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Își petrece cea mai mare parte a timpului gătind, cântând, dansând și urmărind știrile.

ZK, o jurnalistă afgană din provincia Badakhshan, a fost una dintre primele femei care au lucrat ca prezentatoare de știri în Afganistan. Procedând astfel, ea a rupt barierele din societatea islamică ultraconservatoare a țării devastate de război.

După ce talibanii au preluat puterea în Afganistan în august 2021, aceștia au început să anuleze progresele realizate în ultimele două decenii în ceea ce privește drepturile femeilor.

Afganistan: Femeile devin „invizibile” sub talibani

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Trăind în incertitudine în Pakistan

ZK a fugit în Pakistan în 2023, după ce a fost acceptată într-un program german de admitere umanitară conceput pentru afganii aflați în pericol sub regimul grupării fundamentaliste islamice.

Inițial, șederea trebuia să fie scurtă înainte ca ea și copiii ei să fie mutați în Germania, dar acum s-a prelungit la peste doi ani.

Vezi toate știrile de pe afganii așteaptă vize

Acest lucru a lăsat-o nesigură cu privire la momentul în care vor putea în sfârșit să se mute în țara europeană.

ZK a spus că s-a confruntat cu hărțuiri repetate din partea autorităților pakistaneze, precum și cu detenție și deportare înapoi în Afganistanul controlat de talibani în februarie.

„Locuiesc în Pakistan de doi ani, așteptând viza mea germană, dar întârzierile în proces mi-au împiedicat călătoria. În februarie, am fost arestată de poliția din Islamabad și deportată înapoi în Afganistan împreună cu cei doi fii ai mei”, a declarat ZK pentru DW.

„Datorită prietenilor mei jurnaliști, am reușit să obțin o viză și să mă întorc în Pakistan. În momentul arestării mele, fiica mea se ascundea de frica poliției și a fost lăsată singură în Pakistan”, a adăugat ea.

Deportările germane în Afganistan provoacă mustrare

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A devenit curând clar că mecanicul de locomotivă, un stagiar și un pasager au murit în accident. Peste 40 din aproximativ 100 de pasageri au fost răniți, unii dintre ei grav.

Ploile abundente din zonă au provocat, se pare, revărsarea unui puț de canalizare, declanșând o alunecare de teren direct pe linia de cale ferată și deraiind trenul.

Pe măsură ce schimbările climatice provocate de om cresc frecvența ploilor abundente, a furtunilor și a altor fenomene meteorologice extreme, căile ferate sunt din ce în ce mai afectate.

Ploile abundente au provocat deraierea trenului duminică, 27 iulie. Imagine: Thomas Warnack/dpa/picture alliance

Trenuri încă mai curate și mai sigure decât mașinile

Per total, însă, călătoria cu trenul nu este doar mai sustenabilă decât zborul, ci este și mult mai sigură decât condusul mașinilor. Mai mult, în ultimii ani, regiunea UE a înregistrat o scădere a numărului de decese cauzate de accidentele feroviare.

Pentru a preveni alunecările de teren și inundarea pasajelor subterane rutiere în timpul ploilor abundente, compania feroviară germană Deutsche Bahn lucrează la un plan pentru ploi abundente: atunci când apa deteriorează o secțiune de cale ferată, aceasta este de obicei detectată înainte de apropierea următorului tren.

Inundațiile au fost o problemă serioasă în trecut, de exemplu, în cazul inundațiilor din 2021 din Valea Ahr din vestul Germaniei și regiunile învecinate, care au ucis 185 de persoane.

Liniile de cale ferată prin Valea Ahr și lanțul muntos Eifel din apropiere rămân încă parțial închise traficului. Pe râul Ahr, inundațiile au distrus un total de 15 poduri feroviare. Mai multe poduri din regiunea Eifel trebuie reconstruite.

Noi poduri sunt proiectate pentru a rezista mai bine la condițiile meteorologice extreme. Noile structuri vor renunța în mare parte la piloni centrali, pentru a reduce expunerea la presiunea apei și la resturi în timpul inundațiilor.

O mare parte din investiția de aproximativ 500 de milioane de euro (înălțime: 0; înălțime maximă: 0;”>Noile poduri din valea Ahr sunt proiectate pentru a fi mai rezistente la schimbările climatice. Imagine: Marc John/Bonn.digital/picture alliance

Cum să protejăm trenurile de incendii și vânt puternic?

