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☆ How Classical Composers Made Music After the Holocaust
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Kira Thurman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Perhaps she’d learned them in the early days after the war, when she’d performed with Holocaust survivors at a hospital in 1945. Jansen does not appear in Jeremy Eichler’s new book, “Time’s Echo,” but the impulse to turn to music during and after the Holocaust is at the heart of it. Eichler, The Boston Globe’s chief classical music critic, suggests that music can help us remember what we’ve lost. “Time’s Echo” is an engrossing recovery project that reveals the depths of Europe’s ability — and inability — to mourn those losses. Not only do we remember music but, just as importantly, “music also remembers us,” Eichler argues.

Persons: Jeremy Eichler, Fasia Jansen, Brecht, she’d, Jansen, Jeremy Eichler’s, Eichler, we’ve, —, Richard Strauss’s “, ” Arnold Schoenberg’s “, ” Benjamin Britten’s “, ”, Dmitri Shostakovich’s “ Babi Yar, ” Eichler, “, ” Schoenberg Organizations: The Boston, Central Locations: German, Hamburg, Neuengamme, Warsaw, Europe

☆ Theater to See Near N.Y.C. in September: ‘Ulysses,’ ‘The Pianist’ and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Laura Collins-Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Here is a chance to see it live, in a McCarter Theater Center-Berkeley Repertory Theater co-production. The play was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2007, when Vogel was on the jury. James Warwick directs the world-premiere production. Directed by John Collins, the company’s artistic director, this world-premiere production instead samples chunks from each of the novel’s 18 episodes, letting them erupt in all their verbosity, vulgarity, vivacity and — it is Joyce, after all — opacity. Cross that with the trans-Atlantic success of “Six,” and you arrive at this production: a Lizzie Borden rock musical with an all-female cast.

Persons: Paula Vogel, underproduced, Davis, Vogel, Donald Margulies, ”, Karen Allen, Reed Birney, James Warwick, Ulysses ’, “, James Joyce’s, Leopold Bloom’s, John Collins, Joyce, Scott Shepherd, Wladyslaw Szpilman, Polanski, Emily Mann, Iris Hond, georgestreetplayhouse.org, Lizzie ’, Lizzie Borden, Steven Cheslik, Tim Maner, Alan Stevens Hewitt, Lainie Sakakura, twhartford.org Organizations: McCarter Theater Center, Berkeley Repertory Theater, McCarter Theater Center , Princeton, Shakespeare & Company, Service, Fisher, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center Locations: California, N.J, Lenox, Dublin, Bard, Annandale, Hudson, N.Y, Polish, Warsaw, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center , New Brunswick, TheaterWorks Hartford, Hartford, Conn

☆ Exclusive: Poland charters tankers used for Russian oil to import Arab crude
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Many oil majors have avoided contracting tankers that have carried Russian crude because of the risk of sanctions and self-imposed restrictions. Under the price cap, western companies can ship and provide insurance for Russian oil and products provided they are sold at less than $60 per barrel. "Dead freight is one of the issues when working with Russian oil as not all companies agree to use ships involved in Urals deliveries," the trader said. Orlen said it was not involved in any Russian oil shipping and it screened all vessels it uses to ensure no Russian sanctions are violated. Russian oil has been mostly shipped to Asia following the EU embargo.

Persons: Orlen, Russia's Zarubezhneft, Sidi Kerir, Nissos Delos, Marek Strzelecki, Maha El, Barbara Lewis Organizations: MOSCOW, Group, European Union, Botafogo, TMS, Kyklades, Saudi Aramco, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Asia, Lithuania, Poland, Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, ASIA, Poland's Gdansk, Lithuania's, Russian Baltic, Baltic, Primorsk, Mundra, West India, Saudi, Sidi, Gdansk, Waikiki, Bonita, Nissos, Calida, Butinge, Russia's, Ust, India, Warsaw, Maha, Maha El Dahan, Dubai

☆ Huge purchases of tanks and helicopters suggest Poland is borrowing a battlefield idea from the US Army
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Among its purchases are US-made tanks and helicopters designed to work in tandem on the battlefield. Despite only being a member of NATO since 1999, Poland is spending much more than older alliance members. Poland has sent some of its older hardware to Ukraine, including Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets and T-72 tanks and Polish-built Krab 155-mm self-propelled howitzers. WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesWhat is significant isn't just Poland's spending spree but also what it is buying. Poland is also spending $10 billion for 18 HIMARS launchers and reportedly plans to acquire up to 500 more launchers.

