good morning. It covers reports of the heat wave in Europe, the turmoil of the Ukrainian government, and the mass shootings of schools in Uvalde, Texas.
The heat wave of Europe
A life-threatening heat wave continues its march throughout Western Europe this week.
Local officials said Spain and Italy were burned over the weekend, and wildfires raged in France, urging more than 14,000 people to evacuate near Bordeaux since early last week. Until tomorrow, French national weather forecasters have predicted temperatures of at least 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on the Atlantic coast of the country.
The harsh weather is now moving to the UK.Temperatures can skyrocket today and tomorrow 41 degrees Celsius. This breaks the record. Air conditioning is rare in countries where buildings are built to retain heat (because low temperatures have been a greater concern in the past).
This is a guide to keeping you safe and cool during heat waves.
Climate change: European heat waves have increased in frequency and intensity over the last 40 years.
War in Ukraine: Due to the influence of the war, energy prices are soaring in Europe, and the operating costs of air conditioners are rising. Heat can undermine French wheat yields when Ukrainian grain mountains remain hampered by Russian warships.
Zelensky fires senior officials
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his prosecutor’s chief, intelligence chief, and the country’s top two law enforcement officers yesterday. It has been the most important government turmoil there since the invasion of Russia began.
Zelensky said he was responding to a number of treason investigations open to law enforcement employees. US officials said the move reflected Zelensky’s efforts to place more experienced leaders in key security positions.
Officials emphasized that the dismissal of Ivan Bakanov, the leader of Ukraine’s domestic intelligence and a childhood friend of the president, was not due to mishandling of intelligence or Russia’s major penetration into Ukraine’s intelligence. ..
A better understanding of the Russian-Ukraine war
Other strikes: Russian attacks intensified In a “massive attack” on Mykolaiv, according to the Ukrainian news agency. Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched at least 10 missiles at the city. On Friday, Volley struck two universities, a hotel and a mall.
Toll: After a short pause, The Russian defense minister ordered the troops to intensify the fighting in the eastern Donbas region and intensify the attack. Yesterday, loved ones buried a 4-year-old girl with Down Syndrome, one of the 23 killed by a Russian missile in Vinnytsia last week.
Europe: The continent is in a vulnerable moment as it faces democracy, a currency plunge, and the challenges of war in Ukraine.
culture: President Vladimir Putin has made drastic changes to the school curriculum to shape the perspective of young Russians. And our critic Jason Farago visited Ukraine to record the Ukrainian battle to preserve and expand the artistic heritage during the war.
Uvalde’s “system failure”
The first comprehensive assessment of law enforcement responses to deadly school shootings in Uvalde, Texas, found “systemic failure” and “terrible poor decision-making” in police responses.
In the May 24 attack, nearly 400 police officers responded to the school. However, the report found that the final decision to confront the shooter was made by a small group of police officers. ..
Perfect police response would not have saved most of the victims who were devastated when shot with a powerful AR-15 style rifle. However, some survived, but only died on their way to the hospital, the report said, adding that “some victims may have survived if they didn’t have to wait for rescue.” rice field.
Background: Dozens of police officers were waiting outside the two connected classrooms, where the shooter killed 19 children and two teachers. It took 77 minutes for police to rush into the classroom after the shooters started firing.
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Egyptian president Abdel Fatta Elsisi has been extensively imprisoned by critics by detaining them in pretrial detention, Times investigations found.
From September 2020 to February 2021, the Times estimates that about 4,500 people were detained in pretrial detention. At least one in four detainees had been detained for more than a year, and their cases were extended without trial many times.
Uncover graffiti decades ago
A graffiti artist known as the “King of Kowloon” wrote a unique personal message throughout Hong Kong.
During his lifetime, his work was not considered political. Instead, artist Tsang Tsoi covered the public with a vast jumble of Chinese characters that announced his unwavering belief that much of the Kowloon Peninsula was legitimately part of his family.
Despite his fame, his work was often filled by local government workers trying to keep graffiti away. Tsang’s art almost completely disappeared from public places after his death in 2007.
But this year, stripping the concrete railroad bridge reveals the wreckage of Tsang’s writings. “I thought Hong Kong used to say hello again,” said a local artist.
The lost works of art have also created a new political resonance in the changing Hong Kong. There, a large campaign against objections shattered the city’s once bohemian quirks.
“He was talking about these Hong Kong preconceptions long before others existed-territory, sovereignty, confiscation, loss” and Tsang in the book “The Indelible City: Forfeiture and Rebellion in Hong Kong”. Said Louisa Lim, who examined her heritage.