Cu toate acestea, începutul verii din acest an a fost marcat mai puțin de ploi și mai mult de perioade de căldură și secetă în mari părți ale Germaniei. Incendiile forestiere rezultate și incendiile de-a lungul infrastructurii feroviare au forțat anularea sau redirecționarea conexiunilor.

Pentru a atenua acest lucru, echipele feroviare tund în mod regulat vegetația pe un coridor cu lățimea de șase metri de-a lungul șinelor.

Până în 2023, Deutsche Bahn a folosit controversatul erbicid glifosat, în timp ce acum folosește acidul pelargonic, mai puțin dăunător mediului.

Din 2024, Deutsche Bahn testează dacă riscul de incendiu poate fi redus la minimum prin udarea terasamentelor cu trenuri special echipate. Această tehnică este destinată în principal utilizării în timpul sarcinilor periculoase, cum ar fi lucrările de sudură pe șine în perioadele de secetă.

Traficul feroviar este, de asemenea, expus riscului de vânturi puternice care pot doborî copaci din afara zonei de siguranță de șase metri. Acești copaci sunt monitorizați de Digital Vegetation Management, sistemul de inteligență artificială al căii ferate. Alimentat cu imagini din satelit și înregistrări video ale unor rute specifice, acesta este conceput pentru a emite avertizări cu privire la copacii potențial periculoși.

O climă mai caldă declanșează mai multe defecțiuni pe linie

Pentru a-și adapta infrastructura la schimbările climatice, compania feroviară germană a solicitat, de asemenea, consiliere de la Institutul Potsdam pentru Cercetarea Impactului Climatic.

Conform unui studiu publicat cu puțin timp înainte de inundațiile din Valea Ahr din 2021, în zilele cu temperaturi peste 30 de grade Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), există în medie cu 4,1 rapoarte de defecțiuni mai multe în fiecare dintre… Cele 34 de districte feroviare regionale din Germania decât în zilele sub 30 de grade. La temperaturi de peste 32 de grade, această cifră crește la 5,1 rapoarte de defecțiuni în plus.

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În trecut, căldura extremă a provocat chiar și îndoirea șinelor. Pe 28 iulie 1969, o legătură între Düsseldorf (Germania de Vest) și Leipzig (fosta Germanie de Est) a deraiat la aproximativ 40 de kilometri de granița interioară germană, ucigând patru persoane.

La acea vreme, șinele erau construite și fixate într-un mod care permitea oțelului să se extindă în toate direcțiile la temperaturi ridicate.

Șinele dintre Düsseldorf (Germania de Vest) și Leipzig (fosta Germanie de Est) s-au îndoit în iulie 1967, iar accidentul rezultat a ucis patru persoane.Imagine: Wolfgang Weihs/dpa/picture alliance

În zilele noastre, liniile de cale ferată se pot extinde doar în sus și în jos. În Italia, liniile sunt chiar vopsite în alb pe laterale, astfel încât să absoarbă mai puțină căldură din lumina soarelui decât liniile de cale ferată convenționale, care capătă o culoare ruginie de-a lungul anilor.

Potrivit Deutsche Bahn, temperaturile de până la 60 de grade Celsius (140 de grade Fahrenheit) nu reprezintă o problemă pentru șine în sine. Doar piesele flexibile, cum ar fi macazurile, trebuie răcite, iar în cadrul programului „Tehnologie feroviară rezistentă la climă”, componentele din tehnologia de semnalizare vor fi, de asemenea, mai rezistente la perioadele tot mai mari de căldură.

Căldura este, de asemenea, o problemă pentru tren și pasagerii săi. Motoarele se pot supraîncălzi, iar sistemele de aer condiționat pot fi împinse la limită.

Cea mai recentă generație de trenuri expres ICE 4 are două sisteme independente de aer condiționat în fiecare vagon pentru a menține habitaclul climatizat. Acestea sunt proiectate să funcționeze la fel de bine la temperaturi exterioare de -25 de grade, precum și în zilele caniculare de +45 de grade.

Mai mulți morți într-un accident feroviar în sudul Germaniei

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Meanwhile, a Russian attack has killed at least 16 inmates at a prison near Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials have said, with at least 35 more injured in the overnight bombing.