Persons: Mariusz Blaszczak, WOJTEK RADWANSKI, Radosław Sikorski, Artur Widak, Abrams, Vladimir Putin's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, NATO, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Apaches, Polish Army, Getty, Abrams, US State Department, Joint, Army Tactical Missile, Financial Times, AHS, Nowa, Soviet, US Army, Apache, U.S . Army, Aviation, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Poland, Europe, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Germany, France, Soviet, Warsaw, AFP, South Korea, Russia, Polish, Forbes

Learn moreIf you're looking for help on where to buy Metallica tickets for their ongoing M72 World Tour, we have you covered. Metallica's M72 World Tour kicked off on April 27 in Amsterdam. Metallica 2023/2024 tour scheduleThere are still seven more concert dates across five cities in the U.S. for the second leg of Metallica's tour. Since Metallica's M72 World Tour primarily consists of two shows at each location, you can also get deals for two-day passes cheaper than buying separate tickets for those dates. Metallica's M72 World Tour features various opening acts across multiple dates.

Persons: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, Foxborough, Greta Van Organizations: Metallica, IL, Ticketmaster, Mammoth, Nine, Architects Locations: Amsterdam, Europe, North America, East Rutherford , New Jersey, StubHub, U.S, Detroit, Germany, Glendale, AZ, Indio, CA, Louis, St, MI, Detroit ,, Munich, Helsinki, Finland, Copenhagen, Denmark, Warsaw, Poland, Madrid, Spain, Foxborough, Chicago, Chicago ,, Minneapolis, Minneapolis ,, Edmonton, Canada, Seattle, WA, Seattle , WA, Mexico City, Mexico, Louis , Missouri, Michigan, Seattle , Washington, Detroit , MI, MN

☆ Poland, Baltics will shut Belarus border if 'critical incident' occurs -minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WARSAW, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Poland and the Baltic states will close their borders with Belarus entirely if a "critical incident" involving Wagner mercenaries takes place, the Polish interior minister said on Monday, amid rising tensions on NATO's eastern flank. EU and NATO members Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which share a border with Belarus, have been increasingly concerned about border security since hundreds of Russian battle-hardened Wagner mercenaries arrived in Belarus at the invitation of President Alexander Lukashenko. "If there is a critical incident, regardless of whether it is at the Polish or Lithuanian border, we will retaliate immediately. Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite told media that there were two criteria that could lead to a border closure. Poland has closed all but one border crossing point with Belarus this year following the imprisonment of a journalist of Polish origin and expulsions of Polish diplomats.

Persons: Wagner, Alexander Lukashenko, Mariusz Kaminski, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Agne Bilotaite, Bilotaite, Alan Charlish, Pawel Florkiewicz, Marek Strzelecki, Andrius, Conor Humphries, Nick Macfie Organizations: WARSAW, EU, NATO, Wagner Group, Lithuanian, Thomson Locations: Poland, Baltic, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Minsk, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Russia, Europe, East, Africa, Warsaw, Andrius Sytas, Vilnius

☆ Russia launches overnight air attack on northern, central Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 27 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight air attack against Ukraine on Sunday, sending missiles over other northern and central parts of the country, authorities said. "Thanks to the professional work of the air defense forces, there were no strikes on critical or residential infrastructure," he said in a statement. All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts for about three hours early on Sunday before they were cleared at around 6 a.m. (0300 GMT). Russia has carried out a campaign of regular air strikes involving missiles and drones against Ukrainian centres far from the front line as part of its 18-month-old full-scale invasion. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Warsaw, Gleb Garanich in Kyiv; Editing by William Mallard, Christopher Cushing and Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ruslan Kravchenko, Lidia Kelly, Gleb Garanich, William Mallard, Christopher Cushing, Frances Kerry Organizations: Ukraine, Thomson Locations: Russia, Kyiv, Ukraine, Warsaw

