The Long Read: In Ukraine, land mines left by Russian forces pose a deadly threat
GERRY DOYLE, HAN HUANG and JACKIE GU, of Reuters, investigate…
Ukraine says allies commit $US244 million for humanitarian demining
Reuters Ukraine’s allies have committed to allocate $US244 million in addition to special equipment for the country’s humanitarian demining needs, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Tuesday. “Our task is not only to demine the entire territory in order to save people’s lives, but also to speed up this process,” Svyrydenko, who is […]
Wow!: Zimbabwe’s women deminers sweep away fear and stereotypes
FARAI SHAWN MATIASHE, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how women landmine clearers are helping to reduce injuries and restore idle land – smashing traditional gender roles in the process…
Demining work: How isolating the Afghan Taliban could mean more young landmine victims
CHARLOTTE GREENFIELD and MOHAMMAD YUNUS YAWAR, of Reuters, report on how the mission to clear Afghanistan of landmines has become more difficult as a result of the Taliban’s isolation…
Ukraine set to quit ruined Sievierodonetsk as Russians close in
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine was set to pull its troops from the ruined city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of street fighting and bombardment, the Regional Governor said, in what would be a significant gain for Russia as it grinds out its offensive in the east. Russian troops also occupied a town about 10 kilometres further south, […]
De-mining started around churches near traditional site of Jesus’ baptism
De-mining work has begun to rid a series of churches of mines near the traditional site of Jesus’ baptism on the west bank of the River Jordan. The site, known as Qaser al-Yahud, is generally described as the “third holiest site in Christianity” after the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and the Church of the […]