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‘Don’t worry about the leopard. It’s a man you don’t want to run into’: Delhi women reclaim the outdoors

On a wildlife walk in the Indian capital, a group of women share their stories of trying to enjoy nature in a city where strangers feel entitled to harass them

Vallari Sheel wishes she could carry a camera or a pair of binoculars without being asked what her father does for a living. Once, looking at a tree in her south Delhi neighbourhood, about 50 metres away from her home, a man in a car screamed at her: “You have been clicking photos here for 10 days. What are you going to do with them?”

Sheel, an urban ecologist, spends hours observing trees of all types in all seasons. She often travels by car for her own safety, worries about the impact of her work on her family, and has clear guidance for her female interns when they are, inevitably, approached: don’t engage, don’t respond.

2026-10-31 03:00:30

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy praises US over $2.1bn Patriot missile deal but warns it could take years

The Ukrainian president called the US decision strong, but added that delivery of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles ⁠could take years

The US has approved the sale ⁠of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles ⁠to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1bn, but Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned deliveries could take years and stockpiles were needed now to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks.

“The proposed sale will improve Ukraine’s capability to meet current and future threats by improving its integrated air and missile defense capabilities,” the US state department said in a statement on Friday.

2026-10-31 02:18:17

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Minder lezen, Meer weten.

Groepsfoto G20-top geschrapt door aanwezigheid Lavrov

ATLANTA (ANP) - De traditionele groepsfoto aan het begin van de G20-top is vrijdag niet gemaakt door de aanwezigheid van Rusland. Gastland de Verenigde Staten besloot de foto te schrappen toen meerdere buitenlandministers dreigden weg te lopen van het fotomoment. Een deel van de ministers wilde door de oorlog in Oekraïne niet met de Russische buitenlandminister Sergej Lavrov op de foto.

Bronnen vertelden aan CNN dat ruim een derde van de aanwezige ministers zei niet mee te doen aan de groepsfoto als Rusland erop zou staan. De Amerikaanse buitenlandminister Marco Rubio onderzocht nog of het mogelijk was om twee foto's te maken, één met en één zonder Rusland, maar zag daar toch van af.

Lavrov reageerde: "Als voor hen het belangrijkste is hoe ze op de groepsfoto staan en wie er naast hen staat, dan zegt dat eigenlijk alles."

Op de G20 komen twintig belangrijke economieën van de wereld samen. Nederland kreeg van de VS dit jaar geen uitnodiging.

2026-10-31 02:57:19

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Spooky Friday game: Laszlovania (trailer). Join Laszlo Cravensworth as he meets old friends, conquers evil forces, and attempts to skirt responsibility at every turn! Help Cravensworth fight one final time through the vampire-iest place on earth: Staten Island!

2026-10-31 02:48:48