Eight strikes were reported as likely involving glide bombs, which also damaged nearby homes and left buildings inside the complex in ruins.

The Ukrainian president’s chief of staff condemned the attack as a war crime.

Here is a roundup of events from Russia’s war in Ukraine on Tuesday, July 29.

Skip next section Trump says Russia to face sanctions in 10 days if it does not move to end Ukraine war07/29/2025July 29, 2025

Trump says Russia to face sanctions in 10 days if it does not move to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump said that unless Moscow made progress toward ending the war in Ukraine in the next 10 days, he would begin enforcing tariffs and other actions against Russia.

The statement came a day after he shortened his original 50-day deadline for action from Russia to “10 or 12 days,” and was after he had not received any response from Moscow.

Earlier Tuesday, the Kremlin said it had “taken note” of the new deadline (see entry below).

Trump also said he was not worried about the potential impact of Russian sanctions on the oil market or prices, saying the US would boost domestic oil production to offset any impact.

Trump says Russia will face sanctions in 10 days if Moscow does not move to end the war in UkraineImage: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images https://p.dw.com/p/4yDlBSkip next section Russian billionaire fails to overturn UK sanctions07/29/2025July 29, 2025

Russian billionaire fails to overturn UK sanctions

Billionaire oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler on Tuesday lost his appeal against sanctions imposed on him by the UK over Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The ruling at the UK’s Supreme Court also makes it difficult for similar challenges to succeed.

Russian-born Shvidler, who is a UK and US citizen, was sanctioned over his connection to former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, as well as his previous role as a director of London-listed Russian steel producer Evraz.

Shvidler appealed to the Supreme Court. His lawyers argued that others with greater involvement in business of importance to Russia were not sanctioned, citing BP’s previous joint venture with Rosneft, a Russian integrated energy company focused on the exploration, production, refining, and distribution of oil and gas.

The Supreme Court rejected the appeal by a four-to-one majority in a ruling that Shvidler said “brings me back to the USSR.” 

With the decision, the top court maintains its 100% record of rulings defending Russian sanctions. 

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Poland: Jailed Colombian man set fires on orders from Russia

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Polish authorities said a jailed Colombian man started two fires in Poland on behalf of Russia last year.

The 27-year-old man stands accused of setting fire to two warehouses in Warsaw and Radom in 2024, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Warsaw said.

The fires were quickly extinguished, and no one was injured in either case.

The Colombian man had previously been trained by a person with links to Russian secret services, according to the Interior Ministry.

The public prosecutor’s office is now investigating the man for working for a foreign secret service and for terrorism.

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Zelenskyy signs law allowing citizens over 60 to join military during wartime

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bill on Tuesday allowing citizens over 60 to voluntarily join the military while the country is under martial law.

The new law allows people over 60 to sign one-year military service contracts if they pass a medical exam and receive approval from a unit commander.

Each recruit will face a two-month trial period, during which the contract can be terminated early if they are found unfit. While the law sets no maximum age for service, all contracts will automatically end when martial law concludes.

This measure expands Ukraine’s recruitment pool by enabling older volunteers to serve in non-combat and specialized roles in Ukraine’s ongoing manpower shortages.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been looking for ways to expand the number of people serving in the militaryImage: Thomas Peter/REUTERS https://p.dw.com/p/4yD2eSkip next section Kremlin responds as Trump shortens Russia ceasefire deadline07/29/2025July 29, 2025

Kremlin responds as Trump shortens Russia ceasefire deadline

The Kremlin has acknowledged a new ultimatum from US President Donald Trump, who has shortened his deadline for Moscow to move toward a ceasefire in Ukraine or face additional sanctions.

“We have taken note of President Trump’s statement yesterday. The special military operation continues,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday during a press call, using Moscow’s official term for the war. He added, “We remain committed to a peace process to resolve the conflict around Ukraine and to ensure our interests in the course of this settlement.”

Trump, speaking Monday in Britain, gave Russia 10 to 12 days to show progress toward ending the war, citing frustration with the lack of results. “There’s no reason in waiting… We just don’t see any progress being made,” he said.

The revised timeline accelerates a warning Trump issued on July 14, when he threatened new sanctions on Russia and countries purchasing its exports within 50 days — a deadline that would have expired in early September.

