Russia suspected of jamming GPS on plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen

Aircraft with European Commission president onboard reportedly forced to circle Bulgarian airport for an hour

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‘It used to be like heaven’: the Iraq wetlands decimated by the climate crisis – in pictures
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The people of the Hawizeh marshes of southern Iraq have an ancient history living in the world’s most unique and biod...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2023/jan/23/iraq-wetlands-hawizeh-marshes-climate-crisis-in-pictures

‘It used to be like heaven’: the Iraq wetlands decimated by the climate crisis – in pictures

The people of the Hawizeh marshes of southern Iraq have an ancient history living in the world’s most unique and biodiverse wetlands. The region has been reduced to near-desert as a result of the climate crisis, devastated by drought and man-made dams. Thousands of families are having to leave.

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What price paradise? How a Mallorcan artists’ haven became ‘a ghost town’
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Residents say Deià was once a thriving village community – before the millionaires and billionaires moved inHigh up in Mallorca’s spectacular Tramuntana mountain range, the picturesque village of Deià is a M...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/deia-mallorca-artists-haven-ghost-town

What price paradise? How a Mallorcan artists’ haven became ‘a ghost town’

Residents say Deià was once a thriving village community – before the millionaires and billionaires moved in

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