Paris demanded justice after a deadly shooting attack killed three people at a Kurdish cultural centre. Members of the Kurdish community in Paris said they had been recently warned by police of threats to Kurdish targets. The suspect isknown tothe authorities for racist attacks, and was wounded in theface as he terrified the neighbourhood. The retired train driverwas deliberately seeking out foreigners, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. But he added that it was "not certain" that the man was aiming to kill "Kurds in particular". As evening fell, riot police fired teargas to push back an angry crowd a short distance from the scene of the shootings as projectiles were thrown at officers, rubbish bins and restaurant tables overturned and at least one car damaged. #paris #parisshooting #massshooting #massshootings #victims #pensioner #gunshots #security #capital #gunattack #ambulance #ambulanceservice #securityforces #kurds #riots #racism ----- Related: 3 dead, four injured in Paris shooting, 69-year-old pensioner started shooting at people, updates: [https://youtu.be/vlcrDMRaDvU]

Orban blasted the European Parliament for recent revelations of a cash-for-favours corruption scandal that allegedly involves Qatar and borrowed a phrase from former US President Donald Trump, saying it was time to "drain the swamp" in Brussels. The scandal, Orban said, had drawn into question the credibility of the institution and that he supports abolishing the body as it currently exists. Orban also called for the European Parliament members to be delegated by national parliaments instead of being elected. "The Hungarians would like for the European Parliament to be dissolved in its current form," Orban said. "The degree to which the reputation of the European Parliament in Hungary has been damaged is easy to answer: not at all, because it couldn't have been any lower." #qatar #qatarworldcup2022 #evakaili #parliament #europeanunion #values #principles #corruption #corruptionnews #viktororban #corruption_in_political_and_beaurocracy #corruptioncase #morocco #bribe --- Related: Court decides to extend EU lawmaker’s pre-trial detention by 1 month, she is innocent, lawyers said: [https://youtu.be/beTYepYRaj4] - EU Parliament initiates "internal" probe into Qatar corruption charges, European Commission the same: [https://youtu.be/ZVw8uhxXiwE] - I have nothing to say about the "Nothing": [https://youtu.be/jJFQnJJlo9s]

UPDATE 2: Representatives of the Kurdish community protested at the scene of the shooting near the Kurdish cultural center in Paris, according to BFM TV. First, several dozen Kurds gathered at the scene. They chanted anti-Turkish slogans and accused Ankara of organizing the attack. Then riots and clashes with police broke out after law enforcement officers used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. - UPDATE 1: The representatives of the Kurdish community have gathered at the scene of the shooting in Paris, saying that they believe that Turkey was behind the attack, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Friday from the scene. - At least 3 people have died in a shooting in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, which was opened by an elderly man. Such data is provided by the LCI channel. So far, six casualties have been reported. According to the channel, several more people were injured, but their exact number is not given. The police clarified that a 69-year-old pensioner started shooting at people. It was originally reported that he was 60 years old. #paris #parisshooting #massshooting #massshootings #victims #pensioner #gunshots #security #capital #gunattack #ambulance #ambulanceservice #securityforces - 2. A shooter killed two people and wounded four others in a gun attack near a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris on Friday, the prosecutor's office said. Multiple gunshots were fired in the Rue d'Enghien, a street lined with small shops and cafes in the capital's 10th arrondissement, sowing panic. Armed police guarded a security cordon and several ambulances were at the scene, live television images showed. "A gun attack has taken place. Thank you to the security forces for their swift action," tweeted deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire. "Thoughts for the victims and those who witnessed this drama." An investigation into murder, manslaughter and aggravated violence has been opened, the Paris prosecutor's office said. - 3. A gunman opened fire on a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby Kurdish cafe in central Paris on Friday, killing three people and wounding three others, and prosecutors said they were looking into a possible racist motive for the attack. *Le Monde has learned that the three people killed were Kurdish activists.* They were killed Ahmet-Kaya Kurdish cultural center. Agit Polat, a spokesperson for the Ahmet-Kaya Kurdish cultural center, said: "Once more, French authorities were unable to protect us," in reference to an attack in January 2013 that killed three Kurds. "For us, this is a terrorist attack. It takes place in a climate of tension knowingly fed by Turkey."

