#black sea
FromNew York Times bestselling author of the “twisty-mystery” (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, comes The Woman in Cabin 10, an equally suspenseful and haunting novel from Ruth Ware—this time, set at sea.
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To the endless sea
Warships Blocked from the Bosphorus Straits
The Turkish government has closed the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Straits to warships, calling on world governments to honor the Montreux Convention, a 1936 international pact which states Turkey has the right to limit transit of warships during times of war.The strategically-valuable straits connect the Black Sea to the Mediterranean and lie in Turkish territory. Russia’s only warm-water naval ports lay on the Black Sea, meaning the Russian navy relies on the straits for year-round international access. By activating the Montreux Convention on Sunday, Turkey has officially recognized the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a war.
During peacetime, this convention guarantees free passage for civilian and trade vessels. So far no countries have requested naval access through the straits since Turkey’s declaration.
References: Reuters,Washington Post,Naval News,Indian ExpressGraphic Source: Al Jazeera,American Geographical Society
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‘Far from city lights’
Sulina, Romania
Right behind the hotels lying at the Danube river, Sulina shows another side which often remains hidden to tourists. The pavement is gone and cars are rare, but the citizens here are just as nice and welcoming.
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The world is so beautiful ✨
It is a pity that I am more a pessimist than an optimist… I don’t always manage to enjoy life. I often get upset about small things and do not notice something beautiful
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What I mean when I say cosy minimal dreams
My wardrobe has become a portrayal of modernised folk/traditional clothes. I never realised it was possible to play around with cultural clothes in a completely new way. I’m acquiring a new perspective in my life this year, which would have completely mind blown high school me!
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Biden Tweaks Ukraine Narrative
Biden Tweaks Ukraine Narrative
The US President Joe Biden’s op-Ed in the New York Times on Tuesday on the Ukraine war starts with a bluff. He says President Vladimir Putin had thought Russia’s special operation would only last days. How Biden arrived at such an estimation is unclear. Like the US narrative on the war, it is largely presumptive.
Russians are rooted — and well-founded — in their belief that Ukraine has become an…
