ALAMATA (ANP/AFP) - Pro-regeringstroepen in Ethiopië claimen dat ze de strategisch gelegen plaats Alamata in de regio Tigray hebben ingenomen. Regeringstroepen zijn al dagenlang in gevecht met rebellen uit de noordelijke regio Tigray.
Alamata ligt aan een belangrijke snelweg. Een splintergroepering uit Tigray, de Tigray Peace Force, verkondigde de val van Alamata op Facebook. De groep werkt samen met de federale regering. Conflictmonitor ACLED bevestigt de berichten dat federale troepen de stad hebben ingenomen.
Vorige week begon het Tigray Volksbevrijdingsfront (TPLF), dat de macht heeft in Tigray, met een serie aanvallen op naburige regio's.
In de periode 2020-2022 vond in Ethiopië een bloedige burgeroorlog plaats tussen regeringstroepen en opstandelingen uit Tigray. Naar schatting kwamen daar ongeveer 600.000 mensen bij om het leven.
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We live in an age where we have better tools for communication and connection than ever before, and yet we are in the midst of a loneliness epidemic.
In 2025, a World Health Organization report identified that 1 in 6 people globally are lonely. The report defined loneliness as “the painful feeling that arises from a gap between desired and actual social connections.” Perhaps, most strikingly, the age bracket that had the highest levels of loneliness was 13–29-year-olds.
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Against the striking backdrop of Lanzarote’s volcanoes, ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli document the different rock outcrops while keeping in constant contact with the remote science backroom.
During three intensive weeks, the training grows in complexity as the astronauts face challenges in real environments.
A team of instructors, including some of Europe’s top planetary geologists, progressively gives the trainees more time exploring independently.
Credits: ESA/V. Crobu
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Against the stunning backdrop of the Montaña Señalo volcanic landscape, astronauts Kimiya Yui (JAXA), Jasmin Moghbeli (NASA) and Pablo Álvarez (ESA), are analysing the relationships between various volcanic events in the area.
During three intensive weeks, the training grows in complexity as the astronauts face challenges in real environments.
Credits: ESA/V. Crobu
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JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui explores Lanzarote's barren landscapes and analyses the presence of large volcanic bombs inside a crater.
During three intensive weeks, ESA's PANGAEA geology training grows in complexity as the astronauts face challenges in real environments.
Credits: ESA/V. Crobu
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Three space explorers make their way to the top of an ancient volcano called Caldera Blanca in Lanzarote, one of Europe’s volcanic hot spots. From its rim, remnants of recent eruptions lie open for this crew of astronauts learning geology for planetary exploration.
Participants of PANGAEA’s 10th edition are ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli and Kimiya Yui from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA. During three intensive weeks, the training grows in complexity as the astronauts face challenges in real environments.
Credits: ESA/V. Crobu
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From right to left, astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli (NASA), Kimiya Yui (JAXA) and Pablo Álvarez (ESA) analyse pyroclastic deposits in Lanzarote's Tinguatón area.
During three intensive weeks, ESA's PANGAEA training grows in complexity as the astronauts face challenges in real environments.
Their scientific objectives during this expedition were to study the chronology and morphology of lava flows, and to find evidence of interaction between water and volcanic activity – two key factors in the search for life.
Besides the indispensable rock hammers, the astronauts carry spectrometers and microscopes connected with the ESA-developed Electronic Field Book, an all-in-one tool for future space explorers. Jasmin uses this ‘space tablet’ to map their exploration, keep a record of the samples collected and communicate their observations with the science team.
Credits: ESA/V. Crobu
Opgelet! Allemaal stoppen met eurodoomen. Er zijn ook nog gewoon plekken in onze prachtige Europese Unie waar het goed gaat. Waar de welvaart hoogtij viert, waar dingen uitgevonden en gebouwd worden. Zoals in Riga, waar de burgemeester van de Letse hoofdstad trots als een aap met zeven Baltische staarten een ritje maakt op de allereerste outdoor-roltrap (de bouw begon een jaar geleden). Het zijn misschien niet de Rotterdamse beurstrappen, toch is het een schitterend ding. Hij brengt mensen omhoog en hij brengt mensen omlaag zonder dat ze hoeven te lopen, en dat gewoon in de buitenlucht. Feeling like in Europe!
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