Russia Attacks Kyiv

video widely shared by Ukrainian officials on social media showed.

The Monday barrage drew an immediate condemnation from the Ukrainian government. Russian forces “struck a peaceful city during the day, when most of the residents were at work and on the streets,” Popko said in a statement. (© The New York Times)

Even in a city where people have adapted the routines of ordinary life to wartime, a drone attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Tuesday, after a barrage of missiles the day before, was a reminder that while the fighting has been concentrated hundreds of miles east, the city still has a Russian bull’s-eye on it.

Kyiv’s military administrator, Serhii Popko, described the assault on Tuesday as a “massive” attack launched in several waves. He said on the Telegram messaging app that Russia had conducted the assault using Iranian-made Shahed drones. Ukraine’s air-defense forces destroyed more than 20 of the drones, the military administration said.

The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, warned residents in a post on Telegram not to leave shelters. About 20 residents of a high-rise building in Kyiv were evacuated early Tuesday after falling debris from a destroyed Russia-launched air target ignited a fire, Klitschko added. One person died, and at least three other people were injured from the falling debris, according to the mayor.

On Monday, 11 ballistic missiles targeted Ukraine, and 11 were intercepted, Ukrainian officials said. But debris from the in-air collisions caused fires and other damage, as terrified Ukrainians looked to the clear-blue skies of their densely populated city to witness a battle unfolding with explosive force.

The missiles came roaring into Kyiv shortly after 11 a.m. Monday — a rare daytime barrage that sent city residents racing for cover. Then, drone attacks began early Tuesday, making it clear that even as Kyiv, aided by Western allies, built up its air defense system, Russian forces were intent on testing for soft spots.

They have changed the timing of bombardments, the combination of weapons used and the trajectories of missiles and drones, lately flying them low along riverbeds and through valleys to avoid detection, Ukrainian officials say.

Schoolchildren shouldering backpacks ran in terror Monday after the booms resounded on one city street, a

Suspect in Rwanda Genocide Arrested

The most wanted fugitive in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 was arrested last week in Paarl, South Africa, after decades on the run.

Fulgence Kayishema is accused of orchestrating the killing of more than 2,000 Tutsi refugees – women, men, children and the elderly – at Nyange Catholic Church during the genocide. He has been on the run since 2001.

He was captured on Wednesday in a joint operation between the South African authorities and UN investigators.

When he was arrested, Kayishema initially denied his identity, according to a statement from the UN team. But by the end of the evening, he told them: “I have been waiting a long time to be arrested.”

The murderer had used multiple identities and forged documents to stay under the radar.

“Fulgence Kayishema was a fugitive for more than 20 years. His arrest ensures that he will finally face justice for his alleged crimes,” said Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz of the United Nations’ International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).

“Genocide is the most serious crime known to humankind. The international community has committed to ensure that its perpetrators will be prosecuted and punished. This arrest is a tangible demonstration that this commitment does not fade and that justice will be done, no matter how long it takes,” Brammertz said.

At the end of the genocide in July 1994, Kayishema fled to the

Democratic Republic of Congo with his wife, children, and brother-in-law. After relocating to other African countries, he moved to South Africa in 1999 and claimed asylum in Cape Town, using a false name.

According to prosecutors, since his arrival in South Africa he was able to rely on a tight support network, including former Rwandan military members, which went to extreme lengths to conceal his activities and whereabouts.

The events in Nyanga, Rwanda, were one of the most brutal of the genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed over the period of 90 days.

The tribunal alleges that Kayishema directly participated in the “planning and execution of this massacre.” The indictment says he bought and distributed petrol to burn down the church while refugees were inside. Kayishema and others are also accused of using a bulldozer to collapse the church following the fire, while refugees were still inside.

The Rwandan genocide saw Hutu militias and civilians alike murder massive numbers of members of the Tutsi ethnic minority: men, women and children, many of whom had been their neighbors before the conflict began.

The killings finally came to an end 100 days later, when Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) troops, led by Paul Kagame, defeated the Hutu rebels and took control of the country.

Green Grand Canal

released it was unlikely to be an accident.

The verdant blob was first noticed by residents near the Rialto Bridge on Sunday morning and grew slowly through the day.

For now, no one has taken responsibility for the green outbreak.

The curious coloring came as the city celebrated the Vogalonga boat event, created to combat wave motion and to restore Venetian traditions and help spread attention for the environment and nature as well as the architecture Biennale, which opened last weekend.

This is not the first time Venice’s Grand Canal has changed color.

The statement did not specify the exact launch date, but North Korea has notified Japan of a planned launch between May 31 and June 11, prompting Tokyo to put its ballistic missile defenses on alert. Japan has said it would shoot down any projectile that threatens its territory.

“Even if North Korea might call it a ‘satellite,’ this is a violation of relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions that prohibit North Korea from all launches using the ballistic missile technology,” Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said.

A bright green patch of water showed up in Venice’s famed Grand Canal on Sunday, baffling and alarming residents. Now, authorities say they know what caused the fluorescent green color.

Fluorescein is a non-toxic chemical commonly used in underwater construction to help identify leaks, environmental authorities say. It remains unclear how the substance ended up in the canal, but the Regional Agency for the Environment in Venice (ARPAV) said given the volume

In 1968, Argentine artist Nicolás García Uriburu dyed the waters of the canal green with a fluorescent dye during the annual Venice Biennale. The move was designed to bring attention to ecological issues and the relationship between nature and civilization.