Trump, who has spoken with President Vladimir Putin multiple times since returning to the White House in January, also said he is “not so interested in talking anymore.”

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Missile strikes kill 4 in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region

Missile and drone attacks have killed at least four people and wounded several others in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region, regional officials said Tuesday.

A strike on the city of Kamyanske killed two people, injured five, and damaged a hospital, according to regional military head Serhiy Lysak. Another person was killed and several wounded in an attack on the Synelnykivsky district.

In a separate strike on Velykomykhaylivska late Monday, a 75-year-old woman was killed and a 68-year-old man injured. A private home was also damaged, Lysak said.

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Russian shelling kills 5 in Kharkiv

Russian shelling has killed five civilians and wounded three others in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, local police said Tuesday.

The regional capital, also called Kharkiv, is Ukraine’s second-largest city and serves as a major economic and cultural hub.

Russia has hit Kharkiv with multiple strikes in recent months, including one that damaged a maternity ward in July.

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Zelenskyy says prison strike was deliberate, urges pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a Russian airstrike on a prison near Zaporizhzhia was “deliberate” and not accidental, calling for increased international pressure on Moscow to end its attacks.

“It was a deliberate strike, intentional, not accidental,” Zelenskyy said Tuesday in a social media statement. “The Russians could not have been unaware that they were targeting civilians in that facility.”

He added that Russia “must be compelled to stop the killing and make peace.”

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Ukrainian drone strike kills 1 in southern Russia

A Ukrainian drone strike has killed one person in Russia’s Rostov region, the area’s acting governor, Yuri Sliusar, said Tuesday.

Sliusar reported that the victim died after a car was hit on Ostrovsky Street. He said multiple locations were targeted in the overnight attack, including Salsk, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Volgodonsk, Bokovsky, Tarasovsky, and Slyusar.

Debris also struck the Salsk train station, damaging both a freight and a passenger train. Passengers were evacuated, and no additional injuries were reported.

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Russian airstrike kills 16 inmates in Zaporizhzhia prison

Ukrainian officials say a Russian airstrike has killed at least 16 prisoners at a detention facility near the front-line city of Zaporizhzhia.

Another 35 inmates were injured in the overnight attack, which also damaged multiple buildings within the complex, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov.

Federov said the area was struck eight times overnight, likely by Russian glide bombs, and nearby homes were also hit. The wounded were receiving medical care, he added.

Glide bombs, launched from Russian aircraft over occupied territory, strike Ukrainian targets with little warning. Their speed and range make them difficult for Ukraine’s air defenses to intercept while keeping the launch aircraft out of range.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the strikes as “another war crime” committed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin.

“Putin’s regime, which also issues threats against the United States through some of its mouthpieces, must face economic and military blows that strip it of the capacity to wage war,” Yermak said on X.

Trump reduces 50-day deadline for Russia on Ukraine

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Welcome to our coverage

Welcome to DW’s coverage of the latest developments in the Russian war on Ukraine.

You join us after Russia carried out eight strikes on the Zaporizhzhia region, hitting a prison where at least 16 people were killed.

The governor of Russia’s Rostov region also said one person had been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike there.

Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from the ongoing war.

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“The level of sectarian abuse and hate speech on social media is intense,” Hassan, who lives in Berlin, told DW. Like every other ordinary Syrian interviewed for this story, he didn’t want to use his full name so he could speak openly about what is a highly sensitive topic among Syrians in Germany, and back in Syria. “We’re losing each other over this.”

By “this,” Hassan means recent violence in Syria that saw two communities, the Druze and Bedouin-Sunnis, begin fighting in the southern province of Sweida in mid-July. The violence started due to tit-for-tat kidnappings between the two groups, and then escalated. 

Violence in the Sweida area in July resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people thereImage: Omar Sanadiki/AP/picture alliance

It’s not the only such inter-communal violence in Syria recently. In March, there was fighting between Syria’s Alawite community and other Syrians, after rumors of an uprising.

In both cases, there was unlawful killing by most groups involved as well as looting, kidnapping and violence. Also, in both cases, Syria’s interim government was unable to maintain security.

Those conflicts have now extended to the Syrian community in Germany. “People I used to be close to now seem to think we can’t be friends because I’m Sunni,” Hassan continued.