☆ Russian ships return from joint Pacific patrolling with Chinese ships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A still image from a video, released by Russia's Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be Russian and Chinese navy ships jointly patrolling the Pacific Ocean and holding naval exercises in the East China Sea, in this image taken from footage released August 18, 2023. Russian Defence Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreAug 27 (Reuters) - A detachment of Russia's navy warships returned from more than three weeks of joint-patrolling of the Pacific Ocean with Chinese navy ships, the Russian Interfax news agency reported on Sunday. Warships of Russia's Pacific Fleet, together with a detachment of Chinese navy ships travelled more than 7,000 nautical miles through the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean, Interfax reported citing the Fleet's press service. The Wall Street Journal reported in early August that 11 Russian and Chinese ships steamed close to the Aleutian Islands, in what appeared to be appeared to be the largest such flotilla to approach American shores. Interfax on Sunday reported that some of the Pacific Fleet's largest warships participated in the patrol.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Russia's Defence Ministry, Russian, Fleet, Northern, Street, U.S, Sunday, Pacific, Thomson Locations: East China, Russian, Japan, Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Russia, Northern Territories, ., Alaska, U.S, Warsaw

☆ Russia downs drone near Moscow, suspends flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Russia reported a new drone attack on Moscow in the early hours of Saturday, which again forced the authorities to temporarily shut down all three major airports serving the capital. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that a drone was brought down by air defence systems over the Istra district of the Moscow region. Three major Moscow airports, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo, suspended flights for couple of hours on Friday, TASS news agency reported. Although the attacks have not caused extensive damage, their intensity has forced the Russian authorities to temporarily shut down airports serving the capital several times this week. Ukraine did not immediately comment and almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia or on Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin, Maria Tsvetkova, Lidia Kelly, Sandra Maler, Robert Birsel Organizations: Moscow, TASS, Kremlin, Ukrainian, Thomson Locations: Russia, Moscow, Istra, Sheremetyevo, Russian, Crimean, Ukraine, New York, Warsaw

☆ Russia's military ties with Iran will withstand geopolitical pressure -RIA
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sputnik/Sergei Savostyanov/Pool via REUTERS \File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 26 (Reuters) - Russia's military cooperation with Iran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, following reports that Washington has asked Teheran to stop selling drones to Moscow. "There are no changes, and cooperation with Iran will continue," Ryabkov said, according to a report on Saturday from Russian state news agency RIA. Iran has acknowledged sending drones to Russia but said in the past they were sent before Russia's February 2022 invasion in Ukraine. Moscow has denied its forces used Iranian drones in Ukraine. A White House official said in June that Iran had transferred several hundred drones to Russia since August 2022.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Ebrahim Raisi, Sergei Savostyanov, Sergei Ryabkov, Washington, Ryabkov, Lidia Kelly, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: Sputnik, Financial Times, Iranian, White, Thomson Locations: Astana, Tehran, Iran, Russian, Teheran, Moscow, United States, Russia, Ukraine, Warsaw

☆ Russia says Ukraine fired missile towards Moscow, hit Crimea with drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that Ukraine had fired a missile towards Moscow and attacked the Crimean Peninsula with 42 drones, one of the biggest known coordinated Ukrainian air attacks to date on Russian-held territory. Russia's defence ministry said it had shot down a modified S-200 missile over the Kaluga region, which borders the Moscow region. "The missile was detected and destroyed by air defences over the territory of the Kaluga region," the defence ministry said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the attacks, which Russia blamed on Ukraine. The attack were the latest in a surge of similar attacks since two drones were destroyed over the Kremlin in early May.

Persons: Vladislav Shapsha, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Lidia Kelly, Christopher Cushing, Miral Fahmy, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: Kremlin, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Crimean, Kaluga, Crimea, Sevastopol, Sevastopol's, Warsaw

☆ Ukrainian Children Brought to Camps in Belarus, Exposed to Pro-Kremlin Propaganda
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Karolina Jeznach | Thomas Grove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Videos and photos posted by authorities in occupied Ukrainian regions show children waving Russian flags, studying Russian history and dancing to patriotic Russian songs. WSJ’s Ian Lovett explains the Kremlin’s efforts to re-educate Ukrainian children. Photo composite: Kalvin NgWARSAW—Belarus, a staunch ally of Russia, has transported thousands of Ukrainian children—some of them orphans—to the country, where they were exposed to pro-Kremlin propaganda, an effort that underscores the former Soviet nation’s support for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. More than 2,000 children have been brought by rail from Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine to Belarus as part of an agreement between Russia and Belarus, according to a publicly available document from the Belarusian government as well as leaked documents from Russian Railways and Belaruskali, a Belarus company funding the effort.