Kaili's lawyers: "She has never been corrupt and is innocent". A Belgian court decided Thursday to extend former European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili’s pre-trial detention by one month. Kaili, a Greek Member of the European Parliament (MEP), is suspected of being at the center of one of the European Union’s biggest corruption scandals. She is suspected of having been paid by Qatar to lobby for the Gulf state's interests. Earlier, Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, Kaili’s lawyer, reiterated that she is innocent. Kaili’s other lawyer, Andre Rizopoulos, said her client is actively cooperating with the authorities conducting the investigation and rejects the corruption charges. #qatar #qatarworldcup2022 #evakaili #parliament #europeanunion #values #principles #corruption #corruptionnews #corruption_in_political_and_beaurocracy #corruptioncase - Related: EU Parliament initiates "internal" probe into Qatar corruption charges, European Commission the same: [https://youtu.be/ZVw8uhxXiwE] - I have nothing to say about the "Nothing": [https://youtu.be/jJFQnJJlo9s]

Several powerful explosions rocked Friday night in the Moroccan city of #muhammadiyah (the port of #Mohammedia). There was a fire at the gas storage, which provoked a detonation. First, there was a gas leak, which subsequently ignited. By the time firefighters arrived on the scene, powerful explosions began to rumble. A video of the incident has surfaced on social media. Rescuers are currently fighting the fire. Information about deaths and injured has not yet been received. #explosion #explosions #detonation #gasstorage #gas #gasleak #gasleakage --- *Un gran #incendio durante este jueves que se ha desatado en un #depósito de almacenamiento de gas, ubicado junto al puerto petrolero de la ciudad de Muhammadiyah (#Mohammédia), a pocos kilómetros de #Casablanca, ha provocado cuantiosas pérdidas materiales.* De acuerdo con los datos disponibles hasta los momentos sobre lo ocurrido, el lugar en el que se ha producido el incendio es utilizado por un grupo de empresas para almacenar el gas destinado al llenado de las botellas. Agencias de noticias marroquíes reportaron una fuerte #explosión que se sintió en esta instalación, pero han señalado que las autoridades han confirmado que no se ha registrado ninguna pérdida humana, sino pérdidas materiales. La información que ha trascendido sobre el suceso indica que el incendio provocó una serie de explosiones, debido a la cantidad de gas que estaba presente en el momento en la bodega.

1. Russia will seek to end the conflict in Ukraine that began back in 2014, and the sooner the better. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. "It all started in 2014 after the coup d'état provoked by the same States, when pies were distributed on the #Maidan. I have already said: our goal is not to spin this flywheel of the conflict, but, on the contrary, to end this war, we are striving for this and will strives for this,” the Russian leader said at a press conference on December 22. #coupdetat #ukraine2014 #conflictinukraine #leaders - *Россия будет стремиться закончить конфликт на Украине, начатый еще в 2014 году, и чем быстрее, тем лучше. Об этом заявил президент РФ Владимир Путин.* "Все это началось в 2014 году после госпереворота, спровоцированного теми же Штатами, когда пирожки раздавали на Майдане. Я уже говорил: наша-то цель не раскручивать этот маховик конфликта, а, наоборот, закончить эту войну, мы к этому стремимся и будем к этому стремится", – заявил российский лидер на пресс-конференции 22 декабря.....https://ren.tv/news/v-rossii/1059334-putin-rossiia-stremitsia-zakonchit-konflikt-na-ukraine ------------------------- 2. An increase in the intensity of hostilities during a special military operation can lead to unjustified losses. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, answering a question from Zvezda correspondent Konstantin Kokoveshnikov. “We will strive to ensure that this is completed - the sooner the better, of course. As for what is happening and how, I have already said many times that the intensification of hostilities leads to unjustified losses. The chicken bites grain by grain,” Putin said. #ukrainewar #2014 #hostilities #losses #ukrainianarmy #russianarmy - *Повышение интенсивности боевых действий в ходе специальной военной операции может привести к неоправданным потерям. Об этом заявил президент России Владимир Путин, отвечая на вопрос корреспондента «Звезды» Константина Коковешникова.* «Мы будем стремиться к тому, чтобы это было закончено - чем быстрее, тем лучше, конечно. Ну а что касается того, что и как происходит - я уже много раз говорил, интенсификация боевых действий ведет к неоправданным потерям. Курочка по зернышку клюет», - сказал Путин. Также Путин заявил, что все связанное со специальной военной операцией на Украине является необходимой мерой. Военнослужащие, по словам президента, действуют достойно, добиваются того, что стране нужно.....https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20221222191-ylKGJ.html #украина #владимирпутин #путин #россия #потеря #интенсификация #майдан #майдан2014