Hassan’s friend, Majid, is Druze and returned from Sweida shortly before recent violence. “I feel like people are so much more intense about this in Berlin,” he noted. “I think it’s because some of the people here still have an old-fashioned mindset, they still act as if the [Assad] regime is in charge.”

“Many of us in the Syrian community here have been feeling this shift,” confirms Razan Rashidi, executive director of human rights group, The Syria Campaign, who is based in Berlin. “In the early years of the revolution, there was a strong sense of shared struggle. People rarely asked who was Sunni, Alawite, Christian, Kurdish. We were united around opposing dictatorship and calling for freedom.”

‘My only goal ever was to see the end of the regime,’ Hassan, a Syrian man living in Berlin, explains, referring to Syria’s dictatorial Assad regimeImage: Omar Sanadiki/AP Photo/picture alliance

A Syrian brawl in Germany

But thanks to recent events, that is changing. On July 20 in Dusseldorf, two groups of several hundred demonstrators met outside the city’s main train station. One group was pro-Kurdish, the other supported the interim Syrian government.

“After initial verbal provocations, … a fight broke out,” the Dusseldorf police reported. Two people were arrested, one injured and bottles and stones were thrown.

The same weekend, at a protest in Berlin, a small group of men in the around-400 strong crowd were heard chanting against the Druze and Israel. Berlin’s mayor Kai Wegner, a member of the conservative Christian Democrats, commented on the short video clip, saying that calls for murder and terror were not acceptable in Berlin. Local police are investigating and Wegner threatened to deport the Syrians who made such statements.

Syria and Israel have been at war for years and recent Israeli bombing of Syria, allegedly “in defense” of Syrian Druze, has heightened tensions between the Druze minority and other Syrians.

There are ongoing negotiations between Syria’s interim government and Syria’s Kurdish, as to whether the latter give up control of northern parts of the country and join the central government and militaryImage: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images

For example, Ahmad, a 30-year-old waiter in Berlin, reports he recently stopped talking to a Druze friend. “He said he wanted to buy property in Syria near the Israeli border,” Ahmad explains. “You just can’t trust these people,” he says angrily, referring to the minority. “How could they do business with Israel?” Then he dials it back. “I don’t mean all the Druze, just some,” he later says apologetically.

Most of the footage of the Berlin protest shows Syrians singing revolutionary songs. Arabic-language outlet Syria TV interviewed seven of the protesters. They all said very similar things about their motivations for being there.

“This country belongs to all of us. We must all coexist,” one said. “We need to stand together,” added another.

“We organized this demonstration in Berlin to reject interference in the domestic affairs of Syria and the attempts to sow ethnic and sectarian strife,” another protester explained.

“Yes, there have been some ugly incidents and yes, there are real fears for people who have been threatened. That shouldn’t be dismissed,” Rashidi says when asked whether Germany might see more violence like this.

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“But some of the German headlines have been unnecessarily alarmist. Most Syrians came here to escape violence, not to recreate it. The anger and heartbreak we are all feeling is very real. What we are seeing are the aftershocks of an unresolved conflict and lack of accountability back home, and sometimes even here in Europe,” she explains. “But the idea that Germany is about to see the Syrian war play out on its streets is exaggerated.”

How to ease tensions in Syrian diaspora?

At the same time, emotions are running high among the Syrian diaspora in Germany, the largest community of Syrians in Europe. 

Interviewees and analysts all point to social media making things much worse. There’s a huge amount of disinformation and hate speech online, some of it certainly paid for or pushed by parties and governments who’d prefer to see Syria divided.

One of the Syria Campaign’s projects looks at that, Rashidi points out. She’d like everyone to “urge the EU Commission to implement the Digital Services Act, which is meant to ensure the platforms protect social media users from online hate.” A second project calls on the UN and European leaders to do more to prevent division in Syria.

Rashidi also believes there should be more support for Syrian civil society organizations that are “working around the clock to document crimes, advocate for justice, heal divisions and fight disinformation.”

Another Syrian initiative in Germany, the “9th of the month” movement, is also trying to counter tensions. Their name comes from the fact that political prisoners in Syria were released on December 9, 2024, and they want to protest on the ninth of every month. Members come from all around Syria and include activists who were opposed to the Syrian dictatorship even before the war started in 2011.

Last weekend, they organized a silent vigil, without flags, outside Germany’s Federal Foreign Office in Berlin to protest “massacres, sieges … and sectarian hysteria.”