Persons: WSJ’s Ian Lovett, Ng, — Organizations: Kremlin, Russian Railways Locations: Ukrainian, Ng WARSAW, Belarus, Russia, Soviet, Ukraine, Russian

CNN —Millions in India will be cheering on the teen chess prodigy known as Pragg as he takes on Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen for the title of World Chess Champion on Tuesday. Born and raised in Chennai in southern India, Praggnanandhaa took an interest in the game after his older sister, Vaishali, started playing at age 6. Then, in 2016, he created history after winning his ninth round game at the KIIT International Chess Festival in Bhubaneswar, India. Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images/FilePraggnanandhaa earned his third international master norm, an achievement handed out for high level of performance in a tournament. Having earned two previous norms already, at the age of 10 years, 10 months and 19 days, he became an international chess master – the youngest ever.

Persons: Magnus Carlsen, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Fabiano Caruana, Praggnanandhaa, Carlsen, Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar, ” Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, Andrzej Iwanczuk, “, Arun Sankar, ” Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Bloom, KIIT, Getty Locations: India, Baku, Azerbaijan, Chennai, Vaishali, Warsaw, Poland, Bhubaneswar, Indian, “

☆ Russia launches overnight drone attack on Ukraine - Ukraine's Air Force
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Russia launched 17 drones overnight attempting to strike Ukraine's northern, central and western regions, Ukraine's Air Force said on Saturday. The Air Force said that 15 of the Russia-launched Iranian-made Shahed drones were shot down. It was not immediately clear what happened to the two drones that were not downed. It was not immediately known what objects and areas Russia targeted in its strikes. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Warsaw; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Sonali Paul Organizations: Ukraine's Air Force, The Air Force, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russia, Warsaw

☆ Poles get a peek of the past in Warsaw as old streets uncovered
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreWARSAW, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Construction work on a flagship new square in Warsaw captured a glimpse of the Polish capital's past when builders uncovered the remains of long-lost streets buried underground. Central Square will reflect the layout of the old streets that criss-crossed the area until the 1950s, the city council says. "These rooms were used by the dignitaries so that after speeches they could go and refresh themselves, relax," said Pienkos. "During the building work we have a chance to look into this underground space, maybe for the last time. Reporting by Alan Charlish and Kacper Pempel; Editing by Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joseph Stalin ., Mikolaj, Alan Charlish, Susan Fenton Organizations: of Culture, Socialist, Warsaw, Parade, Builders, Labour, Thomson Locations: of, Warsaw, WARSAW, Polish, Soviet

☆ Tropical Storms Are Rare in California. The Last, in 1939, Killed Nearly 100.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | More About Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

More than a dozen boats were declared missing, and the wreckage of an 80-foot yacht washed up near Huntington Beach, a usually picturesque surf spot. Twenty-three people drowned when a sport fishing boat capsized just 500 feet from a pier at Point Mugu, near Oxnard. The overall damage was estimated to be around $2 million, the equivalent of around $44 million in today’s dollars. Besides the 1939 storm, the only other tropical storm to make landfall in the state was on Oct. 2, 1858, when a hurricane shook San Diego, damaging homes, uprooting trees and causing inland flooding. Christopher Landsea, a forecaster with the National Hurricane Center and an author of the paper, noted that there were no reported injuries or fatalities.

Persons: Christopher Landsea Organizations: The Times, Man, Southwestern, Administration, National Hurricane Center Locations: Huntington Beach, Mugu, Oxnard, Los Angeles, Warsaw, Poland, Southwestern United States, California, San Diego, Daily Alta California

☆ Auschwitz Memorial criticises Musk's X for not removing antisemitic content
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A man walks through the grounds of the former Nazi German Auschwitz death camp for the annual International "March of the Living" in Oswiecim, Poland April 18, 2023. Jakub Porzycki/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWARSAW, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The Auschwitz Memorial on Thursday criticised social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, for failing to remove an antisemitic post on the site. Researchers have found an increase in hate speech and antisemitic content on the platform since he took over, and some governments have accused the company of not doing enough to moderate its content. More than 1.1 million people, most of them Jews, perished at the Auschwitz camp in gas chambers or from starvation, cold and disease. X earlier this month sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of false claims and spooking advertisers.

Persons: Jakub Porzycki, Wyborcza.pl, Elon Musk, Alan Charlish, Andy Sullivan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Center, Thomson Locations: Nazi, Oswiecim, Poland, Nazi Germany, Europe

☆ Dollar shines on U.S. economic resilience, Aussie tumbles after employment data
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Hundred dollar bills are seen in this photo illustraiton in Warsaw, Poland on Sept. 21, 2022. The Australian dollar tumbled after the country's July employment unexpectedly fell while its jobless rate ticked up more than expected. The Aussie sank nearly 1% after the release of the figures, dragging the New Zealand dollar alongside it. "We've got the U.S. staying really resilient still, under the weight of high interest rates," said Carol Kong, a currency strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, or CBA. "We expect 25-basis-point rate hikes in both September and November, for a peak policy rate of 5.75%," said Wells Fargo economist Nick Bennenbroek of the Bank of England's monetary policy outlook.