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that he observed that neighboring countries are ready for possible aggression against the republic. "We cannot rule out that aggression may be unleashed against our country. At least, we see such readiness on the part of our neighbors. We are aware who is prodding these very neighbors so that they create tensions on our borders," the Belarusian leader said at a meeting with the military and security forces following the testing of the state response system on Thursday. -- *Мы не можем исключать, что против нашей страны может быть развёрнута агрессия!* "Мы не можем исключать, что против нашей страны может быть развернута #агрессия. По крайней мере, такую готовность со стороны наших соседей мы видим. Знаем, кто подталкивает в спину (не то в другую точку тела) этих самых соседей для того, чтобы они создавали напряженность на наших границах. В связи с этим глава государства принял решение провести проверку сил немедленного реагирования. "У нас в армии есть силы так называемого мгновенного #реагирования. Если вдруг что-то неожиданно, то эти силы за определенный промежуток времени поднимаются по тревоге и направляются в ту точку, где существует напряжение. Эти силы немедленного реагирования мною было принято #решение проверить", - пояснил Александр Лукашенко. #Президент #республики #Беларусь #сша #провокация #оружие #война #Украина #лукашенко #lukashenko #belarus #belarusianarmy #aggression #bordersecurity

1. Dmitry Rogozin told how he came under fire in Donetsk, together with specialists from a group of military advisers. This was stated by Rogozin himself in the Telegram channel. “It was a working meeting, in a narrow circle and in a calm atmosphere after returning from one of our volunteer units. We have been living in a hotel for the last months,” he wrote. Dmitry Rogozin noted that the enemy had never shelled this building in eight years. *“Someone leaked information, and around 19:45 there were several high-precision hits, including in the place where we were directly,” Rogozin said.* According to him, the Ukrainian side hit the building with 120 mm or NATO 155 mm shells [Caesar France]. -- 2. Dmitry Rogozin, former Roscosmos CEO and now the leader of the Tsar’s Wolves team of military advisers in Donbass, has been wounded in Donetsk as a result of a shelling attack by Ukrainian troops, his aide told TASS on Thursday. "A hotel in a Donetsk suburb accommodating a team of military advisers led by Dmitry Rogozin came under shelling. Dmitry receives a wound in his back. He was taken to hospital. His live is not in danger," he said, adding that several more people were wounded. "Evidently, it was a targeted strike. Specialists tend to think that fire was opened from a Caesar 155mm self-propelled artillery system manufactured by France’s Nexter company," the aide said. Ukrainian troops opened fire at Donetsk’s Leninsky district on Wednesday evening. Two people were killed, several more were wounded. #донбасс #ДмитрийРогозин #пострадавшие #обстрелы #рогозин #ранение #donetsk #donetskpeoplesrepublic #artillershells #rogozin #caesar #volunteers #injured - Related: Donetsk shelled with 155 mm projectiles, 6 HIMARS a salvo near a densely populated area.: [https://youtu.be/uzAEBhxrWqk] - Donetsk: The recent shelling of the AFU the largest since 2014, people trapped under rubble: [https://youtu.be/RcH6-6iRfbo]