Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes. Authorities have ordered thousands of people living in the southwestern town of Grindavík to leave as a precaution.
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53 people killed in suspected Syria IS attack
State media reported at least 53 people were killed on Friday in an attack east of Homs in central Syria that was blamed on Islamic State. The director of Palmyra hospital, Walid Audi, said those killed were 46 civilians and seven soldiers. IS has not claimed responsibility for the attack. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported earlier on Friday that Some people managed to escape the attack.
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Germany agreed to send additional 12 billion euros in military support for Ukraine
The German government has agreed to send an additional 12 billion euros ($13 billion) worth of military support to Ukraine. The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag gave the green light on March 29 for the unbudgeted expenditure. The additional funding includes 3.2 billion euros to be disbursed in 2023 and credit lines for the period between 2024 and 2032 amounting to some 8.8 billion euros. With the money, Ukraine can directly buy armaments with the support of the German government.
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Tajikistan Crimes Against Martyrs and Humanity
The month of May is a reminder of many dark memories for the Pamiri ethnic minority and residents of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) in Tajikistan. On 14th May 2022, there was a riot in Khorog, the capital of GBAO, home to the Pamiris, a tribe with unsimilar ethnicity, language, religion and culture from the rest of the Tajiks. About 1,000 people gathered to peacefully demand the resignation of the regional leader, Alisher Mirzonabatov, affectionately called The Butcher of the Pamir, and the fair investigation into the death of Gulbidin Ziyobekov, a Pamiri resident, who was killed by security forces in November 2021. In response, the authorities delivered an ultimatum to these locals that if the demonstrators did not disperse by 16.00 hrs on 16th May 2022, they would be dispersed and removed by force.
