Ukraine: hydropower dam destroyed
09 Jun 2023
Kakhovka hydropower dam in Russian-controlled Ukraine has been destroyed, unleashing floods of water on either side of the Dnipro river. So far, thousands have been evacuated from local communities; but as water continues to gush, it…
Russia: Russians fleeing motherland
09 Jun 2023
When Putin announced ‘military mobilisation’, thousands of Russians rushed to the border. Hundreds of thousands have left since the invasion began. Many were against the war, so not wanting to be drafted they left. Poor training…
France: four children stabbed
09 Jun 2023
On 8 June, in a shocking incident, four children, aged between one and three, were stabbed in a playground in Annecy. Police overpowered and arrested the knifeman, who also stabbed two adults. The victims are in…
Portugal: Housing crisis
02 Jun 2023
Lisbon’s rent is €2,000+. The minimum wage is €760. There are more houses than people, but prices don't go down. Comedian Diogo Faro posted a social media video about high rent. His inbox was flooded with…
Turkey: Unreached people group
02 Jun 2023
The Sunni Zaza are nomadic shepherds and farmers who practise mysticism. Years of repression leaves them crying out to God for help. Their Sunni Muslim mystical faith is rooted in shamanism and Zoroastrianism – spirituality not…
Kosovo: Flare-ups intensify
02 Jun 2023
NATO is deploying 700 additional troops to its peacekeeping mission in Northern Kosovo after clashes with local ethnic Serbian protesters left dozens injured on both sides. Majority-Albanian Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but neither…