One of the co-founders of the group told DW that just like most Syrians, they reject foreign interference in Syria and also want to see the interim government do more when it comes to justice and accountability.

“The movement was established to advocate for a democratic Syria rooted in human rights and the rule of law,” the co-founder explained; he wanted to remain anonymous because as yet the group doesn’t have a press spokesperson or an official manifesto. “We believe that the fall of the Assad regime is but a first step towards the Syria we want and that we fight for: A Syria for all Syrians.”

 

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Inundațiile, care au început duminică în cinci comunități din zona Yola a statului, au strămutat până în prezent 5.560 de persoane, potrivit Agenției Naționale pentru Managementul Urgențelor (NEMA).

O tabără pentru persoanele dezrădăcinate a fost înființată la Colegiul Aliyu Musdafa din Yola și au fost furnizate materiale de bază, a declarat NEMA.

„Prezența partenerilor guvernamentali și neguvernamentali a fost semnificativă, contribuind la gestionarea eficientă a situației umanitare”, a declarat NEMA într-un comunicat.

Zeci de persoane au fost rănite după ce mai multe cartiere din Yola, capitala statului nord-estic, au fost inundate duminică, a declarat agenția Națiunilor Unite pentru afaceri umanitare OCHA, înainte de a avertiza cetățenii „cu privire la ploi suplimentare și de a îndemna locuitorii din zonele predispuse la inundații să se mute pe terenuri mai înalte”.

Sunt inundațiile frecvente în Nigeria?

Ploile abundente tind să lovească Nigeria între iunie și noiembrie, declanșând inundații. unde infrastructura slabă și drenajul precar exacerbează adesea problema în cea mai populată țară din Africa.

Peste 200 de persoane au fost ucise în inundații în Nigeria de la începutul sezonului ploios din luna mai a acestui an. Majoritatea celor care au pierit se aflau în statul Niger, din centrul-nord.

Numărul deceselor în inundațiile din Nigeria crește la cel puțin 200

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În 2024, peste 300 de persoane au fost ucise și peste un milion de persoane au fost strămutate în cel puțin 34 din cele 36 de state ale țării, ceea ce a făcut ca acesta să fie unul dintre cele mai grave sezoane de inundații din Nigeria din ultimele decenii, potrivit OCHA.

Meteorologii au avertizat asupra unor noi inundații în Nigeria în acest sezon ploios.

Oamenii de știință au declarat că schimbările climatice alimentează multe dintre aceste fenomene meteorologice extreme.

Editat de: Sean Sinico

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As Trump touched down in Ayrshire late last week to begin a golfing holiday heavy on global geopolitics, Scotland’s nationalist-leaning newspaper printed a front page that summed up how many here see him:

“Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland,” it read.

Anti-Trump protesters gathered under grey summer skies in Aberdeen on Saturday vented about the visit. “Deport Donald!” was scrawled on one cardboard placard. “Yer maw was an immigrant!” another sign read, adding some Scottish slang into the proverbial mudslinging.

“Donald Trump does not represent the politics of the people of Scotland,” demonstrator Alena Ivanova told DW. “He’s not welcome here because he represents hate, and we support community and working together.”

A heavy police presence kept protesters far from Trump’s golf coursesImage: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa/picture alliance

Did Trump get a chilly reception from most Scots?

This outright outrage at Trump’s visit may be confined to opposition and activist circles, but Ivanona does have a broader point: Evidence shows the US president’s politics don’t chime with the majority of Scots.

 When asked how much they like him, Scots scored Trump an average of 1.76 out of 10.

“Even those people who are more positive about him aren’t going to be love-bombing him — and aren’t expressing great affection for him,” political scientist Chris Carman told DW.

“Scots tend to see themselves as being more communitarian and somewhat more progressive,” Carman, a professor at the University of Glasgow who crunched the polling numbers, explained.

For now, the biggest political battle lines in Scotland — a nation of 5.5 million — are not between left and right. In fact, the most popular parties are both center-left, and instead public opinion is split on whether Scotland should divorce itself from the rest of the United Kingdom.

The anti-Trump mood goes right to the top here. First Minister John Swinney, who heads up the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh, publicly backed Trump rival Kamala Harris in last year’s US elections. In February, Swinney accused Trump of promoting “ethnic cleansing” over his comments about Gaza.