Persons: homebuilding, We've, Carol Kong, Kong, Wells, Nick Bennenbroek, Matt Simpson, there's, CBA's Organizations: dovish Bank of Japan, Aussie, New Zealand, U.S, Federal Reserve, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Fed, FX, Bank of England, Bank, Australian, Zealand, Reserve Bank of Australia, People's Bank of China, The U.S Locations: Warsaw, Poland, Asia, Japan, China, CBA's Kong, The

☆ Analysis: A year on, Europe less fearful of U.S. green subsidies push
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jan Strupczewski | Thomson Reuters | Jan Is The Acting Bureau Chief In Brussels. He Has Been Covering European Union Policy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Solar panels are seen atop a hops plantation in the Bavarian Holledau region in Au, Germany, June 19, 2023. And already, those subsidies are flowing: German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE) will invest around 3 billion euros ($3.27 billion) in a proposed green steel plant in Duisburg, Germany, including over 2 billion euros in state subsidies given EU approval in late July. But it noted the U.S. model also had uncertainty built in because a change of administration could end IRA subsidies. The complexity of EU financing through the recovery fund means it is available only to bigger companies, leaving smaller firms struggling to benefit. ($1 = 0.9184 euros)Reporting by Jan Strupczewski; editing by Mark John and Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Louisa, Joe Biden's, Biden, Niclas Poitiers, Jan Strupczewski, Mark John, Susan Fenton Organizations: REUTERS, United States, Union, Biden, EU, Zero Industry, European Commission, Sovereignty Fund, Ukraine, Russian, EV, Zero, Thomson Locations: Bavarian, Au, Germany, EU, BRUSSELS, United, Europe, Ukraine, Brussels, United States, Duisburg, U.S, France, China

☆ Wagner, infamous for brutality in Ukraine and a failed mutiny in Russia, is registered as an 'educational organization' in its new home
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Wagner Group has reportedly registered as an "educational organization" in Belarus. The embattled organization has been training soldiers in the Belarusian military for several weeks. Now, the mercenary group is registered as an "educational organization" in Belarus — its new home — as it trains the country's military. Information published by Belarus' Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs shows that Wagner registered as a company earlier this month, with the sole purpose of educational activities, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters at a briefing earlier this month, adding that "when it comes to Wagner Group, I think we all keep a close eye all of the time."

Persons: Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian Wagner, Alexander Lukashenko, Prigozhin, Pat Ryder, Agnė Bilotaitė Organizations: Wagner, Service, Belarus ' Unified State, Entrepreneurs, Wagner Group, Russian, Belarusian Defence Ministry, REUTERS, Officials, Belarus ' Defense Ministry, Special Operations Forces, AP, Pentagon Press, Air Force, NATO, Belarus — Locations: Belarus, Belarusian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Asipovichy, Russian, Brest, Africa, Officials Poland, Lithuania, Warsaw, Minsk, Poland

☆ U.S. band the Killers apologises for bringing Russian fan on stage in Georgia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

American band The Killers perform the Saturday headline slot at Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, Britain June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 16 (Reuters) - An American alternative-rock band, the Killers, has apologised for bringing a Russian drummer on stage during a show in Georgia and for describing fans as "brothers and sisters," which prompted boos from the audience. "We recognise that a comment, meant to suggest that all of the Killers' audience and fans are 'brothers and sisters,' could be misconstrued," it added. The reference was to a remark band leader Brandon Flowers made to the crowd, saying he did not want the situation to turn "angry". "I see you as my brothers and my sisters," Flowers added to the sound of boos and whistles in a video published by the Russian state RIA news agency.

