Athens (AFP) – Protesters, many among them students, take to the streets in Greece’s capital to express their anger in the aftermath of the country’s deadliest train tragedy, which has sparked accusations of government mismanagement and calls for the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to quit.
Vienna (AFP) – “I am astonished by the complacency” says Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Europe’s largest — is left running on emergency power “for the sixth time” after a wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine. Speaking in Vienna to the IAEA’s board of governors, Grossi warns “if we allow this to continue time after time, one day our luck will run out.”
Stockholm (AFP) – EU Development Ministers pose for a group photo during an informal meeting in Stockholm. IMAGES
Tbilisi (AFP) – Georgia’s ruling party has announced it is halting plans to introduce a “foreign agent” law similar to Russia’s, but the opposition vowed to step up protests. Concern has been growing that the ex-Soviet nation, which aspires to join the EU and NATO, is taking an authoritarian turn and maintaining links with Moscow.
Brussels (AFP) – European Union interior ministers meet in Brussels to discuss migration and asylum. IMAGES
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Emergency services are on scene after several explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital overnight. One of the missiles hit the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, setting multiple cars on fire. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were injured and 15 percent of households were without power and 40 percent without heating following the explosions. IMAGES
Los Angeles (AFP) – Shirley Kurata, costume designer on Everything Everywhere All at Once, the unexpected Oscars favorite, is nominated in the Best Costume Design category.
Chasiv Yar (Ukraine) (AFP) – Tense despite the constant joking amongst themselves, a group of a dozen soldiers wait in Chasiv Yar for an armoured vehicle to take them to the Bakhmut frontline. In addition to their weapons – rifles and RPG rocket launchers – the soldiers also carry large shovels, to build trenches in the new position where they will be posted. “We don’t know where we go, it’s classified, we infantry soldiers are told right before we move,” a soldier with the call sign “Kit” says.
Hatay (Turkey) (AFP) – One month on from the catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck southeastern Turkey and Syria, among the ruins of an apartment complex now reduced to rubble, lie unclaimed family photo albums and children’s toys.
New Delhi (AFP) – Hindu devotees play with colourful powders (Gulal) in India’s capital New Delhi. The vibrant spring festival sees millions across India celebrate the end of winter and the triumph of good over evil.