Trump played host to his UK and Scottish counterparts as guests in their own countryImage: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Holding court and ribbon-cutting

But a lack of enthusiasm from the public did little to dampen Trump’s mood this week. He seemed right at home as he cut the ribbon on his third Scottish golf resort, which includes a course named after his mother Mary Anne McLeod, who left Scotland for New York aged 18.

To this day, Trump has first cousins living in the country.

“We love Scotland,” a visibly upbeat US president said on Tuesday. He even extended a rare compliment to journalists here. “They’re not fake news — today they’re wonderful news,” he said.

This kind of trip, mixing the private with the political — and business with pleasure — is unusual for a sitting US president.

By now, America’s allies are accustomed to Trump’s tendency to upend diplomatic norms, but the sight of a US leader playing host to UK and Scottish counterparts as guests on their own soil was still striking.

Trump was in control, but they seemed happy to play along — and all three will go back to their capitals claiming diplomatic or economic wins.

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Trump pressed on Gaza

UK prime minister Keir Starmer and Scotland’s John Swinney both pressed Trump to use his influence to end the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza, and Trump appeared to toughen his position on Russia — music to the ears of European allies.

On a more personal level, Trump seemed sold on Scotland’s Swinney, calling him a “terrific guy” before leaving on Tuesday.

Trump mixed business and pleasure on his trip to ScotlandImage: Robert Perry/Getty Images

But Swinney was more cautious in his assessment, reflecting the political tightrope he is walking. Swinney steered clear of his past Trump-bashing, but also dodged repeated questions on whether he “liked” the US president.

“He was pleasant company,” Swinney told Scottish broadcaster STV on Tuesday. “I think my personal feelings about people are irrelevant. I’ve got a job to do,” he added.

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Whisky producers on Scottish islands hope to secure exemptions from US tariffsImage: Nova Innovation/empics/picture alliance

Scotch at stake

That job includes trying to cushion the blow of US tariffs to Scotch whisky, one of the country’s biggest exports. And some have been urging the first minister to drop the “grin and bear it” approach and embrace Trump to reap the possible rewards of the most powerful man in the world having a soft spot for Scotland.

“I don’t think we should expect all Scots to love Donald Trump. But we need to respect the position of president of the United States,” businessman Allan Henderson told DW on Tuesday.

“If he is prepared to invest in our country and employ people,” he added, “then I’m sorry, I would get behind that.”

“We rely on goods like Scotch exports to the United States. The last thing you want to do is to put that industry into peril.”

Swinney told reporters on Tuesday that Trump had showed “willingness” to look at issues raised, including exempting whisky from US duties. No formal deal for Scotch was struck.

Trump waged a long legal battle against wind turbines near one of his golf resorts in ScotlandImage: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Trump vs. ‘the windmills’

Businessman Allan Henderson’s home region of Aberdeenshire is no stranger to Trump-driven controversy. The US president was quick to bring up his age-old Aberdonian foe during this latest visit. 

For more than a decade, Trump has been railing against wind turbines that generate renewable energy near Aberdeen and elsewhere. He even unsuccessfully sued the Scottish government to try and halt construction of a wind farm near his golf course — a case that made it all the way to the UK Supreme Court.

“Get rid of the windmills and bring back the oil,” was Trump’s message to Scotland before embarking on his most recent trip.

Trump left Scotland on Tuesday after a five-day tripImage: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo/picture alliance

Two-way street?

As Trump winds up his five-day working holiday in Scotland, it’s likely that his stake in Scottish politics may long outlive his presidency. After all, his business interests will continue to be bound by laws laid down in Edinburgh and London.

Political scientist Chris Carman said it was not simply “a one-way street” whereby Scottish First Minister John Swinney is scrambling to make it positive. “Both leaders have an interest in trying to make sure that there’s that positive dialogue between the Trump Organization and the Scottish government.” 

“Donald Trump is perfectly willing to leverage both his soft and hard power in pursuing his financial interests and protecting his financial interests in Scotland,” Carman told DW..

And that leaves at least one certainty for Scotland in a world increasingly defined by the stroke of an unpredictable presidential pen.

As Carman put it: “Donald Trump is going to be a feature in Scottish politics.”

Edited by: Jess Smee

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