Persons: Henry Nicholls, Brandon Flowers, Lidia Kelly, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Glastonbury Festival, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Somerset, Britain, American, Georgia, Ukraine, Black, Batumi, Russian, Las Vegas, Warsaw

☆ Ukraine retakes southeast village of Urozhaine from Russian forces - Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces have recaptured the village of Urozhaine from Russian troops in the southeast and dug in on its outskirts, Kyiv's deputy defence minister said on Wednesday. Russian military bloggers said fierce fighting raged near the village and that Russian units were trying to prevent Ukraine strengthening its positions in Urozhaine. In a sign of the difficulty of the battlefield operations, Urozhaine is the first village Ukraine says it has retaken since June 27 when it announced the recapture of neighbouring Staromaiorske. Kyiv says its counteroffensive push is progressing slower than it wanted because of vast Russian minefields and prepared Russian defensive lines. The recapture of Urozhaine would bring Ukraine closer to threatening the village of Staromlynivka, several kilometres to the south, which military analysts say serves as a Russian stronghold in the area.

Persons: Urozhaine, Hanna Maliar, Pavel Polityuk, Lidia Kelly, Tom Balmforth, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Russian, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Urozhaine, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Azov, Staromaiorske, Kyiv, Staromlynivka, Crimea, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Warsaw

☆ Russian air strikes on western Ukraine kill at least three - officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A view shows a building damaged during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine August 15, 2023. The Volyn region borders NATO-member Poland to its west. Ukraine's Air Force said that its forces had destroyed 16 of at least 28 Russia-launched air and sea-based missiles. Until July, the Lviv region which is far from the front lines and which borders Poland to its west, had been spared most Russia's air attacks. Air raid alerts were issued for entire Ukraine for about two hours, staring at around 2 a.m. (2300 GMT).

Persons: Administration Maksym, Yuriy Pohulyaiko, Andriy Sadovyi, Sadovyi, Maxim Kozitsky, Serhiy Lisak, Lidia Kelly, Maria Tsvetkova, Kim Coghill, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Lviv Regional, Administration, REUTERS, NATO, Air Force, Lviv region's, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Lviv, Handout, Russia, Volyn, Lutsk, Poland, Dnipropetrovsk, Warsaw, New York

☆ Poland to hold biggest military parade in decades, as its clout in Europe grows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Kacper Pempel/ReutersPolish military vehicles are seen during a Saturday rehearsal for this week's parade in Warsaw. “Nobody is going to say that military security is not an important issue and that we shouldn’t be strengthening the military. With the UK out of the European Union and Germany still hesitant to take on a leadership role on Ukraine, Poland has sensed its opportunity. In November, two people were killed in eastern Poland, about four miles (6.4 kilometers) west of the Ukrainian border, by a Ukrainian missile defending against incoming Russian fire. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko asked the group to help train his country’s military, and earlier this month the two forces held joint training exercises near the Polish border.

Persons: Russian Wagner, Kacper Pempel, Pawel Supernak, ” Edward Arnold, Arnold, Aleks, ”, Jamie Shea, Putin, ” Arnold, ” Shea, Abrams, “, Dominika, Wagner, Alexander Lukashenko, Mariusz Blaszczak, Lukashenko Organizations: CNN, NATO, Poland’s Defense Ministry, Polish, Russia’s, Abrams, University of Sussex, University of Exeter, Chatham House, Eastern Europe …, European Union, Ukraine, United Nations, “, Polish Army, Getty, Kremlin . Locations: Poland, Belarus, Korean, Crimea, Ukraine, Russian, Kaliningrad, Warsaw, Russia, Polish, Soviet, North Korea, Iran, Communist Poland, England, East, Afghanistan, Central, Eastern Europe, Germany, France, Washington, Ukraine Poland, South Korea, Italy, Polanka Wielka, Ukrainian, Minsk

☆ Poland holds huge military parade as voters focus on defence
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Polish soldiers maintain Abrams M1A1 FEP tanks during preparations before National Army Day Parade at Wesola military base, in Warsaw, Poland, August 10, 2023. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File PhotoWARSAW, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Poland's biggest military parade since the Cold War takes place in Warsaw on Tuesday as the NATO-member country flexes its military muscle in what the government hopes will be both a message to Moscow and to voters ahead of elections in October. "This parade will be different from the previous ones; we will be able to see how the process of modernising the equipment of the Polish Army is progressing," Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Sunday. PiS, in power since 2015, says the parade will demonstrate how it is rebuilding the army after years of under-investment under the previous administration. The party has vowed to double the size of the army and spend around 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence this year.

Persons: Kacper, Mariusz Blaszczak, Michal Szczerba, Alan Charlish, Kuba Stezycki, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Abrams, National, REUTERS, Poland's, NATO, Justice, Polish Army, Armed Forces, Thomson Locations: Warsaw, Poland, Moscow, Russia's, Ukraine, Soviet Union, United States, South Korean, PiS

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