Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Finnish authorities seize vessel following sea cable disruption

Finnish police special forces land on the deck of vessel Fitburg at Gulf of Finland on December 31, 2025. Finnish authorities have taken possession of a vessel Fitburg suspected of having damaged subsea cable between Helsinki and Tallinn. The suspected vessel was caught in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. The vessel's anchor chain was in the sea when the vessel was caught. - FINNISH BORDER GUARD / HANDOUT - NOTE! For editorial use only FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES.(Credit:Finnish Border Guard/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler is being interviewed during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Ukraine Alle Tammo Sytse Dorhout, UNDP Resident Representative Jaco Cilliers, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to Ukraine Ricardo Lopez-Aranda Jagu and Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainyi (L to R) attend the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler with a Belgian Malinois is being interviewed during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainyi attends the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - UNDP Resident Representative Jaco Cilliers attends the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainyi (L) attends the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainyi (L) and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Ukraine Alle Tammo Sytse Dorhout attend the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to Ukraine Ricardo Lopez-Aranda Jagu delivers a speech during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - UNDP Resident Representative Jaco Cilliers, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Ukraine Alle Tammo Sytse Dorhout and Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainyi (R to L) attend the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler gives a demonstration of searching for mines during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Canine handlers line up during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler is being interviewed during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler gives a demonstration of searching for mines with a Belgian Malinois during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A 'Danger Mines!' sign is at a training ground during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler with a Belgian Malinois is being interviewed during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to Ukraine Ricardo Lopez-Aranda Jagu and Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainyi (R to L) attend the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler gives water to a Belgian Malinois during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Ukraine Alle Tammo Sytse Dorhout, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to Ukraine Ricardo Lopez-Aranda Jagu, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Bezkaravainyi and UNDP Resident Representative Jaco Cilliers (R to L) attend the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Canine handlers and their dogs line up during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Canine handlers and their dogs line up during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler demonstrates the search for mines with a Belgian Malinois during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler gives a demonstration of searching for mines with a Belgian Malinois during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Participants pose for a photo during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler with a Belgian Malinois is being interviewed during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A dog searches for mines during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - Canine handlers give a demonstration of searching for mines with a Belgian Malinois during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler with a Belgian Malinois is being interviewed during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

Launch of humanitarian demining project involving women canine handlers in Ukraine

KRASYLIVKA, UKRAINE - AUGUST 21, 2024 - A canine handler gives a demonstration of searching for mines with a Belgian Malinois during the official launch of the joint humanitarian demining project of UNDP, Ukrainian Economy Ministry, Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and APOPO funded by the Netherlands and Spain, Krasylivka village, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Sixteen Technical Survey Dogs (TSDs) alongside eight women handlers underwent extensive training in Cambodia for five months before returning to Ukraine. Over the next seven months, the teams are expected to survey around 1,800 square kilometres of land in Kharkiv Oblast, enabling the safe return of invaluable land for productive use.

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

(240612) -- MUTOKO, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Marova Moyo, a Zimbabwean farmer, shows farming skills to other villagers in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, on June 5, 2024. Despite the El Nino-induced drought facing Zimbabwe, Moyo and her husband, Abel Katsande, still harvested enough grains to last them until the next harvest, thanks to climate-smart farming practices that ensure the sustainable use of land and resources. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Feature: Climate-smart farming shields Zimbabwean farmers from drought spell

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

(240612) -- MUTOKO, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Marova Moyo, a Zimbabwean farmer, applies mulch to her butter beans crop in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, on June 5, 2024. Despite the El Nino-induced drought facing Zimbabwe, Moyo and her husband, Abel Katsande, still harvested enough grains to last them until the next harvest, thanks to climate-smart farming practices that ensure the sustainable use of land and resources. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Feature: Climate-smart farming shields Zimbabwean farmers from drought spell

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

(240612) -- MUTOKO, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Kahukwa Kanyonganise, a Zimbabwean farmer, is seen in his green pepper field in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, on June 5, 2024. Despite the El Nino-induced drought facing Zimbabwe, Moyo and her husband, Abel Katsande, still harvested enough grains to last them until the next harvest, thanks to climate-smart farming practices that ensure the sustainable use of land and resources. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Feature: Climate-smart farming shields Zimbabwean farmers from drought spell

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

(240612) -- MUTOKO, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Marova Moyo, a Zimbabwean farmer, applies mulch to her butter beans crop in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, on June 5, 2024. Despite the El Nino-induced drought facing Zimbabwe, Moyo and her husband, Abel Katsande, still harvested enough grains to last them until the next harvest, thanks to climate-smart farming practices that ensure the sustainable use of land and resources. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Feature: Climate-smart farming shields Zimbabwean farmers from drought spell

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

(240612) -- MUTOKO, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kahukwa Kanyonganise, a Zimbabwean farmer, is seen in his green pepper field in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, on June 5, 2024. Despite the El Nino-induced drought facing Zimbabwe, Moyo and her husband, Abel Katsande, still harvested enough grains to last them until the next harvest, thanks to climate-smart farming practices that ensure the sustainable use of land and resources. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Feature: Climate-smart farming shields Zimbabwean farmers from drought spell

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

(240612) -- MUTOKO, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Abel Katsande, a Zimbabwean farmer, harvests sugarcane in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, on June 5, 2024. Despite the El Nino-induced drought facing Zimbabwe, Moyo and her husband, Abel Katsande, still harvested enough grains to last them until the next harvest, thanks to climate-smart farming practices that ensure the sustainable use of land and resources. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Feature: Climate-smart farming shields Zimbabwean farmers from drought spell

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

(240612) -- MUTOKO, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Marova Moyo, a Zimbabwean farmer, shows farming skills to other villagers in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, on June 5, 2024. Despite the El Nino-induced drought facing Zimbabwe, Moyo and her husband, Abel Katsande, still harvested enough grains to last them until the next harvest, thanks to climate-smart farming practices that ensure the sustainable use of land and resources. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Feature: Climate-smart farming shields Zimbabwean farmers from drought spell

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

ZIMBABWE-MUTOKO-CLIMATE-SMART FARMING

(240612) -- MUTOKO, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Abel Katsande, a Zimbabwean farmer, harvests sugarcane in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, on June 5, 2024. Despite the El Nino-induced drought facing Zimbabwe, Moyo and her husband, Abel Katsande, still harvested enough grains to last them until the next harvest, thanks to climate-smart farming practices that ensure the sustainable use of land and resources. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) TO GO WITH Feature: Climate-smart farming shields Zimbabwean farmers from drought spell

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man walks past the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem, on May 29, 2024. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem, on May 29, 2024. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-UNRWA

(240529) -- JERUSALEM, May 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows the entrance of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem. The Israel Land Authority on Wednesday ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to vacate state-owned buildings and lands in Jerusalem and pay it millions of shekels for improper use and breach of contract, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

High-rise Buildings in Downtown Chongqing

High-rise Buildings in Downtown Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MAY 21, 2024 - High-rise buildings are seen in downtown Chongqing, China, May 21, 2024. From January to April 2024, the revenue from the sale of state-owned land use rights was 1,053.6 billion yuan, down 10.4 percent year on year, according to data from the Ministry of Finance.

High-rise Buildings in Downtown Chongqing

High-rise Buildings in Downtown Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - MAY 21, 2024 - High-rise buildings are seen in downtown Chongqing, China, May 21, 2024. From January to April 2024, the revenue from the sale of state-owned land use rights was 1,053.6 billion yuan, down 10.4 percent year on year, according to data from the Ministry of Finance.